| Cindy Vandenhole | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cindy Ann Vandenhole |
| Born | 8 March 1999 Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Belgium (2013–2016) |
| Club | Vaste Vuist |
| Retired | 28 June 2017 |
Cindy Ann Vandenhole (born 8 March 1999) is a Belgian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2015 Belgian all-around champion. She competed at the 2015 World Championships and was a team alternate for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Vandenhole began gymnastics when she was six years old. She joined the junior national team in 2013. [1] She competed at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival and finished ninth with the Belgian team. Individually, she finished 17th in the all-around final. [2] She was selected to compete at the Junior European Championships alongside Nina Derwael, Axelle Klinckaert, Jelle Beullens, and Rune Hermans, and they finished sixth in the team competition. [3]
Vandenhole became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2015. She won the all-around title at the 2015 Belgian Championships. [4] She then represented Belgium at the 2015 European Games and helped the team finish tenth. [5] She competed at the World Championships alongside Laura Waem, Lisa Verschueren, Julie Croket, Rune Hermans, and Gaelle Mys. They finished 11th as a team and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Test Event. [6]
Vandenhole was the alternate for the team that competed at the 2016 Olympic Test Event and earned a team berth to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1948. [1] She returned to the team at the European Championships, and the Belgian team finished ninth in the qualification round. [7] She was chosen as the non-traveling alternate for the Olympic team, but after Axelle Klinckaert's injury, she was moved up to first alternate and traveled to Rio de Janeiro with the team. [8]
