Csaba Gercsák
Appearance
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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Updated on 23 July 2011 |
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
- Sportspeople from Budapest
- Hungarian male swimmers
- 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