De officiële website van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Gymnastiek Unie, KNGU. - The official website of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation, KNGU.
Official KGNU announcement. Rough Google translation:
The coach of the Dutch men's gymnastics, Mitch Fenner, is deceased Sunday at the age of 70. He was already seriously ill. The message comes as a huge shock.
For two years Mitch lived in the knowledge that could not be cured by him identified form of cancer. Nevertheless, he kept up to the last committed to the mission of the gymnasts on the way to the Olympic Games.
The qualification for Rio with a team can be written largely to the credit of the passionate Englishman. His passion and One Team One Goal approach has inspired many and is of enormous significance for the development of the Dutch gymnastics.
Top Sport Manager and Technical Director Hans Gootjes, who approached Mitch Fenner in 2010 to use his vast experience and seniority for ‘Project Rio’, speaks of a black day for gymnastics in the Netherlands, Great Britain and beyond. "I have been to many top coaches may work, but Mitch is like no other. We're going to miss him incredibly, both professionally and personally. He was a one of a kind professional and true friend for whom I have enormous respect. Our sympathy goes out to Sandra and other family members.”
