Botond Bejczi
Hungary
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSHUN10609199901 | |
| NOC | Hungary | |
| Born | 06 Sep 1999
in  Szombathely | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | English, Hungarian | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Residence | Budapest, HUN | |
| Higher education | Sports Management - University of Debrecen: Hungary |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.58 | 25 Feb 2023 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:10.91 | 28 Jan 2024 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:49.02 | 04 Dec 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:55.97 | 10 Mar 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Savaria Speedskating Team: Szombathely, HUN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | He has represented Hungary in roller speed skating. (savariaskate.hu, 15 Jul 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Gabor Koti [national], HUN; Jacob Veenstra, NED |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/botond.bejczi |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the mass start at the 2018 Junior World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I switched to speed skating because I wanted new challenges and I wanted to go to the Olympics." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His mother. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Hungarian speed skater Konrad Nagy, Hungarian swimmer Daniel Gyurta. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began inline skating at age three and switched to ice speed skating at age 14. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Hard work always pays off." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2023 he was named an Outstanding Athlete by the University of Debrecen in Hungary. (haon.hu, 13 Sep 2023) In 2017 he received the Galos Tas Csongor Award from the Nagy Lajos Grammar School in Hungary. (alon.hu, 11 Mar 2018) |
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| Nicknames | Boti [given to him by his parents]. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/bejczibotond |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Other information | OTHER STUDIES He has spent time studying at the University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) |
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| Hobbies | Basketball, darts, spending time with friends, cooking, making coffee. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Injuries | He has been affected by a recurring back injury during his sporting career. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 14 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 20 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 25 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 31 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 34 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 40 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 44 | |||