Kristóf Rasovszky

Kristóf Rasovszky (born 27 March 1997) is a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics winning the silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the 2020 Olympic Games.

The native form of this personal name is Rasovszky Kristóf. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Kristóf Rasovszky
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997
Veszprém, Hungary
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportOpen water swimming
Event(s)5 km, 10 km, 25 km
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo10 km open water
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Gwangju5 km open water
Silver medal – second place2022 BudapestTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Fukuoka10 km open water
Silver medal – second place2023 FukuokaTeam relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Glasgow5 km open water
Gold medal – first place2018 Glasgow25 km open water
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow10 km open water
Silver medal – second place2022 RomeTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2020 BudapestTeam relay

Career

Rasovszky competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the 5 kilometre and the 25 kilometre open water swim in the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. He won the 5 kilometre open water swim in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.

In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the team relay event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Later in the year, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and contested in Tokyo, Japan, he won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:48:59.0.[2]

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in August in Rome, Italy, Rasovszky helped achieve a finish in 59:53.9 in the open water mixed team relay, anchoring the relay to a silver medal victory only behind the gold medal-winning team from Italy.[3]

Following a fourth-place finish in the 10 kilometre open water swam at the third leg of the 2022 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, held later the same month as the European Championships at Lake Mégantic in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, Rasovszky ranked first based on his results from the first three legs of the World Series circuit.[4][5] At the fifth and final leg of the World Series, held three months later in Eilat Israel, he placed fourth in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:46:45.40 and tied Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy for the overall highest-scoring male competitor spot.[6]

At the second leg of the 2023 FINA Open Water Tour, held in May in Golfo Aranci, Italy, Rasovszky won the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:47:17.60, sharing the podium with Domenico Acerenza of Italy (silver medalist) and Oliver Klemet of Germany (bronze medalist).[7] One leg earlier, held also in May only in Egypt, he placed fourth in the same event with a time of 1:52:55.00.[8] Later in the month, on the second day of the tour leg in Setúbal, Portugal, he contributed to a final time of 1:24:13.10 in the 4×1500 metre mixed open water relay to help win the gold medal.[9]

References
  1. "Kristóf Rasovszky". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Kristóf Rasovszky Wins Hungary Silver in Tokyo After Swimming 10km".
  3. "Ezüstérmet szerzett a magyar váltó a nyíltvízi úszók csapatversenyében" (in Hungarian). beol.hu. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. "FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 3: Results Men 10km". FINA. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. Csurka, Gergely (28 August 2022). "Nyílt vízi úszás: Betlehem Dávid első egyéni vk-dobogója" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. "Paltrinieri, Rasovszky share men's 10km overall title of Marathon Swim World Series". China Internet Information Center. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  7. "Nuoto acque libere, 10 km Golfo Aranci: vince Rasovszky, 2° Acerenza, 6° Paltrinieri" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. "Rasovszky Kristóf 4. hellyel nyitott a Világkupában" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Swimming Association. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  9. Albuquerque, Nuno (28 May 2023). "Caroline Jouisse e Andrea Manzi vencem Taça do Mundo em Setúbal" (in Portuguese). swimchannel.net. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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