Zoltán Szilágyi (born 21 June 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]
References
- ^ "Testi, lelki, szexuális bántalmazással vádolja az úszó Szilágyi Liliána az apját". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Válaszolt Szilágyi Liliána apja a zaklatási vádakra". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Vizsgálatot indít Szilágyi Zoltán ügyében az úszószövetség". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
External links
- Zoltán Szilágyi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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