Sanna Veerman (born 29 January 2002)[1] is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning Dutch team at the 2023 European Championships.

Sanna Veerman
Personal information
Country represented Netherlands
Born (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22)
Edam-Volendam, Netherlands
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubTurnz Amsterdam
Head coach(es)Jeroen Jacobs
Wolther Kooistra
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 1

Early life edit

Veerman was born on 29 January 2002 in Edam-Volendam. She started gymnastics at the age of six.[2]

Senior career edit

2022 edit

Veerman competed at the Cottbus World Cup, where she took the silver medal in the uneven bars final behind teammate Tisha Volleman.[3] At the European Championships in Munich, she helped the Netherlands qualify to the team final, where they finished fourth behind Italy, Great Britain, and Germany.[4]

Veerman was named to the Dutch team for the World Championships in Liverpool. The team finished ninth during qualifications, missing out on the team final.[5] Individually, Veerman qualified to the uneven bars final, where she finished fifth.[6]

2023 edit

Veerman began her season in March at the Baku World Cup, where she took the bronze medal in the uneven bars final behind Qiu Qiyuan of China and Giorgia Villa of Italy.[7] She then competed at the DTB Pokal Stuttgart, where she finished second on the uneven bars behind Zoe Miller.[8]

In April, Veerman competed at the European Championships, where she helped the Dutch team take the bronze medal behind Great Britain and Italy.[9][10]

Competitive history edit

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018 Dutch Championships 5  
Heerenveen Friendly   6 6
Varsenare Friendly   9
2019 American Cup 7
DTB Team Challenge    
European Championships 8
Heerenveen Friendly   14
2nd Heerenveen Friendly 7  
Arthur Gander Memorial 6  
Swiss Cup 8
2021 1st Dutch Olympic Trials 5  
2nd Dutch Olympic Trials 6  
1st Dutch Worlds Trials        
1st Dutch Olympic Trials        
World Championships 31 41
Gymnova Cup        
2022 Cottbus World Cup   8
DTB Pokal 5 8 6  
Varna World Challenge Cup 6
Dutch Championships 4   6
European Championships 4
Dutch Worlds Trials  
World Championships 9 5
2023 Baku World Cup  
DTB Pokal 4  
European Championships  
World Championships 7

Source:[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "10th European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Sanna Veerman". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Cottbus World Cup results". The Gymternet. 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Team Final Women" (PDF). GymnasticsResults. 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). GymnasticsResults. 29 October 2022.
  6. ^ "First world championships final revs up Dutch gymnast Sanna Veerman for 2023". International Gymnast Magazine. 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Baku World Cup results". The Gymternet. 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge results". The Gymternet. 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "EK-brons voor turnsters met Volendamse Sanna Veerman". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 12 April 2023.
  10. ^ "European Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023: Great Britain claim women's team title in thrilling finale". International Olympic Committee. 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Sanna Veerman". The Gymternet. Retrieved 4 October 2023.