Elise Vanderelst

Elise Vanderelst
Vanderelst in 2020
Personal information
Born (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998
Mons, Belgium
Sport
SportWomen's athletics
Event
1500 metres
Coached byRaymond Castiaux
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Belgium
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Toruń1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 DublinMixed relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Gävle1500 m
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] and a bronze medal at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in the Mixed relay with her teammates Vanessa Scaunet, Ruben Verheyden and Stijn Baeten.[4]

Vanderelst has represented Belgium at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics in the 1500 m event.[5][6]

She holds five Belgian national records: the 1000 metres, the 1500 metres indoors and outdoors, and the mile indoors and outdoors.

Vanderelst has won nine national titles, over 1500 metres indoors and outdoors, 800 metres indoors, and in cross country.

Career

Vanderelst won the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń, and took bronze in the mixed relay at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships later that year. She represented Belgium over 1500 metres at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, and has since moved up in distance, setting a 5000 metres best of 14:40.70 in Brussels in 2025.

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Belgium
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
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
European Championships Rome, Italy 9th (h) 1500 m 4:11.03
Olympic Games Paris, France 16th (rep) 1500 m 4:08.86
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 15th (h) 1500 m 4:16.68
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 19th (h) 5000 m 15:00.52
2026 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 21st 5000 m 16:08.62

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 4:01.26 Brussels, Belgium 14 September 2024 NR
1500 metres indoor 4:05.71 i Liévin, France 9 February 2021 NR
5000 metres 14:40.70 Brussels, Belgium 2025
Mile outdoor 4:26.09 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. ↑ "Belgium takes bronze at Euro cross country mixed relay". The Brussels Times. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "VANDERELST Elise". Paris 2024 Olympics. Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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