Csaba Gercsak

Csaba Gercsák (born 19 August 1988 in Budapest)[1] Gercsak, Hungarian Olympic open water swimmer

Csaba Gercsák (born 19 August 1988 in Budapest)[1] Gercsak Wins Bronze in 2011 FINA World Championship 25K

Csaba Gercsák (born 19 August 1988 in Budapest, Hungary} is a Hungarian open water swimmer. He competed in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic 10K Marathon Swims. In the 2009 World Championships he placed 13th in the 10K and 15th in the 5K. He is a management major at the University of Florida. He is the son of Imre Gercsak and Eva Papp. He has three brothers and two sisters, all of whom are swimmers.

He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China where he medaled in the 25 km marathon swim. He finished 18th in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim.

Awards and recognition

• Hungarian Long Distance Swimmer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men's Results

Gold: Maarten van der Weijden (Netherlands) 1:51:51.6
Silver: David Davies (Great Britain) 1:51:53.1
Bronze: Thomas Lurz (Germany) 1:51:53.6
4. Valerio Cleri (Italy) 1:52:07.5
5. Evgeny Drattsev (Russia) 1:52:08.9
6. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) 1:52:09.1
7. Brian Ryckeman (Belgium) 1:52:10.7
8. Mark Warkentin (United States) 1:52:13.0
9. Chad Ho (South Africa) 1:52:13.1
10. Erwin Leon Maldonado Savera (Venezuela) 1:52:13.6
11. Ky Hurst (Australia) 1:52:13.7
12. Igor Chervynskiy (Ukraine) 1:52:14.7
13. Francisco Jose Hervas (Spain) 1:52:16.
14. Allan do Carmo (Brazil) 1:52:16.6
15. Gilles Rondy (France) 1:52:16.7
16. Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) 1:52:20.4
17. Rostislav Vitek (Czech Republic) 1:52:41.8
18. Luis Escobar (Mexico) 1:53:47.9
19. Saleh Mohammad (Syria) 1:54:37.7
20. Mohamed Elzanaty (Egypt) 1:55:17.0
21. Damian Blaum (Argentina) 1:55:48.6
22. Arseniy Lavrentyev (Portugal) 2:03:39.6
23. Xin Tong (China 2:09:13.4
Csaba Gercsak (Hungary) DNF
Vladimir Dyatchin (Russia) DSQ

2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results

1. Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia - 1:49:55.1
2. Thomas Lurz of Germany - 1:49:58.5
3. Richard Weinberger of Canada - 1:50:00.3
4. Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece - 1:50:05.3
5. Daniel Fogg of Great Britain - 1:50:37.3
6. Sergey Bolshakov of Russia - 1:50:40.1
7. Vladimir Dyatchin of Russia - 1:50:42.8
8. Andreas Waschburger of Germany - 1:50:44.4
9. Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria - 1:50:46.2
10. Alex Meyer of the USA - 1:50:48.2
11. Julien Sauvage of France - 1:50:51.3
12. Troyden Prinsloo of South Africa - 1:50:52.9
13. Erwin Maldonado of Venezuela - 1:50:52.9
14. Igor Chervynskiy of Ukraine - 1:50:56.9
15. Yasunari Hirai of Japan - 1:51:20.1
16. Brian Ryckeman of Belgium - 1:51:27.1
17. Valerio Cleri of Italy - 1:51:29.5
18. Csaba Gercsak of Hungary - 1:51:30.9
19. Arseniy Lavrentyev of Portugal - 1:51:37.2
20. Ky Hurst of Australia - 1:51:41.3
21. Ivan Enderica Ochoa of Ecuador - 1:52:28.6
22. Yuriy Kudinov of Kazakhstan - 1:52:59.0
23. Francisco Jose Hervas of Spain - 1:53:27.8
24. Mazen Aziz Metwaly of Egypt - 1:54:33.2
25. Benjamin Schulte of Guam - 2:03:35.1

External links

• Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
• Tattoos In The Open Water
• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km Coverage
• 2012 Olympic Marathon Swimming - Male Medal Contenders
• Csaba Gercsak, Southern Illinois University player bio
• Personal records at Swim Rankings
• Csaba Gercsak creates Open Water Swimming Facebook Group
• Men's results from the 2011 World Championships
• 2012 London Olympics - The Men of Open Water Swimming
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Say It Ain't So, Rick Walker