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Lisa Vaelen

Lisa Vaelen (born 10 August 2004) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 European vault bronze medalist. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Lisa Vaelen
Vaelen at the 2022 European Championships.
Personal information
Country represented Belgium
Born (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 19)
Bonheiden, Belgium[1]
ResidenceGhent, Belgium
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2017 - present (BEL)
ClubDe Gympies Keerbergen
GymTopsportschool Gent
Head coach(es)Ulla Koch
Former coach(es)Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Vault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 0 0 2

Junior career edit

2016-2017 edit

At the 2016 Belgian Championships, Vaelen swept the gold medals on every event and in the all-around in the Junior A-12 Division.[4] She then made her international debut at the 2016 Gymnova Cup and won the gold medal in the all-around in the Espoir division.[5]

At the 2017 WOGA Classic, Vaelen finished sixth in the all-around and placed eighth with the Belgian team.[6] She then competed at the Belgian Championships and won the bronze medal in the all-around.[7] Then at the 2017 Gymnova Cup, she won the silver medal in the all-around and on vault and balance beam, and she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[8] Her final meet of the 2017 season was the Top Gym Tournament where she placed eighth in the all-around and on vault, and she finished fifteenth on the uneven bars.[9]

2018 edit

Vaelen returned to the WOGA Classic, this time placing twelfth in the all-around.[10] She then competed at the International GymSport and won the gold medal in the all-around.[11] Then at the Belgian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Fien Enghels and Margaux Daveloose.[12] She competed as a guest at the Dutch Championships and won the gold medal in the all-around.[13] She then competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where the Belgian team finished second behind the Netherlands, and Vaelen placed fifth in the all-around.[14] In August, she withdrew from the Junior European Championships due to a leg injury.[1] She returned to competition in November at the Gymnova Cup and won the gold medal in the all-around.[15] Her final meet of the season was the Top Gym Tournament where she won the gold medal in the all-around.[16]

2019 edit

Vaelen once again began her season at the WOGA Classic, and she finished sixth in the all-around.[17] Her next competition was the City of Jesolo Trophy where the Belgian team won the bronze medal behind Russia and the United States, and she finished nineteenth in the all-around.[18] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the International GymSport.[19] At the Belgian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around.[20] She then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped Belgium win the team gold medal.[21]

 
Vault
 
Uneven bars
 
Balance beam
 
Floor exercise
Vaelen at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Vaelen competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Stacy Bertrandt and Noémie Louon, and they finished fifth in the team competition.[22]

Senior career edit

2020-2021 edit

Vaelen made her senior debut at the 2020 L'International Gymnix in Montreal where she helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind the United States.[23] However, this was her only competition of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the 2021 Osijek Challenge Cup, Vaelen won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Nina Derwael and Zsofia Kovacs.[24] She then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped Belgium win the team silver medal behind France.[25] She was selected to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Nina Derwael, Maellyse Brassart, and Jutta Verkest.[3] She competed on the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise in the team final where the team finished eighth.[26]

2022 edit

In August, Vaelen competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she contributed to Belgium's fifth-place finish in the team final. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, and finished fourth in the vault final behind Zsófia Kovács, Asia D'Amato and Aline Friess with a total score of 13.583.[27]

Competitive history edit

 
Vaelen vaulting at the 2022 European Championships
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Belgian Championships          
Gymnova Cup  
2017 WOGA Classic 8 6
Belgian Championships          
Gymnova Cup        
Top Gym 5 8 8 15
2018 WOGA Classic 12
International GymSport        
Belgian Championships        
Dutch Championships        
Heerenveen Friendly   5
Gymnova Cup     4    
Top Gym      
2019 WOGA Classic 5  
City of Jesolo Trophy   19
International GymSport          
Belgian Championships      
FIT Challenge   7
Junior World Championships 5
Senior
2020 L'International Gymnix   6 7 8
2021 Osijek World Cup   7
FIT Challenge   12
Olympic Games 8
2022
European Championships 5 5 4
Paris Challenge Cup 4  
World Championships 11 6
2023
European Championships 7 4   7

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Vaelen Lisa". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Lisa Vaelen". Team BelGYM. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Team Belgym Naar Tokyo" [Team Belgium to Tokyo]. GoBelgym (in Dutch). 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 May 2016). "2016 Belgian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2016). "2016 Gymnova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "2017 WOGA Classic International Elite" (PDF). Japanese Gymnastics Federation. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2017). "2017 Belgian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 June 2017). "2017 Gymnova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2017). "2017 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  10. ^ "WOGA Classic 2018" (PDF). Japanese Gymnastics Federation. 17 February 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2018). "2018 International GymSport Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 June 2018). "2018 Belgian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (24 June 2018). "2018 Dutch Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  14. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 July 2018). "2018 Heerenveen Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2018). "2018 Gymnova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 December 2018). "2018 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  17. ^ "2019 WOGA Classic International Elite Meet Results" (PDF). WOGA. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 March 2019). "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 May 2019). "2019 International GymSport Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2019). "2019 Belgian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  21. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 June 2019). "2019 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  22. ^ "2019 Junior Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Recaps and Results". USA Gymnastics. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  23. ^ "USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Double gold for Derwael in her re-emergence at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  25. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2021). "2021 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Team Final – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  27. ^ "2022 European Championships results". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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