Isaura Maenhaut Explained

Isaura Maenhaut
Nationality:Belgian
Birth Date:24 December 1998
Birth Place:Bruges, Belgium
Classes:49er FX
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Isaura Maenhaut van Lemberge (born 24 December 1998) is a Belgian sailor. She has competed in the 49 FX class at the 2020 Summer Olympics together with Anouk Geurts.[1]

Career

Maenhaut started her career in the small Optimist class, competing in European and World championships for this youth category. She then progressed to the Laser 4.7 class, where she became Belgian champion. At the 2015 Youth World Championships in Medemblik, she won the bronze medal. In the next category, the Laser Radial, she again became Belgian champion.[2]

Her first two-person competitions were with the Nacra 15 boat, which she sailed together with Henri Demesmaeker. Together they won the bronze medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships in Auckland. After a year in the Nacra 17 she then switched to the 49 FX.[2]

Maenhaut and Geurts have sailed together since 2018. They finished 31st at the 2020 World Championships and secured their Olympic ticket at the 2021 Lanzarote sailing competition.[3] They finished 14th in Tokyo. By finishing 4th at the 2023 World Championships in The Hague, The Netherlands, they secured their Olympic ticket for the their second Olympics in Paris, France.[4]

Maenhaut and Geurts won the 49er FX European Championships in 2024 in La Grande-Motte, France.[5]

Personal Life

Maenhaut lives in Merelbeke and studies nautical sciences.[2]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isaura Maenhaut van Lemberge . Team Belgium . . 1 June 2021 . Dutch . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214824/https://teambelgium.be/nl/atleet/Isaura-Maenhaut-van-Lemberge-972 . live .
  2. Web site: Olympic Team 49erFX . Wind- en Watersport Vlaanderen . 1 June 2021 . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506194309/https://topsport.wwsv.be/teams/team-49erfx/ . live .
  3. News: Zeilsters Isaura Maenhaut en Anouk Geurts vlammen naar Tokio 2021 . 27 May 2021 . . 26 March 2021 . Dutch . 27 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527142102/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20210326_98023311 . live .
  4. Web site: Emma Plasschaert wordt 2e in medal race en sluit WK zeilen af op 6e plaats . . 12 May 2023 . dutch .
  5. Web site: Championship glory for Belgium, Uruguay and Great Britain . www.49er.org . 12 May 2023 . 12 May 2023 . dutch .
  6. Web site: Hall of Fame Sailing Awards . Belgian Sailing . 27 May 2021 . 15 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615102930/https://belgiansailing.be/hall-of-fame/ . live .