Nina Derwael

Nina Derwael
Born (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Thibau Dierickx
(m. 2025)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Belgium
(2013–2025)
ClubTK Sta Paraat Hasselt
GymTopsportschool Gent
Head coach(es)Ulla Koch
Former coach(es)Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer
ChoreographerIrina Shadrina
Eponymous skillsDerwael-Fenton (E): Stalder to Tkatchev with 1/2 turn (Uneven Bars)
Derwael (F): Toe-on laid-out Tkatchev with a ½ twist (Uneven Bars)
RetiredJuly 15, 2025
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Uneven bars
World Championships
2018 Doha Uneven bars
2019 Stuttgart Uneven bars
2017 Montreal Uneven bars
2022 Liverpool Uneven bars
European Games
2019 Minsk Balance beam
European Championships
2017 Cluj-Napoca Uneven bars
2018 Glasgow Uneven bars
2025 Leipzig Uneven bars
2025 Leipzig Balance beam
2018 Glasgow Balance beam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 4 1 2
World Challenge Cup 3 0 0
Total 7 1 2

Nina Derwael (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈninaː dɛrˈʋaːl] or [- dərˈʋaːl]; born 26 March 2000) is a Belgian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (2018, 2019), and a three-time European champion (2017, 2018 & 2025) on the uneven bars. She also is the 2019 European Games and 2025 European champion on the balance beam.

She represented Belgium at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games. At the 2020 Olympics, she led the Belgian gymnastics team to their first-ever team final where they finished eighth. Individually she won the gold medal in the uneven bars final, the first Olympic medal of any color for a Belgian female gymnast. She is the first Belgian gymnast to medal at the World Championships, the first to become a World champion, and the first to become a European champion.