Adrienn Varga | |
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Born | Gyula, Békes, Hungary | 6 August 1980
Gymnastics career | |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | ![]() |
Club | Torna Club Bekescsaba |
Medal record |
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.
Varga has an uneven bars dismount named after her in the Code of Points. [2] [3]
Apparatus | Name | Description |
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Uneven bars | Varga | Salto backwards laid out with half turn into front pike with half turn |
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