Szilveszter Csollány

Hungarian gymnast (1970–2022)

Szilveszter Csollány (Hungarian: [ˈsilvɛstɛr ˈt͡ʃollaːɲ]; 13 April 1970 – 24 January 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast. He was born in Sopron, Hungary. He won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Csollány was hospitalised in November 2021 with COVID-19 and put on a ventilator in Budapest.[1] He died from the infection on 24 January 2022, at the age of 51.[2]

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  1. "Egy hónapja van lélegeztetőgépen: Csollány Szilveszter kegyetlen küzdelme az életéért" (in Hungarian). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. nemzetisport.hu (2022-01-24). "Gyász: elhunyt az olimpiai bajnok Csollány Szilveszter - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-01-24.