Céline Henriette Bianca van Gerner (born 1 December 1994) is a retired Dutch elite artistic gymnast, two-time Olympian, and bronze medalist at the 2018 European Championships Van Gerner was born in Zwolle, Netherlands, but grew up in Emmeloord.
She took up gymnastics at age seven at a local club in Emmeloord, Netherlands, and later moved to Turncentrum Sportstad Heerenveen (TSH).
[1] Van Gerner competed at the 2008 EK Juniors Clermont Ferrand in France where the Netherlands placed 3rd in team competition.
Van Gerner competed at the Dutch Championships where she placed 1st in the all-around and on floor exercise and uneven bars.
Van Gerner competed at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan where she placed 5th on uneven bars and won a bronze medal in Team Competition alongside Lieke Wevers and Lisa Top.
In 2018 van Gerner competed at the Koper Cup Challenge where she won gold on the balance beam and silver on uneven bars, behind Barbora Mokošová.
She made headlines during the floor exercise final due to wearing full cat make-up during her performance.
[4] In September it was announced that van Gerner would forgo competing at the 2018 World Championships and get surgery on her achilles tendon, which has been bothering her since 2016.