Tibor Gécsek (born 22 September 1964 in

Szentgotthárd Szentgotthárd () is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, founded here in 1183. In 1664, it was ...

) is a retired male

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er from

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. 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

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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

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on 10 November 2002.

International competitions

Awards

* Hungarian Athlete of the Year (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000

References

* * * 1964 births Living people People from Szentgotthárd Hungarian male hammer throwers Olympic male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Japan Championships in Athletics winners Hungarian Athletics Championships winners Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics Hungarian Slovenes Athletes from Vas County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

Awards

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