Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Dutch, English
Club
Topsport Noord: Heerenveen, NED
Coach
Jeroen Jacobs [national]; Vincent Wevers [personal], NED
Sporting relatives
Her sister Nadieh represented the Netherlands in artistic gymnastics at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. (folia.nl, 14 Aug 2017)
Injuries
She underwent surgery for a stress fracture in her left foot in February 2019. The injury forced her to miss the 2019 European Championships in Poland. (dvhn.nl, 18 Feb 2019; eng.gymnovosti.com, 14 Mar 2019)
After the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she suffered from a toe fracture. (folia.nl, 14 Aug 2017)
Start sporting career
She first tried gymnastics at age four.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother was advised to enrol her in gymnastics after one of her teachers spotted her potential.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (dutchgymnastics.nl, 12 Dec 2022; gaanvoorgoud.nl, 13 May 2023)
Trainings
She trains for about 30 hours per week.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing seventh in the team final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, taking bronze in the team final at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and winning the Dutch all-around title three times. (gaanvoorgoud.nl, 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Do it with passion, or not at all." (gaanvoorgoud.nl, 2021)
Awards
In 2015 she was named Sportswoman of the Year in Weert, Netherlands. She was also named Sportswoman of the Year for the Amsterdam district of Nieuw-West in the Netherlands. (zakenblad.nl, 25 Mar 2016; gaanvoorgoud.nl, 28 Nov 2015)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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