Elise Mehuys

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Elise Mehuys
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Mehuys in 2022
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres
ClubAtletiekclub Lyra

Elise Mehuys (born 1 November 1995) is a Belgian sprinter. [1]

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Career

2020

In February, Mehuys won the Belgian Indoor title 60 metres dash. [2]

2022

In August, Mehuys was part of the Belgian women's 4 x 100 metres relay team that qualified for the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany with a seasons best time of 43.58 in the semi-final, before finishing sixth in the final. [3]

2024

In May, Mehuys ran as part of the Belgian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas that failed to qualify in the Olympic Qualifying round for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]

She represented Belgium at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024 [5] as a member of the Belgian 4 × 100 m relay team that qualified for the final and finished 6th. [6] [7]

She represented Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France as a member of Belgium's women's 4 × 100 metres relay team that, having missed direct qualification at the World Relays Championships managed to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games via the World Athletics Rankings. [8] The team was however disqualified in round 1 of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay when Mehuys passed the baton to Delphine Nkansa outside the takeover zone. [9] [10]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. "ELISE MEHUYS" . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. "Elise Mehuys na Belgische titel: "Dit doet deugd na al die jaren tweede of derde te worden"" [Elise Mehuys after Belgian title: “This is nice after all these years being second or third”]. www.atni.be (in Dutch). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. "Day for Belgian sprinters: Falcons and Rockets to European Championship final 4x100m". newswep.com.
  4. "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. "Belgium with 59 athletes to the European Athletics Championships, Cynthia Bolingo does not start individually". Nieuwsblad.be. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. "EK Rome – Sublieme Belgian Rockets slaan dubbeslag met virtuele kwalificatie voor Parijs en finaleplaats". www.atni.be (in Dutch). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics . Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. "Geen finale voor Belgian Rockets na diskwalificatie, ook Tibo De Smet en Pieter Sisk niet naar halve finales 800 meter" (in Dutch). Sporza. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. "WOMEN'S 4 X 100M RELAY ROUND 1 RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.