Menno van Gorp

{{Short description|Dutch breakdancer (born 1989)}}

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| nickname = Menno

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|02|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands

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| sport = Breaking

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{{MedalSport|Breaking}}

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{{MedalCompetition|WDSF World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Nanjing|B-Boys}}

{{MedalCompetition|Red Bull BC One World Final}}

{{Medal|Winner|2014 Paris|Breaking}}

{{Medal|Winner|2017 Amsterdam|Breaking}}

{{Medal|Winner|2019 Mumbai|B-Boys}}

{{Medal|Winner|2024 Rio de Janeiro|B-Boys}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Kraków–Małopolska|B-Boys}}

{{MedalCompetition|WDSF European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Almeria|B-Boys}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Urban Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Budapest|B-Boys}}

{{MedalCompetition|Outbreak Europe}}

{{Medal|Winner|2015|2vs2 Breaking}}

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Menno van Gorp (born 7 February 1989){{Cite web |title=Menno |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/-menno_1965473 |website=Paris 2024 Olympics |quote=PASSPORT NAME: Menno van Gorp}} is a Dutch breakdancer who performs mononmously as Menno.

Menno has won the Red Bull BC One four times, surpassing Hong 10 for the most titles won by a breaker. He won gold at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2019{{Cite web |last=Pu |first=Jason |date=12 December 2019 |title=Why Menno is the best b-boy in the world |url=https://glissando.medium.com/why-menno-is-the-best-b-boy-in-the-world-a450b686819a |website=Medium}} and the European Breaking Championship in 2023.{{Cite web |title=European Breaking Championships 2023: B-Boy Menno and B-Girl Nicka claim gold medals in Almeria |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/european-breaking-championships-2023-b-boy-menno-and-b-girl-nicka-claim-gold-med |website=Olympics.com}} He represented the Netherlands in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Menno was born in Tilburg and began breaking at age twelve. He practiced Judo before breaking, switching because he enjoyed the "freedom" he felt breaking gave him.{{Cite web |last=Ramsay |first=George |date=5 March 2024 |title='Breaking has total freedom for me,' says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/05/sport/breakdance-paris-olympics-menno-van-gorp-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=CNN }} His first competition was in 2007 at age 18.

He also enjoys photography, theatre, painting and fashion.{{Cite web |date=30 September 2021 |title=B-Boy Menno: Red Bull BC One All Star career portrait |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/b-boy-menno-career-portrait |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Red Bull }} He enjoys jazz music and collects jazz records.