Zsolt Kiss (curler)

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Zsolt Kiss
The Hungarian Curlers Dorottya Palancsa and Zsolt Kiss.jpg
Born (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35)
Team
Curling clubUTE, [1] [2] Budapest
Mixed doubles
partner
Dorottya Palancsa
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances
7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)
European Championship
appearances
5 (2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
World Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Fredericton
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sochi
European Mixed Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Edinburgh

Zsolt Kiss (Hungarian : Kiss Zsolt; born 29 March 1989 in Budapest) is a Hungarian male curler.

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On the international level, he is a two-time World mixed doubles curling champion (2013 and 2015).

On the national level he is six-time Hungarian men's curling champion (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020), six-time Hungarian mixed curling champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018), eight-time Hungarian mixed doubles curling champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021), one-time Hungarian junior men's curling champion (2009) and four-time Hungarian Men's Curler of the Year (2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017). [3]

Teams and events

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2005–06 Krisztián Hall Zsombor Rokusfalvy Dávid Huszlicska Zsolt Kiss András Rokusfalvy EJCC 2006 (7th)
2008–09Zsolt KissKristóf MagyarZsolt Szalay HJMCC 2009 Gold medal icon.svg
2010–11 György Nagy Gabor Ezsöl Krisztián Hall Zoltàn Jakab Zsolt Kiss, Pál Gazdagh HMCC 2011 Gold medal icon.svg
2011–12Krisztián HallGyörgy NagyGabor Ezsöl Lajos Belleli Zsolt Kiss Sune Frederiksen ECC 2011 (12th)
György NagyGabor EzsölKrisztián HallLajos BelleliZsolt Kiss, Pál GazdaghHMCC 2012 Gold medal icon.svg
2012–13Krisztián HallGyörgy NagyGabor EzsölLajos BelleliZsolt KissSune Frederiksen ECC 2012 (10th)
2014–15 Dávid Balázs Gábor Bodor Kristóf Czermann Zoltán JakabZsolt Kiss, György NagyHMCC 2015 Gold medal icon.svg
2015–16Zsolt Kiss (fourth)György Nagy (skip)Zsombor RokusfalvyDavid BalazsGabor BodorSune Frederiksen ECC 2015 (20th)
Zsolt KissGyörgy NagyKristóf CzermannDávid BalázsZsombor RókusfalvyHMCC 2016 Gold medal icon.svg
2017–18Zsolt KissKristóf CzermannDávid BalázsKristóf SzarvasLőrinc TatárHMCC 2018 Gold medal icon.svg
2018–19Zsolt KissKristóf CzermannDávid BalázsLőrinc TatárKristóf Szarvas Agnes Szentannai ECC 2018 (19th)
2019–20Zsolt KissKristóf CzermannDávid BalázsLőrinc TatárKristóf Szarvas
2020-21[ citation needed ]Zsolt KissKristof CzermannDávid BalázsCallum MacfarlaneViktor NagyDavid Wills
2021-22[ citation needed ]Zsolt KissKristof CzermannDávid BalázsCallum MacfarlaneLőrinc Tatár, Ottó KalocsayAndrás Rokusfalvy

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2011–12 Laszlo Kiss Zsanett Gunzinam Zsolt Kiss Agnes Szentannai Monika Szarvas, Kristóf Czermann HMxCC 2012 Gold medal icon.svg
2012–13 György Nagy Zsanett GunzinamZsolt KissAgnes SzentannaiMonika Szarvas, Laszlo KissLaszlo Kiss EMxCC 2012 (12th)
György Nagy Ildikó Szekeres Zsolt KissAgnes Szentannai Gyöngyi Nagy, Kristóf CzermannHMxCC 2013 Gold medal icon.svg
2013–14György NagyIldikó SzekeresZsolt KissAgnes Szentannai Zoltàn Jakab, Gyöngyi Nagy (HMxCC)EMxCC 2013 Bronze medal icon.svg
HMxCC 2014 Gold medal icon.svg
2014–15György NagyIldikó SzekeresZsolt KissAgnes SzentannaiZoltàn JakabEMxCC 2014 (5th)
Zoltàn JakabZsolt KissGyöngyi NagyGyörgy NagyIldikó Szekeres, Agnes SzentannaiHMxCC 2015 Gold medal icon.svg
2015–16György NagyIldikó SzekeresZsolt KissAgnes SzentannaiZoltàn Jakab WMxCC 2015 (9th)
Agnes Szentannai Dorottya Palancsa Kristóf CzermannZsolt KissHMxCC 2016 Gold medal icon.svg
2016–17Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaKristof CzermannAgnes Szentannai WMxCC 2016 (9th)
2017–18Agnes Szentannai Orsolya Toth-Csoesz Dávid Balázs Zsolt KissHMxCC 2018 Gold medal icon.svg

Mixed doubles

SeasonMaleFemaleCoachEvents
2012–13Zsolt Kiss Dorottya Palancsa Zoltan Palancsa WMDCC 2013 Gold medal icon.svg
2013–14Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaZoltan Palancsa WMDCC 2014 (4th)
2014–15Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaZoltan Palancsa WMDCC 2015 Gold medal icon.svg
2015–16Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaZoltan Palancsa WMDCC 2016 (13th)
2016–17Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaZoltan Palancsa WMDCC 2017 (13th)
2018–19Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaZoltan Palancsa WMDCC 2019 (9th)
2019–20Zsolt KissDorottya Palancsa
2020–21Zsolt KissDorottya Palancsa David Thomas Wills WMDCC 2021 (15th)
2021-22Zsolt KissDorottya PalancsaZoltan Palancsa

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References

  1. "Curling - Újpesti Torna Egylet hivatalos oldala" (in Hungarian). Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "UTEcurling" (in Hungarian). Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. Magyar Curling Szövetség » Magyar bajnokok listája (in Hungarian) (various Hungary curling champions: women teams, men teams, mixed teams, woman player of the year, man player of the year, mixed doubles teams, junior women, junior men, junior mixed doubles)