Ilona Biacsi (born 29 December 1985) is a
Hungarian Paralympic
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athlete
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competing mainly in category
T20 middle-distance events. Biacsi competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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in
London
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, winning a bronze medal in the women's 1,500m race in her classification.
She also won the European Championship title in the 1,500 metres in 2014 in Swansea. Biacsi's twin sister,
Bernadett is also a T20 middle-distance athlete and the two were chosen to be joint flag bearers for Hungary at the opening ceremony of 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 ...
.
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Paralympic athletes of Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Paralympic silver medalists for Hungary
Living people
Hungarian female middle-distance runners
1985 births
People from Szeged
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics