Norbert Rózsa

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

Norbert Rózsa

Personal information
Full name	Rózsa Norbert
Nationality	Hungary
Born	9 February 1972 (1972-02-09) (age 39) Dombóvár, Tolna
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kilograms (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
Club	Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for  Hungary Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke Silver 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke Silver 1992 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Perth 100 m breaststroke Gold 1994 Rome 100 m breaststroke Gold 1994 Rome 200 m breaststroke Silver 1991 Perth 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1994 Rome 4×100 m medley Bronze 1998 Perth 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley European Championships (LC) Gold 1991 Athens 100 m breaststroke Silver 1991 Athens 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1991 Athens 4×100 m medley

Norbert Rózsa (born 9 February 1972 in Dombóvár) 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.

In May 2007, he was hospitalized after a suicide attempt.^[1]

References

1. ^ Index - Rózsa Norbert öngyilkos akart lenni

External links

• (Hungarian) Profile
• sports-reference

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

Persondata
Name	Rozsa, Norbert
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 February 1972
Place of birth	Dombóvár, Tolna
Date of death
Place of death