Imre Szöllősi

Szöllősi at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	19 February 1941 (1941-02-19) Budapest, Hungary
Died	27 December 2022 (2022-12-28) (aged 81) Budapest, Hungary
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Újpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület Budai Spartacus Sport Club
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-1 1000 m 1960 Rome K-1 4 × 500 m relay 1968 Mexico City K-4 1000 m Canoe Sprint World Championships 1966 East Berlin K-2 10000 m 1966 East Berlin K-4 10000 m 1970 Copenhagen K-2 10000 m

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]

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imre Szöllősi.

• 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 Olympics.com
• Imre Szöllősi at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)