Jutta Verkest was born on 11 October 2005 and is a retired Belgian artistic gymnast.
19 Facts About Jutta Verkest
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Jutta Verkest represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was the youngest gymnast at the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Jutta Verkest was born on 11 October 2005, in Mechelen, and she began gymnastics in 2010.
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At the 2016 Belgian Championships, Verkest finished seventh in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.
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Jutta Verkest then made her international debut at the 2017 FIT Challenge and finished eleventh in the all-around in the Espoir division.
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Jutta Verkest then competed at the 2017 Swiss Cup and helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind Germany.
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Jutta Verkest won the silver medal in the uneven bars event final behind Swiss gymnast Lena Bickel.
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Jutta Verkest competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy, and the Belgian junior team won the bronze medal behind Russia and the United States.
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Jutta Verkest then competed at the L'International Gymnix where the Belgian team won the silver medal behind the United States.
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At the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, Jutta Verkest competed with Charlotte Beydts and Margaux Dandois, and they finished sixth.
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Individually, Jutta Verkest finished fourteenth in the all-around final and sixth in the uneven bars final.
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At the 2020 L'International Gymnix, Jutta Verkest won a bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Konnor McClain and Skye Blakely.
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Jutta Verkest made her senior international debut at the 2021 Heerenveen Friendly, and she finished seventh in the all-around.
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Jutta Verkest was initially Belgium's reserve athlete for the 2021 European Championships, but when Nina Derwael withdrew due to a minor foot injury, Verkest was sent.
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Jutta Verkest was only notified one hour before the all-around final started.
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Jutta Verkest ultimately finished tenth with a total score of 52.132.
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Jutta Verkest then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind France.
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Jutta Verkest was selected to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Maellyse Brassart, Nina Derwael, and Lisa Vaelen.
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Jutta Verkest competed at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where she contributed to Belgium's fifth-place finish in the team final.