Description

Belgian judoka, pioneer of judo in Belgium and founder in 1948 of the Club Sportif de la Police Judiciaire (CSPJ), later the Royal Judo Club de Mons. First encountered judo in 1944 while stationed in Aldershot, England during World War II. Early teacher of Marcel Clause, whom he taught from 1952 when Clause took up judo. Progressed to 1st dan in 1952, Kōdōkan 6th dan in 1982 before a jury chaired by Ichiro Abe, 7th dan in 1992, 8th dan in 2000, and in 2012 became the second judoka in Belgium to be promoted to 9th dan. Died in 2020 at age 99.

Ranks (5)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech1 dan Probable

  Probable

  Dutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained his black belt 1st dan on 27 April 1952 during the second session of black belt examinations held in Belgium, examined by the Frenchman Jean de Herdt, 4th dan.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System (1952-04-27)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Dutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained his black belt 1st dan on 27 April 1952 during the second session of black belt examinations held in Belgium, examined by the Frenchman Jean de Herdt, 4th dan.

  “Op 27 april 1952 behaalde hij zijn zwarte gordel 1ste dan tijdens de tweede sessie zwarte gordelexamens gehouden in België o.l.v. de Fransman Jean de Herdt, 4de dan, terwijl de helft van de 14 kandidaten gezakt is.”

  — Robert Plomb - Wikipedia (Dutch). Wikipedia (Dutch) link history info

  military_tech6 dan Probable

  Probable

  Dutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained the rank of Kodokan 6th dan in Brussels on 27 March 1982 before a jury presided over by Ichiro Abe.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System (1982-03-27)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Dutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained the rank of Kodokan 6th dan in Brussels on 27 March 1982 before a jury presided over by Ichiro Abe.

  “Op 27 maart 1982 behaalde hij te Brussel voor een jury onder voorzitterschap van Abe Ichirō de graad van Kōdōkan 6de dan.”

  — Robert Plomb - Wikipedia (Dutch). Wikipedia (Dutch) link history info

  military_tech7 dan Probable

  Probable

  Dutch Wikipedia records that Plomb became 7th dan in 1992.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System (1992)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Dutch Wikipedia records that Plomb became 7th dan in 1992.

  “In 1992 werd Plomb 7de dan, en in juni 2000 werd hij de derde Belg ooit die de graad van 8ste dan behaalt.”

  — Robert Plomb - Wikipedia (Dutch). Wikipedia (Dutch) link history info

  military_tech8 dan Probable

  Probable

  Dutch Wikipedia records that in June 2000 Plomb became the third Belgian ever to obtain the rank of 8th dan.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System (2000-06)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Dutch Wikipedia records that in June 2000 Plomb became the third Belgian ever to obtain the rank of 8th dan.

  “In 1992 werd Plomb 7de dan, en in juni 2000 werd hij de derde Belg ooit die de graad van 8ste dan behaalt.”

  — Robert Plomb - Wikipedia (Dutch). Wikipedia (Dutch) link history info

  military_tech9 dan Probable

  Probable

  Dutch Wikipedia records that on 9 September 2012 the Francophone Belgian Judo Federation elevated the 92-year-old Plomb to 9th dan, making him the second judoka in Belgium after Theo Guldemont to obtain that grade.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System (2012-09-09)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Dutch Wikipedia records that on 9 September 2012 the Francophone Belgian Judo Federation elevated the 92-year-old Plomb to 9th dan, making him the second judoka in Belgium after Theo Guldemont to obtain that grade.

  “Vier jaar later, op 9 september 2012, nagenoeg 60 jaar na het behalen van zijn zwarte gordel, verhief de Franstalige Fédération Francophone Belge de Jūdō de inmiddels 92-jarige Plomb tot de graad van 9de dan, waarmee hij de tweede judoka in België werd die deze hoge graad behaalde.”

  — Robert Plomb - Wikipedia (Dutch). Wikipedia (Dutch) link history info

Students (1)

• person
  Marcel Clause

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  In a 2001 Judo Contact interview Clause states he began judo in 1952 at age 23 and that his first teacher was Monsieur Plomb, then a brown belt; Plomb taught at the Wasmes club which Clause later ran.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1952–1954)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  In a 2001 Judo Contact interview Clause states he began judo in 1952 at age 23 and that his first teacher was Monsieur Plomb, then a brown belt; Plomb taught at the Wasmes club which Clause later ran.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “J'ai débuté la pratique du judo en 1952. Mon premier professeur était Monsieur Plomb qui, devait être, à l'époque, nanti du grade de ceinture marron. J'avais 23 ans.”

  — Charles Herszaft. (2001). Interview de Maître Marcel Clause... - Judo Contact (novembre 2001) link history info

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