Elise Vanderelst

Elise Vanderelst (born 27 January 1998) is a Belgian middle-distance runner. She won the gold medal for the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in the Mixed relay with her teammates Vanessa Scaunet, Ruben Verheyden and Stijn Baeten.

Vanderelst has represented Belgium at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics in the 1500 m event.

She holds five Belgian national records: the 1000 metres, the 1500 metres indoors and outdoors, and the mile indoors and outdoors.

Vanderelst has won nine national titles, over 1500 metres indoors and outdoors, 800 metres indoors, and in cross country.

Career Vanderelst won the 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń, and took bronze in the mixed relay at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships later that year. She represented Belgium over 1500 metres at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, and has since moved up in distance, setting a 5000 metres best of 14:40.70 in Brussels in 2025.

Achievements International competitions

Personal bests