Ming van Eijken

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Ming Gherardi van Eijken
European Championships 2022-08-14 Junior Women Apparatus finals Victory ceremony (Norman Seibert) - DSC 0526 (cropped).jpg
van Eijken at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameMing Gherardi van Eijken
Nickname(s)Mingou
Country representedFlag of France.svg  France
Born (2008-04-03) 3 April 2008 (age 16)
Hong Kong
Hometown Lyon, France
Residence Saint-Etienne
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021–present (FRA)
ClubGym'Dans' Francheville
GymPole France Saint-Etienne
Head coach(es)Monique Hagard
Former coach(es)Marie Angélique Colson, Eric Hagard
ChoreographerMonique Hagard
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rimini Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rimini Vault
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Antalya Vault

Ming Gherardi van Eijken (born 3 April 2008) [1] is a French artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World Championships and 2024 European bronze medalist on vault. She represented France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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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 was born to a Dutch father, French mother, and has an Italian grandfather. [3]

Junior gymnastics career

2022

Van Eijken competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped France finish sixth as a team. [4] In August she competed at the European Championships where she helped France finish fifth as a team. [5] During event finals van Eijken won silver on vault behind Sabrina Voinea. [6]

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. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9]

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. [10] During event finals she won bronze on vault behind teammate Devillard and Valentina Georgieva of Bulgaria. During the team final van Eijken helped France win the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain.

In July van Eijken was officially selected to represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Boyer, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, Devillard, and Osyssek. [11] They finished eleventh in qualifications and did not advance to the team final. [12]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 French ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg
Swiss Cup JuniorsBronze medal icon.svg13
Elite Gym Massilia45
French National Team Review4
2022 French Test Meet4
City of Jesolo Trophy 628
Haguenau FriendlyGold medal icon.svg11
French Championships6Bronze medal icon.svg
European Championships 5Silver medal icon.svg
2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 4Gold medal icon.svg5
Junior World Championships 11Bronze medal icon.svg
French Championships10Gold medal icon.svg4
Épernay FriendlySilver medal icon.svg13Gold medal icon.svg
Tournoi InternationalBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4
Senior
2024 City of Jesolo Trophy 5Gold medal icon.svg
European Championships Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg8
Olympic Games 11R2

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