Barnabás Szőllős (Hebrew: ברנבש סולוש, born 13 December 1998) is a Hungarian-born Israeli alpine ski racer born in Budapest, Hungary.[1] Szőllős and his sister, alpine ski racer Noa Szőllős, were selected by the Olympic Committee of Israel to compete for Israel.[2] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, he finished 6th in the combined downhill, equaling the best-ever finish by Israel at the Winter Olympics.[3] He was the only male alpine ski racer to finish all individual disciplines - and finishing all of them inside the top 30 - at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1998 Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 – (2021) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
His older brother is fellow alpine ski racer Benjamin Szőllős. His younger sister, Noa Szőllős, also competed for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Alpine skiing events.[2]
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | – | 84 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 13 |
References
edit- ^ "Alpine Skiing - Athlete: Barnabás Szőllős". ski.nivelco.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ a b "משלחת ישראל למשחקים האולימפיים בייג'ינג 2022" [Israeli Olympic delegation Beijing 2022] (PDF) (in Hebrew and English). Olympic Committee of Israel. January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Israeli skier Szollos surprises with 6th-place finish at Winter Olympics". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
External links
edit- Barnabás Szőllős at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Barnabás Szőllős at Olympedia (archive)
- Barnabás Szőllős at Olympics.com
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