Imre Vágyóczky

Imre Vagyóczki started kayaking competitively in the colors of the Elzett factory in 1947, and then moved to Bástyá, Vörös Lobogó, and MTK. In 1951 he already finished on the podium at the national championships, and later he won four championship titles in kayak fours. He was on the Hungarian national team between 1954 and 1959. In 1954, on his birthday in Macon, he became world champion in the 1000m in the kayak fours.

At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Vagyóczki finished in 13th place along with Zoltán Szigeti in the K2 1000 meters. At the 1957 European Championships, he achieved fifth place in the 1000 and the 10000m with the fours. He finished his active sports career in 1960 and became an employee of the Hungarian Sports Authority. In his career as a sports manager, between 1970 to 1987, Vagyóczki was Chief Fianancial Director, and he retired in 1989. Even then, however, he did not distance himself from sports, and as a technical staff member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, he did a lot for the Olympic movement until 2011.