Epke Zonderland Wins Artistic Men's Horizontal Bar Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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Epke Zonderland (NED) wins the gold medal in the men's gymnastic artistic horizontal bar at the London 2012 Olympic Games (7 August).
Germany's Fabian Hambuchen took silver in the event with China's Zou Kai taking bronze.
Artistic gymnastics was introduced at the very first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, and has been present at every edition of the Games since then. At the beginning, it comprised disciplines that are difficult to qualify as "artistic", such as climbing and acrobatics.
The foundations of the Olympic gymnastics programme were laid at the 1924 Games in Paris, when the men's apparatus individual and team competitions appeared. In 1928, women were included in the Amsterdam Games. It was not until 1952 that the women's programme was developed, with seven events, and then stabilised at six events as from the 1960 Games in Rome.
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@Linda-hs1lk 5 лет назад

2012 Olympics Epke wins gold. Now, SIX years later, he's became World champion again in Doha, but not only that, he became a father and.....yes......he's a DOCTOR! Dutch Superman!

@evieludwig561 5 лет назад

Ja❤️

@fizzao1342 5 лет назад

Wow! Respect for him. He seems a great guy too.

@4575rach 5 лет назад

and a surgeon too!!! amazing!!

@VinodKumar-cx4jg 5 лет назад

superb...

@VinodKumar-cx4jg 5 лет назад

superb....

@NevilleG123 8 лет назад

the flying Dutchman.

@esther589 8 лет назад

This comment is everything XD

@nathandepater1881 7 лет назад

+esther589 boring and unoriginal 😜

@jonathancorwin5133 7 лет назад

+Nathan de Pater so true

@slozopix9661 4 года назад

Very original. Let's call him the Flying Frisian, shall we?

@jasminejohnston6393 4 года назад

Yep, just like the Flying Dutchman of the Winter Olympics Sven Kramer!

@jody024 8 лет назад

Great performance, but in the end the greatest part was seeing how all competitors showed respect to each other

@instacheese 8 лет назад

+jody024 You aren't kidding. Flipping amazing watching competitors be happy for each other, despite the outcome. Love it!

@Jonnhy0989 8 лет назад

+jody024 Always it's good to see that. Although I think is not the greatest part, not the focus, but it is great for sure! I love it!

@teddy9770 8 лет назад

I love that, too. I think at some point it's just like "it's us against the equipment", they're in that together. I also can imagine that they kind of like and know each other, I mean they meet the same people again and again at every conpetition.

@maudstorel3592 7 лет назад

+Teddy 97 op

@countrysunshine1845 7 лет назад

hey

@White_Hare 4 года назад

Day XX of quarantine: I'm watching the finals of the Artistic Men's Horizontal Bar Gold from the London 2012 Olympics while eating guacamole-flavored potato chips (which I STRONGLY recommend) at 5:34 AM with no clear intentions of going to sleep.

@ZepHoffman 4 года назад

XD best coment

@moodyblues9675 4 года назад

Same

@1Fresh_Water 4 года назад

I'm eating dill pickle flavored popcorn!

@fieliep1040 4 года назад

sounds like dead inside, I'm in

@DrPepper776 4 года назад

been binge watching olympic stuff from any year. just at a healthy platter of brown rice, avacado and rotisserie chicken, with a cup of coffee. at 5:22 am after staying up all night.

@ifartonbunnys 9 лет назад

Whenever I feel too proud of myself I watch this

@MohamedMostafa-ub3hk 6 лет назад

' نو

@MsSlucyna 3 года назад

@@MohamedMostafa-ub3hk The problem is, I never feel proud of myself. And this video doesn't help.

@Pinkdatadog 5 дней назад

😂

@JDYTC 6 лет назад

And studying medicine in the mean time... This guy makes me feel like such a sloth.

@joeyotr5383 3 года назад

you are

@V-D. 3 года назад

@@joeyotr5383 duuuuude haha be kind

@benicioreis3694 2 года назад

The amazing Spiderman !

@herstory4768 2 года назад

What?

@benicioreis3694 2 года назад

@@herstory4768 they are the Spiderman true .

@norisori_ 8 лет назад

it made my day to see the guys and even coaches hug each other, that was so sweet and they seemed genuinely happy. i'm glad people aren't salty at this level of competition.

@kittyviveen9448 5 лет назад

I'm Dutch, so really proud of Epke. And he's a funny guy wich is always nice. He got married this year, and when asked about it he said : "My wife was impressed by my agility during the wedding night." Now - that's a true gold medal winner!

