Vid Hidvégi

The native form of this personal name is Hidvégi Vid. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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]

Vid Hidvégi
Vid Hidvégi at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France.
Personal information
Full name	Vid Hidvégi
Country represented	Hungary
Born	(1986-08-23) August 23, 1986 (age 38) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Elite
Club	KSI
Head coach(es)	Béla Laufer[2]
Medal record Representing  Hungary Universiade 2007 Bangkok Pommel 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

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.