7th in the race, after the race he announced retirement from competitive swimming, ending his legendary career as 6-time Olympic medalist and 13-time World Champ medalist. Career best times Cseh has broken five short course world records and progressively lowered numerous European records in his career. Awards Hungarian swimmer of the Year (9): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (2004) Swimming World Magazine – European Swimmer of the Year (2): 2005, 2006 Hungarian Athlete of the Year (1) - the National Sports Association (NSSZ) awards: 2006 Budapest Pro Urbe award (2006) Hungarian Sportsman of the Year (2) - votes of sports journalists: 2006, 2015 Junior Príma award (2007) Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2008) Honorary Citizen of Balatonalmádi (2008) Príma Primissima award (2009) Honorary Citizen of Kőbánya (2011) Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2012) Hungarian university athlete of the year (1): 2015 Hungarian Heritage Award (2015) European swimmer of the year (LEN) (2015) Honorary Citizen of Eger (2016) Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2016) References External links 1985 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Hungary Male butterfly swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Male medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Swimmers from Budapest World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics European champions for Hungary People from Halásztelek Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people