Sanna Veerman (born 29 January 2002) is a Dutch

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She was part of the bronze medal-winning Dutch team at the 2023 European Championships.

Early life

Veerman was born on 29 January 2002 in

Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam () is a municipality in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, primarily consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam. It is situated on the western shore of the Markermeer, just north of Waterland. In 2019, it ...

. She started gymnastics at the age of six.

Senior career

2022

Veerman competed at the Cottbus World Cup, where she took the silver medal in the uneven bars final behind teammate Tisha Volleman. At the

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, she helped the Netherlands qualify to the team final, where they finished fourth behind Italy, Great Britain, and Germany. Veerman was named to the Dutch team for the World Championships in

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. The team finished ninth during qualifications, missing out on the team final. Individually, Veerman qualified to the uneven bars final, where she finished fifth.

2023

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

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of Italy. She then competed at the DTB Pokal Stuttgart, where she finished second on the uneven bars behind Zoe Miller. In April, Veerman competed at the

, where she helped the Dutch team take the bronze medal behind Great Britain and Italy.

Competitive history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veerman, Sanna 2002 births Living people Dutch female artistic gymnasts People from Edam-Volendam Sportspeople from North Holland 21st-century Dutch women