Imke Glas

Imke Glas (born August 30, 1994) is a Dutch artistic gymnast.

Personal life
Glas was born on August 30, 1994, in Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands. She has two siblings.

Gymnastics career
Glas began gymnastics at the age of three when her parents took her to a local gym, BSV / ODIS. Glas was one of the most promising junior elite gymnasts on the Dutch Junior National Team and was a contender to compete at the 2008 European Junior Gymnastic Championships. However, on October 26, 2007, she was severely injured in an accident on vault.

While in training, Glas was performing a round-off half-on, a variation of the Yurchenko type vault, when her hands missed the vault table and she fell on her head. She severely damaged her sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, warranting extensive surgery in which neurosurgeons took a piece of her hip bone and placed it in her neck for stabilization. Glas and her family were told that she would never walk again, but she made a full recovery.

Competitive History
 Date 	                Event                                        Results    Points
 ONTARIO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
 December 15, 2002      1st league match at GV Turn Lust in Huizen   2nd place  34,350
 February 2, 2003       2nd league match in Schagen                  2nd place  36,280
 March 23, 2003         3rd league match                             2nd place  35,450
 April 6, 2003          Final League Match Region NH                 1st place  37,575
 February 14, 2004      NH Region Championships                      1st place  35,875
 February 26, 2005      NH Region Championships                      1st place  36,400
 DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRY NWS
 11/12 January 2003     1st to race in 't Bon Opmeer                 2nd place  35,375
 January 25, 2003       2nd to race in Beverwijk                     5th place  34,525
 April 12, 2003         Houses in quarter finals                     2nd place  36,008
 April 26, 2003         Semifinals in Boxtel                         1st place  37,833
 May 24, 2003           Final in Utrecht                             2nd place  37,225
 SIDIJK TOURNAMENT
 February 9, 2003       Tournament in Heerenveen                     1st place  35,758
 February 8, 2004       Tournament in Heerenveen                     3rd place  35,350
 OJTS
 September 7, 2003      Beekbergen                                   1st place  166 pnt
 October 4, 2004        Beekbergen                                   1st place  179 pnt
 DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS TOP PUPILS 1
 March 21, 2004         1st race placement in Aalsmeer               2nd place  35,700
 April 4, 2004          2nd race in placement Goes                   1st place  36,275
 April 17, 2004         3rd placing match in Hellevoetsluis          8th place  34,525
 June 6, 2004           Semifinals in Valkenswaard                   3rd place  36,025
 June 20, 2004          Final in Nijmegen                            7th place  37,250
 DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS TOP PUPILS 2
 March 13, 2005         1st race placement in Budel                  1st place   35,904
 April 23, 2005         2nd placement match in Breda                 dispensation
 May 29, 2005           3rd race in placement                        dispensation 	
 June 5, 2005           Semifinal sport in Huizen                    23rd place  9,400
 June 18, 2005          Final Topsport in Nijmegen                   5th place   35,987

References

External links
 Imke Glas Official Website
 Imke Glas: Health Updates
 Imke Glas Documentary

Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Dutch female artistic gymnasts
Category:People from Langedijk