Zsolt Gyulay

Gyulay (center) at the 1996 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 September 1964 (1964-09-12) (age 59) Vác, Hungary
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Bp. Honvéd MTK Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1988 Seoul K-1 500 m 1988 Seoul K-4 1000 m 1992 Barcelona K-1 500 m 1992 Barcelona K-4 1000 m World Championships 1986 Montreal K-4 1000 m 1986 Montreal K-1 500 m 1987 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 1989 Plovdiv K-1 1000 m 1989 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m 1990 Poznań K-4 1000 m 1991 Paris K-4 1000 m 1991 Paris K-1 500 m 1991 Paris K-2 500 m 1993 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m 1995 Duisburg K-2 500 m 1995 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 1995 Duisburg K-2 200 m

Zsolt Gyulai (born 12 September 1964) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. He competed at 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won four medals: two gold (1988: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m) and two silver (1992: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won fourteen medals at the world championships: six golds (K-1 1000 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991), four silvers (K-1 500 m: 1986, K-2 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1993, 1995), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1991, K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1991, K-4 500 m: 1993).

Gyulay was elected President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on 29 January 2022, succeeding Krisztián Kulcsár. He took the position on 1 February 2022, shortly before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Awards

• Hungarian kayaker of the Year (3): 1988, 1989, 1992
• Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic – Order of Stars (1988)
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Small Cross (1992)
• MOB Golden ring (1995)