Krisztián Berki (; born 18 March 1985 in Budapest) is a Hungarian former artistic gymnast. During his gymnastics career he was a pommel horse specialist. He is the 2012 Olympic Champion and is a three-time World Champion on the apparatus.
Sports career On the pommel horse, Berki is the 2012 Olympic Champion, the 2010, 2011, and 2014 World Champion, and the 2007 and 2009 World silver medalist. He is also the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 European Champion on that event. Additionally he won gold at the 2009 Universiade in Belgrade. In 2010 and 2011 he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his achievements.
In 2016 a pommel horse element of difficulty level 'E' was named after him.
2012 Summer Olympics At the 2012 Summer Olympics Berki competed in and won the pommel horse competition, winning the gold medal with a score of 16.066, exactly the same score as British athlete Louis Smith, but was awarded the gold on a higher execution score.
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