Gabriella Csépe (born June 13, 1973 in
Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös (; german: Gengeß) is a town in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factori ...
) is a former
breaststroke
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swimmer
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from
Hungary
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, who competed in two consecutive
Summer Olympics
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for her native country, starting at the
1988.
Her best Olympic results came in 1992, when she finished in sixth (100 m Breaststroke) and in ninth (200 m Breaststroke) position. She also competed for
American University during her NCAA career. She graduated with honors in 1996 from American University with bachelor's degree in accounting. She completed her MBA studies at
Kent State University
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in 1998 and received her CPA license in summer of 2001. She and her husband, Ali Rezaiyan, have two children, Ariana and Armin.
References
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1973 births
Living people
People from Gyöngyös
Olympic swimmers for Hungary
Hungarian female breaststroke swimmers
Kent State University alumni
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Heves County
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