Amália Sterbinszky
| Amália Sterbinszky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Amália Sterbinszky | ||
| Born |
29 September 1950 Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back, Playmaker | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1969–1972 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
1973–1982 | Vasas SC | ||
1982–1984 | Helsingør IF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | |
1970–1984 |
 Hungary | 250 | |
Amália Sterbinszky (born 29 September 1950)[1] is a former Hungarian handball player who was voted the best female handballer of the twentieth century in Hungary.[2]
She competed in two Olympic Games (1976, 1980), winning the bronze medal at the first one. Sterbinszky also collected three bronze medals at the World Championships and crowned her long and successful international career with a silver at the 1982 World event, which was held on home soil.
Sterbinszky finished her career in Denmark, subsequently taking the coaching position of the Danish national team.
Achievements
[edit]- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 1983, 1984
- Champions Cup:
- Winner: 1982
- Finalist: 1971, 1978, 1979
- Olympic Games:
- Bronze Medalist: 1976
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 1982
- Bronze Medalist: 1971, 1975, 1978
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1977
- Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1974, 1976, 1977
- Golden Ring of Vasas SC: 2006
- Hungarian Handballer of the 20th Century
References
[edit]- ^ "Amália Sterbinszky Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Sterbinszky Amália a Fáy utcában" (in Hungarian). 16 November 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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- 1950 births
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- Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Hungary
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian expatriate handball players in Denmark
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