Bettina Lili Czifra
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Full name | Bettina Lili Czifra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Lili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 20 April 2007||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2021–present (HUN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | DKSE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Janos Trenka (club) Imre Draskoczy (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bettina Lili Czifra (born 20 April 2007)[1] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. She is a three-time World Challenge Cup medalist and the 2023 Hungarian all-around champion. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit]Bettina Lili Czifra was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 20 April 2007.[2][1] She began gymnastics when she was nine years old.[3]
Junior gymnastics career
[edit]2021
[edit]Czifra began the 2021 season at the Hungarian Super Team Championships, helping her club win the gold medal.[4] Then at the Junior Hungarian Event Championships, she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam.[5] She then won the all-around bronze medal at the Junior Hungarian Championships where she also won the uneven bars title.[6] She made her international debut at the Gym Festival Trnava, winning the all-around silver medal behind Slovakia's Lucia Dobrocka. In the event finals, she won gold on floor exercise, silver on balance beam, and bronze on uneven bars.[7] Then at the Olympic Hopes Cup held in Liberec, Czech Republic, she won the all-around bronze medal and helped the Hungarian team win the gold medal.[8]
2022
[edit]Czifra began the season at the Elek Matolay Memorial where she won the all-around gold medal.[9] She then won the all-around silver medal at the Tata Junior Friendly behind Romania's Gabriela Vănoagă.[10] She won the all-around, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise titles at the Junior Hungarian Championships.[11] She also won the all-around gold medal at the Salamunov Memorial, helping the Hungarian team win the gold medal.[12]
Czifra competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she finished twelfth in the all-around.[13] She next competed at the Junior European Championships where she once again placed twelfth in the all-around.[14] Additionally, she qualified for the balance beam where she finished seventh.[15] At the Vera Caslavska Grand Prix, she helped the Hungarian team win the bronze medal, and she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise.[16] She finished the season at the Hungarian Masters Championships, where she won the all-around silver medal behind Gréta Mayer.[17] In the event finals, she won the gold medal on floor exercise and the bronze medal on uneven bars.[18]
Senior gymnastics career
[edit]2023
[edit]Czifra became age-eligible for senior competition in 2023. At the Hungarian Team Championships, she helped her club finish second, and she finished third in the all-around.[19] Then at the Elek Matolay Memorial, she won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Gréta Mayer.[20] She competed at the European Championships where she helped Hungary finish fourth as a team.[21] At the Varna World Challenge Cup, she won her first FIG World Cup medal- a gold on balance beam.[22][23] Then at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, she won silver on floor exercise and bronze on uneven bars.[24] She won the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise titles at the Hungarian Championships.[25]
Czifra competed at the World Championships alongside Csenge Bácskay, Gréta Mayer, Zója Székely, and Nikolett Szilágyi; they finished fifteenth as a team during qualifications. Individually, Czifra was the third reserve for the all-around final. Although the Hungarian team did not qualify a full team to the 2024 Olympic Games, Czifra earned an individual berth as the highest placing Hungarian gymnast and sixth highest placing all-arounder not part of a qualified team.[26][27] She finished her season at the Hungarian Masters Championships, where she won gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise.[28]
2024
[edit]Czifra competed at the 2024 Olympic Games. She qualified to the individual all-around final where she ultimately finished twenty-first.[29]
Competitive history
[edit]Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2020 | Hungarian Championships | 5 | |||||
2021 | Hungarian Super Team Championships | 9 | |||||
Hungarian Event Championships | 4 | ||||||
Hungarian Junior Championships | 6 | ||||||
Gym Festival Trnava | |||||||
Olympic Hopes Cup | |||||||
2022 | Elek Matolay Memorial | ||||||
Tata Junior Friendly | |||||||
Hungarian Junior Championships | 8 | ||||||
Salamunov Memorial | |||||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 10 | 12 | |||||
European Championships | 9 | 12 | 7 | ||||
Věra Čáslavská Grand Prix | 5 | ||||||
Hungarian Masters Championships | 6 | ||||||
Senior | |||||||
2023 | Hungarian Team Championships | 9 | |||||
Elek Matolay Memorial | |||||||
European Championships | 4 | ||||||
Varna World Challenge Cup | |||||||
Szombathely World Challenge Cup | 8 | ||||||
Hungarian Championships | |||||||
World Championships | 15 | R3 | |||||
Hungarian Masters Championships | 4 | ||||||
2024 | RomGym Trophy | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||
Olympic Games | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "FIG Profile: Bettina Lili Czifra". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Czifra Bettina Lili élete legnagyobb versenyére készül" [Czifra Bettina Lili is preparing for the biggest competition of her life]. Dunajvaros Online (in Hungarian). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 March 2021). "2021 Hungarian Super Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 March 2021). "2021 Hungarian Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (31 May 2021). "2021 Hungarian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 September 2021). "2021 Gym Festival Trnava Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 November 2021). "2021 Olympic Hopes Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (25 April 2022). "2022 Elek Matolay Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 May 2022). "2022 Tata Junior Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (31 May 2022). "2022 Hungarian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 June 2022). "2022 Salamunov Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (12 August 2022). "Germany's Kevric, Italian team take junior golds at European Championships". International Gymnast Magazine.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastic Women Juniors Qualification All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastic Women Juniors Apparatus Finals Balance Beam" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Kitettek magukért a magyar fiatalok a csehországi Olimpiai Reménységek Versenyén" [The young Hungarians stood out for themselves at the Olympic Hopes Competition in the Czech Republic]. Utanpotlas Sport (in Hungarian). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Czifra Bettina Lili ezüstérmes összetettben a Mesterfokú bajnokságon" [Czifra Bettina Lili won the silver medal overall at the Master's Championship]. Utanpotlas Sport (in Hungarian). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Molnár Botond négy, Czifra Bettina Lili két érmet nyert a Mesterfokú bajnokság szerenkénti döntőiben" [Molnár Botond won four medals and Czifra Bettina Lili two medals in the individual finals of the Masters Championship]. Utanpotlas Sport (in Hungarian). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 March 2023). "2023 Hungarian Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 April 2023). "2023 Elek Matolay Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Historic European Team title for Great Britain". European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (28 May 2023). "Hungary and Armenia win multiple golds at World Challenge Cup of Varna". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "World Challenge Cup: Veterans and rookies brilliant in Bulgaria". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 September 2023). "2023 Hungarian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Matsz: Már Négy Olimpiai Kvótás Tornászunk Van!" [We Already Have Four Olympic Quota Gymnasts!]. Hungarian Gymnastics Association (in Hungarian). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition!". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 November 2023). "2023 Hungarian Masters Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 Olympic Games Results". The Gymternet. August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Lili Czifra". The Gymternet. January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.