Loran de Munck explained

Loran de Munck
Birth Date:9 May 1999
Birth Place:Haarlem, Netherlands
Residence:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Discipline:MAG
Club:SV Pax Haarlemmermeer
Headcoach:Dirk van Meldert
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Loran de Munck (born 9 May 1999) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. At the 2022 European Championships, he became the first Dutch gymnast to win a European medal on the pommel horse. He is also the 2024 European pommel horse silver medalist and a 2024 Olympic finalist on the same apparatus.

Early life

De Munck was born on 9 May 1999 in Haarlem.[1] He began gymnastics when he was five years old.[2]

Gymnastics career

2021

De Munck finished ninth on the pommel horse in the qualification round of the 2021 European Championships, making him the first reserve for the event final.[3] At the Varna World Challenge Cup, he finished eighth on the parallel bars.[4] Then at the 2021 World Championships, he was the third reserve for the pommel horse final.[5]

2022

De Munck finished eighth on the parallel bars at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[6] Then at the Varna World Challenge Cup, he finished fourth in the pommel horse final.[7] He then won the silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2022 European Championships, only 0.033 behind Armenia's Harutyun Merdinyan. This was the first time a Dutch gymnast won a European medal on the pommel horse.[8] Then at the 2022 World Championships, he placed sixth in the pommel horse final after a fall.[9] [10] Additionally, the Dutch team finished 13th in the qualification round.[11]

2023

At the 2023 Cairo World Cup, De Munck finished sixth on the pommel horse and fifth on the parallel bars.[12] He then finished fourth in the pommel horse final at the 2023 European Championships after losing the execution-score tiebreaker for the bronze medal.[13] At the 2023 World Championships, de Munck and the Dutch team placed 11th in the qualification round and earned a team berth for the 2024 Olympic Games.[14] Individually, he was the second reserve for the pommel horse final.[15]

2024

De Munck finished seventh in the pommel horse final at the 2024 Cottbus World Cup.[16] He then won a silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2024 European Championships behind Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan.[17] He was then selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Jermain Grünberg, Martijn de Veer, Frank Rijken, and Casimir Schmidt.[18] The team finished 10th in the qualification round, making them the second reserves for the team final.[19] Individually, de Munck qualified for the pommel horse event final and finished eighth.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crumlish . John . History-making Loran De Munck of the Netherlands: ‘I was calm and did my thing’ . . 17 October 2024 . 17 September 2022.
  2. Web site: de Munck Loran . . . 17 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Loran de Munck weet waar hij naartoe werkt . Turnsupporter . 17 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215202542/https://www.turnsupporter.nl/loran-de-munck-weet-waar-hij-naartoe-werkt/ . 15 December 2021 . Dutch . 26 May 2021 . dead . Loran de Munck knows what he is working towards.
  4. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 Varna Challenge Cup Men’s Results . The Gymternet . 17 October 2024 . 31 May 2021.
  5. Web site: 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's Pommel Horse Qualification . . . 17 October 2024 . 4 . 23 October 2021.
  6. Web site: FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup, AGF Trophy Baku Azerbaijan 31 March - 3 April 2022 Men Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final . . . 17 October 2024 . 2 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Challenge Cup Artistic Gymnastics - Varna 2022 - Results Men . . 17 October 2024 . 30 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Brood . Thomas . Historische medaille voor Haarlemse turner Loran de Munck op EK . . 17 October 2024 . Dutch . 21 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Lakerveld . Erik van . 6 November 2022 . Finaledebuut Loran de Munck op WK turnen eindigt naast het paard . Loran de Munck's final debut at the World Gymnastics Championships ends next to the horse . 5 December 2022 . . nl-NL.
  10. Web site: Cornelissen . Edwin . 'Val van Liverpool' hield De Munck nog maanden wakker: 'Zo zonde' . 'Fall of Liverpool' kept De Munck awake for months: 'Such a shame' . . 15 July 2024 . Dutch . 9 April 2023.
  11. Web site: 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 . . 15 July 2024 . Dutch . 31 October 2022.
  12. Web site: FIG Artistic Apparatus World Cup Cairo, Egypt 27th– 30th April 2023 MAG Finals . . 17 October 2024 . 30 April 2023.
  13. Web site: Great Britain, Ireland, France, Italy and Türkiye earn gold on first day of #Antalya2023 apparatus finals . . 17 October 2024 . 15 April 2023.
  14. Web site: Scholten . Esther . Olympisch ticket turners is bewijs van bijzondere teamgeest . Gymnasts' Olympic ticket is proof of special team spirit . . 15 July 2024 . Dutch . 1 October 2023.
  15. Web site: 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Pommel Horse Qualification . . . 17 October 2024 . 5 . 30 September 2023.
  16. Web site: FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup Cottbus 2024 . . . 17 October 2024 . 2 . 24 February 2024.
  17. Web site: Scully . Michael . Crawford . Steven . Rhys McClenaghan successfully defends European gymnastics crown in Italy . . 17 October 2024 . 26 April 2024.
  18. Web site: 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 . . 15 July 2024 . Dutch . 24 June 2024.
  19. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Qualification . . . 28 July 2024 . 27 July 2024.
  20. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse Final . . 17 October 2024 . 3 August 2024.

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