Ferenc Csik

Ferenc Csik (12 December 1913 29 March 1945) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Ferenc Csik
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born(1913-12-12)12 December 1913
Kaposvár
Died29 March 1945(1945-03-29) (aged 31)
Sopron
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubKeszthelyi Törekvés (1930–1931)
BEAC (1931–1938)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  Hungary
Swimming
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Magdeburg 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1934 Magdeburg 4×200 m freestyle

In the 1936, Olympics he won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle event and a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. Csik went on to become a medical doctor, and died during World War II in an air raid while assisting a wounded man.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-34-2
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.