Pascal Brendel
{{Short description|German gymnast (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Pascal Brendel
| image = Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaften Gerätturnen männlich AK 13–18 Siegerehrung Gerätefinals at Internationales Deutsches Turnfest Berlin 2017 (Martin Rulsch) 326.jpg
| caption = Brendel in 2017
| country = {{GER}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bad Homburg, Germany
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| natlteam = 2019–present (GER)
| club = KTV Straubenhardt
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| collegeteam =
| headcoach = Matthias Brendel
| discipline = MAG
| retired =
| worldranking =
| show-medals = no
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Pascal Brendel (born 15 September 2003) is a German artistic gymnast. He represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Brendel was born on 15 September 2003 in Bad Homburg to Katharina and Matthias Brendel. He has a brother named Sascha who is four years older. He began artistic gymnastics in 2009 and moved to Frankfurt in 2012. He left his club in Frankfurt and moved to Straubenhardt in 2019 and is coached by his father.{{cite web |last1=Strohmann |first1=Gerhard |title=Auf Hambüchens Spuren: Die Brendels peilen hohe Ziele an |trans-title=In Hambüchen's footsteps: The Brendels aim high |url=https://www.fnp.de/sport/regionalsport/die-brendels-peilen-hohe-ziele-an-90471557.html |website=Frankfurter Neue Presse |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=de |date=22 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=Wird Pascal Brendel der nächste Turn-Star aus Wetzlar? |trans-title=Will Pascal Brendel be the next gymnastics star from Wetzlar? |url=https://www.hessenschau.de/sport/auf-hambuechens-spuren-wird-pascal-brendel-der-naechste-turn-star-aus-wetzlar-v1,pascal-brendel-turner-wetzlar-100.html |website=Hessenschau |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=de |date=17 May 2023}}
Career
Brendel finished fifth on the parallel bars at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival,{{cite web |title=Erfolgreicher Abschluss des EYOF |url=https://www.dosb.de/sonderseiten/news/news-detail/news/erfolgreicher-abschluss-des-eyof |website=German Olympic Sports Federation |trans-title=Successful completion of the EYOF |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=de |date=28 July 2019}} and he placed 14th in the all-around.{{cite web |title=Gute Bilanz für DTB-Teams beim European Youth Olympic Festival |url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/gute-bilanz-fuer-dtb-teams-beim-european-youth-olympic-festival-8772 |website=German Gymnastics Federation |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=de |date=27 July 2019}} He won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2021 German Championships in the 17–18 age group.{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Elisabeth Seitz, Pascal Brendel seize all-around titles at German Championships |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/elisabeth-seitz-pascal-brendel-seize-all-around-titles-at-german-championships/ |website=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=4 September 2024 |date=7 July 2023}}
Brendel won the pommel horse title at the 2022 German Championships, and he finished 14th in the all-around. He was initially Germany's reserve for the 2022 World Championships, but he was added to the team after Lucas Kochan withdrew for health reasons.{{cite web |title=Pascal Brendel startet bei der Weltmeisterschaft |url=https://www.usinger-anzeiger.de/sport/lokalsport/pascal-brendel-startet-bei-der-weltmeisterschaft-91872572.html |website=Usinger Anzeiger |trans-title=Pascal Brendel starts at the World Championships |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=de |date=24 October 2022}} He competed alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, {{ill|Glenn Trebing|de}}, and Andreas Toba, 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 |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=3 September 2024 |date=31 October 2022}}
Brendel competed in the mixed team event at the 2023 DTB Pokal Stuttgart, helping Germany win the silver medal behind Japan.{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=U.S., Germany and Japan sweep team titles at DTB Pokal |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/u-s-germany-and-japan-sweep-team-titles-at-dtb-pokal/ |website=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=4 September 2024 |date=19 March 2023}} Then at the 2023 European 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}} Individually, he finished eighth in the all-around.{{cite web |title=Starker Pascal Brendel turnt auf Rang acht |url=https://www.htv-online.de/news/artikel/pascal-brendel-bei-den-europameisterschaften-in-antalya/ |website=Hessian Gymnastics Association |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=14 April 2023 |trans-title=Strong Pascal Brendel finishes eighth}} He won his first senior national all-around title at the 2023 German Championships.{{cite web |title=Turn-Hoffnung Brendel gewinnt Königstitel |url=https://www.sportschau.de/die-finals/die-finals-geraetturnen-freitag-100.html |website=Sportschau |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=de |date=8 July 2023 |trans-title=Gymnastics hope Brendel wins title}} He then competed at the 2023 World 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}}
At the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart, Brendel won a silver medal on the floor exercise behind Matteo Giubellini, and the German team won the bronze medal in the mixed cup.{{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 |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=17 March 2024}} He finished fourth in the all-around at the 2024 German Championships.{{cite web |title=Wetzlarer Turner Brendel verpasst Titelverteidigung |url=https://www.hessenschau.de/sport/mehr-sport/die-finals-2024-in-frankfurt-brendel-verpasst-titelverteidigung-im-turnen-v1,brendel-meisterschaft-frankfurt-100.html |trans-title=Wetzlar gymnast Brendel misses title defense |website=Hessenschau |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=8 June 2024}} He finished fifth in the all-around at the Olympic Trials.{{cite web |title=Pascal Brendel für Olympia nominiert |url=https://www.usinger-anzeiger.de/sport/lokalsport/pascal-brendel-fuer-olympia-nominiert-93146676.html |website=Usinger Anzeiger |trans-title=Pascal Brendel nominated for Olympics |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=23 June 2024}} He was then selected to represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, Timo Eder, and Andreas Toba.{{cite web |title=Pascal Brendel im Turn-Team für Olympia |url=https://www.htv-online.de/news/artikel/pascal-brendel-im-turn-team-fuer-olympia/ |website=Hessian Gymnastics Association |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=24 June 2024 |trans-title=Pascal Brendel on the gymnastics team for the Olympics}} The team finished 11th in the qualification round 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 |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=de |date=27 July 2024}}
Competitive history
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| colspan="10" | Junior | |||||||||
| rowspan="1" | 2019 | align=left|European Youth Olympic Festival | 8 | 14 | 5 | |||||
| rowspan="1" | 2021 | align=left|German Championships | {{bronze3}} | |||||||
| colspan="10" | Senior | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2022 | align=left|German Championships | 14 | {{gold1}} | ||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | World Championships | {{abbreviation|R1|Germany finished ninth in the qualification round and was the first reserve for the final}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2023 | align=left |DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left |European Championships | 5 | 8 | {{abbreviation|R2|Brendel finished 12th in the qualification round and was the second reserve for the final}} | ||||||
| align=left|German Championships | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | World Championships | 6 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2024 | align=left|DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | ||||||
| align=left|German Championships | 4 | ||||||||
| align=left|German Olympic Trials | 5 | ||||||||
| bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | Olympic Games | 11 |
References
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Category:German male artistic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Germany