# Nils Dunkel
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{{short description|German artistic gymnast}}
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| birth_place = [Erfurt](/source/Erfurt), [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), Germany
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| headcoach = Hubert Brylok
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{{MedalGold|[2025 Leipzig](/source/2025_European_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships)|Parallel bars}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Munich](/source/2022_European_Men's_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships)|Pommel horse}}
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'''Nils Dunkel''' (born 20 February 1997) is a German [artistic gymnast](/source/artistic_gymnast). He is the [2025 European](/source/2025_European_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) parallel bars champion. He won a bronze medal on the [pommel horse](/source/pommel_horse) at the [2022 European Championships](/source/2022_European_Men's_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships). He represented [Germany at the 2020](/source/Germany_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) and [2024 Olympic Games](/source/Germany_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics).
== Career ==
Dunkel began gymnastics at age four because his father, Stephan Dunkel, is a coach at the MTV Erfurt club.[{{cite web |title=Dunkel Nils - FIG Athlete Profile|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=39027 |website=[International Gymnastics Federation](/source/International_Gymnastics_Federation) |access-date=20 July 2021}}]
=== 2014–2017 ===
He competed at the [2014 Junior European Championships](/source/2014_European_Men's_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) and finished 21st in the all-around final.[{{cite web |title=31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors All-Around Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2014/mag/junaafinal.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[European Gymnastics](/source/European_Gymnastics) |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=23 May 2014}}] He finished fourth in the [pommel horse event final](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys'_pommel_horse).[{{cite web |title=31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors Apparatus Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2014/mag/junaf2ph.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[European Gymnastics](/source/European_Gymnastics) |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=25 May 2014}}] He represented [Germany at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics](/source/Germany_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics) and finished 12th in the [all-around final](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys'_artistic_individual_all-around).[{{cite web |url=http://result.nanjing2014.org/IRS/resYO2014/pdf/YO2014/GA/YO2014_GA_C73G_GAM024100.pdf |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-around final results |website=[Nanjing 2014](/source/Nanjing_2014) |date=19 August 2014 |accessdate=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021212234/http://result.nanjing2014.org/IRS/resYO2014/pdf/YO2014/GA/YO2014_GA_C73G_GAM024100.pdf |archivedate=21 October 2014 }}] There, he also qualified for the [parallel bars final](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Boys'_parallel_bars) and finished eighth.[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/olympics/2014yog/mag/af5pb.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[Nanjing 2014](/source/Nanjing_2014) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=24 August 2014}}] Additionally, he was a reserve for the pommel horse,[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/olympics/2014yog/mag/q2ph.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[Nanjing 2014](/source/Nanjing_2014) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=17 August 2014}}] still rings,[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/olympics/2014yog/mag/q3sr.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[Nanjing 2014](/source/Nanjing_2014) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=17 August 2014}}] and horizontal bar finals.[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/olympics/2014yog/mag/q6hb.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[Nanjing 2014](/source/Nanjing_2014) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=17 August 2014}}]
Dunkel finished eighth on the still rings at the [2016 Cottbus World Cup](/source/2016_FIG_Artistic_Gymnastics_World_Cup_series). He competed at his first [World Championships](/source/World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) in [2017](/source/2017_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships). He only competed on the floor exercise and did not advance to the final.[{{cite web |title=47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Floor Exercise Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_17worlds_qual.pdf |website=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics) |publisher=[International Gymnastics Federation](/source/International_Gymnastics_Federation) |access-date=9 September 2024 |pages=6 |date=2 October 2017}}]
