Csaba Gercsák
Personal information | ||||||||
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Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 19 August 1988|||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||
Sport | ||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||
Strokes | Open water, freestyle | |||||||
Club | Jövő SC | |||||||
College team | Southern Illinois University | |||||||
Medal record
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Csaba Gercsák (born 19 August 1988 in Budapest)[1] is a Hungarian long-distance swimmer and Olympic participant, who won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 25 km open water event.[2]
He has swum for Hungary in:
- Olympics: 2008, 2012
- World Championships: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Open Water Worlds: 2006, 2008
Awards and recognition[]
- Hungarian Long Distance Swimmer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
References[]
- ^ "Csaba Gercsák Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Petar Stoychev: first gold for last world appearance". Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). 23 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
External links[]
- Profile at the Southern Illinois University Salukis official website
- Csaba Gercsák at Swimrankings.net
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Swimmers from Budapest
- Hungarian male swimmers
- Hungarian male freestyle swimmers
- Male long-distance swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Hungary
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
- Hungarian swimming biography stubs