Norbert Rózsa

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

Norbert Rózsa

Personal information
Full name	Norbert Rózsa
Nationality	Hungary
Born	(1972-02-09) 9 February 1972 (age 52) Dombóvár, Tolna, Hungary
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke 1992 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 100 m breaststroke 1994 Rome 100 m breaststroke 1994 Rome 200 m breaststroke 1991 Perth 200 m breaststroke 1994 Rome 4×100 m medley 1998 Perth 200 m breaststroke 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) 1991 Athens 100 m breaststroke 1991 Athens 200 m breaststroke 1991 Athens 4×100 m medley

Norbert Rózsa (born 9 February 1972) 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.

After retirement from sport he was battling depression. In May 2007, he was hospitalized after a suicide attempt.[1] He recovered from depression in about a year time [2] and later he became interested in working as a graphic designer. [3]

Awards

• Masterly youth athlete: 1989
• OSH Victory medal for the World Champion (1991)
• Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (1992)
• OTSH Victory medal for the World Champion (1994)
• Hungarian swimmer of the Year (3): 1994, 1996, 1998
• Hungarian Sportsman of the Year (1) - votes of sports journalists: 1994
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (1996)
• Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2005)
• Immortal of Hungarian swimming (2014)

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. "Index - Rózsa Norbert öngyilkos akart lenni".
2. Attila, Ághassi (14 February 2008). "Már nem sajnálom, hogy életben maradtam". index.hu.
3. "Gondolta? Grafikusnak készül Rózsa Norbert | BorsOnline". www.borsonline.hu. 6 December 2013.

External links

• Profile at kataca.hu (in Hungarian)
• Norbert Rózsa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Records
Preceded by Adrian Moorhouse	Men's 100 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 7 January 1991 – 11 June 1991	Succeeded by Vasili Ivanov
Preceded by Vasili Ivanov	Men's 100 metre breaststroke world record holder (long course) 20 August 1991 – 3 August 1993	Succeeded by Károly Güttler
Preceded by Antal Kovács	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1994	Succeeded by Imre Pulai