Timo Eder Explained

Timo Eder
Fullname:Timo Eder
Birth Date:11 June 2005
Birth Place:Ludwigsburg, Germany
Discipline:Men's artistic gymnastics
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2022–present (GER)
Club:MTV Ludwigsburg
Headcoach:Jörg Schwaiger
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Timo Eder (born 11 June 2005) is a German artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 Junior World silver medalist on floor exercise. He will represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Eder was born in 2005. He has a younger brother, Jonas Eder, who is also a gymnast.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

In early 2022 Eder competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Germany win the silver medal as a team. Later that summer he competed at the European Championships where he helped Germany place fifth as a team.[2]

In March of the following year Eder competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Germany finish second a team; individually he also won silvers on floor exercise and horizontal bar. Later that month he competed at the second Junior World Championships alongside Alexander Kirchner and Maxim Kovalenko. On the first day of competition he helped Germany place eighth as a team.[3] During the all-around final Eder placed fifth. During event finals he won silver on floor exercise behind Ángel Barajas of Colombia.[4]

Senior gymnastics career

2024

At the German Championships Eder placed third in the all-around behind Lukas Dauser and Andreas Toba.[5] At the Olympic trial Eder placed first in the all-around. As a result, he was selected to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Dauser, Toba, Nils Dunkel, and Pascal Brendel.[6]

Competitive history

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Junior
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References

  1. Web site: FIG Profile: Timo Eder. International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. Web site: 6 nations golden in #Munich2022 junior apparatus finals. August 21, 2023. European Gymnastics.
  3. Web site: Asian domination: Japanese men repeat as World Junior team champions. March 29, 2023. International Gymnastics Federation.
  4. Web site: Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds. April 1, 2023. International Gymnastics Federation.
  5. Web site: 2024 German Championships men's results. The Gymternet. June 10, 2024.
  6. Web site: DTB legt sich auf Turn-Team für Olympia fest. DTB decides on gymnastics team for Olympics. de. June 23, 2024. German Gymnastics Federation.