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.[1] 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.[2] She won the 1965 Summer Universiade all-around gold, as well as a gold medal with the Hungarian team.[3]

Anikó Ducza
Ducza at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAnikó Ducza-Jánosi
Born8 August 1942 (1942-08-08) (age 81)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
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

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.[4]

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  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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