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| Full name | Fanni Pigniczki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 2000 [1] Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MTK Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Erika Deutsch-Lazsányi, Noémi Gelle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fanni Pigniczki (born 23 January 2000) is a Hungarian rhythmic gymnast.
Pigniczki was born on 23 January 2000 in Budapest. Her mother is a psychologist and her father represented Hungary, competing internationally in table tennis. [2] Her grandfather is László Pigniczki, a World silver medalist in table tennis. [3] She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old. [4] She graduated with a master's degree in rhythmic gymnastics in coaching from the Hungarian University of Sports Science in 2023 and has been studying for a psychology degree at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary since 2022. [5] She resides in Budapest.
She competed at the 2017 World Championships where she finished 32nd in the qualification round with a total score of 55.950. [6]
She finished 16th in the all-around at the 2018 European Championships with a score of 64.220. [7] She competed at the 2018 World Championships and finished 58th in the qualification round. [8]
She competed for Hungary at the 2019 European Games where she finished 12th in the all-around final. [9] At the 2019 World Championships, she competed with Blanka Boldizsar, Anna Juhasz, and Emma Juhasz and they finished 20th as a team. [10] Pigniczki qualified for the all-around final where she finished 23rd with a score of 75.500. [11]
She competed at the 2020 European Championships where she finished 11th in the All-around. [12]
At the 2021 European Championships, Pigniczki qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics, [13] becoming the first Hungarian rhythmic gymnast to qualify to an Olympic Games since Viktória Fráter in 2000. [14] At the Olympics, she finished twentieth in the qualification round for the individual all-around. [15]
On August 28, 2022, Fanni became the first Hungarian gymnast to win a World Cup medal by winning bronze with ribbon in Cluji-Napoca. [16]
In 2023 she won gold in the All-Around and with hoop at the Universiade in Chengdu, the first rhythmic gymnast from her country to win gold at that competition. [17] In August of the same year she won bronze with hoop at the World Championships in Valencia, the first medal for Hungary since Maria Patocska in 1973. [18] [19]
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2016 | Hoop | Hallelujah by Rob Landes |
| Ball | Carnavalera by Havana Delirio | |
| Clubs | Codigo de Barra by Bajofondo | |
| Ribbon | The Cello Song by The Piano Guys | |
| 2017 | Hoop | Hallelujah by Rob Landes |
| Ball | Out in the Cold by Asaf Avidan & The Mojos | |
| Clubs | NEW DORP. NEW YORK by SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig | |
| Ribbon | The Cello Song by The Piano Guys | |
| 2018 | Hoop | Coming Home by HAVASI |
| Ball | Out in the Cold by Asaf Avidan & The Mojos | |
| Clubs | NEW DORP. NEW YORK by SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig | |
| Ribbon | The Cello Song by The Piano Guys | |
| 2019 | Hoop | Coming Home by Havasi Balazs |
| Ball | Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur | |
| Clubs | Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit by Gina G | |
| Ribbon | Ameksa (District 78 Remix) by Taalbi Brothers | |
| 2020 | Hoop | Ninja by Maxime Rodriguez |
| Ball | One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston | |
| Clubs | Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit by Gina G | |
| Ribbon | Ameksa (District 78 Remix) by Taalbi Brothers | |
| 2021 | Hoop | Ninja by Maxime Rodriguez |
| Ball | One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston | |
| Clubs | Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit by Gina G. | |
| Ribbon | Ameksa (District 78 Remix) by Taalbi Brothers | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Hypnotic Tango (VIZE Edit) by Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra |
| Ball | Uccen (DWTS Remix) by Taalbi Brothers | |
| Clubs | Street Of Sorrow by HAVASI | |
| Ribbon | Scat by Club des Belugas & Iain Mackenzie | |
| 2023 | Hoop | On Then And Now by Woodkid (feat. Jennifer Connelly) |
| Ball | Uccen (DWTS Remix) by Taalbi Brothers | |
| Clubs | Insomnia by Symphoniacs | |
| Ribbon | Scat by Club des Belugas & Iain Mackenzie | |
| 2024 | Hoop | On Then And Now by Woodkid (feat. Jennifer Connelly) |
| Ball | Hit the Road Jack | |
| Clubs | Grace Kelly by Mika | |
| Ribbon | ||
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