Tibor Debreceni

Tibor Debreczeni started his sports career in 1961. First he got acquainted with kayaking and athletics, after which he ended up with the bicycle. Starting from 1965 he was competing for Csepel SC, with whom he remained loyal to until the end of his career. He won his first Hungarian championship in 1969 in the cross-country cycling team competition, but later achieved his greatest success in the road race disciplines. In 1970 and 1976, he came first in the 100 km individual road race, but up until 1977 he won additional Hungarian championships in various disciplines. In Hungary, he was elected Cyclist of the Year three times (1971, 1975, 1976).

He was a member of the Hungarian national team between 1970 and 1977. He was a member of Csepel’s almost unbeatable road racing team at the time and was also a regular in the national team. They represented Hungary at several world championships and achieved their best world championship result in 1971, when they finished seventh in the team event. Debreczeni wore the yellow jersey at the Bulgarian Tour and the green jersey at the Algiers Tour.

He achieved his greatest international success at the 1972 München Olympics, when he finished seventh in the 100-kilometer road team race and 64th in the individual race. He ended his active cycling career in 1977. He later obtained a coaching qualification. At the beginning of the 1980s, he dealt with the youth in his club, and then became the coach in Győr. At the turn of the millennium, he founded a club in Gyöngyös and trained competitors, and later helped the domestic association with his concept.