Krisztián Berki

Krisztián Berki (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristiaːn ˈbɛrki]; born 18 March 1985 in Budapest) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. He is a pommel horse specialist. In 2016 a pommel horse element of difficulty level 'E' was named after him.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Berki Krisztián. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Krisztián Berki
Personal information
Full nameKrisztián Berki
Nickname(s)Hosszú
Country represented Hungary
Born (1985-03-18) 18 March 1985
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelElite
ClubÚjpesti TE (2007- )
KSI ( -2007)
Head coach(es)István Kovács
Eponymous skillsPommel Horse
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2012 LondonPommel Horse
World Championships
2010 RotterdamPommel Horse
2011 TokyoPommel Horse
2014 NanningPommel Horse
2007 StuttgartPommel Horse
2009 LondonPommel Horse
European Championships
2005 DebrecenPommel Horse
2007 AmsterdamPommel Horse
2008 LausannePommel Horse
2009 MilanPommel Horse
2011 BerlinPommel Horse
2012 MontpellierPommel Horse
2013 MoscowPommel Horse
2017 Cluj-NapocaPommel Horse
2004 LjubljanaPommel Horse
Universiade
2009 BelgradePommel Horse

Sports career

He is the 2012 Olympic Champion,[2] the 2010, 2011, and 2014 World Champion, and the 2007 and 2009 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. He is an athlete of Újpesti TE, and represented by STRONGAA Management.

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics 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 athlete Louis Smith, but was awarded the gold on a higher execution score.[3]

References
  1. "Berki Krisztiánról elemet neveztek el" (in Hungarian). MNO. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. "Krisztian Berki". Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. "Berki thwarts Smith's gold medal dream". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
Awards
Preceded by
Dániel Gyurta
Dániel Gyurta		 Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
2010–2011
2014		 Succeeded by
Dániel Gyurta
László Cseh
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