András Visontai

András Visontai
Born	(1979-05-20) 20 May 1979 (age 45) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Partner	Zita Gebora Linda Tarjani
Coach	Ilona Berecz
Skating club	Spartacus 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	Xotica: Journey to the Heart by René Dupéré Tarzan by Mark Mancina
2000–2001 [3]	Flamenco: Xotica Argentine tango	Hair by Galt MacDermot

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. "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.