Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
Death Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
Height: | 183 cm |
Weight: | 83 kg |
Sport: | Canoe sprint |
Club: | Újpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület Budai Spartacus Sport Club |
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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]