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 26 October 2007 she was severely injured in an accident on vault.[1]
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 and was able to return to participating in gymnastics at a lower level.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Dutch gymnast likely paralyzed". The Gymblog. 1 November 2007.
^"Comeback na een dwarslaesie" [Comeback after a spinal cord injury]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 30 March 2017.
External linksedit
Imke Glas: Health Updates
Imke Glas Documentary
January 01, 1970
imke, glas, born, august, 1994, dutch, artistic, gymnast, full, namecountry, representednetherlandsborn, 1994, august, 1994, broek, langedijk, netherlandshometownbroek, langedijk, netherlandsdisciplinewomen, artistic, gymnasticsleveljunior, international, elit. Imke Glas born 30 August 1994 is a Dutch artistic gymnast Imke GlasFull nameImke GlasCountry representedNetherlandsBorn 1994 08 30 30 August 1994 age 29 Broek op Langedijk NetherlandsHometownBroek op Langedijk NetherlandsDisciplineWomen s artistic gymnasticsLevelJunior International EliteGymBATO HaarlemHead coach es Katarina Sarisska Contents 1 Personal life 2 Gymnastics career 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editGlas was born on 30 August 1994 in Broek op Langedijk Netherlands She has two siblings Gymnastics career editGlas 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 26 October 2007 she was severely injured in an accident on vault 1 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 and was able to return to participating in gymnastics at a lower level 2 References edit Dutch gymnast likely paralyzed The Gymblog 1 November 2007 Comeback na een dwarslaesie Comeback after a spinal cord injury De Gelderlander in Dutch 30 March 2017 External links editImke Glas Official Website Imke Glas Health Updates Imke Glas Documentary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Imke Glas amp oldid 1212229772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
