Szilveszter Csollány
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| Country represented |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 13, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Szilveszter Csollány (Hungarian: [ˈsilvɛstɛr ˈt͡ʃollaːɲ]; born 13 April 1970 in Sopron, Hungary) is a former gymnast from Hungary.
He 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 once again chosen as sportsman of the year in 2002 after winning a gold medal at that year's World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
He moved to Iceland in 2011 and became a gymnastics coach at Grótta.[1]
Achievements
- Olympic Games
- 6th place 1992 Barcelona Men's Rings
- Silver Medal 1996 Atlanta Men's Rings
- Gold Medal 2000 Sydney Men's Rings
- World Championships
- Gold Medal 2002 Debrecen Men's Rings
- Silver Medal 1992 Paris, 1996 San Juan, 1997 Lausanne, 1999 Tianjin, 2001 Ghent Men's Rings
- European Championships
- Gold Medal 1998 Men's Rings
- Silver Medal 2000 Men's Rings
- Bronze Medal 1990, 1992, 1994, 2002 Men's Rings
References
- ^ "Ólympíumeistari á Seltjarnarnesi". Fréttatíminn. 2011-10-14. p. 26.
External links
- Szilveszter Csollány at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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