Bence Biczó

Bence Biczó (born 19 January 1993) is a Hungarian swimmer and Youth Olympic Games gold medalist.

The native form of this personal name is Biczó Bence. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Bence Biczó
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Pécs, Hungary[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubPécsi VSE ( –2012)
Debreceni SSI (2012–2016)
BVSC-Zugló (2016–2017)
Ferencvárosi TC (2017– )
CoachBéla Sántics ( –2016)
Ákos Molnár (2016– )[2]
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Youth Olympics 1 0 0
European Championships (LC) 0 2 0
European Championship (SC) 0 0 1
European Junior Championship (LC) 2 0 1
Total 3 2 2
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 200 m butterfly
European Championship (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m butterfly
European Junior Championship (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Helsinki 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Helsinki 100 m butterfly

Biczó began swimming in 1999 and soon stood out with his talent. For 2005 he held almost all county records in his age group. To ensure his further development, in 2007 he moved with his family to Pécs, where he currently trains at the Pécsi Városi Sportiskola.

Biczó achieved his first success on the 2010 European Youth Swimming Championship, where he triumphed in the 200 m butterfly with a new youth record time of 1:55.82, which was the sixth best overall result in that year.[3] Few months later, he has won the same event on the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, closing his record time to seventh hundredths (1:55.89).[4][5] In November he participated on the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships, winning a bronze medal in his favourite stroke.[6]

In 2011 Biczó further improved his personal best, as he swam 1:54.79 on the Hungarian championship and won the race ahead of László Cseh, the defending champion and Olympic silver medalist of the discipline in 2008.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bence Biczó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Biczó Bence. musz.hu
  3. "Biczó Bence ifjúsági Európa-csúcsot úszott 200 pillangón" (in Hungarian). telesport.hu. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. "Final results – 200 m butterfly" (PDF). 2010 Youth Olympics Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. "Ifjúsági olimpia: Biczó Bence aranyérmes 200 m pillangón". Nemzeti Sport Online (in Hungarian). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. "2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships – 200 m butterfly final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. "Biczó Bence a világranglista második helyére úszott 200 pillangón!". Hungarian Swimming Federation (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.


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