Lisa Verschueren

Lisa Marie-Louise Verschueren (born 14 June 1995) is a retired Belgian artistic gymnast.^[1]

Lisa Verschueren
Full name	Lisa Marie-Louise Verschueren
Born	(1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 29) Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Residence	Sinaai-Waas, Belgium
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Sportiva Sint-Gillis-Waas
Retired	16 December 2015

Biography

In 2014, aged 18, she was crowned Belgian all-around champion in Mechelen, scoring 14.000 on vault, 13.800 on uneven bars, 12.633 on beam, and 12.766 on floor exercise, for an all-around score of 53.199.^[2]

In October of the same year she participated in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships with Belgium, finishing eleventh.^[3] In June 2015 she and Gaelle Mys led Belgium to a silver in the first edition of the Flanders Team Challenge, won by Germany.^[4]

In 2015 she finished fourth on floor exercise at the 2015 European Games in Baku,^[5] missing the podium only narrowly.^[6]

In December 2015 she retired from artistic gymnastics due to a heart condition.^[7][8]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2011	Ghent World Cup					20th
	World Championships	16th	174th
2012	Olympic Test Event	5th			57th	74th	83rd
	Ghent World Cup				10th	14th
	Elite Gym Massilia	6th	20th
2013	Anadia World Challenge Cup				19th	17th
	World Championships		36th
2014	International Gymnix		5th		2nd
	Belgian Championships		1st
	Beaumont en Veron	3rd	7th
	European Championships	7th
	Novara Cup	3rd	11th		8th		7th
	World Championships	11th	30th
2015	Belgian Championships		3rd	1st	3rd		1st
	Flanders Team Challenge	2nd	7th
	European Games	10th					4th
	BEL-SUI-AUS Friendly	1st	4th	2nd	2nd		3rd
	Novara Cup	3rd	6th
	World Championships	11th	17th

References

1. "VERSCHUEREN Lisa". FIG. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
2. "Lisa Verschueren is Belgisch kampioene turnen" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. Van Aken, Tom. "Topprestatie van Belgische turnmeisjes" (in Dutch). Sport.be. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "Lisa Verschueren en Gaelle Mys tillen Belgen naar zilveren plak" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
5. "Turnster Verschueren net naast podium in grondoefening" (in Dutch). De Morgen. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
6. gsg (24 October 2015). "Lisa Verschueren: "Tijd om olympische droom waar te maken"" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
7. gsg (16 December 2015). "Lisa Verschueren moet stoppen" (in Dutch). De Standaard. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
8. "Verschueren (20) moet stoppen door hartprobleem" (in Dutch). Sporza.be. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.