Vid Hidvégi (; born 23 August 1986) 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 ...

and

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 Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal body covered with foam rubber and ...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. A student of the Eszterházy Károly College, he finished runner-up at the

2007 Summer Universiade The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, with pre ...

. Hidvégi finished fifth at the

2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event The 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event took place between January 10 and January 18, 2012. The event featured the artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline disciplines. It qualified the last four artistic gymnastics teams for the 201 ...

and qualified for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

held in London. At the Olympics he went to the pommel horse final with the third best result. In the final, however, Hidvégi made a mistake and fell off the horse, thus got only 14.300 points and finished eighth.

Awards

*Junior Prima Award (2012)

References

1986 births Living people Hungarian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Budapest Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Hungary Universiade medalists in gymnastics Universiade silver medalists for Hungary 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub