Athlete

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

Dutch, English

Topsport Noord [Heerenveen, NED]

Vincent Wevers [father], NED (trouw.nl, 05 Nov 2018)

Her twin sister Lieke Wevers has also represented the Netherlands in artistic gymnastics, and competed with her at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Lieke also won gold on beam at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The sisters' father, Vincent, has served as their coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2018; nos.nl, 25 Oct 2015; tym.nl, 23 Oct 2015; bbc.com, 22 Mar 2020)

A right leg injury forced her to miss the 2019 European Championships in Szczecin, Poland. (kngu.nl, 14 Feb 2019)

She sustained 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 Final in Madrid, Spain, and was out for a month as a result. (rtvoost, 15 Dec 2008)

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

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

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

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)

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

She was named 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, the Netherlands. (tubantia.nl, 07 Jan 2016)

General
KEEPING FEAR IN CHECK
She says that she has experienced fear when competing since suffering an injury to her right leg in 2019. She says the support of her family, her twin sister and her Dutch national teammates has helped to restore her confidence. "What really played out was fear on the beam. I didn't know this phenomenon but I've had that since my injury. That was really very new to me. But in the end, you have to cross that threshold yourself. I look ahead positively. We have it well under control and do everything we can to keep it well. But that is top sport. You are always walking the line." (volkskrant.nl, 15 Sep 2019)

TWIN PATHS TO TOKYO
Speaking in early 2020, she said she and her twin sister Lieke, who was also training for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, were preparing separately for the Games. "It is important that we do our own preparation, but support each other. We are now in different places on the route, but we are close to each other. We give each other the feeling that we are not alone." (sanne-lieke.nl, 15 Feb 2020)

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)