János Becsey

The native form of this personal name is Becsey János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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
Nickname	Becso
Born	(1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Para swimming
Disability	Cerebral paresis
Disability class	S7, SB6, SM7
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Hungary Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona 50m freestyle S7 1992 Barcelona 100m freestyle S7 2000 Sydney 200m ind. medley SM7 1988 Seoul 200m ind. medley C8 1992 Barcelona 100m breaststroke SB7 World Championships 1998 Christchurch 100m breastroke SB7 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]