János Becsey

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.

The native form of this personal name is Becsey János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
János Becsey
Personal information
Nickname(s)Becso
Born (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Country Hungary
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityCerebral paresis
Disability classS7, SB6, SM7
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaMen's 50m freestyle S7
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaMen's 100m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyMen's 200m individual medley SM7
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulMen's 200m individual medley C8
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaMen's 100m breaststroke SB7
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 ChristchurchMen's 100m breastroke SB7
Bronze medal – third place2002 Mar del PlataMen's 200m individual medley SM7

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
  1. "Janos Becsey - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 7 December 2020.
  2. "Janos Becsey - Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottsag (in Hungarian)". Hungarian Paralympic Committee. 7 December 2020.
  3. "Color TV and deep fryer for my two gold medals (in Hungarian)". index.hu. 1 April 2018.
  4. "My Story: Janos Becsey, Paralympic Champion (in Hungarian)". Hungarian Paralympic Committee. 7 December 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.