Vid Hidvégi

Vid Hidvégi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvid ˈhidveːɡi]; born 23 August 1986)[1] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast and pommel horse specialist. A student of the Eszterházy Károly College, he finished runner-up at the 2007 Summer Universiade.[3]

The native form of this personal name is Hidvégi Vid. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Vid Hidvégi
Vid Hidvégi at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France.
Personal information
Full nameVid Hidvégi
Country represented Hungary
Born (1986-08-23) August 23, 1986
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelElite
Club KSI
Head coach(es)Béla Laufer[2]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2007 BangkokPommel horse

Hidvégi finished fifth at the 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London. At the Olympics he went to the pommel horse final with the third best result.[4] In the final, however, Hidvégi made a mistake and fell off the horse, thus got only 14.300 points and finished eighth.[5]

Awards
  • Junior Prima Award (2012)[6]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vid Hidvégi.
  1. "Vid Hidvégi Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. "Laufer Béla mesteredző" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Gymnastics Federation. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. "Napi beszámoló - 2007. augusztus 12. (vasárnap)" (in Hungarian). Magyar Egyetemi-Főiskolai Sportszövetség (MEFS). 12 August 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. "Olimpia: Hidvégi 3., Berki 5. helyen döntős lólengésben" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. "Berki a lovasúr, London harmadik magyar olimpiai bajnoka!" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. "Junior Prima Díj: kilenc sportág képviselőit méltatták" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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