The native form of this personal name is Czene Attila. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
| Attila Czene | |
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| Secretary of State for Sports of the Ministry of National Resources | |
| In office 2 June 2010 – 8 October 2012 | |
| Minister | Miklós Réthelyi Zoltán Balog |
| Succeeded by | István Simicskó |
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| Full name | Attila Czene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50) Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Rendészeti Sportegyesület OTP-Sport Plusz Sportegyesület Sport-Plusz Mahart Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Mike Chasson (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Bronze Cross (1992)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (1996)- Hungarian swimmer of the Year (2): 1996, 2000
- Immortal of Hungarian swimming (2014)
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References
- 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.
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| Preceded byJani Sievinen | Men's 200-metre individual medley world record-holder (short course) 23 March 2000 – 25 March 2004 |
Succeeded byGeorge Bovell |
| NCAA Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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