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Born | Bonheiden, Belgium [1] | 10 August 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2017 - present ( BEL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | De Gympies Keerbergen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Topsportschool Gent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Ulla Koch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Vaelen competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Stacy Bertrandt and Noémie Louon, and they finished fifth in the team competition. [22]
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]
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]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2016 | Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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2017 | WOGA Classic | 8 | 6 | ||||
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Top Gym | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |||
2018 | WOGA Classic | 12 | |||||
International GymSport | ![]() |
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Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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Dutch Championships | ![]() |
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Heerenveen Friendly | ![]() |
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Gymnova Cup | ![]() |
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Top Gym | ![]() |
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2019 | WOGA Classic | 5 | ![]() |
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City of Jesolo Trophy | ![]() |
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International GymSport | ![]() |
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Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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FIT Challenge | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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World Championships | 11 | 6 | |||||
2023 | |||||||
European Championships | 7 | 4 | ![]() |
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Lisa Vaelen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 European Championships. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bonheiden, Belgium [1] | 10 August 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2017 - present ( BEL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | De Gympies Keerbergen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Topsportschool Gent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Ulla Koch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Vaelen competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Stacy Bertrandt and Noémie Louon, and they finished fifth in the team competition. [22]
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]
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]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2016 | Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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Gymnova Cup | ![]() |
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2017 | WOGA Classic | 8 | 6 | ||||
Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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Gymnova Cup | ![]() |
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Top Gym | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |||
2018 | WOGA Classic | 12 | |||||
International GymSport | ![]() |
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Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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Dutch Championships | ![]() |
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Heerenveen Friendly | ![]() |
5 | |||||
Gymnova Cup | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
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Top Gym | ![]() |
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2019 | WOGA Classic | 5 | ![]() |
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City of Jesolo Trophy | ![]() |
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International GymSport | ![]() |
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Belgian Championships | ![]() |
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FIT Challenge | ![]() |
7 | |||||
Junior World Championships | 5 | ||||||
Senior | |||||||
2020 | L'International Gymnix | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 8 | ||
2021 | Osijek World Cup | ![]() |
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FIT Challenge | ![]() |
12 | |||||
Olympic Games | 8 | ||||||
2022 | |||||||
European Championships | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Paris Challenge Cup | 4 | ![]() |
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World Championships | 11 | 6 | |||||
2023 | |||||||
European Championships | 7 | 4 | ![]() |
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