István Hircsák (Csák) (18 February 1915 – 31 December 1976) was a Hungarian

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player who competed in the

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. In 1936, he was a member of the Hungarian ice hockey team that was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. Hircsák played as the

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in all six matches. He also participated in the 1936 Summer Games as a member of the Hungarian field hockey team, which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. Hircsák played as the

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

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References

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 1976 deaths 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Hungarian ice hockey goaltenders Hungarian male field hockey players Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Hungary Olympic ice hockey players for Hungary Sportspeople from Budapest {{Hungary-icehockey-bio-stub