Remembering Karol Bureš: A versatile athlete, coach, and teacher from Bardejov

BARDEJOV – Karol Bureš, who also worked at the Industrial School of Construction in Bardejov, left the sports and teaching scene forever on Friday, April 28, 2023 at the age of 92. He was one of the all-round gifted athletes with enormous talent, but he was able to pass on his experience to younger generations as well. Many representatives grew up under his hands.

His sports career began already in the Sokol ČSSZ club, where he became a national teenage top player, while he mainly devoted himself to the decathlon. Sport was deeply rooted in his blood, because he was not only a coach in sports gymnastics, but also in athletics, and during his coaching career he raised several generations of successful athletes. In addition to athletics, he also trained basketball and handball players. However, that is not all from his sporting activities. He also successfully founded a weightlifting section in Bardejov.

In addition to his coaching career, he also worked as a teacher at the Secondary Industrial School in Bardejov, where he taught physical education in the years 1960-1977, as he states Atletika.sk.

During his lifetime, his active work was awarded several times. It was a great honor that he became the leading trainer of the Sväzarm composition and the composition for mature adolescents also at the II. CS in the National Spartakiad. He is the recipient of an award for his merits in the development of physical education and sports, and he also organized the Youth Sports Games.

He founded several sports clubs such as handball, weightlifting, athletics, volleyball, basketball, sports gymnastics, but he also devoted himself to winter sports and founded ice hockey and skiing clubs.

A number of young excellent athletes passed through his versatile and talented hands, who represented not only their native village, but also Czechoslovakia.