Lisa Vaelen

Lisa Vaelen
Vaelen at the 2022 European Championships.
Personal information
Born (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 22)
Bonheiden, Belgium
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
ClubDe Gympies Keerbergen
GymTopsportschool Gent
Head coach
Ulla Koch
Former coaches
Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntalyaVault
Bronze medal – third place2025 LeipzigVault
Bronze medal – third place2026 ZagrebVault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 2

Lisa Vaelen (born 10 August 2004) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She is a three-time European bronze medalist on vault, having won bronze in 2023, 2025, and 2026. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Junior career

2016-2017

At the 2016 Belgian Championships, Vaelen swept the gold medals on every event and in the all-around in the Junior A-12 Division. She then made her international debut at the 2016 Gymnova Cup and won the gold medal in the all-around in the Espoir division.

At the 2017 WOGA Classic, Vaelen finished sixth in the all-around and placed eighth with the Belgian team. She then competed at the Belgian Championships and won the bronze medal in the all-around. Then at the 2017 Gymnova Cup, she won the silver medal in the all-around and on vault and balance beam, and she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise. Her final meet of the 2017 season was the Top Gym Tournament where she placed eighth in the all-around and on vault, and she finished fifteenth on the uneven bars.

2018

Vaelen returned to the WOGA Classic, this time placing twelfth in the all-around. She then competed at the International GymSport and won the gold medal in the all-around. Then at the Belgian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Fien Enghels and Margaux Daveloose. She competed as a guest at the Dutch Championships and won the gold medal in the all-around. She then competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where the Belgian team finished second behind the Netherlands, and Vaelen placed fifth in the all-around. In August, she withdrew from the Junior European Championships due to a leg injury. She returned to competition in November at the Gymnova Cup and won the gold medal in the all-around. Her final meet of the season was the Top Gym Tournament where she won the gold medal in the all-around.

2019

Vaelen once again began her season at the WOGA Classic, and she finished sixth in the all-around. Her next competition was the City of Jesolo Trophy where the Belgian team won the bronze medal behind Russia and the United States, and she finished nineteenth in the all-around. She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the International GymSport. At the Belgian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around. She then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped Belgium win the team gold medal.

Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor exercise
Vaelen at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Vaelen competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Stacy Bertrandt and Noémie Louon, and they finished fifth in the team competition.

Senior career

2020-2021

Vaelen made her senior debut at the 2020 L'International Gymnix in Montreal where she helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind the United States. However, this was her only competition of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the 2021 Osijek Challenge Cup, Vaelen won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Nina Derwael and Zsofia Kovacs. She then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped Belgium win the team silver medal behind France. She was selected to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Nina Derwael, Maellyse Brassart, and Jutta Verkest. She competed on the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise in the team final where the team finished eighth.

2022

In August, Vaelen competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she contributed to Belgium's fifth-place finish in the team final. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, and finished fourth in the vault final behind Zsófia Kovács, Asia D'Amato and Aline Friess with a total score of 13.583.

2023

In April, Lisa competed at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she won the bronze medal on vault. She also ended up 4th in the All Around final, 7th with the team and on uneven bars. Few months later, she was diagnosed with mononucleosis and had to stop training for several months. She returned to training in March 2024.

2025

Vaelen returned to competition in March 2025, after not having competed since 2023 due to ongoing health issues. She competed at the DTB Pokal in Stuttgart, where she won the silver medal on both vault and floor exercise. In May, Vaelen competed at the European Championships in Leipzig, where she won the bronze medal on vault. Later that year, at the World Championships in Jakarta, Vaelen qualified for the vault final, where she placed fourth, and also placed as the second reserve for the floor final.

Competitive history

Vaelen vaulting at the 2022 European Championships
Competitive history of Lisa Vaelen at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016 Belgian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gymnova Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 WOGA Classic86
Belgian Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gymnova Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Top Gym58815
2018 WOGA Classic12
International GymSport1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belgian Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dutch Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Heerenveen Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Gymnova Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Top Gym1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 WOGA Classic53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)19
International GymSport1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belgian Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
FIT Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)7
Junior World Championships5
Competitive history of Lisa Vaelen at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020 International Gymnix2nd place, silver medalist(s)678
2021 Osijek World Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
FIT Challenge2nd place, silver medalist(s)12
Olympic Games8
2022 City of Jesolo Trophy54
Belgian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ghent Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships554
Paris World Challenge Cup43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships116
2023
European Championships743rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Magglingen Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships103rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Paris World Challenge Cup84
World ChampionshipsN/a4R2
2026 City of Jesolo Trophy929
European Championships8123rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Paris World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships

References

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