Bernadett Biacsi (born 29 December 1985) is a Hungarian

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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competing mainly in category T20 middle-distance events. Biacsi competed at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

in London, finishing fourth in the 1,500m race in her classification. Biacsi won the silver medal at the European Championship in the 1,500 metres in 2014. She followed this with a second silver in the 800m, two years later at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto. Biacsi's twin sister,

Ilona ''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore. Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name ''Helen''. Diminutive forms include ...

is also a T20 middle-distance athlete and the two were chosen to be joint flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biacsi, Bernadett Paralympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Living people Hungarian female middle-distance runners 1985 births People from Szeged Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics