Philipp Herder

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Philipp Herder
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Personal information
Country representedFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 30)
Berlin, Germany
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSC Berlin
Head coach(es)Andreas Hirsch
RetiredOctober 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]

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Career

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 @philippherder (October 24, 2022). "Es ist an der Zeit etwas loszuwerden..." via Instagram.
  3. "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "List of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics 2016 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.