Menno van Gorp
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| Born | 7 February 1989 Tilburg, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
