Péter Bernek
Hungarian swimmer (born 1992)
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Péter Bernek (born 13 April 1992) is a Hungarian swimmer. He competed for Hungary at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Bernek is represented by Career Sport Management.
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1992 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kőbánya SC ( –2014) BVSC-Zugló (2015– ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Péter Nagy, János Egresy (educator)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Bernek won the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2010 Youth Olympics.[4] The following year, he won bronze at the European Short Course Championships.[4]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in 200 m backstroke, 4 x 100 m and 4 x 200 m freestyle relays.[5] In 2012, he won three medals at the European Championships, silver in men's 200 m backstroke, and bronze in the men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay and the 4 x 100 m medley relay.[4] That year, he also won silver at the European Short Course Championships in the 200 m backstroke.[4] He won silver again in the same event at the 2013 European Short Course Championships.[4]
He won the short course world championship in the 400 m freestyle in 2014, setting a championship record.[6] He won gold in the same event at the 2015 European Short Course Championships, and then bronze at the 2016 Short Course World Championship.[4]
In 2016, he won bronze in the men's 400 m freestyle at the European Championships.[4] That year, he competed at the Olympics in the 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 4 x 200 m freestyle relay.[5]
At the 2017 European Short Course Championships, he won gold in the 400 m medley and silver in the 400 m freestyle.[4]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 400 m individual medley.[5]
He retired from competitive swimming in 2022 due to a shoulder injury.[7]
National Records
At the 2012 European Short Course Championship, he also set a national record in the 200 m backstroke.[6] He also holds the long course record in the event.[6] He was also part of the team that set a Hungarian record in the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Short Course World Championships, and the long course record at the 2009 World Championships.[6]
Personal Life
He married Agnes Mutina, and they have a child.[8]
