Imre Szöllősi

In his youth Imre Szöllősi swam and played football, then in 1956 started kayaking with Újpest Dózsa. He joined Buda Spartacus from 1965-68, and then was with Bp. Spartacus from 1968-71. Between 1959 and 1968, he won eight individual national titles and 12 team championships.

Szöllősi was a member of the national team from 1958 until his retirement. He competed at three Olympics. At the 1960 Roma Olympics, he finished second in the 4x500 relay, at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he was fourth with the kayak fours and fifth in the doubles, and at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, he was a member of the fours, winning the bronze medal in the 1,000 metres. At the 1966 World Championships Szöllősi won gold in the K-2 10,000 m alongside László Fábián. He won five European Championships.

After his retirement, Szöllősi coached Bp. Spartacus between 1972-79, and worked as head coach from 1975 to 1979. In 1971, he graduated from the Károly Marx University of Economics (today Corvinus University of Budapest), and initially worked as an economist. Starting from 1997, he was the commercial director of Danubia Pack Rt.

Imre Szöllősi had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1966 K2 10000 m (with László Fábián), 2nd 1966 K4 10000 m (with László Fábián and the non-Olympians János Petróczy and László Ürögi), 2nd 1970 K2 10000 m (with the non-Olympian Vilmos Nagy).