Norbert Rózsa
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| Full name | Norbert Rózsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1972 Dombóvár, Tolna, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. He recovered from depression in about a year time and later he became interested in working as a graphic designer.