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 represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Bettina Lili Czifra was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 20 April 2007.[2][1] She began gymnastics when she was nine years old.[3]
Junior gymnastics career
2021
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]
2022
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]
Senior gymnastics career
2023
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]
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