Ming van Eijken

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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.

FullnameMing Gherardi van Eijken
NicknameMingou
Born (2008-04-03) 3 April 2008 (age 18)
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Ming Gherardi van Eijken
van Eijken at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameMing Gherardi van Eijken
NicknameMingou
Born (2008-04-03) 3 April 2008 (age 18)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
France France
(2021–present)
College team
Florida Gators (2027–30)
ClubGym'Dans' Francheville
GymPole France Saint-Etienne
Head coach(es)
Monique Hagard, Marie Angélique Colson, Julien Kerninon
Former coach
Eric Hagard
ChoreographerMonique Hagard
Medal record
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 RiminiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 RiminiVault
Bronze medal – third place2025 LeipzigTeam
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntalyaVault
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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

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Competitive history of Ming van Eijken at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2021 French Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Swiss Cup Juniors3rd place, bronze medalist(s)13
Elite Gym Massilia45
French National Team Review4
2022 French Test Meet4
City of Jesolo Trophy628
Haguenau Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)11
French Championships63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships52nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge41st place, gold medalist(s)5
Junior World Championships113rd place, bronze medalist(s)
French Championships101st place, gold medalist(s)4
Épernay Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)131st place, gold medalist(s)
Tournoi International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4
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More information Year, Event ...
Competitive history of Ming van Eijken at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2024 City of Jesolo Trophy51st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)8
Olympic Games11R2
Christmas Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025 French Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)77
Paris World Challenge Cup5
World Championships1715
2026 City of Jesolo Trophy2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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