Attila Czene
Attila Czene (born 20 June 1974) is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.
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Secretary of State for Sports of the Ministry of National Resources | |
In office 2 June 2010 – 8 October 2012 | |
Minister | Miklós Réthelyi Zoltán Balog |
Succeeded by | István Simicskó |
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Full name | Attila Czene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary | 20 June 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Arizona State University (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mike Chasson (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Awards
- Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Bronze Cross (1992)
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (1996)
- Hungarian swimmer of the Year (2): 1996, 2000
- Immortal of Hungarian swimming (2014)
References
- Profile on FINA-website
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Attila Czene". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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