Imre Szöllősi
Imre Szöllősi (19 February 1941 – 27 December 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics. He won two silver medals in 1960: in the individual 1000 m and 4×500 m relay events, and a bronze in 1968 in the fours. In 1964 he placed fourth-fifth in the doubles and fours.[1]
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| Born | 19 February 1941 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 2022 (aged 81) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Újpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület Budai Spartacus Sport Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Szöllősi also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, with a gold in K-2 10,000 m in 1966 and two silvers: in K-2 10,000 m in 1970 and in K-4 10,000 m in 1966.
Szöllősi died on 27 December 2022, at the age of 81.[1]
References
- Meghalt a világ- és Európa-bajnok magyar kajakozó (in Hungarian)
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- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
External links
- Imre Szöllősi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Imre Szöllősi at the International Olympic Committee
- Imre Szöllősi at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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