Johannes Stolper
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| Full name | Johannes Stolper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2002 (age 23–24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Wheel gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSC Strausberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Stolper (born 2002) is a German wheel gymnast. He is a multiple-time world champion and belongs to the A-squad of the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB).[1]
Athletic career
Stolper competes for TSC Strausberg in Brandenburg. He has been among the international elite in wheel gymnastics since the early 2020s. As early as 2021, he won the Team World Cup with the German team, which was held in a hybrid format due to pandemic restrictions.[2]
At the 2023 German Championships, he won the title in the all-around as well as in all three individual finals (straightline, spiral, and vault).[3] In 2025, he consolidated his status at the German Championships by again winning gold in spiral and the musical routine.[4]
Stolper achieved his career highlight to date at the 2024 World Championships in Almere, Netherlands. There, he secured the world championship title in the spiral event with 16.10 points. He also won the silver medal in the all-around and the musical routine.[5][6]
In June 2025, Stolper won the gold medal with the German national team at the Team World Championships in Leipzig, which took place as part of the international German Gymnastics Festival (Deutsches Turnfest).[7]
At the 2026 World Championships, he achieved the world championship runner-up title in both spiral and straightline, narrowly behind Simon Rufener. Stolper secured the bronze medal in the all-around.[8]
Other activities
Since October 2025, Johannes Stolper has been a contact person for the SafeSport initiative within the wheel gymnastics division.[9] He is currently studying to become a teacher at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[10]
References
- ↑ Deutscher Turner-Bund. "Bundeskader Rhönradturnen" (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ Heiner Böhme (2021-06-29). "Johannes Stolper mit Topleistung". Strausberg Live. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "61. Deutsche Meisterschaften Rhönradturnen 2023". GYMmedia.de. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Deutsche Meisterschaften 2025 - Ergebnisse". Deutscher Turner-Bund. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Rhönrad WM: erfolgreiche Einzelfinals als Abschluss der Weltmeisterschaften". Deutscher Turner-Bund. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "24 Medaillen für Team Deutschland bei der Rhönrad-WM in Almere". Strausberg Live. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Strausberger Rhönradturner mit Gold bei Heim-Weltmeisterschaft". Märkischer Turnerbund Brandenburg. 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "IRV World Championships 2026". IRV | International Wheel Gymnastics Federation. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ "Safe Sport Ansprechpersonen" (in German). 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Portraits unserer Spitzensportler:innen" [Portraits of our top athletes]. Humboldt University of Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-21.