Gergő Kis

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

"Gergő Kiss" redirects here. For the Hungarian water polo player, see Gergely Kiss.
For the Hungarian swimmer born in 1977, see Gergő Kiss (swimmer, born 1977).
The native form of this personal name is Kis Gergő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Gergő Kis
Personal information
Full nameGergő Szabolcs Kis
Nationality Hungary
Born (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988
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 place2011 Shanghai800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shanghai1500 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

Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats.[2] In the 2006 European Junior Swimming Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres individual medley setting a championship record of 4:16.82,[3] won the silver medal in the 200 meter 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 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, Kis made history by becoming the first Hungarian man to win a freestyle medal 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. 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)
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