Henrietta Ónodi
Ónodi (center) at the 1992 Olympics
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Born (1974-05-22) May 22, 1974
Békéscsaba, Hungary[1]
Height146 cm (4 ft 9 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team1986–92, 1995–97 (HUN)
ClubBékéscsabai Előre Atlétikai Club
ATorna Club Békéscsaba[1]
Head coach(es)Mihály Unyatyinszky
Assistant coach(es)Júlia Karakas
Retired1997
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Vault
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Floor exercise
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Paris Vault
Silver medal – second place 1991 Indianapolis Vault
Silver medal – second place 1992 Paris Floor exercise
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 1990 Brussels Vault
Silver medal – second place 1990 Brussels Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Brussels All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Brussels Uneven bars
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place1990 SeattleAll Around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Brussels Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Brussels Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Athens All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Athens Floor exercise

Henrietta Ónodi (born May 22, 1974) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in 1992.[1] After retiring from gymnastics in 1997 she moved to the United States, married American Olympic pentathlete Jimbo Haley, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In 2010, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[2]

Career

Ónodi, also known as "Heni" in the gymnastics community, began gymnastics in 1978 and made her international debut in 1986. Too young to qualify for the 1988 Olympics, she made her senior debut in 1989 and represented Hungary at the World Championships that year, where she placed 19th in the all-around and 5th in the balance beam event finals.

Over the next few years, Ónodi established herself as a medal contender at major events. In 1989 she became the first female Hungarian gymnast to medal at the European Championships with a gold on the uneven bars; at the 1990 Europeans she placed third in the all-around and the floor exercise. In 1990, she also finished third in the all-around at the Goodwill Games and the World Cup where she won the vault event. At the 1991 World Championships Ónodi suffered a sudden back injury but was able to win a silver medal on vault and helped the Hungarian squad qualify for the 1992 Olympics with an eighth-place finish in the team final.

The next year at the Olympics in Barcelona, Ónodi became the first female Hungarian gymnast in over 30 years to win an Olympic gold medal. She tied with Romanian Lavinia Miloșovici for the gold in the vault event final; on floor exercise, performing to "Hungarian Rhapsody" she finished second behind Miloşovici. Ónodi's difficulty level on vault was actually higher than Miloșovici's (they both used full twisting Yurchenkos but Henrietta did a piked barani and Milosovici a tucked). Ónodi also performed the difficult triple twist on floor, then an unusual move (nobody else in the Barcelona floor finals did it).

Ónodi semi-retired after Barcelona Olympics to focus on her studies. She returned to international competitions in 1995 at the World University Games and subsequently led the Hungarian team at the 1996 Olympics. She retired again in 1997 after attending her second University Games.[2]

Skills and style

Ónodi made many contributions to gymnastics during her competitive career. She was lauded for her unique style and power on vaulting and floor. Her uneven bars routine consisted of elements on the low bar at a time when most gymnasts did the minimum two elements on the low bar.

Eponymous skill

Onodi has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[3]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty[lower-alpha 1]Notes
Balance beamOnodiJump bwd (flic-flac take-off) with ½ turn (180°) to walkover forwardDThough it is named after Ónodi, Olga Mostepanova was the first to compete the skill at a World Championships or Olympics. Henrietta also performed the skill on FX, but on FX it is rated as an A skill.
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Post-retirement

In 2001 Ónodi graduated with a degree in marketing and found a job in Miami, Florida, as Director of Community Relations for the World Olympians Association. She married Jimbo Haley, an American pentathlete who also competed at the 1992 Olympics, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In 2010, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[2]

Competitive history[4]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1985FTC Cup (Youth Division)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pioneer Summer Olympics3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1986Avignon International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bekescsaba Elore Spartacus-Olso Turnforening1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior BUL-HUN Dual Meet2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Junior European Championships1247
Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba)51178
Kosice International17
Kraft International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pioneer Summer Olympics1st place, gold medalist(s)
1987McDonald's American Cup7
Athens International81st place, gold medalist(s)
International Mixed Pairs15
Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba)4103rd place, bronze medalist(s)67
Junior HUN-FRG Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kosice International3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1988Junior European Championships862nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Junior Friendship Tournament (Druzhba)473rd place, bronze medalist(s)66
Hungarian Masters1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mezobank Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
1989McDonald's American Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
DTB Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
Brussels European Championships581st place, gold medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gander Memorial2nd place, silver medalist(s)
GBR-HUN Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian National Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian High School Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian International1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Masters1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Mixed Pairs5
Stuttgart World Championships9195
1990Blume Memorial7
Bolzano Grand Prix1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chunichi Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Cottbus International1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)
DTB Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
Athens European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)883rd place, bronze medalist(s)
French International8
Seattle Goodwill Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4574
Hungarian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Masters1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tokyo Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Brussels World Cup Final3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)82nd place, silver medalist(s)
1991Blume Memorial42nd place, silver medalist(s)442nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chunichi Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Galvan Memorial1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hapoel Games1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian International1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Masters1st place, gold medalist(s)
HUN-ISR Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tokyo Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Indianapolis World Championships8312nd place, silver medalist(s)478
1992McDonald's American Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cottbus International1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
FRA-HUN Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian International1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
HUN-ROM Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Mixed Pairs8
Barcelona Olympic Games681st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Paris World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1993Hungarian International1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Subaru World Open4
1996Atlanta Olympic Games9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Henrietta Ónodi Archived 2013-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 3 Henrietta Ónodi. ighof.com
  3. ↑ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 135, 210. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gymn Forum: Henrietta Onodi Biography".
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