Anna Van Bellinghen, sometimes written as Anna Vanbellinghen (born 10 March 1994)[1] is a Belgian weightlifter. She is a silver medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships. She also represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Anna Van Bellinghen
Personal information
Born (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi 81 kg
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 81 kg
European Junior & U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Durrës 90 kg (U23)

Career edit

Van Bellinghen represented Belgium at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia and she finished in 12th place in the women's 75 kg event.[4] In 2015, she won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the women's under-23 +75 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Klaipeda, Lithuania. In that year, she also competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships held in Houston, United States.[5]

In 2017, Van Bellinghen represented Belgium at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan in the women's 90 kg event.[6] She finished in 5th place.[6] A few months later, she won the bronze medal in the women's under-23 90 kg event at the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.[7] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 90 kg event at both the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships held in Split, Croatia and the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.[8]

Van Bellinghen competed in the women's 90 kg event at the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[9] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 90 kg event at the FISU World University Weightlifting Championships held in Biała Podlaska, Poland.[10] She also competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[11]

At the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia, she won the bronze medal in the women's 81 kg event.[12][13] This became the silver medal after disqualification of the original gold medalist Eleni Konstantinidi of Greece.[14][15] She also won the gold medal in the Snatch event and, as a result of the disqualification, the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk.[13] At the British International Open 2019 held in Coventry, Great Britain, she won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event.[16] In that same year, she also competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand without winning a medal.[17] In this competition, she lifted 99 kg in the Snatch event but failed to register a successful result in the Clean & Jerk.[18]

In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1] She also won the bronze medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.[1] In 2021, she finished in 7th place in the women's +87 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[19]

Van Bellinghen represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][20] She finished in 11th place in the women's +87 kg event.[21] In December 2021, she finished in 7th place in the women's 81 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[22][23]

Achievements edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021   Tokyo, Japan +87 kg 96 100 100 115 119 123 219 11
World Championships
2015   Houston, United States +75 kg 98 100 100 27 123 126 129 25 229 26
2017   Anaheim, United States 90 kg 97 101 101 9 117 121 124 10 222 10
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 81 kg 98 98 102 11 117 120 122 11 220 12
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 99 102 102 13 117 118 118
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 97 100 102 7 116 120 123 7 222 7
European Championships
2017   Split, Croatia 90 kg 102 106 107 4 122 127 129 3 229 4
2018   Bucharest, Romania 90 kg 97 100 102   117 122 125 4 224 4
2019   Batumi, Georgia 81 kg 98 101 103   118 121 121   221  
2021   Moscow, Russia +87 kg 90 90 94 7 107 111 114 9 208 7
World Cup
2020   Rome, Italy 81 kg 100 103 105   117 122 122   227  

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Naast Nina Sterckx heeft België met Anna Van Bellinghen nog een gewichthefster in Tokio". Sporza.be (in Dutch). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "BOIC breidt selectie van Team Belgium voor Olympische Spelen verder uit". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2013 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Women's 90 kg" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. ^ "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ^ "2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 September 2018). "Germany's Gunther among winners on final day of FISU World University Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  12. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 April 2019). "Belarus overtake Russia and Romania in European Weightlifting Championships medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. ^ Oliver, Brian (31 March 2020). "China's weightlifters power on towards Olympic glory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Final Report – Anti-Doping Rule Violations and related allegations of misconduct from 2009 to 2019" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). British International Open 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  17. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  18. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships". IWF. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  20. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 June 2021). "China's weightlifting world record holders Deng Wei and Tian Tao out of Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Anna Van Bellinghen sluit WK gewichtheffen af met 7e plaats". Sporza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  23. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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