Amália Sterbinszky

Amália Sterbinszky
Personal information
Full name	Amália Sterbinszky
Born	(1950-09-29) 29 September 1950 (age 73) Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left Back, Playmaker
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1969–1972	Ferencvárosi TC
1973–1982	Vasas SC
1982–1984	Helsingør IF
National team
Years	Team	Apps
1970–1984	Hungary	250
Medal record Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1982 Hungary 1971 Netherlands 1975 Soviet Union 1978 Czechoslovakia

Amália Sterbinszky (born 29 September 1950)^[1] is a former Hungarian handball player who was voted the best female handballer of the twentieth century in Hungary.^[2]

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.

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
• Damehåndboldligaen:
  • Winner: 1983, 1984
• Champions Cup:
  • Winner: 1982
  • Finalist: 1971, 1978, 1979
• Olympic Games:
  • Bronze Medalist: 1976
• World Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 1982
  • Bronze Medalist: 1971, 1975, 1978

Awards and recognition

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1977
• Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 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

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