Jump to content

Attila Czene

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
Born (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50)
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)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • 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 Men's 200-metre individual medley
world record-holder (short course)

23 March 2000 – 25 March 2004
Succeeded by