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Attila Czene

Attila Czene
Secretary of State for Sports of the Ministry of National Resources
In office
2 June 2010 – 8 October 2012
MinisterMiklós Réthelyi
Zoltán Balog
Succeeded byIstván Simicskó
Attila Czene
Personal information
Full nameAttila Czene
National team Hungary
Born20 June 1974
Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubBudapesti Rendészeti
Sportegyesület
OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület
Sport-Plusz Mahart
Sportegyesület
College teamArizona State University (USA)
CoachMike Chasson (USA)

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.

Awards

  • Ribbon Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Bronze Cross (1992)
  • Ribbon 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.
Records
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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