@MrBucky204 3 года назад

vind je het gek?? voor ze gingen slapen stond Epke even op zijn handen en daarna gewoon 4 salto,s in de slaapkamer hahahahaha is lollig bedoeld

@ErickCuelo 2 года назад

😆🙌🏼

@aimlesfez 8 лет назад

This was my olympic moment. Casually stumbled upon the final while browsing tv. stuck. I thought the german was amazing. And then the dutch killed it. Still watch this video from time to time.

@thelastzeppelin 8 лет назад

Happened exactly the same to me. I just found this video after searching it poorly for years.

@slevinkelevra5901 6 лет назад

aimlesfez Be careful you could become an Olympic junkie like me 🙁😁

@chifanlee7488 3 года назад

@@thelastzeppelin /l

@dantiongson3014 6 лет назад

Owen Wilson's routine still gives me the chills

@MariviBorjas 5 лет назад

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA he's not only a good actor, he is a great gymnast too 😂

@ANARodriguez-xl1xt 2 года назад

I can’t 🤣🤣🤣

@hugegymnasticsfan3575 9 лет назад

I always feel for the person who has to go after Epke. I wouldn't want to be that person!

@rosenotarte9440 6 лет назад

Talaga met

@meenah_s 11 лет назад

I love watching finals like this, everyone goes clean, and the best win with no controversy. All the athletes seem to totally support each other as well. Brilliant.

@Valerilux 8 лет назад

"Just watch me enjoy this man's releases." ... O.o

@Sarah-hu1ev 7 лет назад

Xing-Fen Hu 😂

@ododo2004 6 лет назад

Hahhaha

@MaxwellEindhoven 6 лет назад

He released them very manly ;)

@prabirdey7610 4 года назад

My mom be

@rugbyfan0025 4 года назад

"Just watch *and* enjoy this man's releases"

@CanoManuelGonzaga 8 лет назад

That gold winning dismount still amazes me. It's like he was meant to win the medal right from the very beginning.

@ishmaelsipho3156 7 лет назад

That gold winning dismount still amazes me. It's like he was meant to win the medal right from the very beginning.

@CanoManuelGonzaga 7 лет назад

ishmael sipho Why did you copy my comment?

@DDRGaming 7 лет назад

Why did you copy my comment?

@ishmaelsipho3156 7 лет назад

Why did you copy my comment?

@sbonnet2004 7 лет назад

That gold winning dismount still amazes me. It's like he was meant to win the medal right from the very beginning.

@CraigPaulWilson 3 года назад

Zonderland with one of the all time great Olympic gymnastics performances. Astonishing.

@audreylockhart90 Год назад

Epke Zonderland’s routine lives in my mind rent-free.

@CountryCowboy008 3 года назад

He's so good, he made the bars look like rings

@herstory4768 2 года назад

Lmao

@Garwen1976 10 лет назад

I remember watching this at the time in utter awe.

@charleytengbergen770 10 лет назад

I'm dutch, but I watched it in turkey haha

@lisannekooijman9124 9 лет назад

I am dutch too, i saw this while eating chicken wings. (strange that i remember tough)

@SuAva 6 лет назад

I'm Dutch too, I was watching this on my phone while riding my bike to work, lol. Didn't wanna miss it!

@MsSlucyna 3 года назад

@@lisannekooijman9124 Youb

@MsSlucyna 3 года назад

@@lisannekooijman9124 Because of the emotions you were experiencing at the same time. It helps to remember.

@zitaconickx9847 7 лет назад

fabian and epke are soooooo good they are also good friends! Its lovely to see

@ingridjager3134 8 лет назад

he made the Netherlands proud with that routine of him.

@Hollister4life24 9 лет назад

At 8:20 the family is just waving the flag like maniacs and the girl in the middle is just like chilling and drinking the soda xD

@gingerukaegbu3778 6 лет назад

Sydney nice

@jean-pierredalbera5869 3 года назад

@@gingerukaegbu3778 iplonheô

@nadiaiscoool 4 года назад

the way all the athletes congratulate and hug one another is so nice to see, there must be a deep level of understanding and almost companionship from being within a sport that intensive from such a young age.

@averyw1497 3 года назад

I love how they congratulate each other, the pinnacle of athletic ability AND sportsmanship

@jewel7784 10 лет назад

Epke is really attractive too omg

@BeautyAnimash 10 лет назад

he has a girlfriend, too bad :(

@CountryCowboy008 3 года назад

@@BeautyAnimash uhm that's why divorce was created lma9

@Snaakie83 3 года назад

He does have a younger brother...

