Imre Szöllősi

Imre Szöllősi
Imre Szöllősi at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born 19 February 1941 (1941-02-19) (age 77)
Budapest, Hungary
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe racing
Club Újpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület
Budai Spartacus Sport Club

Imre Szöllősi (born 19 February 1941) is 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.

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.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • 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)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Imre Szöllősi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07.
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