Victor Schelstraete Explained

Birth Date:14 January 1996
Birth Place:Ostend, Belgium
Victor Schelstraete
Boxrec:783426
Height:1.90 m

Victor Schelstraete (born 14 January 1996) is a Belgian boxer.[1] [2] [3] He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the cruiserweight event.[4] Schelstraete secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France at the last qualifier event on the Boxing Road to Paris, the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.[5] At the Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals where he lost to the Spanish boxer Enmanuel Reyes.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgium's Victor Schelstraete knocked out his favourite rival in Yekaterinburg on Day 2. European Boxing Confederation. 11 September 2019. 28 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Ghent boxing club Golden Gloves hopes for gold for Victor Schelstraete at world championships in Belgrade. Amélie. Outter. 4 November 2021. Sporza. 28 June 2022. Dutch.
  3. Web site: AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships: Victor Schelstraete wins historic bronze medal. La Dernière Heure. 4 November 2021. 28 June 2022. French.
  4. Web site: AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021. AIBA World Boxing Championships. 28 June 2022.
  5. Web site: GRAND FINALE IN BANGKOK: 37 PARIS 2024 QUOTA PLACES AWARDED ON THE LAST DAY OF COMPETITION. www.boxing.athlete365.org. 2 June 2024. 9 November 2024.
  6. Web site: SCHELSTRAETE Victor . Olympics.com.