He passed away two years ago today Csollany New Year’s Eve Hungarian Olympic, World and European champion gymnast who was only 51 years old. Many people are still mourning the sportsman who made the whole of Hungary proud several times – on February 9, 2022 they said goodbye in the Farkasrét cemetery, and then he was laid to rest in a close family circle in his hometown, Sopron, in the Sopronbánfalv Heroes’ Cemetery.
Sylveszter Csollany / Photo: National Sport
In addition to his name and the year of his birth and death, Szilveszter Csollany’s gravestone also includes the Olympic hoops – a special quote can also be seen on the grave.
Why does it hurt so much? “Because it was real.”
– can be read on the gravestone of Szilveszter Csollány.
The quote comes from JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit films, said by a character who has lost his love. This just proves that Szilveszter Csollány’s wife, Judit, was a huge loss when the Olympian died on January 24, 2022.
This is what Szilveszter Csollány’s grave looks like – the recordings are not recent, but they were recently posted in a Facebook group:
