Menno van Gorp
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| Nickname | Menno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1989 Tilburg, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Breakdancing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Menno van Gorp (born 7 February 1989)[1] is a Dutch breakdancer who performs mononmously as Menno.
Menno has won the Red Bull BC One three times, being one of only two competitors to do so, along with Hong 10. He won gold at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2019[2] and the European Breaking Championship in 2023.[3] He represented the Netherlands in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
Menno was born in Tilburg and began breaking at age twelve.[1] He practiced Judo before breaking, switching because he enjoyed the "freedom" he felt breaking gave him.[4] His first competition was in 2007 at age 18.[5]
He also enjoys photography, theatre, painting and fashion.[5] He enjoys jazz music and collects jazz records.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Menno". Olympics.com.
- ^ Pu, Jason (12 December 2019). "Why Menno is the best b-boy in the world". Medium.
- ^ "European Breaking Championships 2023: B-Boy Menno and B-Girl Nicka claim gold medals in Almeria". Olympics.com.
- ^ Ramsay, George (5 March 2024). "'Breaking has total freedom for me,' says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport". CNN. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "B-Boy Menno: Red Bull BC One All Star career portrait". Red Bull. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2024.