Jozef Solymosy
Slovak artistic swimmer
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Jozef Solymosy (born 23 July 2005) is a Slovak artistic swimmer. In 2022, he won an historic, first-time medal for Slovakia in artistic swimming event at a LEN European Aquatics Championships,[1] with his older sister Silvia Solymosyová winning the bronze medal in the mixed duet free routine at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, as well as a bronze medal in the mixed duet technical routine.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 2005 Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Mixed duet technical routine, Mixed duet free routine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TJ Slávia STU Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ivana Solymosyová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
Solymosy was born 23 July 2005 in Bratislava.[2] He has one older sister Silvia[3] and one younger brother Ivan.[4]
Career
2019 World Youth Artistic Swimming Championships
Competing at the 2019 World Youth Artistic Swimming Championships, held in Šamorín, Slovakia Solymosy placed third in the solo figures with a score of 70.3333 points.[5] He also placed fifth in the mixed duet event with a score of 141.2158 points.[6]
2021 European Championships
At the 2021 European Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, Solymosy placed fourth twice (mixed duets).[7][8]
2022 World Aquatics Championships
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships again in Budapest, Hungary, Solymosy placed ninth in the free mixed duet[9] and tenth in the technical mixed duet.[10][11][12]
2022 European Championships
In the mixed duet free routine at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, he won the bronze medal with his partner Silvia Solymosyová with a score of 77.0333 points. He also won a bronze medal in the mixed duet technical routine with a score of 75.5914 points.[13]