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Belgium Women's National Gymnastics Team
The Belgium women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Belgium in FIG international competitions. History Belgium has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition thrice: in 1948, 2016, and 2020. At the 2020 Olympic Games Nina Derwael became Belgium's first Olympic medalist in women's artistic gymnastics, winning gold on the uneven bars. Current senior roster Team competition results Olympic Games * 1948 — 11th place *: Albertine Van Roy-Moens, Denise Parmentiers, Yvonne Van Bets, Jenny Schumacher, Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose, Thérèse De Grijze, Anna Jordaens, Julienne Boudewijns * 2016 – 12th place *:Nina Derwael, Rune Hermans, Gaëlle Mys, Laura Waem, Senna Deriks * 2020 – 8th place *: Maellyse Brassart, Nina Derwael, Lisa Vaelen, Jutta Verkest Most decorated gymnasts This list includes all Belgian female artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The Artistic Gymna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Union Of Gymnastics
European Gymnastics is one of five continental unions that represents the interests of Europe in the International Gymnastics Federation (french: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or ''FIG''). It was formed on 27 March 1982 as the European Union of Gymnastics (french: Union Européenne de Gymnastique or ''UEG'') and adopted its current name on 1 April 2020. Events European Gymnastics organises European Gymnastics Championships for each of the Gymnastics, gymnastic disciplines. Current Defunct Member federations , European Gymnastics consists of 50 member federations Other As of June 2021, the president of European Gymnastics, Farid Gayibov, was being investigated for his close association with Kamran Ramazanov, the CEO of the Azeri IT company SmartScoring. In 2017, Gayibov signed a service contract on behalf of European Gymnastics with SmartScoring for providing live scoring and video streaming services for certain European gymnastics competitions amidst t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen O'Driscoll
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and has a population estimate of for the city of Aberdeen, and for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is northeast of Edinburgh and north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe. Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thérèse De Grijze
Thérèse De Grijze (24 August 1926 – 2005) was a Belgian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1926 births 2005 deaths Belgian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belgium Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ostend {{Belgium-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose
Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose (26 November 1924 – 7 October 2001) was a Belgian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1924 births 2001 deaths Belgian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belgium Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Antwerp {{Belgium-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Schumacher
Jenny Schumacher (10 September 1921 – November 2003) was a Belgian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1921 births 2003 deaths Belgian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belgium Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Liège {{Belgium-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Van Bets
Yvonne Van Bets (born 14 December 1928) is a Belgian former gymnast who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she finished 11th and last with her team in the women's all around event. Born in Mechelen, she began training in gymnastics only two years prior to the Games and had to do so in secret while caring for her younger brothers and sisters. She later took part in the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 12th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Basel, the second largest city of Switzerland, on July 14-16, 1950. 20,000 spectators watched the championships, held for the first time in Switzerland, and the Swiss team was very su ... and three Belgian national championships before retiring from active competition in 1953 because of a hand injury. References External links 1928 births Living people Belgian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Belgium Sportspeople from Mechelen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Parmentiers
Denise Parmentiers (5 July 1915 – 8 April 1969) was a Belgian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1915 births 1989 deaths Belgian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belgium Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Liège {{Belgium-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertine Van Roy-Moens
Albertine Van Roy-Moens (13 October 1915 – 21 October 1987) was a Belgian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1915 births 1987 deaths Belgian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Belgium Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Willebroek Sportspeople from Antwerp Province 20th-century Belgian women {{Belgium-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Webster-Longin
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Jutta Verkest
Jutta Verkest (born 11 October 2005) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was the youngest gymnast at the 2020 Olympic Games. Personal life Jutta Verkest was born on 11 October 2005, in Mechelen, and she began gymnastics in 2010. Her mother, Mireille, is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her idol is Gabby Douglas. She currently lives and trains in Ghent. Junior career At the 2016 Belgian Championships, Verkest finished seventh in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise. She then made her international debut at the 2017 FIT Challenge and finished eleventh in the all-around in the Espoir division. She then competed at the 2017 Swiss Cup and helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind Germany. At the 2018 Tournoi International, she finished fourth in the all-around with a total score of 50.267. She also won the silver medal in the uneven bars event final behind Swiss gymnast Lena Bickel. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Vansteenkiste
Jade Vansteenkiste (born 17 July 2003) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2019 World Championships. Personal life Jade Vansteenkiste was born on 17 July 2003, in Izegem. Her parents, Roy and Evelyn, are former triathlon competitors. Vansteenkiste speaks both Dutch and English. Her favorite events are vault and floor exercise. Career Vansteenkiste competed at the 2018 European Junior Championships along with Stacy Bertrandt, Margaux Daveloose, Fien Enghels, and Noemie Louon, and they finished 6th. Vansteenkiste became eligible for senior competition in 2019. She competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished 20th in the all-around final with a score of 48.798, and she finished 6th in the floor exercise final with a score of 13.233. She competed at the 2019 World Championships along with Maellyse Brassart, Senna Deriks, Nina Derwael, and Margaux Daveloose. The team finished in 10th place and qualified for a team spot to the 2020 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
