Elise Vanderelst

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]

Elise Vanderelst

Vanderelst in 2020
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) Mons, Belgium
Sport
Sport	Women's athletics
Event	1500 metres
Coached by	Raymond Castiaux
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1500 m: 4:01.26 NR (Brussels, 2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Belgium European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń 1500 m European Cross Country Championships 2021 Dublin Mixed relay European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle 1500 m

Vanderelst (center) at the 2018 European Championships

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

She holds 5 Belgian national records in the 1000 metres, indoor & outdoor 1500m and indoor and outdoor Mile.

Vanderelst won 9 national titles indoor & outdoor 1500m indoor 800m and cross country.

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Belgium

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
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

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
Mile Outdoor	4:26:09 i	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.

External links

• Elise Vanderelst at Olympedia (archive)
• Elise Vanderelst at Olympics.com
• Elise Vanderelst at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)