István Gyulai
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István Gyulai (Budapest, March 21, 1943, – Monte Carlo, March 12, 2006) was a former Hungarian television commentator and General Secretary of the IAAF.
A sprinter during his active athletics career, he was a 28-time national champion. He won two relay medals in two editions of the Universiade: A gold medal over 4 x 100 metres in 1963 and a silver medal over 4 x 400 metres in 1965.
He started his television career in 1972 in the Hungarian Television. He led the Sport section between 1990 and 1991.
He was a member of the IAAF Council from 1984 until 2001, and from 1991 until his death he was the General Secretary of the IAAF.
On October 7, 2006, the athletics stadium in Debrecen, Hungary was redidicated the István Gyulai Athletics Stadium in his honour.
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