András Sallay

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András Sallay (born 15 December 1953) is a former ice dancer from Hungary. Competing with Krisztina Regőczy, he won a gold medal at the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships and a silver at that year's Winter Olympics. Sallay is the vice-president and managing director of IMG Hungary.[1] He has two daughters, Nóra and Laura.[1]

András Sallay
András Sallay in 2014
Born (1953-12-15) December 15, 1953 (age 70)
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Figure skating career
Country Hungary
Retired1980
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid Ice dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Dortmund Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1979 Vienna Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Ottawa Ice dancing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1980 Gothenburg Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Zagreb Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Strasbourg Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1977 Helsinki Ice dancing

Results

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(ice dance with Krisztina Regőczy)


International
Event 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80
Olympics 5th 2nd
Worlds 13th 6th 6th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
Europeans 13th 14th 11th 10th 7th 6th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd
Skate America 1st
Skate Canada 1st
National
Hungary 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
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References

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  1. ^ a b Russell, Susan D. (January 19, 2011). "Krisztina Regőczy and Andras Sallay: Hungary's Ice Dance Heroes". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
Awards
Preceded by
Men's table tennis team
Hungarian Sportsteam of The Year
(with Krisztina Regőczy)
1980
Succeeded by
Men's foil team