Nils Dunkel

German artistic gymnast

Nils Dunkel

Nils Dunkel at the 2017 German National Championships

Personal information
Country represented|  Germany
Born|  (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 26)
Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
Residence| Berlin, Germany
Height| 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Discipline| Men's artistic gymnastics
Level| Senior international elite
Club| MTV 1860 Erfurt
Head coach(es)| Stephan Dunkel

Medal record

Representing  Germany
European Championships
| 2022 Munich | Pommel horse

Nils Dunkel (born 20 February 1997) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

## Career[edit]

Dunkel began gymnastics since his father, Stephan Dunkel, is a coach at the MTV Erfurt club.[2] He competed at the 2014 Junior European Championships and finished twenty-first in the all-around final.[3] He finished fourth in the pommel horse event final.[4] He represented Germany at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished twelfth in the all-around final.[5]

Dunkel competed at the 2018 European Championships and helped the German team finish fourth.[6] Individually, he finished fourth in the parallel bars event final.[7] He was not able to compete at the 2019 World Championships due to a foot injury.[2]

Dunkel was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Philipp Herder, and Andreas Toba.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Dunkel Nils". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. ^ a b "Dunkel Nils". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
4. ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-around final results" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
6. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
7. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
8. ^ Deutscher Turner-Bund [@deutscherturnerbund] (14 June 2021). "Lange haben wir auf diesen Tag gewartet" [We have waited a long time for this day.] - via Instagram.

## External links[edit]

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* Nils Dunkel at the International Gymnastics Federation
* Nils Dunkel at Olympedia
* Nils Dunkel at Olympics.com
* Nils Dunkel at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
* Nils Dunkel at the Deutscher Turner-Bund (in German)
* Nils Dunkel on Instagram

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