Barnabás Szőllős ( he, ברנבאס סזלס, born 13 December 1998) is a Hungarian-born Israeli
alpine ski racer
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
born in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, Hungary.
Szőllős and his sister, alpine ski racer
Noa Szőllős, were selected by the
Olympic Committee of Israel to compete for Israel.
At the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
, he finished 6th in the
combined downhill, equaling the best-ever finish by Israel at the Winter Olympics.
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
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
.
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.
World Championship results
References
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Israeli male alpine skiers
Hungarian male alpine skiers
1998 births
Living people
Skiers from Budapest
Alpine skiers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Israel
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