Timo Eder
{{Short description|German gymnast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Timo Eder
| image = European Championships 2022-08-17 Junior Men Podium training Subdivision 1 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 0507.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Eder at the 2022 European Championships
| fullname = Timo Eder
| altname =
| nickname =
| country = {{GYM National Team|GER|MAG}}
| regionsrepresented =
| formercountry =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|06|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ludwigsburg, Germany
| hometown =
| residence =
| spouse =
| training =
| height =
| discipline = MAG
| natlteam = 2022–present
| club = MTV Ludwigsburg
| gym =
| collegeteam =
| headcoach = Jörg Schwaiger
| assistcoach =
| formercoach =
| choreographer =
| music =
| eponymousskills =
| retired =
| worldranking =
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Leipzig|Mixed team}}
{{MedalBronze|2025 Leipzig|Parallel bars}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Antalya|Floor exercise}}
}}
Timo Eder (born 11 June 2005) is a German artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 Junior World silver medalist on floor exercise. He represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/6-nations-golden-munich2022-junior-apparatus-finals|title=6 nations golden in #Munich2022 junior apparatus finals|date=August 21, 2023|work=European Gymnastics}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3804302|title=Asian domination: Japanese men repeat as World Junior team champions|date=March 29, 2023|work=International Gymnastics Federation}} During the all-around final Eder placed fifth. During event finals he won silver on floor exercise behind Ángel Barajas of Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3807488|title=Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds|date=April 1, 2023|work=International Gymnastics Federation}}
{{multiple image
| total_width = 650
| image1 = European Championships 2022-08-19 Junior Men All-around competition Subdivision 1 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 9223.jpg
| caption1 = Horizontal bar
| image2 = European Championships 2022-08-19 Junior Men All-around competition Subdivision 1 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 1268.jpg
| caption2 = Floor exercise
| image3 = European Championships 2022-08-17 Junior Men Podium training Subdivision 1 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 2996.jpg
| caption3 = Pommel horse
| image4 = European Championships 2022-08-19 Junior Men All-around competition Subdivision 1 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 6811.jpg
| caption4 = Vault
| footer_align = center
| footer = Eder at the 2022 European Championships
| caption_align = center
| align = center
}}
Senior gymnastics career
= 2024 =
At the German Championships, Eder placed third in the all-around behind Lukas Dauser and Andreas Toba.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2024/06/10/2024-german-championships-mens-results/|title=2024 German Championships men's results|work=The Gymternet|date=June 10, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-legt-sich-auf-olympia-team-fest|trans-title=DTB decides on gymnastics team for Olympics|language=de|date=June 23, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|title=DTB legt sich auf Turn-Team für Olympia fest}} At the Olympic Games Germany finished eleventh as a team during qualifications.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2024/08/05/2024-olympic-games-mens-results/|title=2024 Olympic Games Men's Results|work=The Gymternet|date=August 5, 2024}}
= 2025 =
Eder competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Germany place sixth; individually he placed fifth on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2025/03/31/2025-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-mens-results/|title=2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Men's Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 31, 2025}} Additionally he competed in the Mixed Cup portion of the competition as well where he helped Germany place second.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2025/03/31/2025-dtb-pokal-mixed-cup-results/|title=2025 DTB Pokal Mixed Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 31, 2025}} At the Varna World Challenge Cup he placed seventh on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=4456269|title=Nineteen nations in the medals at Varna World Challenge Cup|date=May 12, 2025|work=International Gymnastics Federation}}
In late May Eder competed at the 2025 European Championships where he helped the German team finish fourth. He qualified to the all-around and parallel bars finals as well as the inaugural mixed team event alongside Karina Schönmaier. During the mixed team final he and Schönmaier finished first, besting the British pair of Jake Jarman and Ruby Evans.{{cite web|url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/germanys-timo-eder-and-karina-schonmaier-pair-up-for-mixed-team-gold-at-european-championships/|title=Germany’s Timo Eder and Karina Schönmaier pair up for mixed team gold at European Championships|date=May 28, 2025|work=International Gymnast Media}} During the all-around final Eder finished thirteenth and during event finals he won bronze on parallel bars behind compatriot Nils Dunkel and Ian Raubal of Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/artikel/zweiter-geraetefinaltag|trans-title=Dunkel wins European Championship gold on parallel bars|date=May 31, 2025|work=German Gymnastics Federation|lang=de|title=Dunkel holt EM-Gold am Barren}}
Competitive history
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | |||||||||
| width=7% class=unsortable| Year
! width=37% class=unsortable| Event ! width=7% class=unsortable| Team ! width=7% class=unsortable| AA ! width=7% class=unsortable|FX ! width=7% class=unsortable|PH ! width=7% class=unsortable|SR ! width=7% class=unsortable|VT ! width=7% class=unsortable|PB ! width=7% class=unsortable|HB | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="10" | Junior | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2022 | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 5 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2023 | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | |||||
| style="background:#ccf;"
| align=left | Junior World Championships | 8 | 5 | {{silver2}} | ||||||
| align=left | German Championships | 17 | {{bronze3}} | 4 | ||||||
| colspan="10" | Senior | |||||||||
| rowspan="7" | 2024 | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 5 | |||||||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | {{bronze3}} | ||||||||
| align=left | Antalya World Challenge Cup | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | German Championships | {{bronze3}} | 4 | {{silver2}} | 6 | 6 | ||||
| align=left | German Olympic Trials | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | Olympic Games | 11 | ||||||||
| align=left | Arthur Gander Memorial | 8 | ||||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2025 | align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | {{silver2}} | ||||||||
| align=left | Varna World Challenge Cup | 7 | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 4 | 13 | {{bronze3}} | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships Mixed Team | {{gold1}} | colspan="7" {{n/a}} |
References
External links
- {{FIG|bio=79987|name=Timo Eder}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eder, Timo}}
Category:German male artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Ludwigsburg
Category:Gymnasts from Stuttgart (region)
Category:Medalists at the Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Germany