István Séllyei

In 1963, István Séllyei started his sporting career as a Greco-Roman wrestler in Hajdúszoboszló. He joined Debrecen VSC in 1967 and in 1969 moved to Budapest Honvéd for a year, before joining Vasas SC, where he won three individual and six national team titles.

Séllyei made his international début in 1975 and finished sixth in that year’s World Championships in Minsk. The following year he again finished sixth, in the light-heavyweight class, at the Montréal Olympics. Séllyei ended his active wrestling career in 1979, and in 1986, Vasas recognised his achievements with the title of “Honoured Champion”.