János Becsey

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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 four-time World Championships gold medalist.

János Becsey
Personal information
NicknameBecso
Born (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 56)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Country Hungary
SportPara swimming
DisabilityCerebral paresis
Disability classS7, SB6, SM7
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 50m freestyle S7
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200m ind. medley SM7
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200m ind. medley C8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 100m breaststroke SB7
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch 100m breastroke SB7
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata 200m ind. 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

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  1. ^ "Janos Becsey - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Janos Becsey - Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottsag". hparalimpia.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Az én történetem: Becsey János paralimpiai bajnok" [My Story: Janos Becsey, Paralympic Champion]. hparalimpia.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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