Géza Kiss
Encyclopedia
Géza Kiss was a Hungarian
freestyle
swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
and 1906 Summer Olympics
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In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 1 mile freestyle and a bronze medal in the 880 yard freestyle.
Two years later he won a gold medal as a member of Hungarian 4x250 m relay team.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
and 1906 Summer Olympics
1906 Summer Olympics
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee...
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In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 1 mile freestyle and a bronze medal in the 880 yard freestyle.
Two years later he won a gold medal as a member of Hungarian 4x250 m relay team.