he was a sailor at the sailing club at balatonföldvár between 1946 and 1985. the club changed hands/names several times starting with honvéd for 7 years, építők for 2 years, müvész for 4 years finally spartacus, where he sailed from 1963 to 1985. he was a member of the national team of hungary between 1957 and 1977. he was trained by iván dolesch.