Noël van Klaveren

Noël van Klaveren
Noël van Klaveren at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995
Alphen aan den Rijn
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Netherlands Netherlands
(2012–2015)
ClubTurning Spirit
Head coach
Wolther Kooistra
Retired2016
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 MoscowVault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 1 2

Noël van Klaveren (born 27 November 1995) is a Dutch former artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal on vault at the 2013 European Championships. She is also the 2014 Dutch national vault champion.

Gymnastics career

Van Klaveren won a silver medal on the vault and a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2013 Cottbus World Challenge Cup.[1] She then competed at the 2013 European Championships and advanced into the all-around final, finishing 16th.[2] In the vault final, she tied with Romania's Larisa Iordache to win the silver medal, behind Giulia Steingruber.[3] She was the Netherlands' first European medalist on the vault since Verona van de Leur won silver in 2002.[4] At the Osijek World Challenge Cup, she won the vault title.[5] She did not advance into the vault final at the 2013 World Championships due to a fall, but she did advance into the all-around final.[6] There, she finished 20th after falling off the uneven bars.[7]

After the 2013 World Championships, Van Klaveren took a break from gymnastics to be with her father, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer.[8] As a result, she missed the 2014 European Championships.[9] She returned to competition at the 2014 Dutch Championships and won the vault title.[10] She won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2014 Elite Gym Massilia.[11]

Van Klaveren won the vault bronze medal at the 2015 Ljubljana World Challenge Cup.[12] She then finished fourth in the vault final at the 2015 European Championships.[13] Afterwards, she had surgery in her ankle to remove an extra bone and missed the 2015 Dutch Championships.[14] She was not selected to compete at the 2015 World Championships.[15]

After missing the 2016 Summer Olympics, Van Klaveren announced her retirement due to ongoing ankle issues.[16]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2012Voronin Cup2nd3rd
2013Cottbus World Cup2nd4th3rd
European Championships16th2nd
Turnen Dames Interland3rd5th8th8th
Osijek World Cup1st
World Championships20th
2014National Championships5th1st6th3rd
Élite Gym Massilia - Open5th19th2nd6th
Élite Gym Massilia - Master3rd
Dutch Team Championships1st
2015Ljubljana World Cup3rd
European Championships4th

References

  1. ↑ "Russian Gymnasts capture Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Van Klaveren zestiende bij Europese meerkampfinale" [Van Klaveren sixteenth at European all-around final]. NU.nl. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Amanda Turner (20 April 2013). "British Men Win Twice in European Finals". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nöel van Klaveren schittert met zilver op sprong" [Nöel van Klaveren shines with silver on the vault]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Individual Apparatus series winners determined in Osijek". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Netteb naar sprongfinale bij WK turnen" [Netteb advances to the vault final at the World Gymnastics Championships]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Van Klaveren twintigste in meerkampfinale bij WK" [Van Klaveren twentieth in all-around final at World Championships]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Volkers, John (16 April 2015). "Er zit weer pit in Van Klaveren" [Van Klaveren has found her stride again]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Villa, Stefano (10 May 2014). "Ginnastica, "Rinuncio agli Europei! Mio papà ha un tumore: meglio stare con lui!"" [Gymnastics, "I'm giving up the European Championships! My dad has cancer: it's better to stay with him!"]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Villa, Stefano (30 June 2014). "Ginnastica, Noel van Klaveren ritorna dopo la pausa per il tumore e…" [Gymnastics: Noel van Klaveren returns after a break due to cancer and…]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Dutch dominate Ljubljana World Challenge Cup, final competition before Montpellier Euros". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sanne Wevers verrast met brons op brug bij EK turnen" [Sanne Wevers surprises with bronze on uneven bars at European Gymnastics Championships]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Turnster Van Klaveren mist NK na enkeloperatie" [Gymnast Van Klaveren will miss the National Championships after ankle surgery]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (5 October 2015). "Dutch Women Set for Worlds". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Turnster Van Klaveren zet door enkelblessure punt achter carrière" [Gymnast Van Klaveren ends career due to ankle injury]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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