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| Full name | Gergő Szabolcs Kis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | 
Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1988 Tapolca, Veszprém | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rája 94 Úszóklub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gergő Szabolcs Kis (born 19 January 1988 in Tapolca) [1] is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.
Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats. [2] In the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres individual medley setting a championship record of 4:16.82, [3] won the silver medal in the 200 meter butterfly, and finished 4th in the 1500 metre freestyle.
In the 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships he finished third in the 400 metre freestyle [4] and won silver in the 1500 metre freestyle. [5]
In 2008 at the European Championships he won the gold medal in the 800 metre freestyle held for the first time. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in 400 metre freestyle and came fourth in 800 metre freestyle.
At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, Kis made history by becoming the first Hungarian man to win a freestyle medal at the World Aquatics Championships, a bronze in the 800 m. This was considerably prominent given the successes of Hungarian swimmers in other strokes.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 400 and 1500 m freestyle and was part of Hungary's 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m freestyle teams. He finished 6th in the 400 m final, 19th in the 1500 m, the 4 x 100 m team came 14th and the 4 x 200 m team came eighth in the final. [1]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. [6] [7]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gergő Kis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Men's 1500m freestyle results". BBC News. 12 August 2004.
- ^ Homepage of the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total ranking in 400m Men's freestyle
- ^ Total ranking in 1500m Men's freestyle
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"Men's 400m Freestyle". 2016-08-06. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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"Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay". 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Tapolca
- Hungarian male freestyle swimmers
- Hungarian male medley swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Hungary
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European champions for Hungary
- Sportspeople from Veszprém County
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gergő Szabolcs Kis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1988 Tapolca, Veszprém | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle and medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rája 94 Úszóklub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gergő Szabolcs Kis (born 19 January 1988 in Tapolca) [1] is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.
Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats. [2] In the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres individual medley setting a championship record of 4:16.82, [3] won the silver medal in the 200 meter butterfly, and finished 4th in the 1500 metre freestyle.
In the 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships he finished third in the 400 metre freestyle [4] and won silver in the 1500 metre freestyle. [5]
In 2008 at the European Championships he won the gold medal in the 800 metre freestyle held for the first time. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in 400 metre freestyle and came fourth in 800 metre freestyle.
At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, Kis made history by becoming the first Hungarian man to win a freestyle medal at the World Aquatics Championships, a bronze in the 800 m. This was considerably prominent given the successes of Hungarian swimmers in other strokes.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 400 and 1500 m freestyle and was part of Hungary's 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m freestyle teams. He finished 6th in the 400 m final, 19th in the 1500 m, the 4 x 100 m team came 14th and the 4 x 200 m team came eighth in the final. [1]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. [6] [7]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gergő Kis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Men's 1500m freestyle results". BBC News. 12 August 2004.
- ^ Homepage of the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total ranking in 400m Men's freestyle
- ^ Total ranking in 1500m Men's freestyle
-
^
"Men's 400m Freestyle". 2016-08-06. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) -
^
"Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay". 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Tapolca
- Hungarian male freestyle swimmers
- Hungarian male medley swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Hungary
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European champions for Hungary
- Sportspeople from Veszprém County