Krisztián Berki (; born 18 March 1985 in

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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 Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal body covered with foam rubber and ...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

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Olympic Champion, the

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, and

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World Champion, and the

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and

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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

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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

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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

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athlete Louis Smith, but was awarded the gold on a higher execution score.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berki, Krisztian 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