Tibor Gécsek

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Tibor Gécsek (born 22 September 1964 in Szentgotthárd) is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower.

He won two consecutive World Championships bronze medals in 1993 and 1995. Later that year he received a four-year ban by the IAAF for a positive drugs test. The next year, however, IAAF shortened the maximum ban to two years. Gécsek was therefore reinstated after two years. His personal best throw was 81.68 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Szombathely, until he threw 82.87 metres to win the 1998 European Championships. Later that year he threw 83.68 metres in Zalaegerszeg to record his ultimate career best.

Gécsek was elected Vice President of the Hungarian Athletic Federation on November 10, 2002.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th