Benjamin Darbelet

Benjamin Darbelet
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin René Pierre Darbelet
Born (1980-11-13) 13 November 1980
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2008)
World Champ.R16 (2011)
European Champ. (2003)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing66 kg
European Championships
2003 Düsseldorf66 kg
2006 Tampere66 kg
2004 Bucharest66 kg
2005 Rotterdam66 kg
2007 Belgrade66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Moscow73 kg
2009 Paris66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2010 Qingdao73 kg
European Junior Championships
1999 Rome66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2307
JudoInside.com6675
Updated on 28 May 2023

Benjamin René Pierre Darbelet (born 13 November 1980 in Dijon) is a French judoka. He earned a silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 66 kg category. Darbelet has recently been competing in the 73 kg weight category. Some of Darbelet's favourite techniques include te guruma, ouchi gari, harai goshi, osoto gari and uchi mata.