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Bettina Lili Czifra (born 20 April 2007)[1] is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 European silver medalist on the uneven bars and is the 2023 Hungarian all-around champion. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

FullnameBettina Lili Czifra
NicknameLili
Born (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 19)
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Bettina Lili Czifra
Personal information
Full nameBettina Lili Czifra
NicknameLili
Born (2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 19)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
ClubDKSE
Head coaches
Janos Trenka (club)
Imre Draskoczy (national team)
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 LeipzigUneven bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
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Early life

Bettina Lili Czifra was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 20 April 2007.[2][1] She began gymnastics when she was nine years old.[3]

Junior gymnastics career

2021

Czifra began the 2021 season at the Hungarian Super Team Championships, helping her club win the gold medal.[4] Then at the Junior Hungarian Event Championships, she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam.[5] She then won the all-around bronze medal at the Junior Hungarian Championships where she also won the uneven bars title.[6] She made her international debut at the Gym Festival Trnava, winning the all-around silver medal behind Slovakia's Lucia Dobrocka. In the event finals, she won gold on floor exercise, silver on balance beam, and bronze on uneven bars.[7] Then at the Olympic Hopes Cup held in Liberec, Czech Republic, she won the all-around bronze medal and helped the Hungarian team win the gold medal.[8]

2022

Czifra began the season at the Elek Matolay Memorial where she won the all-around gold medal.[9] She then won the all-around silver medal at the Tata Junior Friendly behind Romania's Gabriela Vănoagă.[10] She won the all-around, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise titles at the Junior Hungarian Championships.[11] She also won the all-around gold medal at the Salamunov Memorial, helping the Hungarian team win the gold medal.[12]

Czifra competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she finished twelfth in the all-around.[13] She next competed at the Junior European Championships where she once again placed twelfth in the all-around.[14] Additionally, she qualified for the balance beam where she finished seventh.[15] At the Vera Caslavska Grand Prix, she helped the Hungarian team win the bronze medal, and she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise.[16] She finished the season at the Hungarian Masters Championships, where she won the all-around silver medal behind Gréta Mayer.[17] In the event finals, she won the gold medal on floor exercise and the bronze medal on uneven bars.[18]

Senior gymnastics career

2023

Czifra became age-eligible for senior competition in 2023. At the Hungarian Team Championships, she helped her club finish second, and she finished third in the all-around.[19] Then at the Elek Matolay Memorial, she won the all-around silver medal behind teammate Gréta Mayer.[20] She competed at the European Championships where she helped Hungary finish fourth as a team.[21] At the Varna World Challenge Cup, she won her first FIG World Cup medal- a gold on balance beam.[22][23] Then at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, she won silver on floor exercise and bronze on uneven bars.[24] She won the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise titles at the Hungarian Championships.[25]

Czifra competed at the World Championships alongside Csenge Bácskay, Gréta Mayer, Zója Székely, and Nikolett Szilágyi; they finished fifteenth as a team during qualifications. Individually, Czifra was the third reserve for the all-around final. Although the Hungarian team did not qualify a full team to the 2024 Olympic Games, Czifra earned an individual berth as the highest placing Hungarian gymnast and sixth highest placing all-arounder not part of a qualified team.[26][27] She finished her season at the Hungarian Masters Championships, where she won gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise.[28]

2024

Czifra competed at the 2024 Olympic Games. She qualified to the individual all-around final where she ultimately finished twenty-first.[29]

2025

In May 2025, Czifra competed at the 2025 European Championships, competing on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam. She qualified for the uneven bars final in seventh place. In the final, she achieved a career-high score of 14.100, winning the silver medal behind Nina Derwael of Belgium and ahead of Ana Bărbosu of Romania.[30]

Czifra was part of the Hungarian team at the 2025 World Championships, alongside teammates Zója Székely and Gréta Mayer.[31] She competed on uneven bars and was third reserve for the uneven bars final.[32]

Competitive history

Czifra (second from the right) with the Hungarian team at the 2022 Junior European Championships
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Competitive history of Bettina Lili Czifra at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020 Hungarian Championships52nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Hungarian Super Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)9
Hungarian Event Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4
Hungarian Junior Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gym Festival Trnava2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Hopes Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Elek Matolay Memorial1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tata Junior Friendly2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungarian Junior Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)81st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Salamunov Memorial1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival1012
European Championships9127
Věra Čáslavská Grand Prix3rd place, bronze medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungarian Masters Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
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Competitive history of Bettina Lili Czifra at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2023 Hungarian Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)9
Elek Matolay Memorial2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships4
Varna World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Szombathely World Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)82nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungarian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships15R3
Hungarian Masters Championships41st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 RomGym Trophy945
Olympic Games21
2025
European Championships82nd place, silver medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsN/aR3
2026
European Championships14
Szombathely World Challenge Cup
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