38 Facts About Nina Derwael

Nina Derwael is the 2020 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a two-time European champion on the uneven bars.

Nina Derwael is the 2019 European Games champion on the balance beam, as well as a two-time Belgian national all-around champion.

Nina Derwael represented Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2020 Olympics.

Nina Derwael is the first Belgian gymnast to medal at the World Championships, the first to become a World champion, and the first to become a European champion.

Nina Derwael's father, Nico Derwael, is a former professional football player, and her mother, Marijke Lammens, played handball and table tennis.

Nina Derwael began artistic gymnastics when she was two years old despite her gym's policy that children could only begin when they were three.

Nina Derwael competed at the International Gymnix in Montreal and finished fifteenth in the all-around and eighth in the uneven bars event final.

Nina Derwael was selected to compete at the Junior European Championships alongside Axelle Klinckaert, Rune Hermans, Jelle Beullens, and Cindy Vandenhole, and they finished sixth in the team competition.

Nina Derwael placed fifth in the uneven bars and the floor exercise event finals.

At the Belgian Championships, Nina Derwael won the gold medal in the all-around, on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise and the silver medal on the vault.

Nina Derwael won the gold medal in the all-around and helped the Belgian team finish second behind Germany at the Flanders Team Challenge.

Nina Derwael competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with Axelle Klinckaert and Julie Meyers, and they won the silver medal in the team competition behind Russia.

Nina Derwael made her senior debut at the International Gymnix where she won the team gold medal and placed seventh in the all-around.

Nina Derwael returned at the European Championships, and the Belgian team finished ninth in the qualification round.

The Belgian national team competed at the Dutch Championships, and Nina Derwael placed sixth in the all-around.

Nina Derwael represented Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro alongside Senna Deriks, Rune Hermans, Gaelle Mys, and Laura Waem, and they placed twelfth in the qualification round.

Individually, Nina Derwael finished twelfth on the uneven bars and was the third reserve for the event final.

Nina Derwael competed as a guest of Dunkerque Gym at the France Top 12 Championships and helped the team finish fifth.

Nina Derwael placed sixth in the all-around and tied with Alison Lepin for the gold medal on the uneven bars.

Nina Derwael won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the Paris Challenge Cup.

Nina Derwael competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart and won the gold medal with the Belgian team and in the all-around.

Nina Derwael helped the Belgian team finish fourth at the Heerenveen Friendly.

Nina Derwael won the silver medal on the balance beam behind reigning Olympic Champion Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands.

At the 2018 World Championships Nina Derwael helped the Belgian team finish eleventh in the qualification round, and she qualified for the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam finals.

Nina Derwael finished fourth in the all-around final with a total score of 55.699.

Nina Derwael placed fourth in the balance beam event final.

Nina Derwael received the Vlaamse Reus award for the second year in a row, and she was named Belgian Sportswoman of the year and received the Belgian National Sports Merit Award and the Flemish Sportsjewel award.

Nina Derwael became the fifth woman in World Championships history to successfully defend her uneven bars title after Maxi Gnauck, Daniela Silivas, Svetlana Khorkina, and Fan Yilin.

Nina Derwael was named Belgian Sportswoman of the year for the second year in a row.

In February 2020, it was announced that Nina Derwael would compete at the 2020 Tokyo World Cup.

Nina Derwael returned to competition in March 2021 at the Belgian internal test meet where she won the all-around gold medal and the gold medals on all four events.

In July 2021, Nina Derwael was selected to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo alongside Maellyse Brassart, Jutta Verkest, and Lisa Vaelen.

At the Olympic Games, Nina Derwael helped Belgium qualify for their first team final; individually, she qualified for the all-around and uneven bars finals.

Nina Derwael placed sixth in the all-around final with a total score of 55.965.

Nina Derwael was named Belgian Sportswoman of the year for the third time.

Nina Derwael returned to competition at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool.

Nina Derwael is studying Event Management at the Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Ghent.

Nina Derwael has two eponymous release moves on the uneven bars that are listed in the Code of Points.