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Norbert Rózsa (born 9 February 1972) is a former
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (1992)
* OTSH Victory medal for the World Champion (1994)
* Hungarian swimmer of the Year (3): 1994, 1996, 1998
* Hungarian Sportsman of the Year (1) - votes of sports journalists: 1994
* 
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (1996)
* Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2005)
* Immortal of Hungarian swimming (2014)
Profile at kataca.hu
* 1972 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Hungary Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European champions for Hungary Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub
breaststroke
Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...
r from Hungary, who competed at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona. He won two silver medals, in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, and became Olympic champion in Atlanta, Georgia in the 200 m breaststroke.
He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1994 for winning two gold medals at that year's World Aquatics Championships.
After retirement from sport he was battling depression. In May 2007, he was hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Then he recovered from depression in about a year time and later he became interested in working as a graphic designer.
Awards
* Masterly youth athlete: 1989 * OSH Victory medal for the World Champion (1991) * Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (1992)
* OTSH Victory medal for the World Champion (1994)
* Hungarian swimmer of the Year (3): 1994, 1996, 1998
* Hungarian Sportsman of the Year (1) - votes of sports journalists: 1994
* Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (1996)
* Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2005)
* Immortal of Hungarian swimming (2014)
See also
*List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests a ...
References
External links
Profile at kataca.hu
* 1972 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Hungary Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European champions for Hungary Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub