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Lisa Verschueren

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Lisa Verschueren
Full nameLisa Marie-Louise Verschueren
Born (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 29)
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
ResidenceSinaai-Waas, Belgium
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSportiva Sint-Gillis-Waas
Retired16 December 2015

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

Biography

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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

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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

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  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.