Emre Dodanlı (born 24 October 2002) is a Turkish

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

. He represented Turkey at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Personal life

Dodanlı was born in

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in 2002 to Nalan and Berhan Dodanlı. In 2004 his family moved to

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Junior gymnastics career

Dodanlı made his debut for Turkey at the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships (multi-sport event), European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburg ...

where he helped them finish 16th as a team. He next competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships; he finished 38th in the all-around and helped Turkey finish 16th as a team.

Senior gymnastics career

Dodanlı began competing in NCAA gymnastics for the

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in 2022. Dodanlı competed at the Turkish Championships in 2023 where he finished second behind

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. Later in the year he competed at the 2023 World Championships where he helped the Turkish team finish tenth during qualifications. Although they did not qualify for the team final, they qualified a full team to the upcoming Olympic Games for the first time in history. Dodanlı competed at the 2024 European Championships where he helped Turkey finish fourth. In June Dodanlı was selected to represent Turkey at the

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alongside

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, İbrahim Çolak, and

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Competitive history

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Emre Dodanli
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodanlı, Emre 2002 births Living people Turkish male artistic gymnasts Canadian male artistic gymnasts Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnasts 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Sportspeople from Milton, Ontario People from Eminönü Sportspeople from Istanbul Province Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Turkey 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Canada