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
hammer throw
The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin.
The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...
er from
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
. 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
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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
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Hungarian Athlete of the Year (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000
See also
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List of doping cases in athletics
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References
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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
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