Netherlands at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Dutch gymnast Hendricus Thijsen competed at the inaugural World Championships in 1903. While there he co-won gold on the pommel horse.[1] At the 1905 World Championships the Dutch men won the silver medal in the team competition.[2] It would be another 96 years before another gymnast won a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, with Renske Endel earning a silver medal in 2001.[3]

Netherlands at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
8
Bronze
3
Total
16

Medalists
Medal Name Year Event
 GoldHendricus Thijsen 1903 AntwerpMen's pommel horse
 SilverD. de Boer, G.J. Douw, B. Florijn, Dirk Janssen, Jan Janssen, Jan Jacob Kieft, Ferdinand Lambert, J.H. Reder, Johan Schmitt 1905 BordeauxMen's team
 SilverRenske Endel 2001 GhentWomen's uneven bars
 SilverVerona van de Leur 2002 DebrecenWomen's floor exercise
 GoldYuri van Gelder 2005 MelbourneMen's rings
 BronzeSuzanne HarmesWomen's floor exercise
 BronzeYuri van Gelder 2006 AarhusMen's rings
 SilverYuri van Gelder 2007 StuttgartMen's rings
 SilverEpke Zonderland 2009 LondonMen's horizontal bar
 SilverEpke Zonderland 2010 RotterdamMen's horizontal bar
 GoldEpke Zonderland 2013 AntwerpMen's horizontal bar
 GoldEpke Zonderland 2014 NanningMen's horizontal bar
 SilverSanne Wevers 2015 GlasgowWomen's balance beam
 SilverEpke Zonderland 2017 MontrealMen's horizontal bar
 BronzeBart Deurloo
 GoldEpke Zonderland 2018 DohaMen's horizontal bar

References
  1. "Historical Medalists - Individual". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. "1905: The World Championships That Almost Didn't Happen". Gymnastics History. April 26, 2022.
  3. "Het Zwarte Gat met oud-topturnster Renske Endel: "De wereld opende zich"" [The Black Hole with former top gymnast Renske Endel: "The world opened up"]. NH (media company) (in Dutch). November 5, 2019.
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