Person in history
Epke Zonderland
Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1986 · April 16
- Age this year
- 40No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 40th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Epke Jan Zonderland is a Dutch artistic gymnast and the 2012 Olympic gold medallist on high bar. He is a 4-time Olympian (2008–20) and has also taken 3 World Championships golds on high bar at the 2013, 2014 and 2018 World Championships, the first man to secure this feat on that apparatus. He is nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman.”
Why this date
Epke Zonderland appears on our April 16 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1986.
- April 26Chernobyl disaster
- February 25People Power Revolution
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquake
- February 7Haiti
- December 4Port of Savannah
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1986Emily VanCampMay 12
- 1986LaToya SandersSeptember 11
- 1986Sean DoolittleSeptember 26
- 1986Edewin FaniniMay 25
- 1986Nodiko TatishviliNovember 5
- 1986Hajime IsayamaAugust 29
- 1986Ibor BakarOctober 26
- 1986Alfie AllenSeptember 12
Sources
Cite this page
“Epke Zonderland”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/epke-zonderland, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Epke Zonderland
When was Epke Zonderland born?
April 16 1986.
How old would Epke Zonderland be today?
40 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 16?
Anya Taylor-Joy, Chance the Rapper, Tony McQuay and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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