Boglárka Dévai

Boglárka Dévai (born (1999-11-12)12 November 1999) is a Hungarian female artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 European champion and 2017 European bronze medalist on vault.[1][2] She participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[3]

Boglárka Dévai
Country represented Hungary
Born (1999-11-12) November 12, 1999
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
(Hungary national team)
Years on national team2015

Dévai found international success when she won the bronze medal in the vault final at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships behind Coline Devillard and Ellie Downie.[2] She won the event at the 2018 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships ahead of Angelina Melnikova of Russia and Denisa Golgota of Romania after upgrading her Yurchenko half-on vault to a Cheng. In doing so, she became the first Hungarian female gymnast to win a gold medal at the European Championships since Adrienn Varga also won vault in 1998.[4][5]

References

  1. "2018 European Championships Results". 6 August 2018.
  2. "2017 European Championships Results". 20 April 2017.
  3. "2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Boglárka Dévai". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. "UEG on Twitter". Twitter. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. Attila, Ághassi (5 August 2018). "20 éve várt Eb-arany, Dévai Boglárka ugrásban szerezte". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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