He won two consecutive World Championships bronze medals in 1993 and 1995. Later that year he received a four-year ban by the IAAF 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 Hungarian Athletic Federation on 10 November 2002.
tibor, gécsek, native, form, this, personal, name, gécsek, tibor, this, article, uses, western, name, order, when, mentioning, individuals, born, september, 1964, szentgotthárd, retired, male, hammer, thrower, from, hungary, gécsek, hungarian, slovenian, desce. The native form of this personal name is Gecsek Tibor This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Tibor Gecsek born 22 September 1964 in Szentgotthard is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary Gecsek is of Hungarian Slovenian descent Tibor GecsekPersonal informationNationality HungaryBorn22 September 1964 1964 09 22 age 58 Szentgotthard HungaryHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight107 kg 236 lb SportCountry HungarySportMen s AthleticsEvent s Hammer throwAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 83 68 m 1998 Medal record World Championships1993 Stuttgart Hammer1995 Gothenburg HammerEuropean Championships1998 Budapest Hammer1990 Split HammerHe won two consecutive World Championships bronze medals in 1993 and 1995 Later that year he received a four year ban by the IAAF for a positive drugs test The next year however IAAF shortened the maximum ban to two years Gecsek 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 Gecsek was elected Vice President of the Hungarian Athletic Federation on 10 November 2002 Contents 1 International competitions 2 Awards 3 See also 4 ReferencesInternational competitions EditRepresenting Hungary Year Competition Venue Position Notes1987 World Championships Rome Italy 7th 77 56 m1988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 6th 78 36 m1990 European Championships Split Yugoslavia 2nd 80 14 m1991 World Championships Tokyo Japan 4th 78 98 m1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 4th 77 78 mIAAF World Cup Havana Cuba 1st 80 44 m1993 World Championships Stuttgart Germany 3rd 79 54 m1994 European Championships Helsinki Finland 5th 77 62 m1995 World Championships Gothenburg Sweden 3rd 80 98 m1998 European Championships Budapest Hungary 1st 82 87 m1999 World Championships Seville Spain 4th 78 95 m2000 Olympic Games Sydney Australia 7th 77 70 m2002 European Championships Munich Germany 6th 79 25 mAwards EditHungarian Athlete of the Year 5 1988 1992 1993 1998 2000See also EditList of doping cases in athleticsReferences EditTibor Gecsek at World Athletics Tibor Gecsek at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Tibor Gecsek at the International Olympic CommitteeAwardsPreceded byBotond Storcz Hungarian Sportsman of The Year1998 Succeeded byGabor Balogh This biographical article relating to Hungarian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tibor Gecsek amp oldid 1102479388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