@me-dc8pj 2 года назад

He looks a lot like the 5th Doctor from Doctor Who. Almost disturbingly so lol

@erinjohnson1124 3 года назад

Well after Zonderland got completely robbed at the 2010 Worlds in his home country, him getting the gold here at the Olympics was beyond satisfying, not to mention the world medals he racked up after this. He will always be the GOAT on this apparatus!

@hosseinhasanpour9253 9 лет назад

everytime I watch Epke his moves on the bar I get goose pimples

@eugvh18 9 лет назад

Zonderland just blows everybody away making other gymnasts look weak

@knicole3865 10 лет назад

I remember watching this with my Mom and just freaking out after Zonderland stuck that landing.

@something_nothing 10 лет назад

he didnt stick it... he took a step backwards

@poonzers93 10 лет назад

RotundRiceRockets lol no he stuck the landing. the commentators themselves said he stuck the landing.

@XJDesigns1 10 лет назад

RotundRiceRockets Not seeing it.

@something_nothing 10 лет назад

lol idk why i said that... watching it again i see no step.... weird

@blauwwittenar 10 лет назад

EN HIJ STAAT !!

@Vaninasanta 8 лет назад

Epke´s Difficulty: 7.9?? I mean... what does an 8 take?

@StefandeJong1 8 лет назад

+vanina s Chuck Norris.

@scootzzzz8442 8 лет назад

+Stefan de Jong Funny enough chuck's grandson is a gymnast. Chuck was at one of his grandsons meets and I met him. he's pretty chill.

@MrJr01 7 лет назад

When solving a difficult math equation mid-air.

@esmeralda9147 7 лет назад

What does an 10 take? That's what I'm asking haha xD

@silverleopardcat 5 лет назад

Well, to answer that, the d-score isn't out of 10. Each element has a difficulty level assigned to it in the gymnastics Code of Points, so when you add up all of the elements Epke performed, it comes to 7.9. An 8 would mean he upgraded the difficulty somewhere (extra turns in the pirouettes or an extra half-twist in a release, for instance), or connected two elements back-to-back. A d-score of 7.9 is insanely high as it is, and that's in part because he connected those three releases.

@renzoqrod843 4 года назад

!!!!...EPKE ZONDERLAND... IS THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE....!!!

@JimmyDeLocke 10 лет назад

Jonathan Horton said it all. "That was amazing." It could have gone any number of other ways, score wise, but face it -- Ep's routine totally floored they other guys. One of the Chinese guys was still grinning while they were waiting for the score! (21:46) He had the most ridiculously difficult and hazardous set, which hit hit, and nailed the dismount. Epke won the day for sure. I also loved the sportsmanship shown by Fabian (29:20) He's genuinely happy for Ep!

@CasperWoude 10 лет назад

skip to 18:55 for epke

@leo_le_lion 6 лет назад

Casper Woudenberg thank you!!!

@mandypaulissen 6 лет назад

Casper Woudenberg are you Dutch because I am 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄😋😋😋😋😋😋😎😎😎😎😎

@YaelGC7 6 лет назад

Mandy Paulissen I’m Dutch

@kayematildeposo2141 4 года назад

Thankyou

@ycao6 Год назад

no one mentioned the commentary. Shannon Miller and the other one are the best. Much better than NBC! Thank u!

@theonenamedrayray 11 лет назад

Definitely one of my favorite events of the London 2012 Olympics. It was truly AMAZING. Everyone did their best and those routine were jaw dropping.

@jojogirl2008 11 лет назад

Nope. Not just the Dutch. I'm not Dutch, yet I cannot stop watching this spectacular performance by Epke!

@SHVideografie 6 лет назад

Amazing too see such sportsmanship among the athletes and coaches btw!

@MsSlucyna 3 года назад

Probably because they know each of them can easily break his neck any moment. The more they appreciate the survivors!

@DarronSmithBahamianMillionaire 3 года назад

That was a truly amazing performance by Zonderland and his difficulty was crazy! Excellent top three!

@LachFlex 8 лет назад

Lol, why on earth is the thumbnail Epke holding Cross on RINGS!? This is Highbar! XD Great video though

@vincentbonomo3185 7 лет назад

Lachlan Walker iiiiiuuuu

@panagiotislevis2695 6 лет назад

Lachlan Walker 8

@Wilkat 6 лет назад

Lachlan Walker They needed a picture of epke zonderland

@TheLukeoflove 6 лет назад

IKR!

