Kristóf Rasovszky (born 27 March 1997) is a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the

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and

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winning the silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Career

Rasovszky competed at the

. He won the 5 kilometre and the 25 kilometre open water swim in the

2018 European Aquatics Championships The 2018 European Aquatics Championships took place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Luss in the central belt of Scotland, from 3 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in Scot ...

. He won the 5 kilometre open water swim in the

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. In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the team relay event at the

2020 European Aquatics Championships The 2020 European Aquatics Championships (also known as the 2021 European Aquatics Championships; 35th) were scheduled to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 24 May 2020. However, on 5 May it was announced that the event had been postpon ...

held in Budapest, Hungary. Later in the year, at the

, held in 2021 due to the

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and contested in

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, he won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:48:59.0. At the

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, held in August in

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, Rasovszky helped achieve a finish in 59:53.9 in the open water mixed team relay, anchoring the relay to a silver medal victory only behind the gold medal-winning team from Italy."Ezüstérmet szerzett a magyar váltó a nyíltvízi úszók csapatversenyében"
(in Hungarian). ''beol.hu''. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022. Following a fourth-place finish in the 10 kilometre open water swam at the third leg of the 2022 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, held later the same month as the European Championships at

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in Lac-Mégantic,

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, Rasovszky ranked first based on his results from the first three legs of the World Series circuit."FINA Marathon Swim World Series 2022 - Leg 3: Results Men 10km"
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''. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.Csurka, Gergely (28 August 2022)
"Nyílt vízi úszás: Betlehem Dávid első egyéni vk-dobogója"
(in Hungarian). ''

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''. Retrieved 28 August 2022. At the fifth and final leg of the World Series, held three months later in

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, he placed fourth in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:46:45.40 and tied

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of Italy for the overall highest-scoring male competitor spot."Paltrinieri, Rasovszky share men's 10km overall title of Marathon Swim World Series"
''

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''. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022. At the second leg of the 2023 FINA Open Water Tour, held in May in

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, Italy, Rasovszky won the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:47:17.60, sharing the podium with

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of Italy (silver medalist) and Oliver Klemet of Germany (bronze medalist)."Nuoto acque libere, 10 km Golfo Aranci: vince Rasovszky, 2° Acerenza, 6° Paltrinieri"
(in Italian). '' Sky Sport''. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023. One leg earlier, held also in May only in

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, he placed fourth in the same event with a time of 1:52:55.00."Rasovszky Kristóf 4. hellyel nyitott a Világkupában"
(in Hungarian). ''

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''. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023. Later in the month, on the second day of the tour leg in

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, he contributed to a final time of 1:24:13.10 in the 4×1500 metre mixed open water relay to help win the gold medal.Albuquerque, Nuno (28 May 2023)
"Caroline Jouisse e Andrea Manzi vencem Taça do Mundo em Setúbal"
(in Portuguese). ''swimchannel.net''. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasovszky, Kristof 1997 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Hungary European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People from Veszprém World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Male long-distance swimmers European Games competitors for Hungary Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Veszprém County