Elise Vanderelst

Belgian middle-distance runner

  • 1500 m: 4:02.63 NR (2021)
Vanderelst (center) at the 2018 European Championships

Elise Vanderelst (born 27 January 1998)[1] is a Belgian middle-distance runner. She won the gold medal for the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships.[2][3] Vanderelst represented Belgium at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 1500 m event.[4]

She holds 5 Belgian national records in the 1000 metres, indoor & outdoor 1500m and indoor and outdoor Mile.

Vanderelst won 9 national titles indoor & outdoor 1500m indoor 800m and cross country.

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Belgium
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia (sf) 800 m 2:17.03 [n 1]
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 800 m 2:05.82 [n 2]
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 7th 800 m 2:10.50
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (h) 1500 m 4:10.30 [n 3]
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd 1500 m 4:23.50
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st 1500 m 4:18.44 i
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 20th (sf) 1500 m 4:04.86
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 3rd Mixed relay 18:06
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 35th (h) 1500 m 4:10.45
European Championships Munich, Germany 17th (h) 1500 m 4:07.62
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 50th (h) 1500 m 4:11.55
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th (h) 1500 m 4:10.15

Personal bests

Event Time (sec) Venue Date Notes
800 metres 2:01.68 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 2 July 2022
800 metres indoor 2:02.50 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 20 February 2021
1000 metres 2:35.98 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 3 July 2021 NR
1000 metres indoor 2:46.21 i Ghent, Belgium 25 February 2017 NU20R
1500 metres 4:02.63 Florence, Italy 10 June 2021 NR
1500 metres indoor 4:05.71 i Liévin, France 9 February 2021 NR
Mile Outdoor 4:26:09 i Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 2022 NR
Mile Indoor 4:29.31 i Ostrava 2024 NR

Notes

  1. ^ Vanderelst clocked 2:10.20 sec in the heats
  2. ^ Vanderelst timed 2:05.32 in the semi-finals
  3. ^ Vanderelst was short of just 0.16 sec to qualify to the final

References

  1. ^ "Elise VANDERELST – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ Smythe, Steve (9 March 2021). "Euro Indoors – predictions vs reality". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Archer battles to silver in chaotic 1500m". BBC Sport. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Athletics - VANDERELST Elise". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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