Fanni Illés Explained
Fanni Illés (born 1 May 1992) is a Hungarian Paralympic swimmer. She was born without legs and has webbed hands. She has been a part of the Hungarian national swimming team since 2006, aged 14, and has participated at three Summer Paralympic Games.[1] [2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal.[3] [4]
Life
Illés was advised by doctors to do swimming after her diagnosis of scoliosis aged 12. She started swimming training lessons in the nearby town of Hévíz.[5] She was nominated for Hungarian Disabled Sportswoman of the Year in 2019.[6] She competed at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, winning a gold medal.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Fanni Illes - IPC Profile . 12 January 2020 . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: My power led me to become a Paralympic swimmer . 15 October 2017 . 12 January 2020 . yoocanfind.com.
- Web site: Fanni Illes Has Won #gold in #ParaSwimming - Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 at ... - Latest Tweet by Tokyo Olympics 2020 | LatestLY . 29 August 2021 . 29 August 2021 . LatestLY.
- Web site: Swimming - ILLES Fanni . dead . 29 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829202711/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1728678-illes-fanni.htm.
- Web site: The Champion of Perseverance . 14 May 2014 . Twisted Ideal.
- Web site: Alpár . Kató . Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year candidates announced . 9 January 2020 . Daily News Hungary.
- Web site: Mary . Barber . 18 February 2021 . Fanni Illes using Para swimming to inspire . 29 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829192610/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/fanni-illes-using-para-swimming-to-inspire . dead.
