ILLES Fanni

Hungary
Swimming
1 May 1992
29
Female
S6,SB4,SM6
KESZTHELY
 
Hungary

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle - S6  
Women's 100m Backstroke - S6  
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 1 Gold Medal
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6  
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Pts
HUN
Hungary
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Backstroke - S6 Heat 2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
5100m Breaststroke - SB52016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:48.14
8100m Breaststroke - SB52012London, GBR1:59.47
8100m Breaststroke - SB52008Beijing, CHN2:07.52
9400m Freestyle - S62016Rio de Janeiro, BRA6:01.11
9400m Freestyle - S62012London, GBR6:21.11
9400m Freestyle - S62008Beijing, CHN6:43.09
10100m Freestyle - S62016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:23.88
10100m Backstroke - S62016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:38.64
11200m Individual Medley - SM62016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:27.02
11100m Backstroke - S62012London, GBR1:39.74
11100m Backstroke - S62008Beijing, CHN1:44.37
13100m Freestyle - S62012London, GBR1:30.14
13200m Individual Medley - SM62008Beijing, CHN3:58.59
14200m Individual Medley - SM62012London, GBR3:40.66
World Championships
1100m Breaststroke - SB42019London, GBR1:46.92
3100m Breaststroke - SB42017Mexico City, MEX2:03.72
5200m Individual Medley - SM62017Mexico City, MEX3:56.70
54x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN3:37.08
54x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN5:28.86
5Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN4:03.22
5100m Breaststroke - SB52010Eindhoven, NED1:58.86
6400m Freestyle - S62013Montreal, QC, CAN6:29.63
7100m Freestyle - S52017Mexico City, MEX1:31.31
7100m Backstroke - S62013Montreal, QC, CAN1:43.37
7100m Breaststroke - SB52013Montreal, QC, CAN2:05.32
7400m Freestyle - S62010Eindhoven, NED6:27.45
7400m Freestyle - S62006Durban, RSA6:54.98
7100m Breaststroke - SB52006Durban, RSA2:12.32
8100m Freestyle - S62019London, GBR1:23.92
8100m Breaststroke - SB52015Glasgow, GBRDSQ
9100m Backstroke - S62019London, GBR1:39.97
950m Butterfly - S52017Mexico City, MEX59.87
9100m Backstroke - S62015Glasgow, GBR1:38.95
9100m Freestyle - S62013Montreal, QC, CAN
9100m Backstroke - S62006Durban, RSA1:45.87
10400m Freestyle - S62015Glasgow, GBR6:18.67
10200m Individual Medley - SM62013Montreal, QC, CAN3:50.12
10200m Individual Medley - SM62006Durban, RSA4:02.08
11200m Individual Medley - SM62015Glasgow, GBR3:40.83
12100m Freestyle - S62015Glasgow, GBR1:26.30
12100m Freestyle - S62010Eindhoven, NED1:32.44
13200m Individual Medley - SM62019London, GBR3:35.99
13200m Individual Medley - SM62010Eindhoven, NED3:47.13
European Championships
1100m Breaststroke - SB42020Funchal, POR1:49.02
1100m Breaststroke - SB42018Dublin, IRL1:51.13
24x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2020Funchal, POR4:42.03
4100m Freestyle - S62020Funchal, POR1:24.48
4400m Freestyle - S62020Funchal, POR6:18.69
7200m Individual Medley - SM62020Funchal, POR3:38.08
11100m Freestyle - S62018Dublin, IRL1:27.21
12200m Individual Medley - SM62018Dublin, IRL3:39.32
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Travel, hiking, watching films, blogging. (sportandmove.hu, 30 Dec 2020; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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Social Work Studies - Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, HUN
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English, Hungarian
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Vasas SC [Budapest, HUN]
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Almos Szabo [club], HUN
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She underwent multiple shoulder surgeries in 2020. (varosikurir.hu, 11 Sep 2020)

She underwent elbow surgery in 2017 after a fall. (llesfanni.hu, 24 Dec 2019)

She experienced elbow problems in 2016. (glamouronline.hu, 26 Jan 2017)

She underwent shoulder surgery in September 2012, and returned to training in January 2013. (napiboldogsag.com, 14 Oct 2014)
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She began swimming at age 12 in Heviz, Hungary. (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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Her doctor recommended swimming as a form of rehabilitation after diagnosing her with scoliosis. She was also inspired by Hungarian Para swimmer Dora Pasztory. "What started as a joke by my father, that I would qualify for the Games in Beijing [2008], actually became a reality. I was so excited to get my first swimsuit and learn to swim. From the get-go it was obvious that I had found my natural and happy place in the water where everything is much easier. Swimming means everything to me. It helped me to accept myself and I believe it can help other people to accept themselves too. It gave me goals to become my own hero, the sportswoman who achieves great things. It also built my self-confidence. People no longer pitied me but started to appreciate me and applaud my success." (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021; Athlete, 13 Aug 2018; webbeteg.hu, 02 Sep 2012)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (allianz.hu, 17 Dec 2020)
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She trains at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary. (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021)
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Winning a gold medal in the SB4 100m breaststroke at the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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New Zealand Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe, Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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Her parents, Hungarian Para swimmer Dora Pasztory, and Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu. (24.hu, 24 Dec 2019; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)
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"Hard work always pays off and no matter how hard the situation, you can always come out of it a winner." (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021)
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In 2020 she was named Female Athlete of the Year by Glamour, a Hungarian fashion magazine. (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021)

She was named the 2019 University Athlete of the Year by Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. (parauszas.hu, 01 Jan 2020; llesfanni.hu, 24 Dec 2019)

In 2008 she was named Person of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, and Student Athlete of the Year in Zala, Hungary. (parauszas.hu, 01 Jan 2020; llesfanni.hu, 24 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB4, SM6 (IPC, 13 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (fanni.rezi.hu, 21 Oct 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with dysmelia in all four limbs. The condition affects her arms and also meant she was born without legs. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

General
INJURY AND NEW CLASSIFICATION
In 2017 she was reclassified from SB5 to SB4 following an elbow injury she sustained in a fall. "I was sitting on a window ledge trying to get a Christmas decoration. I fell down and injured my elbow. I believe nothing happens by accident. After all, this unfortunate accident and my change of state following my elbow surgery made it possible for me to apply for a new category in 2017 and to reconsider my degree of injury. In 2018 I became European champion, and in 2019 I became world champion." (llesfanni.hu, 24 Dec 2019)

FOUNDATION
In 2006 her parents set up the Golden Butterfly Foundation in Hungary to help support her training and buy her swimming equipment. The organisation has also been used to mentor other children since 2019. "In the last two years all the donations have been used to support local Para swimmers with their needs. They are around 15 years old and are the shining hope for the future. I always try to show a good example. I enjoy inspiring others and believe if there is only one person whose life I can have an impact on, I am happy." (paralympic.org, 28 Jan 2021)

Legend
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