Amália Sterbinszky (29 September 1950 – 3 April 2025) was a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who was voted the best female handballer of the twentieth century in Hungary.

Biography

Sterbinszky was born on 29 September 1950. 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. Sterbinszky died at a hospital in

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on 3 April 2025, at the age of 74.Gyász: elhunyt Sterbinszky Amália, minden idők egyik legjobb magyar kézilabdázója

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: **''Winner'': 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: **''Winner'': 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 *

Damehåndboldligaen The Kvindeligaen () is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league was previously called Bambusa Kvindeligaen ...

: **''Winner'': 1983, 1984 * Champions Cup: **''Winner'': 1982 **''Finalist'': 1971, 1978, 1979 *

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

: **''Bronze Medalist'': 1976 *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 1982 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1971, 1975, 1978

Awards and recognition

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1977 *

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the ...

: 1974, 1976, 1977 * Golden Ring of Vasas SC: 2006 * Hungarian Handballer of the 20th Century

References

External links

Profile on Database Olympics

Profile on Worldhandball.com
1950 births 2025 deaths Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County Hungarian female handball players 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 Hungarian handball coaches Expatriate handball coaches Handball coaches of international teams 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub