Szilveszter Csollány

Szilveszter Csollány (Hungarian: [ˈsilvɛstɛr ˈt͡ʃollaːɲ]; 13 April 1970 – 24 January 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast who won gold in the men's rings at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

The native form of this personal name is Csollány Szilveszter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Szilveszter Csollány
Country represented Hungary
Born(1970-04-13)13 April 1970
Sopron, Hungary
Died24 January 2022(2022-01-24) (aged 51)
Budapest, Hungary
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyRings
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaRings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 DebrecenRings
Silver medal – second place1992 ParisRings
Silver medal – second place1996 San JuanRings
Silver medal – second place1997 LausanneRings
Silver medal – second place1999 TianjinRings
Silver medal – second place2001 GhentRings

Life and career

Csollány won gold in the men's rings at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with a score of 9.85. This achievement earned him the title 2000 Hungarian Sportsman of the Year. He was again chosen as Sportsman of the Year in 2002 after winning a gold medal at that year's World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Csollány moved to Iceland in 2011 and became a gymnastics coach at Grótta.[1]

Death

In November 2021, Csollány contracted an undisclosed variant of SARS-CoV-2. According to his doctor, he was given the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine two weeks before he fell ill. This vaccine requires only one dose. Csollány had previously been critical of vaccination, but finally decided to get vaccinated because of a job abroad.[2] He was hospitalised with COVID-19 in mid-November 2021, and put on a ventilator.[3] His condition became more serious in late November and he was transported from Sopron in Western Hungary to a hospital in the Hungarian capital Budapest.[4][5]

Achievements

References
  1. Þorvaldsson, Óskar Hrafn (14–16 October 2011). "Ólympíumeistari á Seltjarnarnesi". Fréttatíminn (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. "Mi van most Csollány Szilveszterrel? Ezek a hírek jöttek az állapotáról". Blikk (in Hungarian). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. Kiss, B. László (8 January 2022). "Egy hónapja van lélegeztetőgépen: Csollány Szilveszter kegyetlen küzdelme az életéért". Blikk (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Szilveszter Csollány is Hospitalized With Coronavirus". The Miskolc Sun. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. "Gyász: elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Csollány Szilveszter". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. "Elhunyt Csollány Szilveszter". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "Ónodi és Csollány halhatatlanná váltak". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). Magyar Távirati Iroda. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  8. "Magyar Tolerancia Díj". magyartoleranciadij.otalapitvany.eu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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