Imre Polyák (16 April 1932 – 15 November 2010) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from

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. 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. Polyák was a policeman by profession. 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

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* 1932 births 2010 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kecskemét 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub

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