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Marcel Gery
Personal information
Full nameMarcel Gery
National team Czechoslovakia
 Canada
Born (1965-03-15) March 15, 1965 (age 59)
Smolenice, Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubNorth York Aquatic Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Czechoslovakia
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia 100 m butterfly
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kobe 200 m freestyle
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Brisbane 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland 100m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 4x100 m freestyle

Marcel Gery (born March 15, 1965) is a former butterfly swimmer, who was born in Czechoslovakia and competed for the Czechoslovakian national team in international competition. He later emigrated to Canada and competed for the Canadian national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won the bronze medal with the men's 4×100-metre medley relay team, alongside Mark Tewksbury, Jonathan Cleveland and Stephen Clarke.

At the 1985 Summer Universiade, Gery won a bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle.[1]

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