Amália Sterbinszky is a former Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

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

She competed in two Olympic Games (1976, 1980), winning the bronze medal in the first one. Sterbinszky also collected three bronze medals on the World Championships and crowned her long and successful international career with a silver on the 1982 World event, that was held on home soil.

Sterbinszky finished her career in Denmark, following that she took the coaching position of the Danish national team.

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Women's handball)
  The Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the top professional league for Hungarian women's team handball clubs. It is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.- History :...
  
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  • Winner: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

• Magyar Kupa
  Magyar Kupa (Women's handball)
  Magyar Kupa is the main domestic cup for Hungarian women's team handball clubs, which is organized and supervised by the Hungarian Handball Federation. The competition is held annually, starting in September and concluding in April. The teams play in a one-leg knockout system with a final four...
  
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  • Winner: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

• Damehåndboldligaen
  Danish Women's Handball League
  The Danish Women's Handball League 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. Since January 2009, the league is officially called GuldBageren Ligaen for sponsorship...
  
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  • Winner: 1983, 1984

• Champions Cup:
  • Winner: 1982
  • Finalist: 1971, 1978, 1979

• Olympic Games
  Olympic Games
  The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
  
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  • Bronze Medalist: 1976

• World Championship
  World Women's Handball Championship
  The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...
  
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  • Silver Medalist: 1982
  • Bronze Medalist: 1971, 1975, 1978

Awards and recognition

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1977
• Hungarian Handballer of the Year
  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....
  
  : 1974, 1976, 1977
• Golden Ring of Vasas SC: 2006
• Hungarian Handballer of the 20th Century

External links

• Profile on Database Olympics
• Profile on Worldhandball.com