Physical Education - HAN University of Applied Sciences, Arnhem, NED

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Vincent Wevers [father] (nos.nl, 04 Oct 2017)

Her twin sister Lieke has also represented the Netherlands in artistic gymnastics, and won gold on beam at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Her father Vincent has served as her coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2018; nos.nl, 25 Oct 2015; tym.nl, 23 Oct 2015)

She suffered a thumb injury in May 2018. (nos.nl, 29 May 2018)

In 2011 she damaged ligaments in her left ankle during training and was unable to compete at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. (nu.nl, 06 Sep 2011)

In December 2010 she had surgery on her shoulder, and returned to training in February 2011. (parool.nl, 11 Jun 2011; twentesport.com, 31 Jan 2011)

She injured ligaments in her left ankle while competing on floor at the 2009 World Championships in London, England. She decided to take part in the beam event but was not able to qualify due to the pain in her ankle. (telegraaf.nl, 14 Oct 2009)

She ruptured a muscle in her right elbow at the 2008 World Cup Finals in Madrid, Spain, and was out for a month as a result. (rtvoost, 15 Dec 2008)

She took up gymnastics at age six. (sannelieke.nl, 19 Oct 2015)

Her parents coached gymnastics. (volkskrant.nl, 20 Apr 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nos.nl, 29 May 2018)

Winning a gold medal on beam at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (intlgymnast.com, 22 Dec 2016)

She was named an honorary member of the Dutch Gymnastics Federation [KNGU] in June 2017. (nos.nl, 14 Jun 2017)

She was named the 2016 Sportswoman of the Year by the Dutch Olympic Committee and Dutch Sport Federation. (intlgymnast.com, 22 Dec 2016)

She was named the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year at the Sports Awards of the Overijssel province in The Netherlands. (rtvoost.nl, 17 Jan 2016)

She has been named Female Athlete of the Year three times [2008, 2009, 2015] in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. (tubantia.nl, 07 Jan 2016)

General
NATIONAL FIRST
She became the first Dutch female gymnast to win an individual Olympic gold medal when she claimed victory on beam at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ueg.org, 20 Dec 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2018)

NAMED ELEMENT
In 2010 she had the double turn with leg held horizontal element on beam named after her by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] after she successfully performed the skill at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (ad.nl, 17 Oct 2010)

Last update : 2018-08-27