György Wossala (born: 7 November 1941

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

) is a sailor from

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, who represented his country at the

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as helmsman in the

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. With crew members László Kovácsi and Károly Vezér they took the 20th place. Wossala held several positions within the sport of sailing. This includes the vice-presidency of

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, the Hungarian Yachting Association. He was president of the

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(1995 - 1998).

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