Norbert Rózsa

Norbert Rózsa

Personal information
Full name	Rózsa Norbert
Nationality	Hungary
Born	(1972-02-09) 9 February 1972 Dombóvár, Tolna
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kilograms (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
Club	Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for  Hungary Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke Silver 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke Silver 1992 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Perth 100 m breaststroke Gold 1994 Rome 100 m breaststroke Gold 1994 Rome 200 m breaststroke Silver 1991 Perth 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1994 Rome 4×100 m medley Bronze 1998 Perth 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Athens 100 m breaststroke Silver 1991 Athens 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1991 Athens 4×100 m medley

Norbert Rózsa (born 9 February 1972 in Dombóvár) is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who competed at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics 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.

In May 2007, he was hospitalized after a suicide attempt.^[1]

References

External links

• (Hungarian) Profile
• sports-reference

Records
Preceded by Adrian Moorhouse	Men's 100 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 7 January 1991 – 11 June 1991	Succeeded by Vasili Ivanov
Preceded by Vasili Ivanov	Men's 100 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 20 August 1991 – 3 August 1993	Succeeded by Károly Güttler
Preceded by Antal Kovács	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1994	Succeeded by Imre Pulai