Maartje Ruikes

Maartje Ruikes (born 27 June 1996) is a retired Dutch artistic gymnast.

[2] Ruikes competed at the 2014 GBR-NED International Friendly where she tied for the all-around gold medal with Jin Yi Hoekstra and won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Lieke Wevers and Ruby Harrold.

[5] She was then selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships alongside Lisa Top, Lieke Wevers, Céline van Gerner, Vera van Pol, and Sanne Wevers, and the team finished 10th in the qualification round.

[6] Ruikes had her balance beam mount named after her at the World Championships as she was the first one to perform it at a major international competition.

[9] At the 2016 Sidijk Tournament, Ruikes won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Lisa Top,[10] but on the floor exercise, she tore her Achilles tendon- taking her out of contention for the 2016 Olympic team.