Csenge Bácskay

Csenge Maria Bácskay (born 4 April 2003) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast and the 2018 Youth Olympic silver medalist on vault.

Csenge Bácskay
Bácskay at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full name	Csenge Maria Bácskay
Born	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 Budapest, Hungary
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Postás SE (2018–) Központi Sport És Ifjúsági (2017) MTK Budapest (2014–16)
Head coach(es)	András Forgó
Assistant coach(es)	Géza Osztie Orsolya Gondos-Arató
Former coach(es)	Imre Draskoczy
Medal record Artistic gymnastics Representing  Hungary Gymnasiade 2018 Marrakesh Team 2018 Marrakesh Vault Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Vault

Early life

Csenge Bácskay was born in Budapest, Hungary on 4 April 2003.[1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2014–2016

In 2014 Bácskay competed at the Gym Festival Trnava where she help Hungary finish fourth in the Youth Team final and individually she finished eighth in the all-around.[2] In 2016 Bácskay competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup where she finished nineteenth in the all-around and eighth in the balance beam finals.[3] Later that year she competed at the Eva Kanyo Cup where she finished fourth among the Espoirs in the all-around and won silver on the vault, gold on uneven bars, and bronze on balance beam and floor exercise.[4] She also competed at the Győr Trophy where she placed seventh in the all-around and second on floor exercise.[5]

2017

In April 2017 Bácskay competed at the Elek Matolay Memorial where she placed first in the all-around, on balance beam, and on floor exercise and she placed second on vault.[6] In May she represented Hungary at International GymSport where she placed fourth in the all-around but won gold on vault.[7] In June she competed at Gym Festival Trnava where she placed sixth in the all-around, second on vault, and third on floor exercise.[8] Later in the summer Bácskay competed at the Slovakian Junior Friendly where Hungary won the gold in the team event.[9] In July she competed at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival where Hungary placed fourth in the team final and individually Bácskay placed eighth on vault and fourth on floor.[10] In November she competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup where she placed eighteenth. She ended the year competing at the Hungarian Master Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around, second on vault, and sixth on floor.[11]

2018

Bácskay started the 2018 season competing at Gymnasiade where she finished seventh in the all-around, second on vault behind Anastasia Bachynska of the Ukraine, and seventh on uneven bars and balance beam.[12] In August Bácskay represented Hungary at the 2018 European Championships. She qualified to the vault final and finished in sixth place.[13] In October Bácskay represented Hungary at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. She qualified to the all-around and vault finals. In the all-around final she placed 14th.[14] In the vault final Bácskay won the silver medal behind Giorgia Villa of Italy and ahead of Emma Spence of Canada.[15]

Senior

2019

Bácskay turned senior in 2019. She competed at the Hungarian National League Championships in March where she placed first on vault, fourth on uneven bars and floor exercise, and ninth on balance beam.[16] Bácskay made her international debut at the Doha World Cup where she finished 20th in vault qualification, 12th in balance beam qualification, and 23rd in floor exercise qualification.[17] In April Bácskay competed at the 2019 European Championships. During qualifications she placed tenth on vault, becoming the second reserve for the final.[18] She finished thirty-first on balance beam.[19]

In September Bácskay competed at the Szombathely World Cup where she qualified to the vault final. During event finals she placed seventh on vault.[20]

Competitive history

Junior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2014	Gym Festival Trnava	4	8
2016	Olympic Hopes Cup		19			8
	Eva Kanyo Cup		4
	Győr Trophy		8	7	6	7
2017	Elek Matolay Memorial				4
	International GymSport		5
	Gym Festival Trnava		6
	Slovakian Junior Friendly
	European Youth Olympic Festival	4		8			4
	Olympic Hopes Cup		18
	Hungarian Master Championships		11				6
2018	Gymnasiade		7		7	7
	Youth Olympic Qualifier		8
	Budapest Friendly		4
	Hungarian Event Championships
	European Championships	9	24	6
	Youth Olympic Games		14
	Győr Friendly		4
	Hungarian Masters Championships		6			4

Senior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2019	HUN National League Championships				4	9	4
	Elek Matolay Memorial		4		6		4
	European Championships			R2
	Szombathely World Cup			7

References

1. "Bácskay Csenge Maria (Profile)". Hungarian Olympic Committee. February 10, 2018.
2. "2014 Gym Festival Trnava". The Gymternet. June 8, 2014.
3. "2016 Olympic Hopes Cup Results". The Gymternet. November 4, 2016.
4. "2016 Eva Kanyo Cup Results". The Gymternet. October 30, 2016.
5. "2016 Győr Trophy Results". The Gymternet. November 29, 2016.
6. "2017 Elek Matolay Memorial Results". The Gymternet. April 9, 2017.
7. "2017 International GymSport Results". The Gymternet. May 23, 2017.
8. "2017 Gym Festival Trnava Results". The Gymternet. June 4, 2017.
9. "2017 Slovakian Junior Friendly Results". The Gymternet. July 8, 2017.
10. "2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. July 27, 2017.
11. "2017 Hungarian Master Championships Results". The Gymternet. December 2, 2017.
12. "2018 Gymnasiade Results". The Gymternet. May 6, 2018.
13. "2018 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 6, 2018.
14. "Ifjúsági olimpia: a tornász Bácskay 14. lett összetettben". Memzeti Sport (in Hungarian). October 16, 2018.
15. "Villa, Kitazono, And Naidin Add To Gymnastic Medal Hauls". International Olympic Committee. October 13, 2018.
16. "2019 Hungarian National League Championships Results". The Gymternet. March 26, 2019.
17. "12th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup Doha (QAT) Qualification Women Vault" (PDF). Sportlicht Ltd. March 20, 2019.
18. "Results By Apparatus (Vault)" (PDF). European Union of Gymnastics. April 11, 2019.
19. "Results By Apparatus (Balance Beam)" (PDF). European Union of Gymnastics. April 11, 2019.
20. "2019 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. September 11, 2019.

External links

• Csenge Bacskay at the International Gymnastics Federation