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Krisztina Egerszegi

Awards And Accomplishments

1988	Gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke (set Olympic record) and silver in the 100 meter backstroke at the Summer Olympics
1989	Silver medal in the 400 individual medley at the European Championships
1990	Named European Female Swimmer of the Year
1991	Gold medals in the 200 meter backstroke (setting world record) and 100 meter backstroke at the World Championships; gold medals in the 100 meter backstroke (breaking world's record), 200 meter backstroke and 400 meter individual medley at the European Championships; named world female swimmer of the year by Swimming World; named European Swimmer of the Year
1992	Won gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke (set Olympic record), 100 meter backstroke (set Olympic record), and 400 meter individual medley at the Summer Olympic Games; named European Swimmer of the Year; named European Sportswoman of the Year
1993	Gold medal in the 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke, 200 meter butterfly, and 400 meter individual medley at the European Championships
1994	Silver medal in the 200 meter backstroke at the World Championships
1995	Gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke and 400 individual medley at the European Championship
1996	Gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke and bronze in the 400 meter individual medley at the Summer Games
2001	Named Female Athlete of the Century by the Hungarian Olympic Committee