Nickname
Zsofi, Zoja (feol.hu, 23 Apr 2021; dunaujvaros.com, 21 Apr 2017)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Hungarian
Club
Dunaujvarosi Kozponti Sportegyesulet [DKSE]: Hungary
Coach
Janos Trenka [club]; Imre Draskoczy [national]
Injuries
In September 2022 she strained an abdominal muscle in training and had to withdraw from the World Challenge Cup events held later that month in Paris, France, and in Szombathely, Hungary. (thegymter.net, 29 Sep 2022; nemzetisport.hu, 24 Sep 2022)
A leg injury meant she was only able to compete on uneven bars at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2021; thegymter.net, 07 Oct 2021)
A foot injury meant she had to withdraw from the 2019 European Championships in Szczecin, Poland. (gymnasticscoolfactsblog.wordpress.com, 04 Apr 2019; The Gymternet Twitter profile, 01 Apr 2019)
An abdominal injury forced her to miss the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (dunaujvaros.com, 12 Jul 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a total of three gold medals at the European championships between 2020 and 2022. (magyarnemzet.hu, 15 Aug 2022)
Hero / Idol
Russian gymnast Viktoria Komova. (olimpia.hu, 11 Jun 2016)
Awards
She was named Female Gymnast of the Year for 2022 in a poll held by European Gymnastics. (europeangymnastics.com, 14 Jun 2023; dunaujvaros.com, 14 Jun 2023)
She was named the 2016 Gymnast of the Year by the Hungarian Gymnastics Association. (nemzetisport.hu, 20 Dec 2016)
Last update : 2024-07-22