Beatrix Csatáné Balogh (born 12 December 1974) is a retired Hungarian

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player, European champion and Olympic silver medalist. She retired from professional handball in 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, Balogh was the player-coach of Marcali VSZSE. Since 2016, she is the player-coach of Egerszegi KK. Balogh debuted in the

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on 5 March 1994 against

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, and participated in her first European Championship the same year, finishing fourth. She took part on another five continental events (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006), winning the 2000 edition. Balogh participated in five World Championships as well (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007), achieving a bronze medal in 2005. In addition, she received a silver medal at the

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."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"
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Achievements

Club

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'': 1998, 1999, 2001 *

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'': 1998, 1999 *

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: **''Winner'': 2002, 2003, 2004 * ÖHB Cup: **''Winner'': 2002, 2003, 2004 *

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: **''Winner'': 1999 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

: **''Winner'': 1998, 2005 *

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: **''Winner'': 1999

National team

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: **''Silver Medalist'': 2000 *

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 ...

: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2005 *

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: **''Winner'': 2000 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1998, 2004

Awards and recognition

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 ...

: 1997 * All-Star Right Wing of the World Championship: 2001 * Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 2006 * Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary:2000

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balogh, Beatrix 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Kaposvár Hungarian female handball players Hungarian handball coaches Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Olympic medalists in handball Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Fehérvár KC players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Expatriate handball players in Austria Hungarian expatriate handball players in Spain