Hungarian handball player (1943–2019)
Márta Balogh |
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Full name |
Márta Balogh |
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Born |
(1943-03-02)2 March 1943 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
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Died |
3 October 2019(2019-10-03) (aged 76) |
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Nationality |
Hungarian |
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Playing position |
Playmaker |
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Current club |
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Years |
Team |
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1961–1969 |
Budapesti Spartacus SC |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1962–1969 |
Hungary |
42 |
(?) |
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Márta Balogh (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrtɒ ˈbɒloɡ]; 2 March 1943 – 3 October 2019)[1] was a Hungarian international handball player, multiple Hungarian champion and Hungarian cup winner, and gold medalist of the 1965 World Championship.[2]
Achievements
Personal life
Balogh was born in Budapest. She was married to two-times Olympic champion water polo player Kálmán Markovits. They had one child, László, who became the youngest Hungarian champion in tennis in 1986 at the age of 16, and later had a successful career as a sports executive, being the chairman of Vasas SC and a member of Hungarian Olympic Committee.[3]
References
- Kozák, Péter (1995). Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, vol. I. (A–H). Szekszárd: Babits Kiadó. ISBN 963-7806-90-3.