László Cseh, Jr.

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Other
Sex	Male
Full name	László•Cseh, Jr.
Used name	László•Cseh, Jr.
Born	3 December 1985 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements	188 cm / 83 kg
Affiliations	Budapesti Spartacus SC, Budapest (HUN) / Kőbánya SC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC	Hungary

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	4
Bronze	2
Total	6

Biography

The son of backstroke swimmer László Cseh, Sr., László Cseh is an individual medley specialist. Unfortunately for him, his career coincided with that of swimming megastar Michael Phelps, also an expert in the medleys. This has deprived Cseh of all but one international level title. At the Beijing Olympics, he won three silvers (all behind Phelps), and he has similarly won six World Championships medals (three silver, three bronze) in medley events behind Phelps. The only exception came when Phelps skipped the 400 IM at the 2005 worlds, allowing Cseh to claim the world title. Outside of the medley events, he has also done well in the butterfly (one silver at the Beijing Games) and the backstroke (bronze at the 2005 Worlds). In European championships, with Phelps not competing, Cseh has been dominant. He has won four consecutive 400 IM titles (2004-2010), three consecutive 200 individual medley golds (2006-2010) and a gold in the 100 back (100 m). In the European Short Course Championships, he has collected 19 medals, of which 13 were gold. Six of these were won in the 400 IM. With Phelps rarely competing in short-course events, Cseh has been able to set short-course world records in the medley events on three occasions, all of which were broken by another US swimmer, Ryan Lochte.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2004 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			László Cseh, Jr.
	100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		6
	200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		4
	400 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		3	Bronze
	4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic)	Hungary	7
2008 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			László Cseh, Jr.
	200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
	200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
	400 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
2012 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			László Cseh, Jr.
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	Hungary	8
	200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic)		12
	200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		3	Bronze
	400 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		9
	4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic)	Hungary	5
2016 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			László Cseh, Jr.
	100 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic)		=2	Silver
	200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic)		7
2020 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	HUN			László Cseh, Jr.
	200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		7

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
2020 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony	HUN	László Cseh, Jr.

Olympic family relations

Son of László Cseh, Sr.

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (3–0–0 2011 Shenzhen SWI gold: 50 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley)
Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m butterfly – 12 August 2008 - 12 August 2008 and 13 August 2008 - 24 July 2019: 1:54.35 (12 August 2008; Beijing, CHN), 1:52.7 (13 August 2008; Beijing, CHN); 200 m medley – 28 July 2005 - present: 1:57.61 (28 July 2005; Montréal, CAN), 1:56.92 (29 March 2007; Melbourne, AUS), 1:56.52 (15 August 2008; Beijing, CHN), 1:56.34 (29 July 2009; Roma, ITA), 1:55.18 (29 July 2009; Roma, ITA); 400 m medley – 27 July 2003 - 18 June 2022: 4:10.79 (27 July 2003; Barcelona, ESP), 4:10.10 (7 June 2005; Canet-en-Roussillon, FRA), 4:09.63 (31 July 2005; Montréal, CAN), 4:09.59 (24 March 2008; Eindhoven, NED), 4:07.96 (14 June 2008; Canet-en-Roussillon, FRA), 4:06.16 (10 August 2008; Beijing, CHN))
Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m butterfly – 6 December 2015 - present: 1:49.00 (6 December 2015; Netanya, ISR); 200 m medley – 8 December 2005 - 10 December 2009 and 4 December 2015 - 6 December 2019: 1:53.46 (8 December 2005; Trieste, ITA), 1:52.99 (13 December 2007; Debrecen, HUN), 1:52.85 (13 November 2009; Százhalombatta, HUN), 1:51.36 (4 December 2015; Netanya, ISR); 400 m medley – 5 December 2003 - 20 December 2021: 4:04.10 (5 December 2003; Dublin, IRL), 4:03.96 (10 December 2004; Wien, AUT), 4:00.37 (9 December 2005; Trieste, ITA), 3:59.33 (14 December 2007; Debrecen, HUN), 3:57.27 (11 December 2009; İstanbul, TUR))
Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m medley – 8 December 2005 - 7 April 2006 and 13 December 2007 - 11 April 2008: 1:53.46 (8 December 2005; Trieste, ITA), 1:52.99 (13 December 2007; Debrecen, HUN); 400 m medley – 9 December 2005 - 16 December 2010: 4:00.37 (9 December 2005; Trieste, ITA), 3:59.33 (14 December 2007; Debrecen, HUN), 3:57.27 (11 December 2009; İstanbul, TUR))
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (14–4–5 2004 Madrid SWM gold: 100 m backstroke and 400 m medley, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay; 2006 Budapest SWM gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley, silver: 200 m backstroke; 2008 Eindhoven SWM gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley; 2010 Budapest SWM gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley; 2012 Debrecen SWM gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, silver: 100 m butterfly, bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay; 2014 Berlin SWM gold: 200 m medley, silver: 100 m butterfly, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay; 2016 London SWM gold: 100 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly, silver: 50 m butterfly, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (19–3–3 2002 Riesa bronze: 400 m medley; 2003 Dublin gold: 400 m medley; 2004 Wien gold: 400 m medley, silver: 200 m medley, bronze: 100 m backstroke; 2005 Trieste gold: 100 m backstroke, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley; 2006 Helsinki gold: 200 m medley, silver: 200 m butterfly and 400 m medley; 2007 Debrecen gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley; 2009 Istanbul gold: 400 m medley; 2011 Szczecin gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m freestyle; 2012 Chartres gold: 200 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and 400 m medley; 2015 Netanya gold: 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, and 200 m medley)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–6–5 2003 Barcelona SWI silver: 400 m medley; 2005 Montréal SWI gold: 400 m medley, silver: 200 m medley, bronze: 100 m backstroke; 2007 Melbourne SWI bronze: 200 m medley; 2009 Roma SWI silver: 200 m medley, bronze: 400 m medley; 2011 Shanghai SWI bronze: 200 m medley; 2013 Barcelona SWI silver: 100 m butterfly; 2015 Kazan SWI gold: 200 m butterfly, silver: 100 m butterfly, bronze: 50 m butterfly; 2017 Budapest SWI silver: 200 m butterfly)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (0–2–2 2010 Dubai bronze: 200 m butterfly; 2012 İstanbul silver: 200 m butterfly and 400 m medley, bronze: 200 m medley)