IVAN Bence

Date of Birth: 17 Feb 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SB6,SM6

Place of birth: PECS

Birth Country:

Hungary

Place of residence : PECS

Residence Country:

Hungary

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB6
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2017	Mexico City, MEX	3:03.07
6	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:29.60
9	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2019	London, GBR	2:57.18
10	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2019	London, GBR	1:29.48
European Championships
2	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:56.00
3	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:27.85
3	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2020	Funchal, POR	2:51.10
3	50m Butterfly - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	37.65
5	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:28.02
6	50m Butterfly - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	36.83
10	100m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:14.88

The Rocket (Instagram profile, 10 Dec 2020)

Playing video games, fishing, supporting Hungarian football team Pecsi Vasutas SK and Hungarian basketball team PVSK-Panthers. (bama.hu, 24 Jun 2020; Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Coaching - University of Pecs, Hungary

Languages spoken:

English, Hungarian

Pecsi Sport Nonprofit Zrt [Hungary]

Arpad Jancsik [club], HUN

2015 for Hungary (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

He took up the sport in 2013 in Pecs, Hungary. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

"My mother wanted me to learn how to swim. After agreeing to take it up, it soon became a passion for me." (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (bama.hu, 24 Jun 2020)

Winning silver in the SM6 200m individual medley and bronze in the S6 50m butterfly at the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

US basketball players LeBron James and Stephen Curry. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Coach Anatoli Petrov. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion." (Instagram profile, 18 Jun 2020)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB6, SM6 (IPC, 13 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (hparalimpia.hu, 10 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with achondroplasia and is a person of short stature. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ivanbenceswimmer/
https://instagram.com/ankswimbence

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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