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Kristóf MILÁK
Sport Swimming
NOC Hungary   
GenderMen
Born20 Feb 2000 in Budapest, HUN
Height1.90 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Budapesti Honved SE: Hungary
General Interest
Injuries
He underwent heart surgery in 2016. (index.hu, 05 Dec 2018)

He has suffered with asthma during his career. (borsonline.hu, 07 Aug 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
His family had a swimming pool at their house.
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu. (fina.org, 25 Jul 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Csaba Sos [national], HUN; Balazs Virth [personal], HUN, from 2021
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Hungarian
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I'm not going to lose my ego, no sport can work without self-confidence." (index.hu, 05 Dec 2018)
Other information
COACH CHANGE
After the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he switched coaches from Attila Selmeci, his coach of eight years, to Balazs Virth. "It is clear that so far I have achieved my successes with Attila Selmeci, and I thank him for that. It is indisputable that our joint work has been a professional success. But our human relationship is tired after eight years, as is the case with others in all walks of life. I felt it would be better for me to change, I could prepare myself more effectively, in a way that was more favourable to me. I have thought a lot about who to pursue my career with, I have listened to the opinions of different people, I have examined the possible solutions in all aspects and perspectives, and I have chosen Balazs. I am confident that we can work together effectively, in fact, I am confident in working together because I know the energy that the two of us have invested in this will pay off. I chose Balazs because, on the one hand, I knew what results he had achieved with his students so far." (swimswam.com, 22 Sep 2021)

CLUB SWITCH
In November 2018 he made the switch from his first swimming club, Erdi Uszo Klubnak, to Budapesti Honved SE. "Although I was a swimmer of Erdi since I was six, and I think back to the 12 years I spent there, I felt there were no more conditions for me to go further to achieve higher goals. Erdi was a very small association, and I wanted to open a new, clean card in my career." (origo.hu, 23 Sep 2019; swimswam.com, 27 May 2019; index.hu, 05 Dec 2018; m4sport.hu, 25 Nov 2018; magyaridok.hu, 07 Nov 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. (len.eu, 10 Jan 2023)
Sport Specific Information
Training Regime
He trains at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
General Interest
Awards and honours
In 2019 and 2023 he was named Male Athlete of the Year in Hungary. The award is voted on by members of the Hungarian Sportswriters' Association. (len.eu, 10 Jan 2023)
Nicknames
Mr Butterfly (len.eu, 10 Jan 2023)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Butterfly 1:51.25
2 2021 Tokyo, JPN 100m Butterfly 49.68
5 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:11.06
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Butterfly 1:50.34
1 2022 Budapest, HUN 100m Butterfly 50.14
5 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:06.27
5 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:11.24
1 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Butterfly 1:50.73
4 2019 Gwangju, KOR 100m Butterfly 51.26
7 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:12.85
2 2017 Budapest, HUN 100m Butterfly 50.62
7 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:32.13
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2022 Rome, ITA 200m Butterfly 1:52.01
10 2022 Rome, ITA 200m Freestyle 1:47.37
1 2022 Rome, ITA 100m Butterfly 50.33
2 2022 Rome, ITA 100m Freestyle 47.47
1 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:05.38
2 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:12.43
1 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Butterfly 1:51.10
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 3:51.59
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle  DNS
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Butterfly 23.67
1 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Butterfly 50.18
5 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:45.74
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 48.72
4 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:12.50
1 2018 Glasgow, SCO 200m Butterfly 1:52.79
4 2018 Glasgow, SCO 100m Butterfly 51.51
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 50m Butterfly 24.29
4 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:31.19
5 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:34.24
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2021 Kazan, RUS 200m Butterfly 1:51.11
8 2021 Kazan, RUS 50m Backstroke 23.34
4 2021 Kazan, RUS 100m Butterfly 49.88
Heats 2021 Kazan, RUS 200m Freestyle  DNS
Semifinal 2021 Kazan, RUS 100m Freestyle 47.08
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
35 2021   Overall Ranking  
2 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Butterfly 49.92
5 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 21.44
3 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 46.93
1 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Backstroke 23.08
4 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Butterfly 22.64
3 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:42.61
2 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:32.44
1 2019 Berlin, GER 100m Butterfly 51.78
2 2019 Berlin, GER 400m Freestyle 3:48.98
1 2019 Berlin, GER 200m Butterfly 1:55.47
3 2019 Berlin, GER 200m Freestyle 1:47.73
7 2019 Berlin, GER 50m Butterfly 23.97
7 2019 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 49.44
2 2019 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 3:49.80
1 2019 Budapest, HUN 100m Butterfly 51.27
7 2019 Budapest, HUN 100m Backstroke 55.67
2 2019 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:47.69