Occupation
Entertainment Industry, Student
Education
Speech Therapy and Hearing - Artevelde University College, Ghent, BEL
Spoken languages
Dutch, English
Sporting relatives
Her younger brother Arne has competed in acrobatics at international level. (nieuws.vtm.be, 03 Oct 2015; herent.be, Apr 2012)
Start sporting career
She took up acrobatics at age five. (julitom.weebly.com, 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning three gold medals at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (teambelgium.be, Jun 2015)
Awards
She has been named Sportswoman of the Year in Herent, Belgium, on five occasions. (nieuwsblad.be, 02 Jul 2015)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
She retired from the sport after the 2015 European Championships in Riesa, Germany. (gymfed.be, 14 Oct 2015)
ENTERTAINMENT
Following her retirement from competitive acrobatics, she joined up with Belgian artistic gymnast Tomas Thys to form the acrobatic act JuliTom Entertainment. (Facebook page, 20 Feb 2016; julitom.weebly.com, 2016)
NATIONAL FIRST
In 2015 she and teammates Ineke Van Schoor and Kaat Dumarey won Belgium's first gold medal at a European Games when they were victorious in the women's all-around group in Baku, Azerbaijan. (insidethegames.biz, 19 Jun 2015)
ART ACROBATICS
She and Belgian acrobatic gymnasts Ineke Van Schoor and Kaat Dumarey performed as the trio Art Acrobatics on the 2015 series of television programme Belgium's Got Talent. They progressed to the final of the competition. (hln.be, 15 May 2015)
Last update : 2016-03-01
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