Imre Szöllősi

The native form of this personal name is Szöllősi Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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.

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.

References

• 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)