Fanni Pigniczki
Full nameFanni Pigniczki
Country represented Hungary
Born (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 24)[1]
Budapest, Hungary
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubMTK Budapest
Head coach(es)Erika Deutsch-Lazsányi, Noémi Gelle
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
World Games 0 0 2
FIG World Cup 0 1 2
Total 0 1 4
Representing  Hungary
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Hoop
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Ball
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu All-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Ball

Fanni Pigniczki (born 23 January 2000) is a Hungarian rhythmic gymnast.

Personal life

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.

Career

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]

Achievements

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
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

References

  1. ^ "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 14 September 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Chengdu University gymnasts win gold at their home gym". International University Sports Federation. International University Sports Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ András, Király (2022-08-10). "Pigniczki Fanni életében kiemelt helyet foglal el a versenysport és a tanulás". UNISPORT (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. ^ "PIGNICZKI Fanni". FIG. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Aspiring Rhythmic Gymnast Sets Unprecedented National Records" (PDF). hungarytoday. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ "All-around qualification results" (PDF). gymmedia. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Senior Individual All-Around Results" (PDF). ueg.org. UEG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2018 Rhythmic World Championships Recaps, Results and Photos". USA Gymnastics. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. ^ "2019 EUROPEAN GAMES - Rhythmic Gymnastics". GYMmedia. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ "37th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Team Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ "37th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Senior Individual All-Around Results" (PDF). ueg.org. UEG. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ^ "ÓRIÁSI BRAVÚR: MAGYAR OLIMPIAI KVÓTA RITMIKUS GIMNASZTIKÁBAN". Origo (in Hungarian). June 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Újabb magyar sportoló szerzett kvótát az olimpiára". Index (in Hungarian). June 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  17. ^ "Chengdu 2021 - "31st World UNIVERSITY GAMES 2023 - Rhythmic Gymnastics | GYMmedia.com". www.gymmedia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  18. ^ "2023 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.com.
  19. ^ "Pigniczki Fanni bronzérmes karikával az rg vb-n". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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