Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID-19 infection

The Hungarian Olympic Committee and the country's gymnastics federation issued a joint statement confirming the death of Csollany, who won a gold medal in the men's rings competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Published : Jan 25, 2022 09:11 IST , Budapest

FILE PHOTO: Szilveszter Csollany of Hungary during the Goodwill Games in Brisbane on August 30, 2001.
FILE PHOTO: Szilveszter Csollany of Hungary during the Goodwill Games in Brisbane on August 30, 2001.
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FILE PHOTO: Szilveszter Csollany of Hungary during the Goodwill Games in Brisbane on August 30, 2001.

Former Olympic gymnastic champion Szilveszter Csollany died on Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19, Hungarian sports officials said.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee and the country's gymnastics federation issued a joint statement confirming the death of Csollany, who won a gold medal in the men's rings competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won silver in 1996 in Atlanta and a world championship gold in 2002.

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He was a six-time medalist at the European gymnastics championships, and the recipient of Hungary's “Sportsman of the Year” award in 2000 and 2002.

Csollany had been hospitalized with COVID-19 since early December, and spent several weeks on a ventilator.

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