Ferenc Siák

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFerenc•Siák
Used nameFerenc•Siák
Other namesFrank Siak
Born24 January 1933 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsBVSC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Ferenc Siak defected to the United States after the 1956 Olympics, as did many Hungarian Olympians in response to the Soviet repression of the Hungarian October Revolution. He settled in Florida where he worked as a lifeguard and then joined the Water Follies, before a shoulder injury forced him to quit. He Americanized his name to Frank Siak and met his future wife, Barbara, who was a beautician, and together they opened a series of Frank and Barbie’s Beauty Salons in Central Florida.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) HUN Ferenc Siák
Springboard, Men (Olympic) 13
Platform, Men (Olympic) 7

Special Notes