Chloé Henry

Chloé Henry (born 5 March 1987) is a Belgian gymnast and pole vaulter. She is multiple times Belgian Champion and National Record holder in pole vault. She is also known for her participation in Ninja Warrior France season 2. She made it to the semi-final where she became the last woman standing, just missing out on the finals.

Chloé Henry
Personal information
Full nameChloé Henry
Nationality Belgium
Born (1987-03-05) 5 March 1987
Corpus Christi, USA
EducationBlaise Pascal University
Height1,70 m
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
Sporttrack and field, artistic gymnastics
Event(s)pole vault
ClubRESC
Coached byHerbert Czingon
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  Belgium
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju Pole vault

Career

Artistic Gymnastics

Chloé Henry was born 5 March 1987 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and lived in the United States until she was 8 years old, where she started artistic gymnastics. She moved to Belgium where she started her international artistic gymnastics career. She participated in a number of European Championships and one World Championship. She was also selected to compete at the 2007 World Championship, but dislocated her elbow prior to the championship, which took her out of the running for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2006, she was the Belgian Champion. In 2008 she refocused her objectives to pole vault.

Five titles in three years

After five months in pole vault she received her first medal at the National Championship, when she jumped over 3m35 to take home the bronze. In 2012, she became for the first time Belgian indoor Champion, a title maintained in 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2012, 2014, and 2015 she also became the Outdoor Belgian Champion.

National records

Chloé Henry holds the indoor and outdoor National Record. She bettered a 10-year-old national record with a jump over 4m22 in December 2011 in Sittard, Netherlands, Belgian indoor record. In 2012, 2013, and 2014 she increased the record to 4m29 at the KBC Nacht, 4m33, 4m41, and 4m42 respectively national record.[1][2] During an official competition in Brussels, Belgium she also jumped a Belgian record at 4m26, which was later not recognised by the Flemish Federation.

Making History

Chloé Henry was the first Belgian female pole vaulter to ever qualify for a European Championships when she jumped the qualifying standard, 4m40, on 21/04/2016 in Chula Vista, CA, USA for the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam.

Club
  • 2016- RESC, Royal Excelsior Sports Club Brussels
  • 2014-2016 USBW, Union Sportive Braine-Waterloo
  • 2008-2014 KVAC, Koninklijke Vilvoorde Atletiek Club

Belgium Champion
Outdoor
Discipline Year
Pole vault 2012, 2014, 2015
Indoor
Discipline Year
Pole vault 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Personal records
Season Result Date Location
Pole vault outdoor 4,42 m (nat. rec.) 22 August 2015 Waremme, Bel
Pole vault indoor 4,33 m 28 February 2015 Zweibrücken, Ger

National records
Result Date Location
4,42 m (nat. rec.) 22 August 2015 Waremme, Bel
4,33 m (nat. indoor rec.) 28 February 2015 Zweibücken, Ger
4,31m (nat. indoor rec.) 10 January 2015 Aubière, Fra
4,41 m (nat. rec.) 15 August 2014 Jemeppe, Bel
4,33 m (nat. rec.) 29 June 2013 Albi, Fra
4,29 m (nat. rec.) 7 July 2012 Heusden-Zolder, Bel
4,26 m (unofficial nat. rec.) 27 June 2012 Brussels, Bel
4,22 m (nat. rec.) 29 December 2011 Sittard, Ned

Awards

Artistic gymnastics
  • 2007: 38th European Championship in Amsterdam, NED
  • 2007: All-Around Belgian Championship - 55,325 p (disputed)
  • 2007: Belgian Championship event final, Bars
  • 2007: Belgian Championship event final, Vault
  • 2007: Belgian Championship event final, Floor
  • 2006: 77th World Championship in Aarhus
  • 2006: 21st All-Around European Championship in Volos
  • 2006: 77th World Championship in Aarhus
  • 2006: 8th World Cup Final, bars, Glasgow, SCO
  • 2006: 8th World Cup Final, bars, Gent, BEL
  • 2006: All-Around Belgian Championship
  • 2006: Belgian Championship event final, Bars
  • 2005: All-Around Belgian Championship
  • 2005: 32nd All-Around European Championship in Debrecen, HUN
  • 2004: 35th All-Around European Championship in Amsterdam, NED

Pole Vault
  • 2015: Belgian Championship – 4,10 m
  • 2015: Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Kor – 4,40 m
  • 2015: Belgian Championship – 4,20 m
  • 2014: Belgian Championship – 4,20 m
  • 2014: Belgian Championship indoor – 4,25 m
  • 2013: 6e Summer Universiade in Kazan, Rus – 4,30 m
  • 2013: Belgian Championship – 4,20 m
  • 2013: Belgian Championship indoor – 4,05 m
  • 2012: Belgian Championship – 4,20 m
  • 2012: Belgian Championship indoor – 4,25 m
  • 2011: Belgian Championship – 3,85 m
  • 2011: Belgian Championship indoor – 3,85 m
  • 2010: Belgian Championship – 3,70 m
  • 2009: Belgian Championship – 3,85 m
  • 2008: Belgian Championship – 3,35 m

References
  1. Chloe Henry met Belgisch record polsstokspringen naar Universiade , Het Nieuwsblad, 2 juli 2013
  2. Polsstokspringster Chloe Henry stelt Belgisch record scherper, Het Nieuwsblad, 15 augustus 2014
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