Nils Dunkel

German artistic gymnast

Nils Dunkel

Dunkel at the 2022 European Championships

Personal information
Country represented|  Germany
Born|  (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 27)
Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
Residence| Halle, Germany
Height| 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Discipline| Men's artistic gymnastics
Level| Senior international elite
Club| SV Halle
Head coach(es)| Hubert Brylok

Medal record

Representing  Germany
European Championships
| 2022 Munich | Pommel horse

Nils Dunkel (born 20 February 1997) is a German artistic gymnast. He won a bronze medal on the pommel horse at the 2022 European Championships. He represented Germany at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

## Career

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Dunkel began gymnastics at age four because his father, Stephan Dunkel, is a coach at the MTV Erfurt club.[2] He competed at the 2014 Junior European Championships and finished 21st 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 12th in the all-around final.[5] There, he also qualified for the parallel bars final and finished eighth.[6] Additionally, he was a reserve for the pommel horse,[7] still rings,[8] and horizontal bar finals.[9]

Dunkel finished eighth on the still rings at the 2016 Cottbus World Cup. He competed at his first World Championships in 2017. He only competed on the floor exercise and did not advance to the final.[10]

Dunkel competed at the 2018 European Championships and helped the German team finish fourth.[11] Individually, he finished fourth in the parallel bars event final.[12] He finished 41st in the all-around during the qualification round of the 2019 European Championships.[13] He was not able to compete at the 2019 World Championships due to a foot injury.[14]

Dunkel could not compete at the 2021 European Championships because he tore ligaments in his ankle right before the event. Eight weeks later, he returned to competition at the German Championships and won the pommel horse title.[2] He also finished second in the all-around at the German Championships, and he placed third in the all-around at the German Olympic Trials.[15] He was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside Lukas Dauser, Philipp Herder, and Andreas Toba.[16] The team qualified for the team final and finished in eighth place.[17]

Dunkel finished fifth on the pommel horse at the 2022 Cottbus World Cup.[18] Then at the European Championships, he helped the German team place seventh. Individually, he won the bronze medal on the pommel horse behind Harutyun Merdinyan and Loran de Munck.[19] This was his first medal at an international competition.[20] He then competed alongside Lukas Dauser, Pascal Brendel, Glenn Trebing [de], and Andreas Toba at the 2022 World Championships, and they placed ninth in the qualification round, making them the first reserves for the team final.[21]

Dunkel finished sixth on the parallel bars at the 2023 Cottbus World Cup.[22] Then at the 2023 European Championships, he helped the German team finish fifth.[23] He then competed at the 2023 World Championships and helped Germany qualify for the team final where they finished sixth.[24] Individually, Dunkel qualified for the pommel horse final and finished seventh.[25]

At the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart, Dunkel won a bronze medal on the pommel horse.[26] He was then selected to represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Pascal Brendel, Timo Eder, and Andreas Toba. The team finished 11th in the qualification round and did not advance to the final.[27] Dunkel did advance to the individual all-around final, where he finished 18th.[28] He was also the second reserve for the pommel horse final.[29]

## Competitive history

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Dunkel competing pommel horse at the 2022 European Championships Year  | Event  | Team  | AA  | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB

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Junior
2014
Junior European Championships |  | 21 |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Youth Olympic Games |  | 12 |  | R2 | R2 |  | 8 | R3
Senior
2016 | Cottbus World Cup |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |
2018
European Championships | 4 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
2021
Olympic Games | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 | Cottbus World Cup |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
European Championships | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
World Championships | R1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 | Cottbus World Cup |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |
European Championships | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
World Championships | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
2024 | DTB Pokal Stuttgart | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olympic Games | 11 | 18 |  | R2 |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Dunkel Nils". Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. ^ a b "Dunkel Nils - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
4. ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 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 Parallel Bars Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
7. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
8. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
9. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
10. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Floor Exercise Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 October 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
11. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
12. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
13. ^ "8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Individual" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
14. ^ Lieske, Katharina (9 September 2019). "Turn-WM ohne Nils Dunkel" [Gymnastics World Championships without Nils Dunkel]. Thuringian Gymnastics Association (in German). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
15. ^ Crumlish, John (9 July 2021). "Germany's Philipp Herder: 'I am important for the team on every apparatus'". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
16. ^ German Gymnastics Federation [@deutscherturnerbund] (14 June 2021). "Lange haben wir auf diesen Tag gewartet" [We have waited a long time for this day.] - via Instagram.
17. ^ Kreisl, Volker (26 July 2021). "Turnen bei Olympia: "Wir sind trotzdem stolz"" [Gymnastics at the Olympics: “We are still proud”]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
18. ^ "FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup Cottbus 2022 Apparatus Finals Men" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 26 February 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
19. ^ Bregman, Scott (21 August 2022). "Olympic gymnastics champions Artem Dolgopyat, Eleftherios Petrounias bag European titles". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
20. ^ "EM in München: Nils Dunkel gewinnt Bronzemedaille am Pauschenpferd" [European Championships in Munich: Nils Dunkel wins bronze medal on pommel horse]. Eurosport (in German). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
21. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Men's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
22. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 February 2023). "2023 Cottbus World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
23. ^ "Turn-EM in Antalya: Andreas Toba mit Team auf Rang 5" [European Gymnastics Championships in Antalya: Andreas Toba and team in 5th place]. Niedersächsischer Gymnastics Association (in German). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
24. ^ "Deutsche Turner starke WM-Sechste – Gold an Japan" [German gymnasts strong sixth place at World Championships – Gold goes to Japan]. Die Zeit (in German). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
25. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Pommel Horse Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 7 October 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
26. ^ Crumlish, John (17 March 2024). "France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
27. ^ "Olympia-Auftakt in Paris: Dauser und Dunkel turnen ins Finale" [Olympic opening in Paris: Dauser and Dunkel make it to the final]. German Gymnastics Federation (in German). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
28. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Paris 2024. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
29. ^ "Artisti Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse Qualification" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Paris 2024. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

## External links

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*[R2]: Dunkel finished 10th in the qualification round was the second reserve for the final
*[R3]: Dunkel finished 11th in the qualification round was the third reserve for the final
*[R1]: Germany finished ninth in the qualification round and was the first reserve for the final