Julie Croket

Julie Croket
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Full name Julie Croket
Country represented  Belgium
Born (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994
Residence Dendermonde, Belgium
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Club GymMAX vzw
Head coach(es) Yves Kieffer, Marjorie Heuls

Julie Croket (born 1 July 1994) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She was selected to represent Belgium at the 2012 Olympics,[1] but one month before she tore her ACL, and could not compete.[2] She was the Belgian all-around champion in 2010 and 2012.[3]

Personal life

Croket currently lives in Dendermonde where she trains at GymMAX vzw with her coaches Yves Kieffer and Marjorie Heuls. Along with doing gymnastics, Croket is also studying to become a primary-school teacher.[3] Her favorite event is Floor.[4]

Career

2010

Croket became the 2010 Belgian all-around champion with a score of 53.000 [5] Croket finished thirteenth with the Belgian team at the 2010 European Championships. She finished ninth in the all-around with a score of 53.375.[6] She was a reserve for the floor final.[7] At the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Croket and her team finished fifteenth.[8] In the qualification round, Croket finished 43rd in the all-around with a score of 52.782, and she did not qualify for the final.[9]

2011

At the International Gymnix meet in Montreal Croket won the all-around, vault, and floor exercise titles. She was selected to compete at the 2011 European Championships[4]

“ My performance in Montreal gave me high hopes that I can perform well in Berlin (the location of the 2011 European Championships), I'm well aware of the fact that one mistake might involve big consequences. I hope to get that little bit of luck to perform to my utmost best.[4] ”

Croket finished twelfth in the all-around final at the 2011 European Championships with a score of 54.300.[10] She finished fourth in the beam final with a score of 14.150,[11] and fifth in the floor final with a 14.275.[12] Croket competed at the 2011 World Championships, and she finished sixteenth with her team.[13]

2012

In January, Croket competed in the London Prepares series. The top four teams at the event would be allowed to send full teams to the 2012 Summer Olympics,[14] but her team finished in fifth.[15] This meant that Belgium could only send one female gymnast to the Olympics. Croket competed at the 2012 European Championships. Her team finished in sixth place.[16] She finished eighth in the floor final with a score of 12.866.[17] Croket was officially named as the Belgian gymnast for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] However, Croket tore her ACL at a competition in France, and she could not go to the Olympics. Gaelle Mys was selected to replace her.[18]

“ I went through a very difficult time, because, well, from a very early age I have been working on going to the Games. That just had to be a very good experience. And when you know that you can go, preparing all your routines for it, and then something like this happens, so close to it. That hurts, a lot! But well, after the Olympics you have to get over it.[2] ”

2013

Croket was not selected for the 2013 World Championships team due to another injury.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crocket & Verbaeys confirmed for London". Full Twist. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The Hard Way To Success – Episode 6 – Julie Croket (BEL)". Sports2Visuals. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Belgian Champion Verschueren Ready To Take On Europe". International Gymnast Magazine. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Montreal Wins Gives Croket 'High Hopes' for Upcoming Europeans". International Gymnast Magazine. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "All-around Resultaten Artistieke Gymnastiek Dames" [All-around results Artistic Gymnastics Women] (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "28th European Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "European Championships 2010 Floor Exercise Qualification Women Senior". Gymnastics Results. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships All-Around Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "4th European Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships All-Around Final Women". Gymnastics Results. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "4th European Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships Beam Final Women". Gymnastics Results. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "4th European Artistic Gymnastic Individual Championships Floor Exercise Final Women". Gymnastics Results. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Team Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Equipe feminina de ginástica se recupera de fiascos recentes e se classifica para a Olimpíada" [Women's gymnastics team is recovering from recent fiascoes and qualifies for Olympics]. UOL 2012 Olympics (in Portuguese). 11 January 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Women Qualification Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "Results Senior Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Results Senior Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Julie Crocket injured & withdraws from Olympic Games". Full Twist. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Worlds 2013: Belgium announce selection – no Crocket". Full Twist. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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