Marcel Nguyen

Marcel Nguyen
Nguyen in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Van Minh Phuc Long Nguyen
Born (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987
Munich, West Germany (now Munich, Germany)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Germany
(2002–22 (GER))
ClubKTV Straubenhardt/TSV Unterhaching
Head coach(es)Valery Belenky
Retired14 March 2023
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2012 LondonAll-Around
2012 LondonParallel Bars
World Championships
2007 StuttgartTeam
European Championships
2010 BirminghamTeam
2011 BerlinParallel Bars
2012 MontpellierParallel Bars
2008 LausanneTeam
2010 BirminghamFloor Exercise
2011 BerlinHorizontal Bar
2016 BernParallel Bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around World Cup 2 1 2
Apparatus World Cup 2 1 2
Total 4 2 4
Vietnamese alphabetNguyễn Văn Minh Phúc Long
Chữ Hán阮文明福龍

Marcel Van Minh Phuc Long Nguyen (born 8 September 1987) is a retired German artistic gymnast and three-time Olympian, having represented Germany at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games. He 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. He has been a soldier in the Bundeswehr (German military) since July 2007, beginning when he was training in the Bundeswehr Sports Development Group (Sportfördergruppe der Bundeswehr) in Munich.