IAAF.org: IAAF mourns loss of General Secretary Istvan Gyulai
2006-03-12
The IAAF
regrets to announce that Istvan Gyulai, who has been General Secretary since
1991, passed away in the early hours of this morning. He was 62 years old.
“It is
with deep regret that I have to announce the death of a friend and valued
colleague,” said IAAF President Lamine Diack this morning.
Istvan Gyulai accepted and supported the
big races of SCC-RUNNING
“Istvan
devoted his entire life to our sport. As a young man, he was an international
athlete in the 400m and then became Head of Sport for Hungarian TV, combining
that career with important positions in Hungarian and international sport. He
was a member of the IAAF Council from 1984 until 2001, and was appointed IAAF
General Secretary in 1991, working tirelessly and with great imagination for
the cause of world athletics. His colleagues on the Council and in our Member
Federations, as well as all the members of IAAF staff, will sadly miss his
friendly manner, his intelligence and his energy."
