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 | 20 June 1974 Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Bronze Cross (1992)_4class_BAR.svg.png.webp)
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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| Preceded by Jani Sievinen |
Men's 200-metre individual medley world record-holder (short course) 23 March 2000 – 25 March 2004 |
Succeeded by George Bovell |
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