Career
He remained active in sport, working for the Hungarian Fencing Federation and Újpesti TE. Gedővári was awarded an Order of the Star by Hungary in 1988, and was twice named national fencer of the year. He fenced left-handed and had a tall, slender build. In 1964, Gedővári joined Újpesti Dózsa.
Gedővári made his first Olympics in 1976.
In the individual sabre competition, he advanced to the semi-finals where he was eliminated in a tie for seventh place. He accumulated a 17–6 record in the team sabre, but Hungary lost the bronze medal match to Romania, leaving Gedővári without a medal.
He was also selected as national fencer of year. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, Gedővári advanced past the opening round of the individual sabre with a 4–0 record.
He then went 4–1 in the next round and made the finals.
He went 3–2 in the finals, winning the bronze medal. Hungary followed up the Olympic bronze with back-to-back World Championship wins, netting Gedővári two gold medals. He captured the European Championship in individual sabre in 1981, and the silver in the World Championships that year.
In 1983, Hungary placed third at the World Championships, earning Gedővári another bronze medal.
He was selected as national fencer of the year in 1984, but was unable to represent his country in the Olympics due to Hungary boycotting the Games. He added another bronze medal to his collection in team sabre at the 1985 World Championships.
Perhaps the highlight of Gedővári"s career came at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In the team sabre gold medal match, the Soviet Union took a 8–4 lead with four matches to go.
Gedővári placed 15th in the individual competition that year.
Gedővári retired after the Olympics, later remarking he could have continued physically but was "bored" with competition. In 2000, Vasas South Carolina selected him into their honorary "Goldring". After retiring, Gedővári went to Donát Bánki College to get a law degree.
He served as the Hungarian Fencing Federation General Secretary from 1989 to 1991, and as president of Újpesti TE from 1991 to 1996.
He also spent time teaching fencing to young people and entering cooking contests. Gedővári died on 22 May 2014, following a prolonged undisclosed illness.
He was 62. "lieutenant is difficult to accept that we have lost such a valuable person," he said.