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 |
Career
edit2020
editIn February, Mehuys won the Belgian Indoor title 60 metres dash.[2]
2022
editIn 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
editIn 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
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 11.29 * (+3.7 m/s Brugge 2023)
- 200 metres – 23.50 (+1.0 m/s Brussels 2023)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.31 (Gent 2020)
- 200 metres – 24.11 (Gent 2018)
References
edit- ^ "ELISE MEHUYS". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Day for Belgian sprinters: Falcons and Rockets to European Championship final 4x100m". newswep.com.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Belgium with 59 athletes to the European Athletics Championships, Cynthia Bolingo does not start individually". Nieuwsblad.be. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WOMEN'S 4 X 100M RELAY ROUND 1 RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
edit- Elise Mehuys at World Athletics
- Elise Mehuys at European Athletics
- Elise Mehuys at Diamond League
- Elise Mehuys at Olympics.com
- Elise Mehuys at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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