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Tibor Gécsek
Tibor Gécsek (born 22 September 1964 in Szentgotthárd) is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenes, Hungarian Slovenian descent. He won two consecutive World Championships bronze medals in 1993 and 1995. Later that year he received a four-year ban by the IAAF for a positive drugs test. The next year, however, IAAF shortened the maximum ban to two years. Gécsek was therefore reinstated after two years. His personal best throw was 81.68 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Szombathely, until he threw 82.87 metres to win the 1998 European Athletics Championships, 1998 European Championships. This achievement earned him the title 1998 Hungarian Sportsman of the Year. Later that year he threw 83.68 metres in Zalaegerszeg to record his ultimate career best. Gécsek was elected vice president of the Hungarian Athletic Federation on 10 November 2002. International competitions Awards * Hungarian Athlete of the Year (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd () is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, founded here in 1183. In 1664, it was the site of the Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664), Battle of Saint Gotthard, where an Habsburg monarchy, Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli defeated the Ottoman Empire so that the Turks had to agree to the Peace of Vasvár, which held until 1683. A second Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705), Battle of Saint Gotthard in 1705 was a victory for Rákóczi's War for Independence, Rákóczi's anti-Habsburg Hungarian rebels. During Hungary in World War II, World War II, Szentgotthárd was captured by Red Army, Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on 31 March 1945 in the course of the Vienna Offensive. The town is also considered as a centre of Rába Slovenes, the slovenians living in the Rába region. Climate Pápa's climate is classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |