András Visontai

András Visontai
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Born (1979-05-20) 20 May 1979
Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Zita Gebora
Linda Tarjani
Coach Ilona Berecz
Choreographer Ilona Berecz, Mihaly Kiss, Josh Babb, Natalia Dubova
Skating club Spartacus Budapest
Training locations Budapest
Began skating 1983
Retired 2002

András Visontai (born 20 May 1979) is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With Zita Gebora, he is the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and a three-time Hungarian national champion. They competed in the final segment at nine ISU Championships – three World Championships (2000–2002), three European Championships (2000–2002), and three World Junior Championships (1997–1999).

Gebora/Visontai won two silver medals during the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series and qualified to the final, where they placed fourth. After moving up to the senior level, they appeared at two Grand Prix events. They trained under Ilona Berecz in Budapest.[1]

Programs

(with Gebora)

Season Original dance Free dance
2001–2002
[2]
  • Quickstep
  • Foxtrot: Harlem Slowfox
  • Quickstep
2000–2001
[3]
  • Flamenco: Xotica
  • Argentine tango

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

With Gebora

International[1]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02
World Champ. 20th 22nd 21st
European Champ. 19th 18th 20th
GP Cup of Russia 10th
GP Trophée Lalique 9th
Golden Spin 1st 10th
Skate Israel 4th
International: Junior[1]
World Junior Champ. 14th 4th 9th
JGP Final 4th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Hungary 2nd 2nd
JGP Mexico 2nd
Autumn Trophy 12th J
EYOF 5th J
Grand Prize SNP 3rd J 1st J
Penta Cup 8th J
National[4]
Hungarian Champ. 1st 1st 1st
J = Junior level

With Tarjani

International[5]
Event 1992–93 1993–94
Blue Swords 14th J
Grand Prize SNP 9th J 10th J
Pavel Roman Memorial 9th J
Penta Cup 7th J
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
  3. ↑ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
  4. ↑ "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Linda TARJANI / Andras VISONTAI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017.
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