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(Redirected from Aniko Ducza-Janosi) Hungarian gymnast (born 1942) The native form of this personal name is Ducza Anikó. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Anikó Ducza
Ducza at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAnikó Ducza-Jánosi
Born8 August 1942 (1942-08-08) (age 82)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubBudapest Honvéd
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Floor Exercise
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Prague Balance Beam

Anikó Ducza-Jánosi (born 8 August 1942) is a retired Hungarian gymnast. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the floor exercise in 1964. She won another bronze medal on the balance beam at the 1962 World Championships. In 1963, she took an eleven-month break from training to give birth to her daughter, Zsuzsa Jánosi, and she began training again in early 1964. She won the 1965 Summer Universiade all-around gold, as well as a gold medal with the Hungarian team.

After finishing her gymnastics career, she became a coach. She accompanied the Hungarian team to the 1972 Summer Olympics, where they won a bronze team medal.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anikó Ducza-Jánosi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. "1964: Anikó Ducza on Training for the Olympics after Giving Birth". Gymnastics History. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. "World University Games Gymnastics Medalists". hickoksports.com. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. "1972: The Women's Optionals at the Munich Olympics (Competition 1b)". Gymnastics History. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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