The native form of this
personal name is
Gécsek Tibor. This article uses the Western name order.
Tibor Gécsek (born September 22, 1964 in Szentgotthárd) is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenian descent.
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. This achievement earned him the title 1998 Hungarian Sportsman of the Year. 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.
Achievements
1987 |
World Championships |
Rome, Italy |
7th |
77.56 m |
1988 |
Olympic Games |
Seoul, South Korea |
6th |
78.36 m |
1990 |
European Championships |
Split, Yugoslavia |
2nd |
80.14 m |
1991 |
World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
4th |
78.98 m |
1992 |
Olympic Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
4th |
77.78 m |
IAAF World Cup |
Havana, Cuba |
1st |
80.44 m |
1993 |
World Championships |
Stuttgart, Germany |
3rd |
79.54 m |
1994 |
European Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
5th |
77.62 m |
1995 |
World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
3rd |
80.98 m |
1998 |
European Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
1st |
82.87 m |
1999 |
World Championships |
Seville, Spain |
4th |
78.95 m |
2000 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
7th |
77.70 m |
2002 |
European Championships |
Munich, Germany |
6th |
79.25 m |
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
World best year performance in men's hammer throw |
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Persondata |
Name |
Gecsek, Tibor |
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Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor |
Date of birth |
September 22, 1964 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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