Donna-Donny Truyens is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 gymnast

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

 from Kessel-Lo

Kessel-Lo

Kessel-Lo is a town in Belgium. It is a borough of Leuven North of Leuven proper. Kessel-Lo is bordered by Holsbeek, Lubbeek, and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven ....

. His favourite event is the pommel horse

Pommel horse

The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...

. He combines gymnastics wuth studying nursing

Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

. He made his senior debut in 2007. He is coached by Dirk Van Meldert at the Topsportcentrum in Ghent

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

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At the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...

 in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

, Truyens became the first Belgian ever to qualify for a final when he came fifth in the qualifications for the pommel horse.

2007

Tournament	Result
World Cup Stuttgart	7th
World Cup Ostrava	2nd
World Cup Gent	5th
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.-List:-External links:*...	5th
World Cup Maribor	6th

2008

Tournament	Result
World Cup Madrid	8th
World Cup Glasgow	4th
World Cup Szombathely	1st
World Cup Barcelona	3rd
World Cup Moscou	10th
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.-List:-External links:*...	6th
World Cup Cottbus	5th
World Cup Doha	11th

2009

Tournament	Result
World Cup Glasgow	5th
World Cup Maribor	1st
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.-List:-External links:*...	6th
World Cup Cottbus	1st
World Cup Montreal	3rd
2009 Summer Universiade 2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade were celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina , close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised...	2nd

2010

Tournament	Result
World Cup Doha	5th
World Cup Paris	8th
World Cup Maribor	2nd
World Cup Moscou	11th
World Cup Porto	5th
World Cup Ghent	7th
World Cup Ostrava	2nd
World Cup Glasgow	13th

2011

Tournament	Result
2011 Summer Universiade 2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade, the XXVI Summer Universiade, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.-Bid selection:The cities of Kazan, Russia, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shenzhen, China, Murcia, Spain, and Poznań, Poland were in contention for the Games. On 16 January 2007, FISU announced at the conference...	2nd