[2][3] As a member of the sailing roster for Akademia TU Košice, Pollák trained most of his sporting career under the tutelage of his personal coach and father Jozef.

[2] Pollák made his Olympic debut in Atlanta 1996, finishing twenty-seventh in the inaugural men's Mistral sailboard with a net grade of 155.

[5] Pollák sought to bid for his third consecutive trip to the Games in Athens 2004, but he lost to the 20-year-old newcomer Martin Lapoš based on the federation's domestic selection criteria.

[6] Eight years after his maiden Games, Pollák qualified for his third Slovak team on a successful attempt in the RS:X class for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

[3] Struggling to catch a large fleet of windsurfers to the front, Pollák scored a net grade of 243 to steer and maintain his pace for a thirtieth overall placement at the end of the ten-leg series.