Petra Vámos (born 14 September 2000) is a Hungarian
handball
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er for French topclub
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...
and the
Hungarian national team
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.
She made her international debut on 22 November 2019 against
Russia
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. Since then she represented Hungary at two
European Championship
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In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
(2022, 2024), and three
World Championship
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(2019, 2021, 2023) tournaments. She also participated in
the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020 and
the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024, where the team finished 7th and 6th respectively.
Achievements
;National team
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European Handball Championship:
**: 2024
*
Junior European Championship
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Aircraft
* Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft
* PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft
* SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider
Arts and entertainment Characters
* Bowser Jr., ...
:
**:
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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European Youth Olympic Festival
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:
**: 2017
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IHF Youth World Championship:
**:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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Youth European Championship:
**: 2017
Individual awards
* Hungarian Junior Handballer of the Year: 2019
Personal life
She studies at the
University of Debrecen
The University of Debrecen ( ) is a university located in Debrecen, Hungary. It is the oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in Hungary ever since its establishment in 1538. The university has a well established progra ...
. Her younger sister,
Míra is also a professional handball player, and the two were teammates in Debrecen.
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Hungarian female handball players
Sportspeople from Ózd
Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Handball players from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Olympic handball players for Hungary
Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Hungarian expatriate handball players in France
21st-century Hungarian sportswomen
Metz Handball players
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