 Mehuys in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 1 November 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres |
| Club | Atletiekclub Lyra |
Elise Mehuys (born 1 November 1995) is a Belgian sprinter. [1]
| Mehuys in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 1 November 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres |
| Club | Atletiekclub Lyra |
Elise Mehuys (born 1 November 1995) is a Belgian sprinter. [1]
In February, Mehuys won the Belgian Indoor title 60 metres dash. [2]
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]
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]
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