Adrienn Varga

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Adrienn Varga
Born (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980 (age 44)
Gyula, Békes, Hungary
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Club Torna Club Bekescsaba
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 St Petersburg Vault

Adrienn Varga (born 6 August 1980) is a Hungarian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] Varga won a gold medal on vault at the 1998 European Championships.

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Eponymous skill

Varga has an uneven bars dismount named after her in the Code of Points. [2] [3]

ApparatusNameDescription
Uneven barsVargaSalto backwards laid out with half turn into front pike with half turn

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    References

    1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrienn Varga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
    2. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . p. 208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    3. "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.