Krisztián Berki (; born 18 March 1985 in
Budapest
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) is a former
Hungarian artistic gymnast. He is a
pommel horse
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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
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
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and
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
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.
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.
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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 for Hungary
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen