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| Nickname | Menno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1989 Tilburg, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Breaking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Menno van Gorp (born 7 February 1989) [1] is a Dutch breakdancer who performs mononymously as Menno.
Menno has won the Red Bull BC One four times, surpassing Hong 10 for the most titles won by a breaker. He won gold at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2019 [2] and the European Breaking Championship in 2023. [3] He represented the Netherlands in the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
Menno was born in Tilburg and began breaking at age twelve. [1] He practiced Judo before breaking, switching because he enjoyed the "freedom" he felt breaking gave him. [4] His first competition was in 2007 at age 18. [5]
He also enjoys photography, theatre, painting and fashion. [5] He enjoys jazz music and collects jazz records. [1]
