Attila Czene

The native form of this personal name is Czene Attila. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Attila Czene
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

Attila Czene

Personal information
Full name	Attila Czene
National team	Hungary
Born	(1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50) Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
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 Men's swimming Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley 1992 Barcelona 200 m medley World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 200 m medley 1994 Rome 4×100 m medley 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) 1993 Sheffield 200 m medley 1995 Vienna 200 m medley 1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley

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

• 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.

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