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

Sports career

He is the 2012 Olympic Champion, 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.

Krisztián Berki

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.

Krisztián Berki

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.

Krisztián Berki

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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

Universiade medalists in gymnastics

FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary

Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade

20th-century Hungarian people

21st-century Hungarian people