Jade Vansteenkiste
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| Jade Vansteenkiste | ||||||||||||
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_at_the_Rhine-Ruhr_2025_FISU_World_University_Games.png) Vansteenkiste at the 2025 World University Games | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Jade Vansteenkiste | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 2003 | |||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Country represented |  Belgium (2016-present) | |||||||||||
| Club | Gym Izegem | |||||||||||
| Gym | Topsportschool Gent | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ulla Koch | |||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jade Vansteenkiste (born 17 July 2003) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 World University Games floor exercise bronze medalist. She competed at the 2019 World Championships, helping Belgium qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career
Vansteenkiste competed at the 2018 Junior European Championships along with Stacy Bertrandt, Margaux Daveloose, Fien Enghels, and Noemie Louon, and they finished 6th.[4]
Vansteenkiste became eligible for senior competition in 2019. She competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished 20th in the all-around final with a score of 48.798, and she finished 6th in the floor exercise final with a score of 13.233.[5] She competed at the 2019 World Championships along with Maellyse Brassart, Senna Deriks, Nina Derwael, and Margaux Daveloose. The team finished in 10th place and qualified for a team spot to the 2020 Olympic Games.[6][7]
At the 2020 International Gymnix, she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise behind MyKayla Skinner and Emily Lee.[8] Vansteenkiste was selected for Belgium's Olympic pre-selection team of thirteen gymnasts, six of whom were chosen for the 2020 Olympic team.[9]
