Imre Polyák
Polyák (left) at the 1956 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 16 April 1932 Kecskemét, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 November 2010 (aged 78) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Újpesti TE, Budapest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | László Marton Mihály Matura[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Imre Polyák (16 April 1932 – 15 November 2010) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Hungary. He competed in the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won three silver and one gold medal. He won the world title in 1955, 1958 and 1962, and placed second in 1961 and 1963. Nationally Polyák won 12 Hungarian titles and was named Sportsman of the Year in 1958 and 1962.[1][2]
Polyák was a policeman by profession.[1] After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach in his native club Újpesti. In 2003 he was one of the first athletes to be inducted into the FILA International wrestling Hall of Fame.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Polyak, Imre (HUN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Imre Polyák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
Awards | ||
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Preceded by New Award | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1958 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1962 | Succeeded by |
External links
- Imre Polyák at Find a Grave
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- 1912 Kaarlo Koskelo (FIN)
- 1920 Oskari Friman (FIN)
- 1924 Kalle Anttila (FIN)
- 1928 Voldemar Väli (EST)
- 1932 Giovanni Gozzi (ITA)
- 1936 Yaşar Erkan (TUR)
- 1948 Mehmet Oktav (TUR)
- 1952 Yakiv Punkin (URS)
- 1956 Rauno Mäkinen (FIN)
- 1960 Müzahir Sille (TUR)
- 1964 Imre Polyák (HUN)
- 1968 Roman Rurua (URS)
- 1972 Georgi Markov (BUL)
- 1976 Kazimierz Lipień (POL)
- 1980 Stelios Mygiakis (GRE)
- 1984 Kim Weon-kee (KOR)
- 1988 Kamandar Madzhidov (URS)
- 1992 Mehmet Akif Pirim (TUR)
- 1996 Włodzimierz Zawadzki (POL)
- 2000 Varteres Samurgashev (RUS)
- 2004 Jung Ji-hyun (KOR)
- 2008 Islambek Albiev (RUS)
- 2012 Omid Norouzi (IRI)
- 1912–1920: 60 kg
- 1924–1928: 62 kg
- 1932–1936: 61 kg
- 1948–1960: 62 kg
- 1964–1968: 63 kg
- 1972–1996: 62 kg
- 2000: 63 kg
- 2004–2012: 60 kg
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