Marijo Možnik

Marijo Možnik
Možnik at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987
Zagreb, Croatia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Croatia Croatia
ClubZTD "Hrvatski sokol"
Medal record
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 NanningHorizontal bar
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MontpellierHorizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place2012 MontpellierHorizontal bar
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2013 MersinHorizontal Bar

Marijo Možnik (born 18 January 1987 in Zagreb) is a retired Croatian gymnast, horizontal bar specialist, and current president of the Croatian Gymnastics Federation.[1] He is known for a gymnastic element "Možnik", named after him.[2] He was 2015 European Champion and 2012 silver-medalist, as well as bronze medalist at the 2014 World Championship.

Career

His notable results are bronze medal at 2014 World Championships, gold medal at 2015 European Championships and silver medal at 2012 European Championships. At 2007 World Championships Možnik introduced a new gymnastic element named after him. He is the laureate of the Croatian Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport for 2013.

Later life

Možnik retired from the sport in 2019.[3] In May 2020 he was elected president of the Croatian Gymnastics Federation.[1] As the president of the CGF, he was also president of the Organisation Commitee for the 37th Men's and 36th Women's European Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Arena Zagreb during the July-August of 2026, with 625 gymnasts participating.[4]

Personal life

His mother was teacher. In an interview for Glas Koncila in August 2026, he stated that "her pedagogical style helped me a lot in the later stages of gymnastics, especially when certain crises and considerations arose in my professional career, how to continue."[2] He also confessed his Catholic faith: "I am a man who practices faith and I can testify that faith has helped me through some of the most difficult moments in my sporting and life journey."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Marijo Možnik novi predsjednik Hrvatskog gimnastičkog saveza" [Marijo Možnik new president of the Croatian Gymnastics Federation]. Sport (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision.
  2. 1 2 3 Erceg, Marino (12 August 2026). "ŠPORTAŠ MARIJO MOŽNIK O VJERI I ŠPORTU Vjera nosi športaša kada treba prebroditi krize, ali i postaviti ispravne ciljeve" [ATHLETE MARIJO MOŽNIK ON FAITH AND SPORTS Faith carries an athlete through crises, but also when it comes to setting the right goals]. Glas Koncila (in Croatian).
  3. ↑ JEDAN OD NAŠIH NAJUSPJEŠNIJIH GIMNASTIČARA SE OPRAŠTA OD SPORTSKE KARIJERE Na Trgu bana Jelačića se predstavio kao kandidat za Europski parlament Jutarnji list (in Croatian)
  4. ↑ "EP u ženskoj sportskoj gimnastici u Zagrebu oduševilo sudionike". Sport (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 17 August 2026.
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