At the end of the 2025 gymnastics European Turner Nils Dunkel and Timo Eder got two more medals for the German team. Andreas Toba (bar) still has opportunities.
Again, the German gymnastics team at the home European Championships in Leipzig cheered on a title: Nils Dunkel (Erfurt) surprisingly voted for the new European champion in the single finals on the bar. Three years after the European Championship bronze in Munich at the pommel horse, the 28-year-old Erfurt presented an impeccable exercise and received 13,900 points for this and thus 0.1 points more than in qualification. Teammate Timo Eder (Ludwigsburg) was happy about the bronze medal (13,700 points). The Swiss Ian Raubal (13,766 points) came in second place.
First European Championship gold since 2012
The first German Baren European champion has been dark since Marcel Nguyen in 2012. “I’m still doing this to do that,” said Dunkel after the competition in the ARD interview. “I’m so happy and I am most likely to be on the podium with Timo.” Eder could even have attacked the title, but got three tenth points withdrawal because it had taken too long while gymnastics. “It was a bit unnecessary,” admitted the bronze medalist. “But I’m incredibly happy for Nils and I’m so happy to be on the podium.”
Dunkel got a medal at the home European Championship after he was surprising with the men’s team on Tuesday had taken a strong fourth place. Also in the all-around final on Thursday Dark than fifth came close to the medals. Eder had together with Karina Schönmaier on Wednesday To the European champion in the mixed team final crowned.
European champion Schönmaier misses medal on the ground
Schönmaier, who trains in Chemnitz, in turn missed her fourth medal at the continental championships. After Silver with the team and the two European champions in the mixed team and on the jump Born in Bremen, was sixth in the floor finale (12,966). The Romanian Ana Barbosa (13,833) became European champion. Silver went to Manila Esposito from Italy (13,700), bronze to the Spaniard Alba Petisco (13,566).
At the end of the European Championship, there is the final at the bar with the last appearance of Andreas Toba. The 34-year-old is the focus of the final fight and then decided to decide his eventful career in front of a home crowd.
The winners of the other device finals
Further medals on Saturday were awarded without German participation. Belgian Nina Derwael won the gold medal with 14.033 points on the bar. It is the second individual title for the 25-year-old in Leipzig and her fourth European Championship gold. At the jump, Armenian Artur Davtyan prevailed with 14.799 points and got the European Championship title.
Belgian Nina Derwael won her second individual title at the 2025 Turn European Championships in Leipzig on the bar.
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