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BIOGRAPHY

Epke Zonderland
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Epke Jan Zonderland, born April 16, 1986 in Lemmer, Netherlands, is a Dutch gymnast.

Coming from a family of gymnasts brothers (Herre and Johan) and sister (Geeske), Zonderland started exercising gymnastics at the age of four. He reached his first international success as a junior in 2004. At the European Junior Championships in Ljubljana he became fourth at the all-around event and he won a silver medal at the horizontal bar. That same year he also became Dutch national all-around champion by taking over the title from his older brother Herre.

In 2005 at the World Championships in Melbourne, Zonderland became one the first ever Dutch gymnasts in the history of the sport to qualify for the all-around final. He eventually ended up on the 11th position.

After his success in 2005, Zonderland continued in 2006 by reaching the final of the horizontal bar competition during the European Championships in Volos, where he placed 6th. That year he also became Dutch national all-around champion for the second time in his career.

At the 2007 European Championships in Amsterdam, Zonderland reached a unique performance by finishing sixth in the all-around event, the highest ever position by a Dutch gymnast. During the same Championships he also won the bronze medal at the parallel bars.

Later in September 2007, at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Zonderland finished in 4th position at the horizontal bar, which earned him a qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he placed 7th.

Official Site: www.epkezonderland.com