Victor Schelstraete

{{short description|Belgian boxer}}

{{Infobox boxer

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|1|14}}

|birth_place = Ostend, Belgium

|name = Victor Schelstraete

|nationality = {{BEL}}

|boxrec = 783426

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's amateur boxing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Belgrade|Cruiserweight}}

|height=1.90 m}}

Victor Schelstraete (born 14 January 1996) is a Belgian boxer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eubcboxing.org/news/belgiums-victor-schelstraete-knocked-out-his-favourite-rival-in-yekaterinburg-on-day2/|title=Belgium's Victor Schelstraete knocked out his favourite rival in Yekaterinburg on Day 2|work=European Boxing Confederation|date=11 September 2019|access-date=28 June 2022 |last1=Confederation |first1=European Boxing }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/11/04/gentse-boksclub-golden-gloves-hoopt-op-goud-voor-victor-schelstr/|title=Ghent boxing club Golden Gloves hopes for gold for Victor Schelstraete at world championships in Belgrade|first=Amélie|last=Outter|date=4 November 2021|work=Sporza|access-date=28 June 2022|language=Dutch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/omnisports/2021/11/04/championnats-du-monde-amateurs-de-boxe-aiba-victor-schelstraete-soffre-une-medaille-de-bronze-historique-E4FW4HBHBBCZDGA4BTM2BDHZ4A/|title=AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships: Victor Schelstraete wins historic bronze medal|work=La Dernière Heure|date=4 November 2021|access-date=28 June 2022|language=French}} He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the cruiserweight event.{{Cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldChampionships2021.pdf|title=AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021|work=AIBA World Boxing Championships|access-date=28 June 2022}}

Schelstraete secured a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France at the last qualifier event on the Boxing Road to Paris, the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.{{Cite web|url=https://boxing.athlete365.org/grand-finale-in-bangkok-37-paris-2024-quota-places-awarded-on-the-last-day-of-competition/|title=GRAND FINALE IN BANGKOK: 37 PARIS 2024 QUOTA PLACES AWARDED ON THE LAST DAY OF COMPETITION|website=www.boxing.athlete365.org|date=2 June 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}} At the Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals where he lost to the Spanish boxer Enmanuel Reyes.{{Cite web |title=SCHELSTRAETE Victor |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/victor-schelstraete_1895602 |website=Olympics.com}}