Epke Zonderland

Epke Zonderland
Zonderland in 2012 after winning his London Olympics gold medal
Personal information
Full nameEpke Jan Zonderland
Nickname(s)The Flying Dutchman
The Lion of Lemmer
Epic Zonderland
Epke Wonderland
Born (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986
Lemmer, Netherlands
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Netherlands
ClubTSH Heerenveen
Eponymous skillsZonderland (Parallel Bars): Swing forward with 5/4 twist on one arm through handstand and Healy to support with difficulty assignment of F (0.6)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonHorizontal Bar
World Championships
2013 AntwerpHorizontal Bar
2014 NanningHorizontal Bar
2018 DohaHorizontal Bar
2009 LondonHorizontal Bar
2010 RotterdamHorizontal Bar
2017 MontrealHorizontal Bar
World Cup Final
2008 MadridHorizontal Bar
European Championships
2011 BerlinHorizontal Bar
2014 SofiaHorizontal Bar
2019 SzczecinHorizontal Bar
2010 BirminghamHorizontal Bar
2011 BerlinParallel Bars
2018 GlasgowHorizontal Bar
2007 AmsterdamParallel Bars
2014 SofiaParallel Bars

Epke Jan Zonderland (born 16 April 1986) is a Dutch artistic gymnast and the 2012 Olympic gold medallist on high bar. He is a 4-time Olympian (2008–20) and has also taken 3 World Championships golds on high bar at the 2013, 2014 and 2018 World Championships, the first man to secure this feat on that apparatus. He is nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman.”