Donna-Donny Truyens | ||||||||||||
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Country represented | Belgium | |||||||||||
Born | Leuven | 31 March 1989|||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
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Donna-Donny Truyens (Leuven, 31 March 1989 [1] ) is a Belgian gymnast from Kessel-Lo. His favourite event is the pommel horse. He combines gymnastics with studying nursing. He made his senior debut in 2007. He is coached by Dirk Van Meldert at the Topsportcentrum in Ghent.
At the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Truyens became the first Belgian ever to qualify for a final when he came fifth in the qualifications for the pommel horse. [2]
Tournament | Result |
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World Cup Stuttgart | 7th |
World Cup Ostrava | 2nd |
World Cup Gent | 5th |
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 5th |
World Cup Maribor | 6th |
Tournament | Result |
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World Cup Madrid | 8th |
World Cup Glasgow | 4th |
World Cup Szombathely | 1st |
World Cup Barcelona | 3rd |
World Cup Moscou | 10th |
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 6th |
World Cup Cottbus | 5th |
World Cup Doha | 11th |
Tournament | Result |
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World Cup Glasgow | 5th |
World Cup Maribor | 1st |
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 6th |
World Cup Cottbus | 1st |
World Cup Montreal | 3rd |
2009 Summer Universiade | 2nd |
Tournament | Result |
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World Cup Doha | 5th |
World Cup Paris | 8th |
World Cup Maribor | 2nd |
World Cup Moscou | 11th |
World Cup Porto | 5th |
World Cup Ghent | 7th |
World Cup Ostrava | 2nd |
World Cup Glasgow | 13th |
Tournament | Result |
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2011 Summer Universiade | 2nd |
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