=== 2018–2021 ===
Dunkel competed at the [2018 European Championships](/source/2018_European_Men's_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) and helped the German team finish fourth.[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/euros/documents/mag/senteams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[European Gymnastics](/source/European_Gymnastics) |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=11 August 2018}}] Individually, he finished fourth in the [parallel bars](/source/parallel_bars) event final.[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/euros/documents/mag/senaf5pb.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[European Gymnastics](/source/European_Gymnastics)|access-date=20 July 2021 |date=12 August 2018}}] He finished 41st in the all-around during the qualification round of the [2019 European Championships](/source/2019_European_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships).[{{cite web |title=8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Individual |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsMag.pdf |website=[European Gymnastics](/source/European_Gymnastics) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=10 April 2019}}] He was not able to compete at the [2019 World Championships](/source/2019_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) due to a foot injury.[{{cite web |last1=Lieske |first1=Katharina |title=Turn-WM ohne Nils Dunkel |url=https://thueringerturnverband.de/nachricht-detail/turn-wm-ohne-nils-dunkel.html |website=Thuringian Gymnastics Association |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=9 September 2019 |trans-title=Gymnastics World Championships without Nils Dunkel}}]
Dunkel could not compete at the [2021 European Championships](/source/2021_European_Artistic_Gymnastics_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.[{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Germany's Philipp Herder: 'I am important for the team on every apparatus' |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/interviews/germanys-philipp-herder-i-am-important-for-the-team-on-every-apparatus/ |website=[International Gymnast Magazine](/source/International_Gymnast_Magazine) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=9 July 2021}}] He was selected to represent [Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Germany_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics), held in 2021 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), alongside [Lukas Dauser](/source/Lukas_Dauser), [Philipp Herder](/source/Philipp_Herder), and [Andreas Toba](/source/Andreas_Toba).[{{cite instagram|postid=CQD1jSWq7nu|user=deutscherturnerbund
|title=Lange haben wir auf diesen Tag gewartet.|trans-title=We have waited a long time for this day.|lang=de|author=[German Gymnastics Federation](/source/German_Gymnastics_Federation)|date=14 June 2021}}] The team qualified for the [team final](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_artistic_team_all-around) and finished in eighth place.[{{cite web |last1=Kreisl |first1=Volker |title=Turnen bei Olympia: "Wir sind trotzdem stolz" |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/turnen-olympia-teamwettkampf-tokio-1.5364202 |website=[Süddeutsche Zeitung](/source/S%C3%BCddeutsche_Zeitung) |access-date=9 September 2024 |language=de |date=26 July 2021 |trans-title=Gymnastics at the Olympics: “We are still proud”}}]
=== 2022–2023 ===
Dunkel finished fifth on the pommel horse at the [2022 Cottbus World Cup](/source/2022_FIG_Artistic_Gymnastics_World_Cup_series).[{{cite web |title=FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup Cottbus 2022 Apparatus Finals Men |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/m_22cottbus_final.pdf |website=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics) |publisher=[International Gymnastics Federation](/source/International_Gymnastics_Federation) |access-date=9 September 2024 |pages=2 |date=26 February 2022}}] Then at the [European Championships](/source/2022_European_Men's_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships), he helped the German team place seventh. Individually, he won the bronze medal on the pommel horse behind [Harutyun Merdinyan](/source/Harutyun_Merdinyan) and [Loran de Munck](/source/Loran_de_Munck).[{{cite web |last1=Bregman |first1=Scott |title=Olympic gymnastics champions Artem Dolgopyat, Eleftherios Petrounias bag European titles |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/artem-dolgopyat-eleftherios-petrounias-european-gymnastics-finals-munich-2022 |website=[International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=21 August 2022}}] This was his first medal at an international competition.[{{cite web |title=EM in München: Nils Dunkel gewinnt Bronzemedaille am Pauschenpferd |url=https://www.eurosport.de/kunstturnen/nils-dunkel-wm-munchen-bronze-pauschenpferd-european-championships_sto9094993/story.shtml |website=[Eurosport](/source/Eurosport) |access-date=9 September 2024 |language=de |date=21 August 2022 |trans-title=European Championships in Munich: Nils Dunkel wins bronze medal on pommel horse}}] He then competed alongside [Lukas Dauser](/source/Lukas_Dauser), [Pascal Brendel](/source/Pascal_Brendel), {{ill|Glenn Trebing|de}}, and [Andreas Toba](/source/Andreas_Toba) at the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships), and they placed ninth in the qualification round, making them the first reserves for the team final.[{{cite web |title=51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Men's Team Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/m_22worlds_teamqual.pdf |website=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics) |publisher=[International Gymnastics Federation](/source/International_Gymnastics_Federation) |access-date=3 September 2024 |date=31 October 2022}}]
