Ming_Van_Eijken

Ming van Eijken

Ming van Eijken

French artistic gymnast

Ming Gherardi van Eijken (born 3 April 2008)[1] is a French artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World Championships bronze medalist on vault and the 2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships junior silver medalist on vault.

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Personal life

Van Eijken was born in 2008 in Hong Kong. She began gymnastics when she was three years old in France.[2] She is member of the France women's national artistic gymnastics team since 2022 (as a junior) and a vault specialist.

Junior gymnastics career

2022

Van Eijken competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped France finish sixth as a team.[3] In August she competed at the European Championships where she helped France finish fifth as a team.[4] During event finals van Eijken won silver on vault behind Sabrina Voinea.[5]

2023

In March van Eijken competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she helped France place fourth as a team. Individually she won gold on vault and placed fifth on floor exercise.[6] Van Eijken was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside Lana Pondart and Lilou Viallat; the team finished in eleventh place.[7] Individually van Eijken qualified for the vault final. During the final van Eijken performed two clean vaults and won the bronze medal behind Mia Mainardi and July Marano, earning France its first ever Junior World Championship medal.[8]

Senior gymnastics career

2024

Van Eijken was selected to make her senior international debut at the 2024 Trophy of Jesolo where she won gold on vault. In May she competed at the European Championships alongside Marine Boyer, Lorette Charpy, Coline Devillard, and Morgane Osyssek.[9] She won bronze in the vault final behind teammate Coline Devillard and bulgarian Valentina Georgieva.

Competitive history

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References

  1. [1]
    "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 9.
  2. [2]
    "Ming van Eijken FIG Profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. [3]
    "U.S. gymnasts sweep junior and senior team titles, all-around gold at 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy competition". USA Gymnastics. April 9, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "The 2022 junior European all-around and team Champions … Helen Kevric (GER) and Italy!". European Gymnastics. August 12, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Sabrina Voinea, Martina Pieratti, Anna Laschevska and Amalia Puflea crowned junior European Champions!". European Gymnastics. August 14, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "GAM-GAF - 5 Médailles Lors De La DTB Pokal" [MAG/WAG - 5 medals at the DTB]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). March 20, 2023.
  7. [7]
    "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Team Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 March 2023.
  8. [8]
    "GAM/GAF - CMJ - Du Bronze Historique Pour Ming Gherardi van Eijken" [MAG/WAG - JWC - Historic Bronze for Ming Gherardi van Eijen]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). April 3, 2023.
  9. [9]
    "GAF - CE 2024 - L'équipe de France Féminine Dévoilée" [WAG - EC 2024 - The French Women's Team Revealed]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). April 4, 2024.
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