Zoltán Szilágyi (born June 21, 1967 in Budapest) is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in the 1988, 1992, 2000 Summer Olympics. His daughter, Liliána Szilágyi is also a professional swimmer, specializing in butterfly events. In December 2021, his daughter accused him of abusing her mentally, physically and sexually since she was a young child.[1] In a subsequent statement, he denied the accusations, and threatened to sue his daughter.[2] The Hungarian Swimming Association also released a statement and promised to launch an investigation into the matter.[3]
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Full name | Szilágyi Zoltán | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-06-21) June 21, 1967 (age 54) Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club Ferencvárosi Torna Club-Print 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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