Jermain Grünberg (born 2 September 2000)[1] is a Dutch artistic gymnast. He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Alternative name(s) | Jermain Gruenberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 2000 Tilburg, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Den Bosch, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Flik-Flak | |||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Marcel Kleuskens | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
editGrünberg was born on 2 September 2000 in Tilburg. His father is from Indonesia.[2] His mother and grandmother worked as gymnastics coaches, which is how he started the sport. He moved to Den Bosch when he was 18 years old for his gymnastics training and chose to not go to university.[3] He is a fan of the Willem II and Real Madrid football clubs.[4]
Career
editAt 15 years old, Grünberg was selected to compete at the 2016 Junior European Championships,[5] and the Dutch team finished 21st.[6] He also competed at the 2018 Junior European Championships where the Dutch team finished 22nd.[7]
Grünberg missed the 2021 European Championships because of a torn ligament in his ankle. At the 2021 World Championships, he dislocated his finger in the middle of his parallel bars routine. Despite this, he still finished the competition and placed 38th in the all-around.[4]
Grünberg won the all-around silver medal at the 2022 Dutch Championships, losing the gold medal due to a fall on his still rings dismount. In the event finals, he won the gold medal on the parallel bars, the silver medal on the floor exercise, and the bronze medal on the pommel horse.[8] At the 2022 European Championships, he competed with the Dutch team that placed 11th in the qualification round.[9] He then competed at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool where the Dutch team finished 13th in the qualification round. He also did not qualify for any of the individual finals.[10]
Grünberg won his first FIG World Cup medal at the 2023 Varna World Challenge Cup with a bronze medal on the parallel bars.[11] He also placed seventh in the horizontal bar final.[4] He was initially the first reserve for the parallel bars final at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, but he was able to compete after a withdrawal and placed seventh.[12] At the 2023 World Championships, Grünberg and the Dutch team placed 11th in the qualification round and earned a team berth for the 2024 Olympic Games.[13]
Grünberg placed sixth on the still rings at the 2024 Osijek World Challenge Cup.[14] He then competed at the 2024 European Championships where the Dutch team finished 12th in the qualification round, and he did not advance into any event finals.[15] He won the all-around bronze medal and the horizontal bar title at the 2024 Dutch Championships.[16] He was then selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Martijn de Veer, Loran de Munck, Frank Rijken, and Casimir Schmidt.[17]
References
edit- ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men Entry List by NOC". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 September 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Jermain Grünberg - Team BrabantSport". BrabantSport (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Weisz, Angela (20 February 2024). "Hoe de Olympische droom van Jermain Grünberg werkelijkheid were" [How Jermain Grünberg's Olympic dream became reality]. Omroep Tilburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Crumlish, John (21 June 2023). "Dutch gymnast Jermain Grünberg: 'I attribute my medal to working hard and never giving up'". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Tilburgs turntalent Grünberg naar EK voor junioren" [Tilburg gymnastics talent Grünberg to European Junior Championships]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "32nd European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Junior QC for AF, TF & AA Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Zelfs op individueel NK voelt Jermain Grünberg zich teamsporter" [Even at the individual national championships, Jermain Grünberg feels like a team player]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Seniors Qualification Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Turners De Munck en Schmidt naar WK-finale, Nederland loopt landenfinale mis" [Gymnasts De Munck and Schmidt to World Championships final, Netherlands misses out on team finals]. NOS (in Dutch). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "World Challenge Cup: Veterans and rookies brilliant in Bulgaria". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Turnster Visser wint brugfinale bij World Challenge Cup in Osijek" [Gymnast Visser wins bars final at World Challenge Cup in Osijek]. Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Scholten, Esther (1 October 2023). "Olympisch ticket turners is bewijs van bijzondere teamgeest" [Gymnasts' Olympic ticket is proof of special team spirit]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup 2024 Osijek (CRO)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Geen Nederlandse meerkampmedaille bij EK, wel toestelfinale Schmidt en De Munck" [No Dutch all-around medal at European Championships, but Schmidt and De Munck do make it to the apparatus final]. Nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 June 2024). "2024 Dutch Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Casimir Schmidt voert mannenploeg aan in Parijs, waar hij net als Loran de Munck gaat debuteren" [Casimir Schmidt will lead the men's team in Paris, where he will make his debut, just like Loran de Munck]. Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
