Julie Meyers
| Julie Meyers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 2000 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Belgium (2013–2018) |
| Club | TK Sta Paraat Hasselt |
| Retired | 11 November 2018[1] |
Julie Meyers (born 17 August 2000)[2] is a Belgian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2016 and 2017 European Championships and was an alternate for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Earlier in her career, she won a silver medal at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival.
Gymnastics career
[edit]Junior
[edit]Meyers finished second in the all-around to Teal Grindle at the 2013 Tournoi International. In the event finals, she finished seventh on the uneven bars and sixth on the floor exercise.[3] At the 2014 Elite Gym Massilia, she finished 41st in the all-around.[4]
Meyers won a bronze medal in the junior all-around at the 2015 Belgian Championships.[5] She competed with Axelle Klinckaert and Nina Derwael at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, and they won a silver medal in the team event behind Russia.[6]
Senior
[edit]Meyers became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2016. She made her senior debut at the International Gymnix and finished seventh in the floor exercise final.[7] She was an alternate for the Belgian team that won an Olympic berth at the 2016 Olympic Test Event.[8] She competed with the Belgian team that finished ninth in the qualification round at the European Championships.[9] She was chosen as an alternate for Belgium's Olympic team.[10]
Meyers helped Belgium finish second to France at the 2017 Sainté Gym Cup, and she won the all-around silver medal.[11] She then competed at the 2017 European Championships but did not advance into any finals.[12] She won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2017 Belgian Championships.[13]
Meyers was selected to compete at the 2018 European Championships, but she withdrew due to an injury.[14] She came back to all-around competition at the 2018 Varsenare Friendly where she helped Belgium defeat the Netherlands and Romania.[15] She was the team alternate for the 2018 World Championships, and she announced her retirement after the competition.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Julie Meyers zet punt achter turncarrière" [Julie Meyers ends gymnastics career]. Belgian Gymnastics Federation (in Dutch). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ "CV Julie Meyers". Belgian Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (14 December 2013). "2013 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (10 April 2015). "Vandenhole, Derwael Best in Belgium". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ "Axelle Klinckaert verovert tweemaal zilver" [Axelle Klinckaert wins silver twice]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (5 March 2016). "2016 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 March 2016). "Belgium's Team for Test Event Set". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ "Deze vijf turnsters zullen België vertegenwoordigen in Rio" [These five gymnasts will represent Belgium in Rio]. Sporza (in Dutch). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (26 March 2017). "2017 Sainté Gym Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ "Nina Derwael plaatst zich fraai voor allround- en brugfinale op EK turnen" [Nina Derwael qualifies for all-around and bars finals at European Gymnastics Championships]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 20 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2017). "2017 Belgian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (3 July 2018). "The European Championships Senior Women's Master Team List". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (6 October 2018). "2018 Varsenare Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 June 2025.