Pascal Brendel

Pascal Brendel
Pascal Brendel
	Brendel in 2017
Personal information
Country represented	Germany
Born	15 September 2003 (age 21); Bad Homburg, Germany
Residence	Straubenhardt, Germany
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2019–present (GER)
Club	KTV Straubenhardt
Head coach(es)	Matthias Brendel

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.^[1]^[2]

Career

Brendel finished fifth on the parallel bars at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival,^[3] and he placed 14th in the all-around.^[4] He won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2021 German Championships in the 17–18 age group.^[5]

Brendel won the pommel horse title at the 2022 German Championships,^[2] and he finished 14th in the all-around.^[5] He was initially Germany's reserve for the 2022 World Championships, but he was added to the team after Lucas Kochan withdrew due to health reasons.^[6] He competed alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, Glenn Trebing [de], and Andreas Toba, and they placed ninth in the qualification round, making them the first reserves for the team final.^[7]

Brendel competed in the mixed team event at the 2023 DTB Pokal Stuttgart, helping Germany win the silver medal behind Japan.^[8] Then at the 2023 European Championships, he helped the German team finish fifth.^[9] Individually, he finished eighth in the all-around.^[10] He won his first senior national all-around title at the 2023 German Championships.^[5]^[11] He then competed at the 2023 World Championships and helped Germany qualify for the team final where they finished sixth.^[12]

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.^[13] He finished fourth in the all-around at the 2024 German Championships.^[14] He finished fifth in the all-around at the Olympic Trials.^[15] He was then selected to represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, Timo Eder, and Andreas Toba.^[16] The team finished 11th in the qualification round and did not advance to the final.^[17]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	PB
Junior
2019	European Youth Olympic Festival	8	14	5
2021	German Championships
Senior
2022	German Championships		14
2022	World Championships	R1
2023	DTB Pokal Mixed Cup
	European Championships	5	8	R2
	German Championships
	World Championships	6
2024	DTB Pokal Team Challenge
	German Championships		4
	German Olympic Trials		5
	Olympic Games	11

References

^ Strohmann, Gerhard (22 April 2021). "Auf Hambüchens Spuren: Die Brendels peilen hohe Ziele an" [In Hambüchen's footsteps: The Brendels aim high]. Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Wird Pascal Brendel der nächste Turn-Star aus Wetzlar?" [Will Pascal Brendel be the next gymnastics star from Wetzlar?]. Hessenschau (in German). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Erfolgreicher Abschluss des EYOF" [Successful completion of the EYOF]. German Olympic Sports Federation (in German). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Gute Bilanz für DTB-Teams beim European Youth Olympic Festival". German Gymnastics Federation (in German). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Crumlish, John (7 July 2023). "Elisabeth Seitz, Pascal Brendel seize all-around titles at German Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Pascal Brendel startet bei der Weltmeisterschaft" [Pascal Brendel starts at the World Championships]. Usinger Anzeiger (in German). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Men's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ Crumlish, John (19 March 2023). "U.S., Germany and Japan sweep team titles at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Turn-EM in Antalya: Andreas Toba mit Team auf Rang 5" [European Gymnastics Championships in Antalya: Andreas Toba and team in 5th place]. Niedersächsischer Gymnastics Association (in German). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Starker Pascal Brendel turnt auf Rang acht" [Strong Pascal Brendel finishes eighth]. Hessian Gymnastics Association (in German). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Turn-Hoffnung Brendel gewinnt Königstitel" [Gymnastics hope Brendel wins title]. Sportschau (in German). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Deutsche Turner starke WM-Sechste – Gold an Japan" [German gymnasts strong sixth place at World Championships – Gold goes to Japan]. Die Zeit (in German). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ Crumlish, John (17 March 2024). "France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Wetzlarer Turner Brendel verpasst Titelverteidigung" [Wetzlar gymnast Brendel misses title defense]. Hessenschau (in German). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Pascal Brendel für Olympia nominiert" [Pascal Brendel nominated for Olympics]. Usinger Anzeiger (in German). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Pascal Brendel im Turn-Team für Olympia" [Pascal Brendel on the gymnastics team for the Olympics]. Hessian Gymnastics Association (in German). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "Olympia-Auftakt in Paris: Dauser und Dunkel turnen ins Finale" [Olympic opening in Paris: Dauser and Dunkel make it to the final]. German Gymnastics Federation (in German). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.