Tibor Gécsek (born 22 September 1964 in Szentgotthárd) is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenian descent.

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Tibor Gécsek

Personal information
Nationality	Hungary
Born	22 September 1964 (1964-09-22) (age 59) Szentgotthárd, Hungary
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	83.68 m (1998)
Medal record World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Hammer 1995 Gothenburg Hammer European Championships 1998 Budapest Hammer 1990 Split Hammer

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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 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.

• Hungarian Athlete of the Year (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000

• List of doping cases in athletics

• Tibor Gécsek at World Athletics
• Tibor Gécsek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Tibor Gecsek at Olympics.com

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