Philipp Herder
| Philipp Herder | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Germany |
| Born | 21 October 1992 Berlin, Germany |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | SC Berlin |
| Head coach(es) | Andreas Hirsch |
| Retired | October 24, 2022[2] |
Philipp Herder (born 21 October 1992) is a retired German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2011, Herder had a neck injury that required surgery to replace a disk with two fused vertebrae, and he temporarily retired from the sport, but he returned at the 2014 World Championships.[1] Herder competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped the German team finish ninth in the qualification round.[3]
Herder competed at the 2016 Olympic Test Event and won the gold medal with the German team which allowed Germany to send a full team to the 2016 Olympic Games.[4][5] Herder was selected as an alternate for Germany's 2016 Olympic team.[6]
Herder was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, and Andreas Toba.[7]
On October 24, 2022, Herder announced his retirement from elite gymnastics but said he still planned on competing in bundesliga.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Herder Philipp". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b @philippherder (October 24, 2022). "Es ist an der Zeit etwas loszuwerden..." – via Instagram.
- ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "List of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics 2016 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Crumlish, John (9 July 2021). "Germany's Philipp Herder: 'I am important for the team on every apparatus'". International Gymnast Online. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ 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]
- Philipp Herder at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Philipp Herder at Olympedia
- Philipp Herder at Olympics.com
- Philipp Herder at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Philipp Herder on Instagram
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