Maellyse Brassart
Country represented Belgium
Born (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001[1]
Uccle, Belgium
ResidenceGhent, Belgium
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014 - present (BEL)
ClubGym Passion Herseaux
Head coach(es)Yves Kieffer

Maellyse Brassart (born 22 June 2001) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Personal life

Maellyse Brassart was born on 22 June 2001 in Uccle, and she began gymnastics when she was four years old.[1] She is currently studying law at the Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles, and she speaks both French and English.[2] She trains at Belgium's national training center in Ghent.[3]

Junior career

Brassart made her international debut at the 2014 Top Gym Tournament where she finished tenth in the all-around.[4] In the event finals, she finished sixth on vault, ninth on the uneven bars, and seventh on the balance beam.[5]

2015

At the Belgian Championships, Brassart finished fifth in the all-around, and she won the gold medal on vault and the bronze medal on floor exercise.[6] She then competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge and helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind Germany.[7] She finished seventeenth in the all-around with a total score of 51.650.[8] In September, she competed as a guest at the Romanian Championships and placed eighteenth in the all-around.[9] She then competed at the Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille and finished fourteenth in the all-around.[10] Her final competition of the season was the Top Gym Tournament where she finished eleventh in the all-around. In the event finals, she finished eleventh on vault, eighth on uneven bars and floor exercise, and twelfth on balance beam.[11]

2016

Brassart first competition of the season was the International Gymnix in Montreal and she placed twenty-ninth in the all-around, and the Belgian team finished eighth.[12] She then competed at the Belgium Friendly and helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind Romania.[13] Then at the Belgian Championships, she won the silver medal in the junior all-around behind Rinke Santy.[14] She was then selected to compete at the Junior European Championships alongside Santy, Manon Muller, Myrthe Potoms, and Dimphna Senders, and the team finished eighth.[15] Brassart qualified for the all-around final and finished fourteenth with a total score of 51.833.[16]

Senior career

2017

Brassart made her senior debut at the Belgian Championships where she finished second in the all-around behind Rune Hermans.[17] She then competed in the FIT Challenge where she once again won a silver medal in the all-around behind Hermans. In the team final, Belgium won the bronze medal behind Italy and France.[18] She was selected to compete at the World Championships where she placed twenty-fifth in the all-around during the qualification round.[19]

2018

Brassart competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart and helped the Belgian team win the gold medal.[20] Then at the Belgian Championships, she finished fourth in the all-around and won the silver medal on vault and the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[21] She then competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where the Belgian team finished fourth, and Brassart finished thirteenth in the all-around.[22] She was selected to compete at the European Championships alongside Nina Derwael, Senna Deriks, and Axelle Klinckaert, and they finished third in the qualification round.[23] However, the Belgian team withdrew from the team finals in order to preserve their health.[24] Brassart qualified for the balance beam final where she finished seventh with a score of 12.266.[25] Then at the Varsenare Friendly, the Belgian team won the gold medal, and Brassart finished fifth in the all-around and won the gold medal on the balance beam.[26] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Nina Derwael, Axelle Klinckaert, Senna Deriks, and Rune Hermans, and they finished eleventh during the qualification round.[27]

2019

Brassart began her season at the International Gymnix where the Belgian team finished sixth and she finished tenth in the all-around. In the event finals, she finished eighth on the uneven bars and sixth on the floor exercise.[28] She then competed at the European Championships and qualified for the all-around final where she finished twelfth with a total score of 51.166.[29] At the FIT Challenge, she helped the Belgian team win the gold medal.[30] Then at the Worms Friendly, the Belgian team won the silver medal behind Germany and Brassart placed tenth in the all-around.[31] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Margaux Daveloose, Nina Derwael, Senna Deriks, and Jade Vansteenkiste and they finished tenth in the qualification round.[32] This result earned Belgium a team spot at the 2020 Olympic Games.[33]

2020-2021

In March 2020, Brassart competed at the International Gymnix in Montreal. The Belgian team won the silver medal behind the United States, and she finished twenty-first in the all-around. In the balance beam event final, she won the bronze medal behind American gymnast Faith Torrez and Australian gymnast Kate McDonald.[34] After the 2020 Olympic Games were postponed for a year, Brassart said, "I have to admit it was a heavy blow. So many hours of training, so many sacrifices, and then in the end my main goal for 2020 was shifted to the next year. I had a hard time getting used to it. I asked myself a lot of questions. Fortunately we had 10 days off at that time to be able to think about the future." She resumed her training in April and began preparing for the 2021 season.[35]

Brassart competed at the 2021 FIT Challenge in Ghent and won the bronze medal in the all-around behind French gymnasts Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos and Aline Friess, and the Belgian team won the silver medal behind France.[36] In the event finals, she finished seventh on the balance beam.[37] She was selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games alongside Nina Derwael, Lisa Vaelen, and Jutta Verkest.[38] During the team finals, she competed on the vault and the balance beam, and the team finished in eighth place.[39]

2022

In August, Brassart competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she contributed to Belgium's fifth-place finish in the team final.[40]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2014Top Gym Tournament510697
2015Belgian Championships51st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
FIT Challenge2nd place, silver medalist(s)17
Romanian Championships18
Elite Gym Massilia14
Top Gym Tournament1158128
2016International Gymnix829
Belgium Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)8
Belgian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior European Championships814
2017Belgian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
FIT Challenge62nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships25
2018DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belgian Championships42nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Heerenveen Friendly413
European Championships7
World Championships11
2019International Gymnix61086
European Championships12
FIT Challenge3rd place, bronze medalist(s)33
Worms Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)10
World Championships10
2020International Gymnix2nd place, silver medalist(s)213rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021FIT Challenge2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
Olympic Games8
2022
European Championships5
World Championships14
2023DTB Pokal Team Challenge2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships75

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