2 Quotes & Sayings By Bela Karolyi
Bela Karolyi was born on January 5, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. He received his first training for gymnastics at the age of four. He first competed at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. At the 1948 Olympic Games, he won two gold medals on the horizontal bar and one silver medal on the parallel bars
At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, he won a gold medal on the horizontal bar and a silver medal on the parallel bars. In 1956, Bela Karolyi became Head Coach of the United States Olympic Gymnastics Team. He was also an assistant coach for the U.S.
Men's Gymnastic Team that competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. After serving as head coach for 13 years, Bela Karolyi retired from coaching in 1974. He is considered one of the greatest coaches in history and helped develop many of America's most successful gymnasts including Nadia Comaneci (1961–1976), Mary Lou Retton (1984–1989), and Shannon Miller (1990–1992).