Boglárka Dévai

Boglárka Dévai (born (1999-11-12)12 November 1999) is a Hungarian female artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 European champion and 2017 European bronze medalist on vault.[1][2] She participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[3]

Boglárka Dévai
Country represented Hungary
Born (1999-11-12) November 12, 1999
Szombathely, Hungary
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2015 – present (HUN)

Dévai found international success when she won the bronze medal in the vault final at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships behind Coline Devillard and Ellie Downie.[2] She won the event at the 2018 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships ahead of Angelina Melnikova of Russia and Denisa Golgota of Romania after upgrading her Yurchenko half-on vault to a Cheng. In doing so, she became the first Hungarian female gymnast to win a gold medal at the European Championships since Adrienn Varga also won vault in 1998.[4][5]

References

  1. "2018 European Championships Results". 6 August 2018.
  2. "2017 European Championships Results". 20 April 2017.
  3. "2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Boglárka Dévai". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. "UEG on Twitter". Twitter. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. Attila, Ághassi (5 August 2018). "20 éve várt Eb-arany, Dévai Boglárka ugrásban szerezte". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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