Occupation
Athlete
Education
Business Studies - University of Mons, Belgium
Spoken languages
English, French
Club
Federation Francophone de Gymnastique [BEL] / Gymnastique Club de Malmedy [BEL]
Coach
Gilles Gentges [national, brother], BEL
Sporting relatives
His brother Gilles represented Belgium in artistic gymnastics at the world championships in 2009 and 2010, as well as the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Sep 2019; lameuse.be, 07 Jun 2016)
Injuries
He underwent surgery after he broke his nose in a fall during training in October 2020. He also suffered a concussion in the incident. He returned to training two days after the operation. (vedia.be, 09 Nov 2020; intlgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2021)
Elbow pain caused him to withdraw from the 2019 European Championships. (rtbf.be, 09 Apr 2019)
Reason for taking up the sport
He followed his brother Gilles into the sport. "I was exposed to sports from childhood, and had taken up some disciplines in parallel with gymnastics. However, I never found the same sensations in other sports and that's why I decided to devote most of my time to gymnastics." (maxime-gentges.com, 16 Mar 2019; belgiangymnasticsen.blogspot.be, 19 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
German gymnast Fabian Hambuchen. (gobelgym.be, 24 Apr 2017)
Additional information
General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in management at the University of Mons in Belgium. (Instagram profile, 29 Sep 2021; web.umons.ac.be, 26 Apr 2021)
Last update : 2021-09-30