Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Tornier N.V. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July1, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Douglas W. Kohrs, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Douglas W. Kohrs
Name:	Douglas W. Kohrs
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)
Date:	August 13, 2012