Henrietta Ónodi

Career Ónodi began gymnastics in 1978 and made her international debut in 1986. At the 1986 European Junior Championships, she placed 12th in the all-around and finished 4th in the balance beam final. Two years later, she finished 8th at the 1988 European Junior Championships and won silver on the uneven bars. 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. Six weeks later, at the DTB cup, she won the all-around ahead of the 1989 World silver medalist, Natalia Lashchenova, and won three more medals in the apparatus final.

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. Apparatus Name Description Difficulty Notes 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.

Competitive history YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX Junior 1985 FTC Cup Pioneer Summer Olympics 1986 Avignon International Olso Tournament BUL-HUN Dual Meet 4 European Championships 12 4 7 Friendship Tournament 5 11 7 8 Kosice International 17 Kraft International Pioneer Summer Olympics 1987 McDonald's American Cup 7 Athens International 8 International Mixed Pairs 15 Friendship Tournament 4 10 6 7 HUN-FRG Dual Meet Kosice International 6 1988 European Championships 8 6 4 Friendship Tournament 4 7 66 Hungarian Masters Mezobank Cup Senior 1989 McDonald's American Cup DTB Cup 4 European Championships 5 8 5 Gander Memorial GBR-HUN Dual Meet Hungarian Championships Hungarian High School Championships Hungarian International Hungarian Masters International Mixed Pairs 5 World Championships 919 5 1990 Blume Memorial 7 Bolzano Grand Prix Chunichi Cup 5 Cottbus International 7 DTB Cup 6 European Championships 8 8 French International 8 Goodwill Games 4 57 4 Hungarian Championships Hungarian Masters Tokyo Cup World Cup Final 8 1991 Blume Memorial 4 4 4 Chunichi Cup Galvan Memorial Hapoel Games Hungarian Championships Hungarian International Hungarian Masters HUN-ISR Dual Meet Tokyo Cup World Championships 8 31 4 7 8 1992 McDonald's American Cup Cottbus International 4 FRA-HUN Dual Meet Hungarian Championships Hungarian International HUN-ROM Dual Meet International Mixed Pairs 8 Olympic Games 6 8 World Championships 1993 Hungarian International Subaru World Open 4 1996 Olympic Games 9