Norbert Rózsa (born 9 February 1972) is a former

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r from

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, who competed at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the

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. He won two silver medals, in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, and became Olympic champion in

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, 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

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

Awards

* Masterly youth athlete: 1989 * OSH Victory medal for the

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(1991) * Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (1992) * OTSH Victory medal for the

(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

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(2005) * Immortal of Hungarian swimming (2014)

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Profile at kataca.hu
* 1972 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Hungarian male breaststroke swimmers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European champions for Hungary Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub

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