1. Marcel Van Minh Phuc Long Nguyen was born on 8 September 1987 and is a retired German artistic gymnast and three-time Olympian, having represented Germany at the 2008,2012, and 2016 Olympic Games.
30 Facts About Marcel Nguyen
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Marcel Nguyen is the 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the all-around and on parallel bars as well as the 2011 and 2012 European Champion on the latter.
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Marcel Nguyen has been a soldier in the Bundeswehr since July 2007, beginning when he was training in the Bundeswehr Sports Development Group in Munich.
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Marcel Nguyen began gymnastics at the age of four, and at seven years of age, joined TSV Unterhaching.
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Since 1997, Marcel Nguyen was part of the squad perspective, where Andreas Hirsch and Jens Milbradt were his coaches.
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In 2005 Marcel Nguyen was the German junior champion on parallel bars, runner-up on rings and third in the vault.
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Marcel Nguyen competed at the 2006 World Championships where he helped Germany finish seventh in the team final.
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Marcel Nguyen competed at the 2007 World Championships where he helped Germany win the team bronze medal.
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Marcel Nguyen competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where he helped Germany place fourth in the team final.
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In 2009 Marcel Nguyen finished second in the Champions Trophy and the German Championship.
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In 2010, Marcel Nguyen competed at the European Championships where he helped Germany win team gold.
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Marcel Nguyen won the gold medal on parallel bars, making him the first German gymnast to have won this event title 1955.
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Marcel Nguyen later competed at the 2011 World Championships where he helped Germany place sixth in the team final and individually he placed eighth in the all-around.
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Marcel Nguyen competed at the 2012 American Cup where he placed third behind Danell Leyva and Nikolai Kuksenkov.
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At the European Championships Marcel Nguyen retained his parallel bars title.
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Marcel Nguyen was selected to represent Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics alongside Philipp Boy, Fabian Hambuchen, Andreas Toba, and Sebastian Krimmer.
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At the 2012 Olympic Games Marcel Nguyen helped the German team finish seventh in the team final.
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Marcel Nguyen later competed at the 2017 European Championships and placed sixth on the parallel bars.
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In October Marcel Nguyen competed at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal and placed seventh on the parallel bars with a score of 14.700.
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Marcel Nguyen finished his season at the Cottbus World Cup where he won bronze on parallel bars and placed fifth on still rings.
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Marcel Nguyen was selected to represent Germany at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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Marcel Nguyen later competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial where he finished first in the 4-event all-around.
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Marcel Nguyen next competed at the Swiss Cup where he was partnered with Elisabeth Seitz; together they finished first ahead of the Russian duo of Angelina Melnikova and Nikita Nagornyy.
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Marcel Nguyen ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where he finished fifth on both floor exercise and parallel bars.
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Marcel Nguyen was scheduled to compete at the American Cup but withdrew due to injury.
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At the German National Championships Marcel Nguyen finished second in the all-around behind Andreas Toba but finished first on floor exercise and parallel bars.
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Marcel Nguyen was selected to represent Germany at the 2019 World Championships; however he tore a tendon in his shoulder and had to withdraw.
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In May 2021 Marcel Nguyen tore a cruciate ligament in his right knee which ended his bid to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Marcel Nguyen returned to competition in May of the following year and competed at the 2022 Varna Challenge Cup.
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On 14 March 2023 Marcel Nguyen announced his retirement from the sport.