Daniel Marinov

Daniel Marinov
Даниел Маринов
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Nenkov Marinov
Born (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004
Sofia, Bulgaria
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Russia
Medal record
Representing AIN
World Championships
2025 Jakarta Parallel bars

Daniel Nenkov Marinov (Даниел Ненков Маринов; born 17 December 2004)[1] is a Russian artistic gymnast. At the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta, he won a bronze medal in the parallel bars final as an Authorised Neutral Athlete. He is the 2025 Russian national champion in the all-around.

Early life

Marinov was born on 17 December 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a Bulgarian father and a Russian mother. He moved to Kazan, Russia, with his mother as a child and is a dual citizen of both countries.[2][3] He started gymnastics at six years old.[4]

Gymnastics career

Marinov competed at his first senior-level Russian Championships in 2022 and won the horizontal bar title.[3]

At the 2024 BRICS Games, Marinov competed against international gymnasts for the first time and won the all-around competition, ahead of Olympic champion Artur Dalaloyan.[5] He then won another gold medal in the parallel bars final.[6] He also won silver medals on the vault and horizontal bar and won a bronze medal on the rings.[7][8][9]

Marinov was approved by the International Gymnastics Federation to compete internationally as an Authorised Neutral Athlete in 2025.[10] He won the all-around title at the 2025 Russian Championships. In the apparatus finals, he also won the floor exercise and parallel bars titles and won a bronze medal on the vault.[11] At the 2025 World Championships, he advanced into the all-around final and finished seventh.[12] He then won the bronze medal in the parallel bars final, behind China's Zou Jingyuan and Japan's Tomoharu Tsunogai.[13] Additionally, he placed seventh in the vault final and eighth in the horizontal bar final.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Маринов Даниел Ненков". Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ^ Imamov, Rustam (24 September 2022). "Даниел Маринов: интервью с кандидатом в сборную России по спортивной гимнастике о жизни в Казани, татарской кухне, Никите Нагорном" ["I'm mentally Russian and I love echpochmak." The Bulgarian moved to Kazan and competes for Russia.]. Sport Express. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Lisin, Sergey (17 April 2022). "«У меня двойное гражданство, но уезжать из России не планирую». Даниел Маринов — о победе на перекладине и выборе в сложной ситуации". Match TV (in Russian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Daniel Marinov: 'Sanctions will not allow us to break our country, people and sport'". Realnoe Vremya. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Даниел Маринов о золоте на Играх БРИКС в Казани: «Я очень рад, что эта победа произошла в родных стенах Центра гимнастики»" [Daniil Marinov on winning gold at the BRICS Games in Kazan: "I'm very happy that this victory took place within the walls of my home gymnastics center."]. Kazan (in Russian). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ^ "У Маринова вторая победа на Играх БРИКС. Гимнаст стал лучшим на параллельных брусьях" [Marinov's second BRICS Games victory. The gymnast won the parallel bars.]. Business Online (in Russian). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Men Apparatus Final Vault" (PDF). 2024 BRICS Games. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Men Apparatus Final Horizontal Bar" (PDF). 2024 BRICS Games. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Men Apparatus Final Rings" (PDF). 2024 BRICS Games. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ Menocal Pareja, Marcos (7 March 2025). "Melnikova leads 'neutral' Russian gymnasts". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 October 2025). "2025 Russian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Hashimoto overcomes Zhang for third consecutive World title". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  13. ^ Ekshiyan, Artur (25 October 2025). "Гимнаст Маринов завоевал бронзовую медаль ЧМ-2025 на брусьях" [Gymnast Marinov won a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 2025 World Championships]. Bookmaker (in Russian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Recap: Event Finals at the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta". Gymnastics Now. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.