| Birth Date: | 20 May 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Ostend, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Weight Class: | –95 kg, Open |
| Rank Ref: | [1] |
| Dan: | 9 |
| Club: | Crossing Schaerbeek |
| Worlds Rank: | 2 |
| Worlds Year: | 1979 |
| Worlds Year2: | 1981 |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 1980 |
| Regionals Weight: | Men's Open |
| Regionals Year2: | 1985 |
| Regionals Year3: | 1986 |
| Olympics Rank: | 1 |
| Olympics Year: | 1980 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 95 kg |
| Updated: | 18 June 2023 |
Robert Van de Walle (born 20 May 1954) is a retired Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics, from 1976 to 1992. Competing in the half-heavyweight category he won the gold medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1988 at the age of 34. Van de Walle won European titles in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together with Ingrid Berghmans he was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from competitions he ran a coaching company together with his wife. He was the head of the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In summer 2021, 14 years after obtaining the rank of black belt 8th dan; Van De Walle, currently a member of Judo Club Crossing Schaerbeek, accepted his promotion to 9th dan from the International Judo Federation.