János Becsey
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| Nickname(s) | Besco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1968 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral paresis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7, SB6, SM7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 two-time World Championships bronze medalist.
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 16.[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[]
- ^ "Janos Becsey - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Janos Becsey - Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottsag (in Hungarian)". Hungarian Paralympic Committee. 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Color TV and deep fryer for my two gold medals (in Hungarian)". index.hu. 1 April 2018.
- ^ "My Story: Janos Becsey, Paralympic Champion (in Hungarian)". Hungarian Paralympic Committee. 7 December 2020.
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