Krisztofer Mészáros
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![]() Mészáros at the 2022 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Titi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22) Győr, Hungary[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Győri AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Róbert Szűcs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krisztofer Mészáros (born 5 September 2001)[2] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. At the 2022 European Championships, he won the silver medal on floor exercise and was Hungary's first European silver medalist on floor exercise. He won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team at the 2020 European Championships. He represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in the men's artistic individual all-around final.
Career
Mészáros followed his sister into gymnastics, and he was inspired by watching Krisztián Berki win Olympic gold in 2012.[3]
Mészáros finished eighth with the Hungarian team at the 2016 European Junior Championships.[4] At the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival, he finished eighth in the floor exercise final and 24th in the all-around.[5] He then won three silver medals at the 2017 Olympic Hopes Cup- on floor exercise, pommel horse, and still rings.[6] He finished 14th in the all-around and seventh on the pommel horse at the 2018 European Junior Championships.[7][8]
Mészáros began competing in senior international competitions in 2019. He competed at the 2019 European and 2019 World Championships but did not qualify for any finals.[9][10] At the 2020 European Championships, he helped the Hungarian team win the bronze medal behind Ukraine and Turkey.[11] In the event finals, he finished sixth on floor exercise and pommel horse and fifth on parallel bars.[12]
Mészáros won his first FIG World Cup medal at the Osijek World Challenge Cup with a bronze on the pommel horse.[13] He then qualified for the all-around final at the 2021 World Championships- the first Hungarian gymnast to do so since 1999 - and finished 14th.[3]
Mészáros began the 2022 season at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, finishing eighth on floor exercise, fourth on pommel horse, and fifth on parallel bars.[14] Then at the Koper World Challenge Cup, he won the bronze medal on the pommel horse.[15] He helped the Hungarian team finished sixth at the 2022 European Championships, and he finished sixth in the all-around.[16][17] In the floor exercise final, he won the silver medal behind the defending Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat.[18] This marked the first time a Hungarian gymnast won a European silver medal on floor exercise, after Róbert Gál and György Guczoghy won bronze medals on the event.[19] At the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, Mészáros won his first FIG World Cup title on the horizontal bar.[20] Then at the World Championships, he once again finished 14th in the all-around final.[21]
Mészáros finished 17th in the all-around final and fifth in the horizontal bar final at the 2023 European Championships.[22][23] He won four medals at the 2023 Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup- gold on floor exercise and vault and silver on pommel horse and parallel bars- making him the most decorated gymnast of the event.[24] Then at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, he won the bronze medal on floor exercise.[25] He then won three medals at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup- gold on floor exercise, silver on parallel bars, and bronze on horizontal bar.[26] At the end of the World Challenge Cup series, he was ranked first on parallel bars and top five on every event besides still rings.[27] Mészáros finished 18th all-around in the qualification round of the 2023 World Championships.[28] As one of the top eight gymnasts not from a country that qualified a full team, he earned an individual quota for the 2024 Olympic Games.[29] He finished 11th in the all-around final with a total score of 81.665.[30]
Competitive history
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References
- ^ Crumlish, John (4 June 2023). "Hungary's Meszaros, Australia's Godwin star at World Challenge Cup of Tel Aviv". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 September 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "In the form of his life, Krisztofer Meszaros aims to raise the bar for Hungary at Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "32nd European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. pp. 117, 125. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "International competition - Olympic Hopes Cup Liberec 2017 - Men" (PDF). Czech Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Junior QC for AF, TF & AA Men's Junior Individual All-Around - Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Junior Pommel Horse Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Qualification" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine wins the 2020 European team title". European Gymnastics. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "34th European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. pp. 71, 74, 81. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup Osijek (CRO)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Dobro World Cup Osijek 2022 Osijek, 09.06.2022. - 12.06.2022" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "17th FIG World Challenge Cup Slovenia 2022" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 18 June 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "European Championships Munich 2022 Men Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "European Championships Munich 2022 Men All-Around Final Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Dolgopyat, Merdinyan, Petrounias, Jarman, Fraser and Georgiou crowned apparatus Champions at #Munich2022". European Gymnastics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Mészáros Krisztofer ezüstérmes talajon az Európa-bajnokságon" [Krisztofer Mészáros silver medalist on floor at the European Championships]. M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Hungary, Japan, Canada sizzle at Szombathely World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Results by Apparatus" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Godwin, Meszaros lead champions march at World Challenge Cup in Tel Aviv". International Gymnastics Federation. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Triple glory for Godwin at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Godwin the lone triple titlist as 2023 FIG World Challenge Cup series wraps in Paris". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Final nine Men's Artistic Gymnastics teams solidify Olympic team qualification in Paris". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Meszaros Krisztofer Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.