A Tribute to My Father
June 13, 1936 - Feb 1, 2011
This article appeared in “The Weekend Australian”, March 12
Tribute from the International Weightlifting Federation,
and around the World
And his final resting place.
St. Istvan’s Basilica, Budapest
The last photo of Gyozo “Victor” Veres. Appeared in a recent book about Hungarian Olympians
The once Mighty Hungarians.
Gyozo at the helm
He was a real life hero who battled against pettiness, corruption and ignorance all his life.
He lost.
We all failed him.
Now the emptiness is all consuming.
Veres Győző
Olympian
First Hungarian
Weightlifting World Champion
1936 - 2011
Veres was for several years pound for pound the greatest lifter in the world.
Jim DeCoste, Weightlifting historian