Loran de Munck

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Loran de Munck
Personal information
Country represented Netherlands
Born (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 24)[1]
Haarlem, Netherlands
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Pommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rimini Pommel Horse

Loran de Munck (born 9 May 1999) is a Dutch artistic gymnast.

Athletic career[edit]

De Munck had his European Championships debut in Szczecin 2019. After missing the European Championships pommel horse final with 9th place in the qualification in 2021 he qualified for the final in Munich 2022. There he became the first Dutch pommel horse medallist with a silver medal behind Harutyun Merdinyan.[2]

De Munck (left) at the 2022 European Championships

In his first World Artistic Gymnastics Championships final, 2022 in Liverpool, De Munck placed 6th in the pommel horse final after a fall.[3]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Turner - Deutsche Turnliga". www.deutsche-turnliga.de. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  2. ^ "History-making Loran De Munck of the Netherlands: 'I was calm and did my thing'". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  3. ^ Lakerveld, Erik van (2022-11-06). "Finaledebuut Loran de Munck op WK turnen eindigt naast het paard". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-12-05.