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

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, with his older sister

Silvia Solymosyová Silvia Solymosyová (born 10 June 2003) is a Slovak artistic swimmer. In 2022, the Solymosy siblings won an historic, first-time medal for Slovakia in artistic swimming event at a LEN European Aquatics Championships, winning the bronze medal in ...

winning the bronze medal in the mixed duet free routine at the

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, as well as a bronze medal in the mixed duet technical routine.

Background

Solymosy was born 23 July 2005 in

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. He has one older sister Silvia and one younger brother Ivan.

Career

2019 World Youth Artistic Swimming Championships

Competing at the 2019 World Youth Artistic Swimming Championships, held in Šamorín,

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Solymosy placed third in the solo figures with a score of 70.3333 points. He also placed fifth in the mixed duet event with a score of 141.2158 points.

2021 European Championships

At the 2021 European Championships held in

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, Solymosy placed fourth twice (mixed duets).

2022 World Aquatics Championships

At the

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again in Budapest, Hungary, Solymosy placed ninth in the free mixed duet and tenth in the technical mixed duet.

2022 European Championships

In the mixed duet free routine at the

, he won the bronze medal with his partner

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.Results book − Artistic swimming
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International championships

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Jozef Solymosy
at FINA {{DEFAULTSORT:Solymosy, Jozef 2005 births Living people Male synchronized swimmers Slovak synchronized swimmers Artistic swimmers at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships European Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Sportspeople from Bratislava