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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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