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''' Philipp Boy''' (born July 23, 1987 in [[Blumenhagen]], [[East Germany]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[gymnast]]. |
''' Philipp Boy''' (born July 23, 1987 in [[Blumenhagen]], [[East Germany]]) is a former [[Germany|German]] [[gymnast]]. |
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He was a member of the 2007 and 2010 World bronze medal winning teams. In addition, he won back-to-back silver medals in the World All Around competition (2010 and 2011). He is the 2011 European All Around Champion. In the 2011 World Championships, Boy won the silver all around because of his high bar routine. He received a score of 16.066, the highest score on high bar by far. |
He was a member of the 2007 and 2010 World bronze medal winning teams. In addition, he won back-to-back silver medals in the World All Around competition (2010 and 2011). He is the 2011 European All Around Champion. In the 2011 World Championships, Boy won the silver all around because of his high bar routine. He received a score of 16.066, the highest score on high bar by far. |
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The German team placed sixth at the European Championships. He qualified to the high bar finals where he finished eighth. |
The German team placed sixth at the European Championships. He qualified to the high bar finals where he finished eighth. |
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Boy competed as part of the German Olympic team. The German men's team qualified to finals in fourth place, but placed seventh in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team finals]]. Boy competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic qualification|qualification for all-around finals]] and placed 17th, but was prevented from competing in the all-around finals by the two-per-country rule, as [[Fabian Hambüchen]] (3rd) and [[Marcel Nguyen]] (7th) placed ahead of him |
Boy competed as part of the German Olympic team. The German men's team qualified to finals in fourth place, but placed seventh in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team finals]]. Boy competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic qualification|qualification for all-around finals]] and placed 17th, but was prevented from competing in the all-around finals by the two-per-country rule, as [[Fabian Hambüchen]] (3rd) and [[Marcel Nguyen]] (7th) placed ahead of him. |
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On December 1, 2012, Boy announced his retirement from competitive sports.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.ueg.org/en/Philipp-Boy-ends-his-career-2012-12-04-0000 | title =Philipp Boy ends his career | date =December 4, 2012 | publisher =European Union Of Gymnastics | accessdate =January 17, 2013}}</ref> |
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 Boy (left) with Kōhei Uchimura and Jonathan Horton in October 2010, following the All-Around competition at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Philipp Boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 23, 1987 Blumenhagen, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Cottbus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Andreas Hirsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Karsten Oelsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philipp Boy (born July 23, 1987 in Blumenhagen, East Germany) is a former German gymnast.
He was a member of the 2007 and 2010 World bronze medal winning teams. In addition, he won back-to-back silver medals in the World All Around competition (2010 and 2011). He is the 2011 European All Around Champion. In the 2011 World Championships, Boy won the silver all around because of his high bar routine. He received a score of 16.066, the highest score on high bar by far.
2007
The men's team won the bronze medal at the World Championships. Boy finished 18th in the individual all-around finals.
2008
The German team placed second at the European Championships.
Boy was part of the German Olympic team. He placed 13th in individual all-around finals.
2009
Boy placed fourth in the individual all-around finals at the European Championships.
2010
Boy was part of the team that finished first in the team all-around at the European Championships. He also tied for the bronze medal on high bar with countryman Fabian Hambüchen.
At the World Championships in Rotterdam, the men's team won the bronze medal. Boy won a silver medal in the individual all-around competition. He also qualified to the high bar finals, where he finished fourth.
2011
Boy won the individual all-around title at the European Championships. He also won a silver medal in the high bar finals.
At the World Championships in Tokyo, the German team placed sixth in the team finals. Phillip Boy again placed second in the individual all-around behind Kōhei Uchimura. He also qualified to the high bar finals, where he placed seventh.
2012
The German team placed sixth at the European Championships. He qualified to the high bar finals where he finished eighth.
Boy competed as part of the German Olympic team. The German men's team qualified to finals in fourth place, but placed seventh in the team finals. Boy competed in the qualification for all-around finals and placed 17th, but was prevented from competing in the all-around finals by the two-per-country rule, as Fabian Hambüchen (3rd) and Marcel Nguyen (7th) placed ahead of him.
On December 1, 2012, Boy announced his retirement from competitive sports.[1]
Notes
- ^ "Philipp Boy ends his career". European Union Of Gymnastics. December 4, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
References
- sports-reference.com
- http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188057-205279-nav-list,00.html
External links
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