Béla Károlyi
Károlyi in 2009
Born	(1942-09-13)September 13, 1942 Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Died	November 15, 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 82) Houston, Texas
Citizenship	Hungary Romania United States
Alma mater	Romania College of Physical Ed.[1]
Occupation	Gymnastics coach
Years active	c. 1956–1997
Employers	Romanian Gymnastics Federation U.S. Gymnastics Federation
Known for	Romanian centralized gymnastics training system Coach to European, World and Olympic gymnasts
Spouse	Márta Erőss ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	Andrea Wise

Béla Károlyi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbeːlɒ ˈkaːroji]; September 13, 1942 – November 15, 2024) was a Romanian gymnastics coach. He was born in Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca). He helped coach several gymnasts during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Károlyi died on November 15, 2024 in Houston, Texas at the age of 82.^[2][3]

• Béla Karolyi's bio at USA Gymnastics Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Image of Karolyi carrying Kerri Strug^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Bela Karolyi: World Renowned Gymnastics Coach" Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Shade Global, New York, NY (PDF version^{[permanent dead link]})

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