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 name	Krisztián Berki
Nickname(s)	Hosszú
Country represented	Hungary
Born	(1985-03-18) 18 March 1985 Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Elite
Club	Újpesti TE (2007- ) KSI ( -2007)
Head coach(es)	István Kovács
Eponymous skills	Pommel Horse
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2012 London Pommel Horse World Championships 2010 Rotterdam Pommel Horse 2011 Tokyo Pommel Horse 2014 Nanning Pommel Horse 2007 Stuttgart Pommel Horse 2009 London Pommel Horse European Championships 2005 Debrecen Pommel Horse 2007 Amsterdam Pommel Horse 2008 Lausanne Pommel Horse 2009 Milan Pommel Horse 2011 Berlin Pommel Horse 2012 Montpellier Pommel Horse 2013 Moscow Pommel Horse 2017 Cluj-Napoca Pommel Horse 2004 Ljubljana Pommel Horse Universiade 2009 Belgrade Pommel 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.

External links

• Krisztián Berki at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Alexandra Béni. "Exclusive interview with Krisztián Berki – The Champion of the Pommel Horse and Life". Daily News Hungary.

Awards
Preceded by Dániel Gyurta Dániel Gyurta	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 2010–2011 2014	Succeeded by Dániel Gyurta László Cseh