Krisztián Berki (; born 18 March 1985 in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
. He is a
pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal body covered with foam rubber and ...
specialist. In 2016 a pommel horse element of difficulty level 'E' was named after him.
Sports career
He is the
2012
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Olympic Champion, the
2010
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,
2011
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, and
2014
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World Champion, and the
2007
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and
2009
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World silver medalist. He is also the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 European Champion on that event. He won the
Universiade 2009 in Belgrade. In 2010 and 2011 he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his achievements.
He is currently rated as the best pommel horse worker of all time by the
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
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. He is an athlete of
Újpesti TE
Újpesti Torna Egylet (Újpesti TE or UTE) is a Hungarian sports society, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, athl ...
, and represented by STRONGAA Management.
2012 Summer Olympics
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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Berki competed in and won the pommel horse competition, winning the gold medal with a score of 16.066, exactly the same score as
British
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athlete
Louis Smith, but was awarded the gold on a higher execution score.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Hungarian male artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts from Budapest
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Hungary
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in gymnastics
Universiade gold medalists for Hungary
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
20th-century Hungarian people
21st-century Hungarian people