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Full name | Bettina Lili Czifra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Lili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dunaujvaros, Hungary | 20 April 2007||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2021–present (HUN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | DKSE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Janos Trenka (club) Imre Draskoczy (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bettina Lili Czifra (born 20 April 2007) [1] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. She is a three-time World Challenge Cup medalist and the 2023 Hungarian all-around champion. She will represent Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Bettina Lili Czifra was born in Dunaujvaros, Hungary, on 20 April 2007. [2] [1] She began gymnastics when she was nine years old. [3]
Czifra began the 2021 season at the Hungarian Super Team Championships, helping her club win the gold medal. [4] Then at the Junior Hungarian Event Championships, she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam. [5] She then won the all-around bronze medal at the Junior Hungarian Championships where she also won the uneven bars title. [6] She made her international debut at the Gym Festival Trnava, winning the all-around silver medal behind Slovakia's Lucia Dobrocka. In the event finals, she won gold on floor exercise, silver on balance beam, and bronze on uneven bars. [7] Then at the Olympic Hopes Cup held in Liberec, Czech Republic, she won the all-around bronze medal and helped the Hungarian team win the gold medal. [8]
Czifra began the season at the Elek Matolay Memorial where she won the all-around gold medal. [9] She then won the all-around silver medal at the Tata Junior Friendly behind Romania's Gabriela Vănoagă. [10] She won the all-around, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise titles at the Junior Hungarian Championships. [11] She also won the all-around gold medal at the Salamunov Memorial, helping the Hungarian team win the gold medal. [12]
Czifra competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she finished twelfth in the all-around. [13] She next competed at the Junior European Championships where she once again placed twelfth in the all-around. [14] Additionally, she qualified for the balance beam where she finished seventh. [15] At the Vera Caslavska Grand Prix, she helped the Hungarian team win the bronze medal, and she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise. [16] She finished the season at the Hungarian Masters Championships, where she won the all-around silver medal behind Gréta Mayer. [17] In the event finals, she won the gold medal on floor exercise and the bronze medal on uneven bars. [18]
Czifra became age-eligible for senior competition in 2023. At the Hungarian Team Championships, she helped her club finish second, and she finished third in the all-around. [19] Then at the Elek Matolay Memorial, she won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Gréta Mayer. [20] She competed at the European Championships where she helped Hungary finish fourth as a team. [21] At the Varna World Challenge Cup, she won her first FIG World Cup medal- a gold on balance beam. [22] [23] Then at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, she won silver on floor exercise and bronze on uneven bars. [24] She won the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise titles at the Hungarian Championships. [25]
Czifra competed at the World Championships alongside Csenge Bácskay, Gréta Mayer, Zója Székely, and Nikolett Szilágyi; they finished fifteenth as a team during qualifications. Individually, Czifra was the third reserve for the all-around final. Although the Hungarian team did not qualify a full team to the 2024 Olympic Games, Czifra earned an individual berth as the highest placing Hungarian gymnast and sixth highest placing all-arounder not part of a qualified team. [26] [27] She finished her season at the Hungarian Masters Championships, where she won gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise. [28]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2020 | Hungarian Championships | 5 | |||||
2021 | Hungarian Super Team Championships | 9 | |||||
Hungarian Event Championships | 4 | ||||||
Hungarian Junior Championships | 6 | ||||||
Gym Festival Trnava | |||||||
Olympic Hopes Cup | |||||||
2022 | Elek Matolay Memorial | ||||||
Tata Junior Friendly | |||||||
Hungarian Junior Championships | 8 | ||||||
Salamunov Memorial | |||||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 10 | 12 | |||||
European Championships | 9 | 12 | 7 | ||||
Věra Čáslavská Grand Prix | 5 | ||||||
Hungarian Masters Championships | 6 | ||||||
Senior | |||||||
2023 | Hungarian Team Championships | 9 | |||||
Elek Matolay Memorial | |||||||
European Championships | 4 | ||||||
Varna World Challenge Cup | |||||||
Szombathely World Challenge Cup | 8 | ||||||
Hungarian Championships | |||||||
World Championships | 15 | R3 | |||||
Hungarian Masters Championships | 4 |
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