Yuri van Gelder
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Netherlands | |||
Artistic gymnastics | |||
World championships | |||
Silver | 2007 Stuttgart | rings | |
Bronze | 2006 Aarhus | rings | |
Gold | 2005 Melbourne | rings |
Yuri van Gelder (born 20 April 1983) is a Dutch gymnast, whose best discipline is the rings.
Born in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant Van Gelder took the gold in the men's rings at the 2005 European Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary. He became world champion in the same discipline at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, and won bronze at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. At the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany he won a silver medal.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Yuri van Gelder haalt zilver op WK. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
[edit] External links
- Yuri van Gelder (official website)
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Pieter van den Hoogenband |
Dutch Sportsman of the year 2005 |
Succeeded by Theo Bos |