János Becsey (born 2 February 1968) is a retired Hungarian Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the Paralympic Games six times and won five medals, including two golds at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. In addition, he is also a four-time World Championships gold medalist.
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| Nickname | Becso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1968 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral paresis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7, SB6, SM7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was inspired to start swimming after watching the 1976 Summer Olympics, when he was only eight years old, and began training at age of 6.[1][2][3]
Becsey has cerebral paresis on his right side due to oxygen deprivation and a stroke when he was an infant.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Janos Becsey - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Janos Becsey - Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottsag". hparalimpia.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Színes tévé és olajsütő járt a két aranyamért" [Color TV and fryer for my two gold medals]. index.hu (in Hungarian). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Az én történetem: Becsey János paralimpiai bajnok" [My Story: Janos Becsey, Paralympic Champion]. hparalimpia.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
External links
edit- Janos Becsey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Becsey János at Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian)
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