Ming van Eijken
van Eijken at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameMing Gherardi van Eijken
Country represented France
Born (2008-04-03) 3 April 2008
Hong Kong
HometownViriat, France
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021–present (FRA)
ClubGym'Dans' Francheville
Head coach(es)Monique Hagard
Assistant coach(es)Dumitru Pop
Emilie Roy
Medal record
Representing  France
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntalyaVault

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.

Personal life

Van Eijken was born in 2008 in Hong Kong. She began gymnastics when she was three years old in France.[2]

Junior 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]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021French Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Swiss Cup Juniors3rd place, bronze medalist(s)13
Elite Gym Massilia45
French National Team Review4
2022French Test Meet4
City of Jesolo Trophy628
Haguenau Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)11
French Championships63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships52nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023DTB Pokal Team Challenge41st place, gold medalist(s)5
Junior World Championships113rd place, bronze medalist(s)
French Championships101st place, gold medalist(s)4
Épernay Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)131st place, gold medalist(s)
Tournoi International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4

References

  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. ↑ "Ming van Eijken FIG Profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  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. ↑ "The 2022 junior European all-around and team Champions … Helen Kevric (GER) and Italy!". European Gymnastics. August 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sabrina Voinea, Martina Pieratti, Anna Laschevska and Amalia Puflea crowned junior European Champions!". European Gymnastics. August 14, 2022.
  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. ↑ "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. ↑ "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.
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