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Full name | Norbert Rózsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Dombóvár, Tolna, Hungary |
9 February 1972 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület |
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Medal record
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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.