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Szilveszter Csollány

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The native form of this personal name is Csollány Szilveszter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Szilveszter Csollány
Country represented Hungary
Born(1970-04-13)13 April 1970
Sopron, Hungary
Died24 January 2022(2022-01-24) (aged 51)
Budapest, Hungary
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Rings
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Rings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Debrecen Rings
Silver medal – second place 1992 Paris Rings
Silver medal – second place 1996 San Juan Rings
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lausanne Rings
Silver medal – second place 1999 Tianjin Rings
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Rings

Szilveszter Csollány (Hungarian: [ˈsilvɛstɛr ˈt͡ʃollaːɲ]; 13 April 1970 – 24 January 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast who won gold in the men's rings at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Life and career

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Csollány 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 again chosen as Sportsman of the Year in 2002 after winning a gold medal at that year's World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Csollány moved to Iceland in 2011 and became a gymnastics coach at Grótta.[1]

Death

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In November 2021, Csollány contracted an undisclosed variant of SARS-CoV-2. According to his doctor, he was given the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine two weeks before he fell ill. This vaccine requires only one dose. Csollány had previously been critical of vaccination, but finally decided to get vaccinated because of a job abroad.[2] He was hospitalised with COVID-19 in mid-November 2021, and put on a ventilator.[3] His condition became more serious in late November and he was transported from Sopron in Western Hungary to a hospital in the Hungarian capital Budapest.[4][5]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ Þorvaldsson, Óskar Hrafn (14–16 October 2011). "Ólympíumeistari á Seltjarnarnesi". Fréttatíminn (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Mi van most Csollány Szilveszterrel? Ezek a hírek jöttek az állapotáról". Blikk (in Hungarian). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ Kiss, B. László (8 January 2022). "Egy hónapja van lélegeztetőgépen: Csollány Szilveszter kegyetlen küzdelme az életéért". Blikk (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Szilveszter Csollány is Hospitalized With Coronavirus". The Miskolc Sun. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Gyász: elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Csollány Szilveszter". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Elhunyt Csollány Szilveszter". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Ónodi és Csollány halhatatlanná váltak". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). Magyar Távirati Iroda. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Magyar Tolerancia Díj". magyartoleranciadij.otalapitvany.eu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of the Year
2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of the Year
2002 		Succeeded by
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