Gergő Kis

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Gergő Kis
Personal information
Full nameGergő Szabolcs Kis
Nationality Hungary
Born (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988 (age 36)
Tapolca, Veszprém
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle and medley
ClubRája 94 Úszóklub
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen
4x200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place
2007 Debrecen
1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place
2008 Rijeka
400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place
2007 Debrecen
400 m freestyle

Gergő Szabolcs Kis (born 19 January 1988 in Tapolca)[1] is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.

Kis participated in the

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Men's 1500m freestyle results". BBC News. 12 August 2004.
  3. ^ Homepage of the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Total ranking in 400m Men's freestyle
  5. ^ Total ranking in 1500m Men's freestyle
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "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)