Nina Derwael (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈninaː dɛrˈʋaːl] or [- dərˈʋaːl]; born 26 March 2000) is a Belgian artistic gymnast.

Her father, Nico Derwael, is a former professional football player, and her mother, Marijke Lammens, played handball and table tennis.

[9][10] Derwael competed at the International Gymnix in Montreal and finished fifteenth in the all-around and eighth in the uneven bars event final.

[13] She was selected to compete at the Junior European Championships alongside Axelle Klinckaert, Rune Hermans, Jelle Beullens, and Cindy Vandenhole, and they finished sixth in the team competition.

[16] In the event finals, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Angelina Melnikova and placed fifth on the floor exercise.

[19][20] She competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with Axelle Klinckaert and Julie Meyers, and they won the silver medal in the team competition behind Russia.

[23] Her final junior competition was the Elite Gym Massilia where she finished fifth in the all-around and the floor exercise and won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Laura Jurca and Enus Mariani.

She made her senior debut at the International Gymnix where she won the team gold medal and placed seventh in the all-around.

In the event finals, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Laura Waem and finished fifth on the floor exercise.

[28] She represented Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro alongside Senna Deriks, Rune Hermans, Gaëlle Mys, and Laura Waem, and they placed twelfth in the qualification round.

[32] Derwael competed as a guest of Dunkerque Gym at the France Top 12 Championships and helped the team finish fifth.

"[40] Additionally, Derwael and Georgia-Mae Fenton of Great Britain successfully competed a difficult original skill (Stalder to Tkatchev with 1/2 turn), which is now named the Derwael-Fenton in the Code of Points.

[52] At the 2018 World Championships Derwael helped the Belgian team finish eleventh in the qualification round, and she qualified for the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam finals.

[69] At the Worms Friendly, she won the gold medals on the uneven bars and the balance beam, and she helped the Belgian team finish second behind Germany.

[76] Derwael became the fifth woman in World Championships history to successfully defend her uneven bars title after Maxi Gnauck (1981, 1983), Daniela Silivaș (1987, 1989), Svetlana Khorkina (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001), and Fan Yilin (2015, 2017).

[77] Afterward, she withdrew from the floor exercise final, citing her previous foot injuries and wishing to remain healthy in the lead up to the Olympics.

[83] In June, she competed at the Osijek Challenge Cup and won the gold medal on the uneven bars and the balance beam.

[85] In July 2021, Derwael was selected to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo alongside Maellyse Brassart, Jutta Verkest, and Lisa Vaelen.

[92] During the event final, she earned the bronze medal behind reigning world champion Wei Xiaoyuan of China and American Shilese Jones.

[96][97] Derwael announced at the beginning of the year she would compete on the balance beam at the 2024 World Cup series to attempt to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.

[98] Six months after shoulder surgery, she returned to competition at the Cairo World Cup and won the gold medal on the balance beam.

[96] Then at the World Cup in Cottbus, she finished in fifth place, but she was the highest-placing gymnast of those eligible for Olympic qualification points.

[4] At the 2020 Olympics, a photo of Derwael and her teammate Maellyse Brassart sitting in a split with tennis player Novak Djokovic went viral.