Marcel Gery
Encyclopedia
Marcel Gery is a former international butterfly
swimmer, who was born in Czechoslovakia
and competed for the Czechoslovak Republic. Later emigrated to Canada
and competed for this country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain). There he won the bronze medal with the men's 4×100 m medley relay team, alongside Mark Tewksbury
, Jonathan Cleveland
, and Stephen Clarke
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
swimmer, who was born in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
and competed for the Czechoslovak Republic. Later emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and competed for this country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain). There he won the bronze medal with the men's 4×100 m medley relay team, alongside Mark Tewksbury
Mark Tewksbury
Mark Tewksbury, MSM is a Canadian former swimmer. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 100 metres backstroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics...
, Jonathan Cleveland
Jonathan Cleveland
Jonathan Cleveland is a former international breaststroke swimmer, who was born in the United States and competed for Canada at three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 ....
, and Stephen Clarke
Stephen Clarke (swimmer)
Stephen Clarke is a former Canadian college and international swimmer who was an Olympic bronze medalist. Clarke was born in the United Kingdom, attended university in the United States, and competed internationally for Canada....
.