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Péter Boronkay

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  • Represents: Hungary HUN
  • Year of birth: 1981
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Full Stats

Given NamePéter
Family NameBoronkay
RepresentingHUN
Year of Birth1981
Place of BirthKecskemét, Hungary
Height170cm
World Triathlon Debut2005
CoachGyula NEMETH, Zoltan BALINT, Istvan SZÖLLÖSSY
Other Sports CompetedXterra, mountain biking, skiing
Websitehttps://www.peterboronkay.com/
FacebookFacebook
Race Starts77
Race Wins26
Race Podiums43
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Bio

Peter was born with lower-arm impairment. He started his sports career as a swimmer at the age of 6 for health reasons but started to enter competitions soon. in 2007. he turned to paratriathlon which was also a new challenge for him. His first paratriathlon race was the ITU World Championship in Hamburg in 2007 where he finished 4th in his category (Tri4). Now he is 4 times European and 2 times World Champion. He attended the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016 and finished 9th place.

He worked as a social worker at Drog Ambulance in Szeged, and as a PE teacher in a special needs school with mentally disabled children in Kecskemét. Now he is a goodwill embassador at Auchan Hungary, where he helps disabled people finding job and attends protokoll events with the management.

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