Luka van den Keybus
Luka Van den Keybus | |
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Full name | Luka Van den Keybus |
Born | 14 April 1997 (age 26) Lokeren, Belgium |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Gymnastics career | |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | Belgium |
Level | Senior international elite |
Club | Gymteam Sint-Niklaas |
Head coach(es) | Koen Van Damme |
Luka Van den Keybus (born 14 April 1997) is a Belgian male artistic gymnast who is the captain of the national team.[1]
Early years
Van den Keybus was born in Lokeren, Belgium.
He is studying Business Management at the Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Ghent.[2]
Career
Van den Keybus competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics Games in Nanjing, China. He finished 9th in the all-around final and won a silver medal on the horizontal bar.[3][4]
He made his senior international debut at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He competed at this first senior European Championships in 2016 and his first World Championships in 2018.
At the 2021 European Championship in Basel, Switzerland he placed 15th in the all-around final with a score of 79.065.[5] Then, at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan he placed 16th in the all-around final with a score of 81.265.[6]
He made a second all-around final at a World Championships in 2022 in Liverpool. He placed 20th with a score of 78.264.[7]
At the 2023 European Championships in Mersin, Turkey he finished 18th with a score of 79.099.[8] Belgium also finished 8th in team qualification.[9]
References
- ^ "Belgium's Luka van den Keybus: 'Being the leader makes me a better gymnast and human'". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Luka Van Den Keybus Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Youth Olympics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's Horizontal Bar Final Results" (PDF). Youth Olympics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Men's Team Result" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.