- Ferenc Csik
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The native form of this personal name is Csik Ferenc. This article uses the Western name order.
Ferenc Csik Personal information Nationality Hungary Born December 12, 1913
KaposvárDied March 29, 1945 (aged 31)
SopronSport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Freestyle Club Keszthelyi Törekvés (1930–1931)
BEAC (1931–1938)Medal recordOlympic Games Competitor for Hungary Swimming Gold 1936 Berlin 100 m freestyle Bronze 1936 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle European Championships Gold 1934 Magdeburg 100 m freestyle Gold 1934 Magdeburg 4×200 m freestyle Ferenc Csik (12 December 1913 – 29 March 1945) was an Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In the 1936 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle event and a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. Csik went on to become a medical doctor, and died in an air raid while assisting a wounded man.[1]
References
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-34-2
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Olympic Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle 1896: Alfréd Hajós • 1904 (100 yards): Zoltán Halmay • 1906: Charles Daniels • 1908: Charles Daniels • 1912: Duke Kahanamoku • 1920: Duke Kahanamoku • 1924: Johnny Weissmuller • 1928: Johnny Weissmuller • 1932: Yasuji Miyazaki • 1936: Ferenc Csík • 1948: Walter Ris • 1952: Clarke Scholes • 1956: Jon Henricks • 1960: John Devitt • 1964: Don Schollander • 1968: Michael Wenden • 1972: Mark Spitz • 1976: Jim Montgomery • 1980: Jörg Woithe • 1984: Rowdy Gaines • 1988: Matt Biondi • 1992: Alexander Popov • 1996: Alexander Popov • 2000: Pieter van den Hoogenband • 2004: Pieter van den Hoogenband • 2008: Alain Bernard
European Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle 1926: István Bárány (HUN) • 1927: Arne Borg (SWE) • 1931: István Bárány (HUN) • 1934: Ferenc Csik (HUN) • 1938: Kees Hoving (NED) • 1947: Alexandre Jany (FRA) • 1950: Alexandre Jany (FRA) • 1954: Imre Nyéki (HUN) • 1958: Paolo Pucci (ITA) • 1962: Alain Gottvallès (FRA) • 1966: Bob McGregor (GBR) • 1970: Michel Rousseau (FRA) • 1974: Peter Nocke (FRG) • 1977: Peter Nocke (FRG) • 1981: Per Johansson (SWE) • 1983: Per Johansson (SWE) • 1985: Stéphan Caron (FRA) • 1987: Sven Lodziewski (GDR) • 1989: Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) • 1991: Alexander Popov (URS) • 1993: Alexander Popov (RUS) • 1995: Alexander Popov (RUS) • 1997: Alexander Popov (RUS) • 1999: Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) • 2000: Alexander Popov (RUS) • 2002: Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) • 2004: Filippo Magnini (ITA) • 2006: Filippo Magnini (ITA) • 2008: Alain Bernard (FRA) • 2010: Alain Bernard (FRA)
European Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay 1926: Germany (Heitmann, Rademacher, Berger, Heinrich) • 1927: Germany (Heitmann, Rademacher, Berger, Heinrich) • 1931: Hungary (Wanié, Szabados, Székely, Bárány) • 1934: Hungary (Gróf, Marothy, Csik, Lengyel) • 1938: Germany (Birr, Heimlich, Freese, Plath) • 1947: Sweden (Olsson, Lundén, Östrand, Johansson) • 1950: Sweden (Sjunnerholm, Östrand, Johansson, Larsson) • 1954: Hungary (Till, Dömötör, Kádas, Nyéki) • 1958: Soviet Union (Nikolayev, Struchanov, Luchkovski, Nikitin) • 1962: Sweden (Rosendahl, Lindberg, Svensson, Bengtsson) • 1966: Soviet Union (Ilyichev, Belits-Geiman, Pletnev, Novikov) • 1970: West Germany (Lampe, Von Schilling, Meeuw, Fassnacht) • 1974: West Germany (Steinbach, Lampe, Meeuw, Nocke) • 1977: Soviet Union (Raskatov, Rusin, Kopliakov, Krylov) • 1981: Soviet Union (Shemetov, Salnikov, Chaev, Kopliakov) • 1983: West Germany (Fahrner, Schowtka, Schmidt, Groß) • 1985: West Germany (Schowtka, Groß, Schadt, Fahrner) • 1987: West Germany (Sitt, Henkel, Fahrner, Groß) • 1989: Italy (Trevisan, Gleria, Lamberti, Battistelli) • 1991: Soviet Union (Lepikov, Pyshnenko, Tayanovich, Sadovyi) • 1993: Russia (Lepikov, Pyshnenko, Mukin, Sadovyi) • 1995: Germany (Keller, Lampe, Spanneberg, Zesner) • 1997: Great Britain (Palmer, Clayton, Meadows, Salter) • 1999: Germany (Keller, Pohl, Conrad, Kiedel) • 2000: Italy (Rosolino, Pelliciari, Cercato, Brembilla) • 2002: Italy (Pelliciari, Brembilla, Cappellazzo, Rosolino) • 2004: Italy (Brembilla, Pelliciari, Rosolino, Magnini) • 2006: Italy (Rosolino, Berbotto, Cassio, Magnini) • 2008: Italy (Brembilla, Rosolino, Cassio, Magnini) • 2010: Russia (Lobintsev, Izotov, Perunin, Sukhorukov)
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- Deaths by airstrike
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