Ming van Eijken

Ming Gherardi van Eijken (born 3 April 2008) is a French artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World Championships and 2024 European bronze medalist on vault. She represented France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life Van Eijken was born in 2008 in Hong Kong. She began gymnastics when she was three years old in France. She was born to a Dutch father, French mother, and has an Italian grandfather.

Junior gymnastics career 2022 Van Eijken competed at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped France finish sixth as a team. In August she competed at the European Championships where she helped France finish fifth as a team. During event finals van Eijken won silver on vault behind Sabrina Voinea.

2023 In March van Eijken competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she helped France place fourth as a team. Individually she won gold on vault and placed fifth on floor exercise. Van Eijken was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside Lana Pondart and Lilou Viallat; the team finished in eleventh place. Individually van Eijken qualified for the vault final. During the final van Eijken performed two clean vaults and won the bronze medal behind Mia Mainardi and July Marano, earning France its first ever Junior World Championship medal.

Senior gymnastics career 2024 Van Eijken was selected to make her senior international debut at the 2024 Trophy of Jesolo where she won gold on vault. In May, she competed at the European Championships alongside Marine Boyer, Lorette Charpy, Coline Devillard, and Morgane Osyssek. During event finals, she won bronze on vault behind teammate Devillard and Valentina Georgieva of Bulgaria. During the team final, van Eijken helped France win the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain.

In July, van Eijken was officially selected to represent France at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Boyer, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, Devillard, and Osyssek. They finished eleventh in qualifications and did not advance to the team final.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Ming van Eijken at the junior levelYearEvent 2021 French Championships Swiss Cup Juniors 13 Elite Gym Massilia 4 5 French National Team Review 4 2022 French Test Meet 4 City of Jesolo Trophy 6 28 Haguenau Friendly 11 French Championships 6 European Championships 5 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 4 5 Junior World Championships 11 French Championships 10 4 Épernay Friendly 13 Tournoi International 4

+Competitive history of Ming van Eijken at the senior levelYearEvent 2024 City of Jesolo Trophy 5 European Championships 8 Olympic Games 11 Christmas Cup 2025 French Championships European Championships 7 7 Paris World Challenge Cup 5 World Championships 17 15 2026 City of Jesolo Trophy