@carolinamelo2373 6 лет назад

Lachlan Walker llll

@TheMusicFactory91 10 лет назад

Onze 'Flying Dutchman'!!

@WitoldBanasik 8 лет назад

Epke- you are a wonderful creature just out of this world !!!! Mind- numbingly difficult and precise routine by you !!! Well- dome, mate !!! Long Live Epke !!!

@need4speed4245 11 лет назад

It's crazy how so many people thought the first 2 chinese atheletes would be 1-2 after their performance. They didn't know Epke and the German powerhouse would deliver such epic routines.

@guco2862 5 лет назад

This moment when you're German and Dutch :') soo proud of them 👏🏼

@YouFriller Год назад

Just absolutely love the commentary! Shannon Miller is positive and just exited. Great!

@Maric98 9 лет назад

why is the thumbnail of this video Epke hanging in the rings????

@Emily-nd6jb 9 лет назад

IKR crazy

@ramenandigo 9 лет назад

Sefiworks A better question is, why is he doing a bent arm cross?

@ramenandigo 8 лет назад

***** I don't think so. Look at the angle of his elbow. With hyper extended elbows, his elbows should be lower than his shoulders and wrists, not higher than his wrists. Compare this cross to Chen Yibing's cross, who has clearly hyper extended elbows, and notice how they're actually opposites. On a side note, I'm pretty sure Epke doesn't have hyper extended elbows, based on seeing his handstand. Also, it's known that he does things in sloppier form than most gymnasts. I saw him doing a clearly bent arm straddle planche as well.

@SoonYoungKim_94 8 лет назад

+Sol Hermelin I think his stronger suit is high bar and parallel bars, while being average on the other apparatuses.

@ramenandigo 8 лет назад

Hestia Absolutely, but you'd expect an elite gymnast to have a straight arm cross, no matter his specialty.

@dorakam7360 9 лет назад

I love Zou Kai but I think the performance of Zonderland was superb

@4GymnasticsLife 11 лет назад

I cried when Epke landed and I cried harder when I saw his score, I was so happy!

@kurtpower3619 8 лет назад

one of my most favourite olympic golds won besides usain bolt

@Lady.Thirteen 10 лет назад

Something I enjoy about Zonderland... he's so nonchalant about everything. The Dutch and Swiss are so laid back about their brilliance.

@konfusionxD 10 лет назад

Truly amazing.

@SuperMichgirl 9 лет назад

I got chills all over my body damn And the spectater even said Epke would win 😋

@gossticky 7 лет назад

They all performed amazingly! Incredible to watch . Gold went to the best guy !

@Daffietjuh00 11 лет назад

I love how they all congatulate each other. That's real sport. Plus Epke Zonderland did an amazing job. He deserved it.

@emildonelegado2010 8 лет назад

great sportsmanship . a very friendly competition. 😃

@samarasharif1780 7 лет назад

19:09 is the winners performance amazing

@SlendyMane 5 лет назад

Oh my dyslexia... I thought the title said, "Epic Zoolander"

@FrancieDeBeer 11 лет назад

I've been enjoying watching all of the Olympic gymnastics from last year for the first time now over the past couple of days. Thanks for having all these events available on RU-vid in their entirety! My husband keeps laughing with me, "You're watching Olympics again, aren't you?", as the tears keep welling up in my eyes. They're all fabulous! ..(And by the way, I've been enjoying both of the commentators throughout all of these events, I wish they'd show their faces once in a while.)

@lionkingmatiouz3441 6 лет назад

Epke's set was insane, with that perfect landing.

@wodkfh 9 лет назад

1 word... UNBELIEVABLE!

@hambaallah571 4 года назад

Pulau Gili Ketapang, Probolinggo, Jawa Timur. Hadir.🇮🇩 Kamis,30-04-2020. 12:08.

@HillaryHorror 9 лет назад

How is Zonderland even real?!

@spawn11 9 лет назад

Hillary Leach Hes not real hes Dutch

@saintconnnor 9 лет назад

***** my sweet summer child, places you have never been before always sound better then they really are, the netherlands isnt an exception :)

@jcharles1470 8 лет назад

Hillary Leach Hi! Hillary, where are you from?Greetings

@jody024 8 лет назад

+saintconnor I hope i can get out of the Netherlands ASAP

@nienkek824 8 лет назад

Nederland Nederland is de beste yeay i♡epke zonderland♥♥♥♥♥♥

@sk8rjer 6 лет назад

So many awesome performers! I've been watching my grandson train for a few years...he's now thirteen. All the sacrifice...not so easy!! But in the end well worth it!!

