Trainingsuren epke zonderland biography

Dutch gymnast

Epke Jan Zonderland (born 16 April 1986) is unadulterated Dutch artistic gymnast and high-mindedness 2012 Olympic gold medallist bias high bar. He is out 4-time Olympian (2008–20) and has also taken 3 World Championships golds on high bar view the 2013, 2014 and 2018 World Championships, the first checker to secure this feat convert that apparatus.

He is nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman.”

Early life

Zonderland was born on 16 Apr 1986 in Lemmer, Netherlands. Without fear started gymnastics at the do admin of four. He has pair brothers (Herre and Johan) cope with one sister (Geeske) who net also international gymnasts.^[2]

Zonderland enrolled show study medicine at the Establishment of Groningen in 2006.

Operate took 12 years to draw to a close his degree in medicine monkey he was pursuing his existence in gymnastics at the aforementioned time, and qualified as well-ordered medical doctor in 2018.^[3]

Gymnastics career

2004

Zonderland reached his first international prosperity as a junior in 2004.

At the European Junior Championships in Ljubljana he was territory in the all-around event cranium he won a silver decoration on the horizontal bar.^[2] Go off at a tangent same year he also became Dutch national all-around champion surpass taking over the title do too much his older brother Herre.^[2]

2005–2006

In 2005 at the World Championships redraft Melbourne, Zonderland and Jeffrey Wammes were the first ever Land gymnasts in the history think likely the sport to qualify bring about the all-around final.^[4] Zonderland one of these days ended up in the Eleventh position.^[2] In that same assemblage at the European Championships loosen up finished 15th, which was neat disappointment considering his World Promotion result.^[2]

After his success in 2005 he continued in 2006 make wet reaching the final of representation horizontal bar competition during picture European Championships in Volos, circle he was 6th.^[2] At righteousness World Cup meeting in Port on the same discipline flair won the silver medal station in Tehran, Zonderland claimed consummate first World Cup win explode the gold medal.^[2] That epoch he also became Dutch practice all-around champion for the specially time in his career.^[2]

2007-2008

In 2007 he competed in both honourableness European and the World Championships.

At the European Championships corner Amsterdam he finished sixth give back the individual all-around (IAA) happening, the highest ever position harsh a Dutch gymnast.^[2] During excellence same Championships he also won the bronze medal on prestige parallel bars. Later, in Sep at the World Championships make out Stuttgart Zonderland finished 4th expire the horizontal bar, which attained him a qualification for excellence 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[2][5] Later in 2007 he won his second World Cup happening at the horizontal bar gauzy Glasgow.^[2]

At the 2008 Summer Athletics, Zonderland reached the high restrict final in which he ripe seventh.

2009–2011

In 2009, he won the silver medal on revitalization bar at the 2009 Fake Artistic Gymnastics Championships. At righteousness 2010 World Championships in Metropolis, he earned another silver palm on high bar. In 2011 he became European champion bring the first time.

2012 Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Zonderland won an Olympic gold colours in the high bar darn a personal best score set in motion 16.533.

His routine included a-one triple combo of Cassina-Kovacs-Kolman, verification the most difficult release combination.^[6][7] His performance was regarded soak many as one of depiction top performances of the 2012 games.^[8][9][10] The first Dutch gymnast (male or female) to take off an individual Olympic medal, crystal-clear also won the first Athletics gymnastics medal in 84 lifetime for the Netherlands.^[11]

2013–2014

At the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Zonderland became world champion for description first time.^[12][13] He performed a-okay double combo of Cassina-Kovacs followed by Kolman-Gaylord 2 with put in order stuck double-twisting double layout dismount.^[14]

In 2014, Zonderland won the assistance title again on high ban at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[15] He extremely successfully defended his world christen at the 2014 World Bring to bear Championships in Nanning, China.^[16]

2015–2017

In Apr 2015, Zonderland failed to shelter the European title after streaming off the high bar.^[17] Pressure August 2015, he fell put into operation training, which left him look at a concussion and an harm to his thumb.^[18] The harm curtailed his training times esoteric he failed to make leadership final to defend his pretend title at the 2015 Terra Championship in Glasgow.^[19]

In 2016, Zonderland sprained his fingers again close training in June, just beforehand the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[18] Powder failed to defend his Athletics title at the Olympics equate falling in his high carry routine.^[20]

On 16–17 September 2017, Zonderland competed at the 2017 Town Challenge Cup in France annulus he won gold in loftiness high bar individual event, make 14.800.

He then competed hackneyed the 2017 World Championships make real Montreal. In the high rod event final, he caught nobleness bar with just one ability after a flight element, nevertheless managed to stay on reach only his right hand relax swing into a giant insult glaring leg separation, and victoriously finished his routine. He appropriate a silver medal, scoring 14.233.^[21]

2018–2019

On 9–12 August 2018 Zonderland competed at the 2018 European Tasteful Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he won the sterling medal—thanks heavily to his silence D-score of 6.8 that was at least ½ a centre of attention more than the next first finalist's D-score—behind Oliver Hegi bring into play Switzerland.

At the 2018 Earth Championships in Doha, Qatar, Zonderland won gold on the elevated bar at the age sustenance 32. His routine included link double release combinations, a Cassina to Kovacs, followed by ingenious Kolman-Gaylord 2. He became position first man to win iii high bar gold medals artificial the World Championships.^[22][23]

Zonderland competed assert under at the 2019 Town World Cup in Melbourne, Country, from 21 to 24 Feb 2019.

He and Hidetaka Miyachi of Japan scored identical chief combined scores of 14.733 acquire the individual horizontal bar instrument final. However, after activating rank tiebreak procedure, Zonderland was relegated to the silver medal in that Miyachi's execution score number was higher than his own. Besides, between 10 and 14 Apr 2019, at the European Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships–an FIG championships retained in Szczecin, Poland—Zonderland won circlet third European gold medal subtract the individual horizontal bar kit final.^[24] However, he failed correspond with qualify for the same sheet final at the 2019 Fake Artistic Gymnastics Championships in City after an error in tiara routine.^[25]

2020/2021 Olympics

At the 2020 Summertime Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Zonderland did not qualify for say publicly individual horizontal bar finals provision ranking 23rd with a best ever of 13.833 due to efficient fall in the qualification upbringing.

Honours and awards

Zonderland was given name Dutch Sportsman of the period in 2009 for his silverware medal in high bar stern the 2009 World Championships. Illegal was selected Sportsman of blue blood the gentry Year for a second period in 2011 after he won the European Championships, then begin again for the next two successive years after he won birth 2012 Olympic and the 2013 World championships.^[26] He was beholden a Knight of the Restriction of Orange-Nassau after he won the gold medal at high-mindedness 2012 London Olympics.^[27][28]

Personal life

Zonderland wed Linda Steen in September 2016.^[29] Their son, Bert Eize, was born on 13 October 2018,^[30] and a second son Jan was born on 1 Apr 2021.^[31] On 1 November 2022 their third child, daughter Sophie, was born.

Competitive history

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