Krisztofer Mészáros

The native form of this personal name is Mészáros Krisztofer. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Krisztofer Mészáros (born 5 September 2001)^[2] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. At the 2022 European Championships, he won the silver medal on floor exercise and was Hungary's first European silver medalist on floor exercise. He won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team at the 2020 European Championships. He will represent Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Krisztofer Mészáros
Mészáros at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Titi
Country represented	Hungary
Born	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22) Győr, Hungary^[1]
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Győri AC
Head coach(es)	Róbert Szűcs
Medal record Representing  Hungary Men's artistic Gymnastics European Championships 2022 Munich Floor exercise 2020 Mersin Team FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 4 4 6 Total 4 4 6

Career

Mészáros followed his sister into gymnastics, and he was inspired by watching Krisztián Berki win Olympic gold in 2012.^[3]

Mészáros finished eighth with the Hungarian team at the 2016 European Junior Championships.^[4] At the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival, he finished eighth in the floor exercise final and 24th in the all-around.^[5] He then won three silver medals at the 2017 Olympic Hopes Cup- on floor exercise, pommel horse, and still rings.^[6] He finished 14th in the all-around and seventh on the pommel horse at the 2018 European Junior Championships.^[7][8]

Mészáros began competing in senior international competitions in 2019. He competed at the 2019 European and 2019 World Championships but did not qualify for any finals.^[9][10] At the 2020 European Championships, he helped the Hungarian team win the bronze medal behind Ukraine and Turkey.^[11] In the event finals, he finished sixth on floor exercise and pommel horse and fifth on parallel bars.^[12]

Mészáros won his first FIG World Cup medal at the Osijek World Challenge Cup with a bronze on the pommel horse.^[13] He then qualified for the all-around final at the 2021 World Championships- the first Hungarian gymnast to do so since 1999 - and finished 14th.^[3]

Mészáros began the 2022 season at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, finishing eighth on floor exercise, fourth on pommel horse, and fifth on parallel bars.^[14] Then at the Koper World Challenge Cup, he won the bronze medal on the pommel horse.^[15] He helped the Hungarian team finished sixth at the 2022 European Championships, and he finished sixth in the all-around.^[16][17] In the floor exercise final, he won the silver medal behind the defending Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat.^[18] This marked the first time a Hungarian gymnast won a European silver medal on floor exercise, after Róbert Gál and György Guczoghy won bronze medals on the event.^[19] At the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, Mészáros won his first FIG World Cup title on the horizontal bar.^[20] Then at the World Championships, he once again finished 14th in the all-around final.^[21]

Mészáros finished 17th in the all-around final and fifth in the horizontal bar final at the 2023 European Championships.^[22][23] He won four medals at the 2023 Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup- gold on floor exercise and floor and silver on pommel horse and parallel bars- making him the most decorated gymnast of the event.^[24] Then at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, he won the bronze medal on floor exercise.^[25] He then won three medals at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup- gold on floor exercise, silver on parallel bars, and bronze on horizontal bar.^[26] At the end of the World Challenge Cup series, he was ranked first on parallel bars and top five on every event besides still rings.^[27] Mészáros finished 18th all-around in the qualification round of the 2023 World Championships.^[28] As one of the top eight gymnasts not from a country that qualified a full team, he earned an individual quota for the 2024 Olympic Games.^[29] He finished 11th in the all-around final with a total score of 81.665.^[30]

Competitive history

 

Mészáros (left) with his silver medal at the 2022 European Championships

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Junior
2015	Olympic Hopes Cup	4	18
2016
	European Junior Championships	8
	Olympic Hopes Cup		4					5	7
2017	European Youth Olympic Festival		24	8
	Olympic Hopes Cup								8
2018	International Junior Team Cup	6	7	6
	Budapest Men's Friendly
	European Junior Championships	10	14		7
	Hungarian Master Championships							4
Senior
2019	Osijek World Challenge Cup			8
	European Championships		51
	Koper World Challenge Cup			R2
	Szombathely World Challenge Cup			6
	World Championships		71
	Hungarian Master Championships							4
2020	Szombathely World Challenge Cup			6	8
	Hungarian Championships				4
	Hungarian Master Championships
	European Championships			6	6			5
2021	Hungarian Super Team Championships
	European Championships		32
	Varna World Challenge Cup			7	4
	Osijek World Challenge Cup			4
	Koper World Challenge Cup			6
	Mersin World Challenge Cup			5			6
	Hungarian Grand Prix								7
	Hungarian Championships
	World Championships		14
2022	Osijek World Challenge Cup			8	4			5
	Koper World Challenge Cup
	European Championships	6	6
	Hungarian Championships
	Szombathely World Challenge Cup				9		11
	World Championships	12	14
	Hungarian Master Championships								6
2023	Hungarian Apparatus Championships
	European Championships	10	17						5
	Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup								4
	Osijek World Challenge Cup				6			5
	Hungarian Championships
	Mersin World Challenge Cup						6	5
	Szombathely World Challenge Cup				6
	World Championships	20	11
2024	Osijek Challenge Cup

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References

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