Glen Cuyle

Gymnast
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IntroGymnast
PlacesBelgium
isAthlete Gymnast
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth25 July 2002, Izegem, Arrondissement of Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium
Age22 years
Star signLeo
Family
Siblings:Nicola Cuyle
Sports Teams
GYM Izegem (Izegem, Arrondissement of Roeselare, Belgium)
The details

Biography

Glen Cuyle (born 25 July 2002) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. He represented Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics and qualified for the rings final, finishing eighth.

Early and personal life

Cuyle was born on 25 July 2002 in Izegem. He has a twin brother, Nicola, who is also an elite gymnast. Nicola and Glen began gymnastics together when they were seven years old. As of 2024, he studies physical education at Ghent University.

Career

Cuyle competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships with his brother Nicola and Victor Martinez, and they placed 15th in the team competition, and he did not qualify for any individual finals.

At the 2022 European Championships, Cuyle and the Belgian team placed 12th in the qualification round. At the 2023 Cottbus World Cup, Cuyle qualified for a World Cup final for the first time and finished seventh on the parallel bars. He then placed sixth on the still rings at the Cairo World Cup. Cuyle competed at the 2023 World Championships alongside his brother Nicola, Maxime Gentges, Noah Kuavita, and Luka van den Keybus, and the team placed 15th.

Cuyle won a silver medal on the still rings behind China's Lan Xingyu at the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart. He then competed at the 2024 European Championships where the Belgian team finished 14th in the qualification round, and he also missed the still rings final. He was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the non-nominative spot Belgium earned at the 2023 World Championships.

At the 2024 Olympic Games, Cuyle qualified for the rings final in fourth place. In the final, he fell on his dismount, causing him to finish in eighth place.

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