Henrietta Ónodi

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|22}}

| birth_place = Békéscsaba, Hungary

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| height = 146 cm[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/on/henrietta-onodi-1.html Henrietta Ónodi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924093712/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/on/henrietta-onodi-1.html |date=2013-09-24 }}. sports-reference.com

| discipline = WAG

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| natlteam = 1986–92, 1995–97 (HUN)

| club = Békéscsabai Előre Atlétikai Club
ATorna Club Békéscsaba

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| headcoach = Mihály Unyatyinszky

| assistcoach = Júlia Karakas

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| retired = 1997

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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. 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.

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.[http://www.ighof.com/honorees/2010_Henrietta_Onodi.php Henrietta Ónodi]. ighof.com

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.{{cite web |title=2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=22 January 2022 |pages=135, 210}}{{cite web |title=Women’s Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20WAG%20COP%202025-2028.pdf |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=22 April 2024 |access-date=2 February 2025}}

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty	Notes
class="wikitable"
Balance beam	Onodi	Jump bwd (flic-flac take-off) with ½ turn (180°) to walkover forward	D (0.4)	Though 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.

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.

In March 2024, at 50 years of age, Henrietta suffered a heart attack, the severity of which has necessitated long-term care. Her sister has set up a GoFund me.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Olympic champion gymnast Onodi's family seeking funds for rehab |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/gymnastics-olympic-champion-onodis-family-seeking-funds-rehab-2024-07-27/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Reuters}}

Competitive history

align=center\|Year ! align=center\|Event ! style="width:30px;"\|Team ! style="width:30px;"\|AA ! style="width:30px;"\|VT ! style="width:30px;"\|UB ! style="width:30px;"\|BB ! style="width:30px;"\|FX
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colspan="8" \| Junior
rowspan="2" \| 1985	align=left \| FTC Cup				{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Pioneer Summer Olympics					{{bronze3}}
rowspan="8" \| 1986	align=left \| Avignon International		{{bronze3}}
align=left \| Olso Tournament	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| BUL-HUN Dual Meet	{{silver2}}	4
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships		12			4	7
align=left \| Friendship Tournament	5	11		7		8
align=left \| Kosice International		17
align=left \| Kraft International		{{bronze3}}	{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}		{{silver2}}
align=left \| Pioneer Summer Olympics		{{gold1}}
rowspan="6" \| 1987	align=left \| McDonald's American Cup		7
align=left \| Athens International		8	{{gold1}}
align=left \| International Mixed Pairs	15
align=left \| Friendship Tournament	4	10		{{bronze3}}	6	7
align=left \| HUN-FRG Dual Meet	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Kosice International		{{bronze3}}	{{silver2}}	6	{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}
rowspan="5" \| 1988
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships		8	6	{{silver2}}	4
align=left \| Friendship Tournament	4	7	{{bronze3}}		6	6
align=left \| Hungarian Masters		{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Mezobank Cup	{{gold1}}
colspan="8" \| Senior
rowspan="11" \| 1989	align=left \| McDonald's American Cup		{{bronze3}}
align=left \| DTB Cup		{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}	4	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships		5	8	{{gold1}}	5	{{bronze3}}
align=left \| Gander Memorial		{{silver2}}
align=left \| GBR-HUN Dual Meet	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian Championships		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian High School Championships		{{silver2}}		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian International		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian Masters		{{gold1}}
align=left \| International Mixed Pairs	5
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships	9	19			5
rowspan="12" \| 1990	align=left \| Blume Memorial		7
align=left \| Bolzano Grand Prix		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Chunichi Cup		{{bronze3}}	{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}	{{silver2}}	5
align=left \| Cottbus International		{{gold1}}		{{bronze3}}	7	{{gold1}}
align=left \| DTB Cup		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	6	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| European Championships		{{bronze3}}		8	8	{{bronze3}}
align=left \| French International		8
align=left \| Goodwill Games		{{bronze3}}	4	5	7	4
align=left \| Hungarian Championships		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian Masters		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Tokyo Cup			{{silver2}}			{{bronze3}}
align=left \| World Cup Final		{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}	{{bronze3}}	8	{{silver2}}
rowspan="10" \| 1991	align=left \| Blume Memorial		4	{{silver2}}	4	4	{{silver2}}
align=left \| Chunichi Cup		{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Galvan Memorial		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hapoel Games		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian Championships		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian International		{{gold1}}		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian Masters		{{gold1}}
align=left \| HUN-ISR Dual Meet	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Tokyo Cup				{{silver2}}		{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships	8	31	{{silver2}}	4	7	8
rowspan="9" \| 1992	align=left \| McDonald's American Cup		{{silver2}}
align=left \| Cottbus International		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	4	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| FRA-HUN Dual Meet		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian Championships		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Hungarian International		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| HUN-ROM Dual Meet		{{gold1}}
align=left \| International Mixed Pairs	8
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left \| Olympic Games	6	8	{{gold1}}			{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| World Championships			{{gold1}}			{{silver2}}
rowspan="2" \| 1993	align=left \| Hungarian International			{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Subaru World Open		4
rowspan="1" \| 1996	align=left \| Olympic Games	9

{{cite web | url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/onodi_h.html |website=Gymn Forum | title=Henrietta Onodi Biography |access-date=10 April 2024 }}

References

External links

{{FIG|lic=268|name=Henrietta ONODI}}
[http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/onodi_h.html List of competitive results at Gymn-Forum]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100524160949/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/onodi.htm Whatever happened to Henrietta Ónodi?]
{{Olympics.com|henrietta-onodi}}
{{Olympedia}}
[http://www.math.psu.edu/tseng/Henrietta.html Henrietta's Domain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510111042/http://www.math.psu.edu/tseng/Henrietta.html |date=2008-05-10 }} unofficial fan site

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