László Cseh
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László Cseh is a four-time Olympic medalist Hungarian
swimmer.
Cseh represented Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
in the 400 m individual medley, 100 m backstroke, and the 200 m individual medley, despite having broke his ankle in the training camp on a stairway a couple of weeks before. Nevertheless, he won a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley as well as coming in fourth in the 200 m individual medley, and sixth in the 100 m backstroke.
At the 2005 World Championships, Cseh not only improved his national records, he excelled further up in the world rankings, and was coming into the meet as a serious medal contender in 3 events. With Michael Phelps
backing out of the 400 m individual medley, Cseh picked up his first gold medal at the world championships.
Cseh failed to back up his previous performances in the 2007 World Championships, finishing outside the medals in the 400 m individual medley; however he did set a new national record in the 200 m individual medley, along with testing out the 200 m freestyle.
Cseh represented Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
in three swimming events: the 400 m individual medley, the 200 m butterfly, and the 200 m individual medley. Despite setting the European record in all of them, he won the silver medal in each and came in second behind American Michael Phelps, who won each event with a new world record.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
, Cseh was rushed to hospital on arrival in Rome, suffering from a stomach virus. A source close to the Hungarian team stated: "He has had to have re hydration and electrolyte drinks but is quite sick." He scratched his first event, the 200m butterfly, however he did return to competition on day 4 setting a European record in the 200 m individual medley, swimming a touch slower the next night to capture Silver, final night of competition saw him take bronze in the 400 m individual medley.
At the 2010 European Championships, Cseh held off Markus Rogan for Gold in the 200m individual medley, winning the event for the third time. Also taking gold in the 400m individual medley for the fourth time. He scratched the European Short Championships to focus on the World Short Course Championships where he won a bronze in the 200m butterfly.
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...
swimmer.
Personal
Cseh has competed in swimming from an early age, and has won numerous Hungarian swimming events. Cseh is coached by György Turi and Zoltán Nemes. He holds a scholarship with the Olympic Solidarity programme.Swimming career
At the 2003 World Championships, Cseh captured a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley, his first medal at the highest level. He also finished 7th and 13th in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke, all in national record time.Cseh represented Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
in Athens
Athens
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, Greece
Greece
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in the 400 m individual medley, 100 m backstroke, and the 200 m individual medley, despite having broke his ankle in the training camp on a stairway a couple of weeks before. Nevertheless, he won a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley as well as coming in fourth in the 200 m individual medley, and sixth in the 100 m backstroke.
At the 2005 World Championships, Cseh not only improved his national records, he excelled further up in the world rankings, and was coming into the meet as a serious medal contender in 3 events. With Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
backing out of the 400 m individual medley, Cseh picked up his first gold medal at the world championships.
Cseh failed to back up his previous performances in the 2007 World Championships, finishing outside the medals in the 400 m individual medley; however he did set a new national record in the 200 m individual medley, along with testing out the 200 m freestyle.
Cseh represented Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team for a total of 171 Hungarian athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games...
in Beijing
Beijing
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in three swimming events: the 400 m individual medley, the 200 m butterfly, and the 200 m individual medley. Despite setting the European record in all of them, he won the silver medal in each and came in second behind American Michael Phelps, who won each event with a new world record.
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
, Cseh was rushed to hospital on arrival in Rome, suffering from a stomach virus. A source close to the Hungarian team stated: "He has had to have re hydration and electrolyte drinks but is quite sick." He scratched his first event, the 200m butterfly, however he did return to competition on day 4 setting a European record in the 200 m individual medley, swimming a touch slower the next night to capture Silver, final night of competition saw him take bronze in the 400 m individual medley.
At the 2010 European Championships, Cseh held off Markus Rogan for Gold in the 200m individual medley, winning the event for the third time. Also taking gold in the 400m individual medley for the fourth time. He scratched the European Short Championships to focus on the World Short Course Championships where he won a bronze in the 200m butterfly.
Career Best Times
Cseh has broken 5 short course world records and has progressively lowered numerous European records in his career.
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External links
- Official website
- Swim Rankings profile