Imre Polyák

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Imre Polyák
Medal record

Competitor for Hungary
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold	1964 Tokyo	Featherweight
Silver	1952 Helsinki	Featherweight
Silver	1956 Melbourne	Featherweight
Silver	1960 Rome	Featherweight

Imre Polyák (April 16, 1932 in Kecskemét – November 15, 2010) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Career

Polyák received medals in four consecutive Olympics. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight class.^[1] He received silver medals in 1952, 1956 and 1960.

He won the World Wrestling Championships in 1955, 1958 and 1962. He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1958 and 1962. In 1958 he became the first sportsman granted this award.

References

↑ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 2, 2008)

Awards
Preceded by New Award	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1958	Succeeded by Rudolf Kárpáti
Preceded by György Gurics	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1962	Succeeded by Győző Veres

Persondata
Name	Polyak, Imre
Alternative names
Short description	Olympic wrestler
Date of birth	April 16, 1932
Place of birth
Date of death	November 15, 2010
Place of death

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