István Hircsák (Csák) (18 February 1915 – 31 December 1985) was a Hungarian

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and

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player who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was part of the Hungarian ice hockey team which was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

. At the 1936 Summer Games, he was a member of the Hungarian field hockey team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. He played all three matches as

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. Csák migrated to the United Kingdom in 1956. He was the father of

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, a British political strategist known for his work with former British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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External links

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István Csák's profile at Sports Reference.comIstván Csák's profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee

István Csák's profile at eliteprospects.com
1915 births 1985 deaths Hungarian ice hockey goaltenders Hungarian male field hockey players Olympic ice hockey players of Hungary Olympic field hockey players of Hungary Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-fieldhockey-bio-stub