Ahmet Önder (born 11 July 1996) is a Turkish

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. He represented Turkey at the

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and

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. He is the 2019 World silver medalist on the parallel bars.

Early life

Önder was born in

Ödemiş Ödemiş () is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,019 km2, and its population is 132,740 (2022). It is located 113 km southeast of the city of İzmir. About 4 km north of Ödemiş town are the ru ...

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in 1996. He was inspired to try gymnastics after watching the

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on television.

Gymnastics career

2019

Önder competed at various

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throughout the year. At the

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he placed fifth in the all-around. At the

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he won silver on horizontal bar behind Robert Tvorogal of Lithuania. In October Önder competed at the

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where he won silver on parallel bars behind

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. This medal, alongside İbrahim Çolak's gold medal on rings, were the first medals won by Turkish gymnasts at the

. Additionally, due to being a top-three finisher on an apparatus not part of a qualified team, Önder was able to qualify as an individual to the upcoming

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2020

Önder competed at the Baku World Cup; however the competition was canceled after qualifications due to the

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. Many other competitions were either canceled or postponed throughout the year. In December the

were held. Önder helped Turkey win the silver medal behind Ukraine in the team competition. Individually Önder placed fourth on floor exercise and eighth on vault and horizontal bar.

2021

Önder competed at the

where he placed fourth in the all-around and on floor exercise, fifth on horizontal bar, and eighth on parallel bars. At the

Önder qualified to both the all-around and vault event finals where he finished twenty-fourth and seventh respectively. At the

Önder finished fifth in the all-around, setting a record as the highest placing Turkish gymnast at a

, beating his previous record of ninth set in

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2022

Önder started the year competing at the Osijek Challenge Cup. He competed at the

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where he helped Turkey win gold in the team event. Individually he won silver on floor exercise behind

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and bronze on horizontal bar behind

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and

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. Önder next competed at the

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where he helped Turkey once again win gold in the team event. Individually he won gold on floor exercise and horizontal bar, silver on parallel bars, and bronze on rings and vault. In August Önder competed at the

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. On the first day of competition he won silver in the all-around behind

. He then helped Turkey win bronze in the team event.

Competitive history

References

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at the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onder, Ahmet 1996 births Living people Turkish male artistic gymnasts European Games silver medalists for Turkey European Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics FISU World University Games silver medalists for Turkey People from Ödemiş Sportspeople from İzmir Province Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Gymnasts at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Turkey Gymnasts at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics