Victor Schelstraete (born 14 January 1996) is a Belgian boxer.[1][2][3] He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the cruiserweight event.[4] Schelstraete secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France at the last qualifier event on the Boxing Road to Paris, the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.[5] At the Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals where he lost to the Spanish boxer Enmanuel Reyes.[6]
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| Born | January 14, 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Belgium's Victor Schelstraete knocked out his favourite rival in Yekaterinburg on Day 2". European Boxing Confederation. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Outter, Amélie (4 November 2021). "Ghent boxing club Golden Gloves hopes for gold for Victor Schelstraete at world championships in Belgrade". Sporza (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships: Victor Schelstraete wins historic bronze medal". La Dernière Heure (in French). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "GRAND FINALE IN BANGKOK: 37 PARIS 2024 QUOTA PLACES AWARDED ON THE LAST DAY OF COMPETITION". www.boxing.athlete365.org. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "SCHELSTRAETE Victor". Olympics.com.
External links
edit- Victor Schelstraete at BoxRec (registration required)
- Victor Schelstraete at Olympics.com
- Victor Schelstraete at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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