Luka van den Keybus

Luka van den Keybus
Van den Keybus at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Luka Van den Keybus
Country represented	Belgium
Born	(1997-04-14) April 14, 1997 (age 27) Lokeren, Belgium
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Club	Gymteam Sint-Niklaas
Head coach(es)	Koen Van Damme
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Belgium Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing Horizontal bar

Luka van den Keybus (born 14 April 1997) is a Belgian artistic gymnast who is the captain of the national team.^[1] He represented Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early years

Van den Keybus was born in Lokeren, Belgium.

He is studying Business Management at the Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Ghent.^[2]

Career

Van den Keybus competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics Games in Nanjing, China. He finished 9th in the all-around final and won a silver medal on the horizontal bar.^[3][4]

He made his senior international debut at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He competed at this first senior European Championships in 2016 and his first World Championships in 2018.

At the 2021 European Championship in Basel, Switzerland he placed 15th in the all-around final with a score of 79.065.^[5] Then, at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan he placed 16th in the all-around final with a score of 81.265^[6] which is the best result for a Belgian in world championship history.^[7]

He made a second all-around final at a World Championships in 2022 in Liverpool. He placed 20th with a score of 78.264.^[8]

At the 2023 European Championships in Mersin, Turkey he finished 18th in the all-around final with a score of 79.099.^[9] Belgium also finished 8th in team qualification and qualified for a full-team for the World Championships.^[10]

He was selected for the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium following his participation in several trial meets in Ghent, Belgium. He scored an 82.550 in the all-around at the first of these events.^[11] At the World Championships, the Belgian team failed to qualify a full-team for 2024 Summer Olympics after they finished in 15th with a score of 245.095. However, Van den Keybus was able to qualify individually through his all-around result where he placed 29th with a score of 80.798.^[12] He was initially the third reserve for the all-around final but after several withdrawals he entered the final and finished in 21st place.^[13]

References

1. "Belgium's Luka van den Keybus: 'Being the leader makes me a better gymnast and human'". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
2. "Luka Van Den Keybus Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Youth Olympics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
4. "Men's Horizontal Bar Final Results" (PDF). Youth Olympics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
5. "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
6. "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
7. "Belgium's Luka van den Keybus: 'Being the leader makes me a better gymnast and human'". International Gymnastics Magazine Online. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
8. "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
9. "Men's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
10. "Men's Team Result" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
11. "2023 Ghent Men's Friendly Results". Gymternet. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
12. "Mens Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Qualification Results". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
13. "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.