József Salim
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Hungarian |
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 15 May 1967
Died | 8 April 2022[1] | (aged 54)
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
József Salim (15 May 1967 – 8 April 2022)[2] was a Hungarian taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Salim was born in Hungary to a Tanzanian father and Hungarian mother, and moved to Denmark at a young age. His brother Gergely Salim, and nephew Omar Salim, were also Olympic boxers..[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Salim József". Hajrá Magyarok. Retrieved 31 August 2023. (in Hungarian)
- ^ Meghalt Salim József (in Hungarian)
- ^ "József Salim". Olympedia.
- ^ "Ibrahimovic's Favorite Eyes Hungary's First Olympic Gold in Taekwondo". 21 July 2021.