Onodi Files: Part Two

Henni Personally: More Biographical Info, Stories and Anecdotes


This is the second part of the Onodi Files, covering personal side of Henrietta, not necessarily related to her gymnastics - including more biographical info, as well as stories and anecdotes involving Henni.

This page is in an extremely early stage of development, so please check back often. Do feel free to contact me if you have anything to add. Thanks!



Nagoya, Japan, 1991
©Katja Pfeilinsel
Contents

Further Biographical Info

Stories and Anecdotes


Further Biographical Info of Henrietta

Favorite city: Paris, France (this is from the 1990 IG interview)
Her sign: Her date of birth is May 22, 1974, which makes her a Gemini; also, 1974 is the Year of Tiger according to Chinese zodiac.
Boyfriend: Henrietta's beau for the past few years is one Rob Stull, an American pentathlete, who narrowly missed qualifying for the '96 U.S. Olympic Team.

Do you know: that in Hungarian language the surname is placed first, before the given name (like in most Asian countries)? So back in her native land her name will be Onodi Henrietta!


Stories and Anecdotes

 

'96 Atlanta Olympics

Henrietta the coach
This was seen/heard during the NBC (and probably other) broadcast of the team compulsories. As her Hungarian teammates were on the floor exercise, Henni was doing their routines verbally with them. Prominently shown on NBC was that of Nikolett Krausz's FX routine, during which the TV audience can hear, above the music, Henni talking Nikolett through her entire routine. Definitely one of the hilarious moments of the Olympic Games

 
The following is related by Kerry Bleasdale, who worked security at the Georgia Dome as a volunteer during the Olympics:

"Henni went through the metal detector I was working! I did a double take. Unfortunately, I didn't have a pen with me or anything for her to sign. She was going in to watch the women's AA final. One of the other guards asked her if she had a ticket. That's recognition for you. Win gold on vault in Barcelona, they almost won't let you in to watch finals in Atlanta."

  

Encounter with Aurelia Dobre

As told by Beth Squires;

"My friend Nancy, Aurelia (1987 World AA Champion from Romania) and Boz (Boz Mofid, Aurelia's American husband) went to a pro-meet together, and my friend asked Aurelia if she would pose for a photo with Henrietta Onodi. Aurelia got really embarrassed and said, "but she won't even know who I am." Needless to say, Henrietta DID know who she was, and my friend got a very nice picture of the two of them. :) Anyway, it sounds like Aurelia is really happy with her life in the US, which is very nice to know after all the struggles she had after 1987."

 
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