@Greatgerd 5 лет назад

I remember this, was amazed by Hambuchen but then came Epke..

@elifskater.patpat6177 9 лет назад

Epke is always the best,, hij moet zo doorgaan

@CodySDivineCreators 11 лет назад

I wish the women had that kind of sportsmanship

@jomom8844 3 года назад

Watching this 8 years later and it still amazes me

@paigefanatic90 4 года назад

Fabian came back in 2016 and took gold!!!

@saqua608 11 лет назад

from now on whenever i want to say, "that was epic!" I am instead going to say, "that was epke!"

@soyaberry 11 лет назад

Epic Epke Zonderland takes us to Wonderland!

@olympiayalcin 9 лет назад

Große Talent.Mein Kompliment.Ungewöhnliche leistung.Etwas besser als Hambüchen.

@Nolimitsfreak22 11 лет назад

For the dutch this was the moment of the year. Proud to be dutch! You go man!

@sadie3lisa 10 лет назад

Epke, performance was just unreal! Totally amazing! Good on him!

@1joosje1 6 лет назад

Altijd een traantje van blijheid bij deze video dat ons kikkerlandje zo’n talenten heeft.

@theonenamedrayray 11 лет назад

This was one of my favorite events finals. So much power!!!

@Sophie-cm2un 4 года назад

The crowd was saying: “kom op, kom op, jongen!” Which means: “Come on, come on, man!”

@henk-3098 3 года назад

it means boy

@zachd6537 6 лет назад

Wonderland's pirouettes were just as impressive as the releases. The double pirouette was a beauty

@Parker528 9 лет назад

I remember watching this live and it was awesome. The very year before this at the Worlds, held in his home nation, I also watched (but not live) and he performed that same routine right in front of the now King of the Netherlands (then Prince Willem of Orange) and I am thinking he won, but may have finished second. maybe someone can clarify for me. But he IS the bomb!

@kimwaddell4218 Год назад

These scores and performances was unbelievable

@AlyaralovaFan 11 лет назад

don't usually watch men's gymnastics, but I absolutely love the high bar

@alexanderzhu6280 5 лет назад

This match is really exciting!!! All the guys are so incredible!!! Just love it!!!

@TotoroForLife 9 лет назад

Epek Zonderland, more like Epek Wonderland!!!!! Am I right ladies?

@vettegaddia6234 9 лет назад

Luis plays The difficulty is wonderful, his execution is NOT. Fabian should have won.

@jody024 8 лет назад

+Vette gaddia you seem to miss the point here, Epke did something that at the time no other male Gymnast was able to do

@vettegaddia6234 8 лет назад

jody024 And Olga Korbut did a lot of innovations on UB at the Olympics in 1972. But she did not win the UB title. Olga did such difficulties on UB that the commentators were going nuts. And she even had good form. But they gave the gold to Karin Janz because of artistry and even better form. Sorry, Epke had lousy form. He should have a lot more deductions than the judges gave him. If this was properly judge, Fabian would have won. And BOTH of them know it.

@jody024 8 лет назад

Vette gaddia What did you even watch ? he was not as sloppy as you say he was, at all.

@vettegaddia6234 8 лет назад

jody024 Leg separations on ALL of his releases and bend knees. Not hitting his handstands, poor leg form on his dismounts. Don't just look at his HUGE skills, look at his legs and his handstands. Those can incur deductions at much as 0.3-0.5...

@yellowbanana104 11 лет назад

I never expect to see something as great as the routine done by the flying dutchman!!! that is what men's gymnastics should be like!

@LouiseAlll 11 лет назад

Epke is the best on Horizontal Bar, everybody knows, he's deserves the gold, and the next...

@aeh5109 Год назад

The respect from the other contestants is so beautiful

@Xiviuz 3 года назад

Starting off 2021 with a recommended 8 year old Olympic Horizontal Bar video

@blackbeauty5717 2 года назад

everyone did amazing job. simply beautiful

@sayita07 6 лет назад

Epke Zonderland's performance was amazing, he deserved the gold

@abigailskullymcdaniel5246 8 лет назад

Amazing! *They fly through the air with the greatest of ease, the daring young men on the...high bar" lol. Epke's routine was not as sloppy as everyone is saying, and besides, the huge D-scores are what will advance the sport and encourage athletes to feel comfortable trying harder stuff. If everyone just wanted perfect execution we would just watch them do super easy skills perfectly...BO-RING. Also I love the awesome sportsmanship, handshaking and smiles between the competitors and coaches. Great attitudes all around. Can't wait for rio!!!