| Elise Vanderelst | |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Mons, Belgium |
| Coach: | Raymond Castiaux |
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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]
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.
| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | (sf) | 800 m | 2:17.03 | ||
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 800 m | 2:05.82 | ||
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 7th | 800 m | 2:10.50 | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 4:10.30 | ||
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:23.50 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 4:18.44 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 1000 metres indoor | 2:46.21 i | Ghent, Belgium | 25 February 2017 | ||
| 1500 metres | 4:01.26 | Brussels, Belgium | 14 September 2024 | ||
| 1500 metres indoor | 4:05.71 i | Liévin, France | 9 February 2021 | ||
| Mile Outdoor | 4:26:09 i | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 2022 | ||
| Mile Indoor | 4:29.31 i | Ostrava | 2024 |