The grave of athlete György Gyevát

György Gyevát ; ; * July 31, 1950, Vága – † December 29, 2006, Galánta / athlete, coach ; ; Gyevát was born as the first child of Árpád and Mária Valéria Forró, on July 31, 1950, in the village of Vága, Mátyusföld. The family also had a little girl, his sister, Regina. ; He began his schooling in his native village, at the Hungarian-language elementary school, which operated under the name "Vágai Kilencéves Középiskola" from the 1959/60 school year. Then, in the nearby district seat, at the Galanta Apprenticeship School, founded in 1960 and then located at 765 Partizán Street, he studied electrical engineering. (The predecessor of the current commercial and services vocational high school located on Kodály Zoltán Street.) He spent two years of military service in České Budějovice, Czech Republic (1970-72). He remained in his profession for the rest of his life, working as an electrician in Diószeg, Galánta and Bratislava. He also baked wafers as a private entrepreneur, like so many families in Vága. ; ; His sports and coaching work: ; Young He lived among the weights from the age of 18. At first, he trained in the basement of their family house, and then in 1969 he continued in the first league team of ČSZTV Dunajplavba Bratislava in Bratislava. He considers the active weightlifting competition at that time, his individual fifth place at the Slovak Championship, as his most successful, and the sixth place in the European Championship in the Masters category. ; After his sports career in Bratislava, he initially led the strength training of the judokas and karatekas in Galanta. In 1996, he founded the Galanta Bodybuilding and Powerlifting Club in the Galanta Sports House. He became the coach, the purchaser of the indispensable equipment, the willing advisor, and at the same time the club's everything. ; "He had a big heart and knew how to give, regardless of how much he got in return. He showed me that failure can also be "... to benefit from it if I look at it from the right side." - said Vincent Kondákor. His student has since won his first world championship title at the World Championships in Herzberg, Germany, in the 100 kg weight category for powerlifters aged 45 to 49, with a performance of 245 kg. ; ; Achievements as an athlete and coach: ; 1985-1988 Podhájsky sila winner (powerlifting competition) ; 1990-1991 Czechoslovak champion ; 2004 Slovak champion (powerlifting triathlon Masters category), World Championship 7th place (bench press Masters II. category) ; 2005 Slovak champion (powerlifting triathlon Masters category), Slovak champion (bench press category) ; 2006 Slovak champion (bench press category) ; In 1992, he was elected the best athlete of the city of Galánta. ; In 2000, he was elected the best coach of Galánta for his commendable representation of the city, and who trained many top competitors for the national team, in 2006 he was again the best coach of the city: György Gyevát in memoriam. ; ; Village researcher Róber Farkas