Dunkel finished sixth on the parallel bars at the [2023 Cottbus World Cup](/source/2022_FIG_Artistic_Gymnastics_World_Cup_series).[{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Cottbus World Cup Men's Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/02/27/2023-cottbus-world-cup-mens-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=27 February 2023}}] Then at the [2023 European Championships](/source/2023_European_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships), he helped the German team finish fifth.[{{cite web |title=Turn-EM in Antalya: Andreas Toba mit Team auf Rang 5 |trans-title=European Gymnastics Championships in Antalya: Andreas Toba and team in 5th place |url=https://www.ntbwelt.de/news/turn-em-in-antalya-andreas-toba-mit-team-auf-rang-5-563/ |website=Niedersächsischer Gymnastics Association |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=12 April 2023}}] He then competed at the [2023 World Championships](/source/2023_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships) and helped Germany qualify for the team final where they finished sixth.[{{cite news |title=Deutsche Turner starke WM-Sechste – Gold an Japan |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-10/03/deutsche-turner-starke-wm-sechste-gold-an-japan |newspaper=Die Zeit |trans-title=German gymnasts strong sixth place at World Championships – Gold goes to Japan |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=3 October 2023}}] Individually, Dunkel qualified for the pommel horse final and finished seventh.[{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Pommel Horse Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/m_23worlds_events.pdf |website=[USA Gymnastics](/source/USA_Gymnastics) |publisher=[International Gymnastics Federation](/source/International_Gymnastics_Federation) |access-date=9 September 2024 |pages=2 |date=7 October 2023}}]
=== 2024–2025 ===
At the [2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart](/source/2024_DTB_Pokal_Stuttgart), Dunkel won a bronze medal on the pommel horse.[{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/france-u-s-win-five-golds-apiece-at-dtb-pokal/ |website=[International Gymnast Magazine](/source/International_Gymnast_Magazine) |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=17 March 2024}}] He was then selected to represent [Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Germany_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) alongside [Lukas Dauser](/source/Lukas_Dauser), [Pascal Brendel](/source/Pascal_Brendel), [Timo Eder](/source/Timo_Eder), and [Andreas Toba](/source/Andreas_Toba). The team finished 11th in the [qualification round](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_artistic_qualification) and did not advance to the final.[{{cite web |title=Olympia-Auftakt in Paris: Dauser und Dunkel turnen ins Finale |trans-title=Olympic opening in Paris: Dauser and Dunkel make it to the final |url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/olympia-auftakt-in-paris |website=[German Gymnastics Federation](/source/German_Gymnastics_Federation) |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=27 July 2024}}] Dunkel did advance to the [individual all-around final](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_artistic_individual_all-around), where he finished 18th.[{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Final |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/GAR/OG2024_GAR_C73G_GARM1AA---------------FNL---------.pdf |website=[International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) |publisher=[Paris 2024](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=31 July 2024}}] He was also the second reserve for the [pommel horse final](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_pommel_horse).[{{cite web |title=Artisti Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse Qualification |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/GAR/OG2024_GAR_C73I_GARM1APPH-------------QUAL--------.pdf |website=[International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) |publisher=[Paris 2024](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) |access-date=11 August 2024 |date=27 July 2024}}]
== Competitive history ==
[[File:European Championships 2022-08-16 Senior Men Podium training Subdivision 3 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 2299.jpg|thumb|right|Dunkel competing pommel horse at the [2022 European Championships](/source/2022_European_Men's_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships)]]
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