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Aagje Vanwalleghem
Aagje Vanwalleghem (born 24 October 1987 in Poção de Pedras, Brazil) is a former Belgian gymnast.
Vanwalleghem competed in the 2004 Olympic games and has taken part in numerous other international competitions.
Born in north-eastern Brazil, Aagje Vanwalleghem was gravely ill when, at the age of four months, she was adopted by a Belgian teacher. She was originally named Ana Maria Pereira da Silva.
At the age of seven Aagje made contact with her Brazilian family. In her Belgian family, which lived at Wevelgem in West Flanders, she grew up with two sisters, Lieke and Auke, who were born in Ethiopia and were also adopted. As Aagje reached the age of 18, three more Ethiopian girls were adopted, Aster, Ele and June.
As a child she became involved in gymnastics and for some years trained locally in Wevelgem with Hilde Masselis.
In 1999 Vanwalleghem took advantage of a new programme for talented gymnasts and began to train with the Dutch coach Gerrit Beltman in North Holland. The following year she and Beltman moved to Ghent.
Vanwalleghem's first success at senior international level came in 2003 when she qualified for the all-around final at the world championships.
In 2004, she represented Belgium at the Athens Olympics, qualifying for the all-round final, which was the best result a Belgian gymnast had ever achieved at the time. Back home she was voted the most promising Belgian youngster of the year.
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Aagje Vanwalleghem
Aagje Vanwalleghem (born 24 October 1987 in Poção de Pedras, Brazil) is a former Belgian gymnast.
Vanwalleghem competed in the 2004 Olympic games and has taken part in numerous other international competitions.
Born in north-eastern Brazil, Aagje Vanwalleghem was gravely ill when, at the age of four months, she was adopted by a Belgian teacher. She was originally named Ana Maria Pereira da Silva.
At the age of seven Aagje made contact with her Brazilian family. In her Belgian family, which lived at Wevelgem in West Flanders, she grew up with two sisters, Lieke and Auke, who were born in Ethiopia and were also adopted. As Aagje reached the age of 18, three more Ethiopian girls were adopted, Aster, Ele and June.
As a child she became involved in gymnastics and for some years trained locally in Wevelgem with Hilde Masselis.
In 1999 Vanwalleghem took advantage of a new programme for talented gymnasts and began to train with the Dutch coach Gerrit Beltman in North Holland. The following year she and Beltman moved to Ghent.
Vanwalleghem's first success at senior international level came in 2003 when she qualified for the all-around final at the world championships.
In 2004, she represented Belgium at the Athens Olympics, qualifying for the all-round final, which was the best result a Belgian gymnast had ever achieved at the time. Back home she was voted the most promising Belgian youngster of the year.