Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSHUN10511199301 | |
NOC | Hungary | |
Born | 05 Nov 1993 in Szeged | |
Gender | Men |
Languages | English, German, Hungarian | |
Residence | Budapest, HUN | |
Higher education | Physical Education - University of Szeged: Hungary | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Family | Partner Reka Revesz |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 38.58 | 02 Nov 2019 | Inzell | |||
1000m | 1:16.64 | 18 Oct 2019 | Inzell | |||
1500m | 1:56.49 | 15 Oct 2017 | Inzell | |||
5000m | 6:44.64 | 01 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age 11, and took up speed skating in 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. | |
Club / Team | Szegedi Korcsolyazo Egyesulet [SZKE]: Hungary | |
Reason for choosing this sport | He used to be involved in inline speed skating before switching to ice. "I was an inline speed skater, but my dream was to go to the Olympics, so that's why I changed sports." |
Most influential person in career | Coach Peter Mueller. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) | |
Hero / Idol | British long-distance runner Mo Farah, US speed skater Peter Mueller, Hungarian bodybuilder Kathi Bela. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017, 13 Nov 2019) |
Name of coach | Szabolcs Szollosi [national], HUN; Attila Toth [national], HUN |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Whatever you want to do, you will do it. It's a mind game." (Instagram profile, 31 Dec 2020) "Go hard or go home." (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) |
www.facebook.com/Bence.Dekany.Skate/ |
Hobbies | Fishing. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) | |
Memorable sporting achievement | Competing in the 5000m at the 2017 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) | |
Other sports | He has represented Hungary in roller speed skating, and competed at the 2013 World Championships in Ostend, Belgium. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2021) | |
Nicknames | Benny (Athlete, 13 Nov 2019) |