Imke Glas
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Imke Glas is an Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

.

Personal life

Glas was born on August 30, 1994, in Broek op Langedijk
Broek op Langedijk
Broek op Langedijk is a town in the Netherlands, located in the municipality Langedijk in the province Noord-Holland....

, Netherlands
Netherlands
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. She lives with both of her parents and two siblings.

Junior career

Glas began gymnastics at the age of three when her parents decided to take her to the local gym, BSV / ODIS. Glas was one of the most promising junior elite gymnast for the Dutch Junior National Team and was well on her way to competing at the 2008 European Junior Championships
European Junior Championships
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. However, that promising future was all threatened at the young age of thirteen.

The Accident

On October 26, 2007 Glas was severely injured in an accident on vault
Vault (gymnastics)
The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...

. While in training, Glas was performing a round-off half-on, or Yurchenko
Yurchenko
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 type vault, when her hands missed the vault table and she fell on her head. She severely damaged her sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae
In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae are those vertebrae immediately inferior to the skull.Thoracic vertebrae in all mammalian species are defined as those vertebrae that also carry a pair of ribs, and lie caudal to the cervical vertebrae. Further caudally follow the lumbar vertebrae, which also...

, therefore warranting extensive surgery. She had to endure six hours of surgery where neurosurgeons took a piece of her hip bone and placed it in her neck for stabilization. After surgery Glas and her family were told that she would never walk again, but Glas proves to be walking testament of the theory that time heals all wounds,.

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

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