Elke Vanhoof is a Belgian BMX racing cyclist, born on 16 December 1991 and now retired from the sport as announced in December 2024. She rose through European BMX racing by winning the elite European League title in 2014 and again in 2015, and joined the Belgian Armed Forces elite athlete programme with the 2016 Olympic Games in mind. In July 2015 she won the gold medal at the European Championships in Erp, and she later added silver medals in 2017 and 2022. She qualified for the BMX final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and finished sixth after being hampered by crashes ahead of her. Injuries, including a concussion in 2019 and spinal fractures in 2023, interrupted later seasons.
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born 16 December 1991
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former Belgian female
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In 2014 Vanhoof won the European League BMX
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she nonetheless managed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics
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