László Cseh

The native form of this personal name is Cseh László. This article uses the Western name order.

For the Hungarian soccer player, see László Cseh (footballer).

László Cseh

Personal information
Full name	László Cseh
Nationality	Hungary
Born	3 December 1985 (1985-12-03) (age 25) Halásztelek, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	180 pounds (82 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	individual medley, butterfly, backstroke,
Club	Köbánya Sport Club
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Hungary Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly Silver 2008 Beijing 200 m medley Silver 2008 Beijing 400 m medley Bronze 2004 Athens[1] 400 m medley World Championships - Long Course Gold 2005 Montreal 400 m medley Silver 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley Silver 2005 Montreal 200 m medley Silver 2009 Rome 200 m medley Bronze 2005 Montreal[2] 100 m backstroke Bronze 2007 Melbourne[3] 200 m medley Bronze 2009 Rome 400 m medley Bronze 2011 Shanghai 200 m medley World Championships - Short Course Bronze 2010 Dubai 200 m butterfly European Championships (LC) Gold 2004 Madrid 100 m backstroke Gold 2004 Madrid 400 m medley Gold 2006 Budapest 200 m medley Gold 2006 Budapest 400 m medley Gold 2008 Eindhoven 200 m medley Gold 2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley Gold 2010 Budapest 200 m medley Gold 2010 Budapest 400 m medley Silver 2006 Budapest 200 m backstroke Bronze 2004 Madrid 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) Gold 2003 Dublin 400 m medley Gold 2004 Vienna 400 m medley Gold 2005 Trieste 100 m backstroke Gold 2005 Trieste 200 m medley Gold 2005 Trieste 400 m medley Gold 2006 Helsinki 200 m medley Gold 2007 Debrecen 200 m medley Gold 2007 Debrecen 400 m medley Gold 2007 Debrecen 200 m butterfly Gold 2009 Istanbul 400 m medley Silver 2004 Vienna 200 m medley Silver 2006 Helsinki 400 m medley Silver 2006 Helsinki 200 m butterfly Bronze 2002 Riesa 400 m medley Bronze 2004 Vienna 100 m backstroke Summer Universiade Gold 2011 Shenzhen 200 m butterfly Gold 2011 Shenzhen 200 m medley Gold 2011 Shenzhen 400 m medley

László Cseh (born 3 December 1985 in Halásztelek, Hungary), is a four-time Olympic medalist Hungarian 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 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.

Career Best Times

Cseh has broken 5 short course world records and has progressively lowered numerous European records in his career.

Event Time Record Long Course 200m Individual Medley 1:55.18 European Record Holder 400m Individual Medley 4:06.16 European Record Holder 100m Backstroke 53.88 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Backstroke 1:56.69 Hungarian Record Holder 100m Butterfly 51.98 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Butterfly 1:52.70 European Record Holder 200m Freestyle 1:45.78 Hungarian Record Holder

Event Time Record Short Course 200m Individual Medley 1:52.85 Former WR Holder 400m Individual Medley 3:57.27 Former WR Holder 200m Freestyle 1:41.64 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Backstroke 1:53.42 Hungarian Record Holder 100m Butterfly 51.29 Hungarian Record Holder 200m Butterfly 1:51.55 Hungarian Record Holder

External links

• Official website
• Swim Rankings profile

References

1. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html. Retrieved 2007-07-22. 
2. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070128064425/http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
3. ^ "12th FINA World Championships". Archived from the original on 2007-06-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20070606111744/http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Melbourne_2007/results/swimming.php. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 

Records
Preceded by George Bovell	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) 8 December 2005 – 7 April 2006	Succeeded by Ryan Lochte
Preceded by Thiago Pereira	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) 13 December 2007 – 11 April 2008	Succeeded by Ryan Lochte
Preceded by Brian Johns	Men's 400 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) 9 December 2005 – 16 December 2010	Succeeded by Ryan Lochte
Awards
Preceded by Ákos Braun	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 2006	Succeeded by Gábor Talmácsi
Preceded by Pieter van den Hoogenband	European Swimmer of the Year 2005 – 2006	Succeeded by Mateusz Sawrymowicz
Sporting positions
Preceded by Camelia Potec	Mare Nostrum Tour Overall Winner 2005	Succeeded by Leisel Jones

Persondata
Name	Cseh, Laszlo
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	3 December 1985
Place of birth	Halásztelek, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death