Péter Boronkay

  • Hungary
  • Born: 1981
Starts
77
Podiums
43
Wins
26
Biography

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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2022 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Samorin
21 Aug, 2022 - PTS5 Men - 04:11:45
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2022 World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Targu Mures
12 Jun, 2022 - PTS5 Men - 01:20:18
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2022 World Triathlon Cross Championships Targu Mures
08 Jun, 2022 - PTS5 Men - 01:27:15
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2022 HUN Paratriathlon National Championships
05 Jun, 2022 - PTS5 Men - 01:05:24
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2021 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi
05 Nov, 2021 - PTS5 Men - 01:06:18
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Athlete Fact Sheet
Given Name Péter
Family Name Boronkay
Representing HUN
Para triathlon Class PTS5
Para triathlon Subclass
Year of Birth 1981
Place of Birth Kecskemét, Hungary
Residence Kecskemet, Hungary
Coach Gyula NEMETH, Zoltan BALINT, Istvan SZÖLLÖSSY
Sponsors Allinaz Hungary, Rudy Project, Salomon, CUBE Bikes, Token Products, SIS (Science in Sport - Nutridepo), Jaked, Compressport
Website https://www.peterboronkay.com/
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World Triathlon Athlete ID 16966
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