Ferenc Csik
Ferenc Csik [ ˈfɛrɛnts ˈtʃiːk ] (born December 12, 1913 in Kaposvár , † March 29, 1945 in Sopron ) was a Hungarian swimmer .
At the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 he won the gold medal in the 100 m freestyle , after having become European champion in this discipline two years earlier and having won bronze with the Hungarian 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. After finishing his high school education in Keszthely he studied medicine. Ferenc Csik was killed in a bomb attack in Sopron in 1945 while working as a doctor and was buried in Keszthely. In 1983 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .
Web links
Commons : Ferenc Csik - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Ferenc Csik in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
- Ferenc Csik in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Csik, Ferenc |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian swimmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaposvár |
DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1945 |
Place of death | Sopron |