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Helga Németh (born 7 August 1973 in Nagykanizsa)[1] was during her active career a Hungarian handball player who has won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team on the 1996 Summer Olympics. She played all five matches and scored 18 goals.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Hungary
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| Women's Handball | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
| European Championship | ||
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1998 Netherlands | Team |
Helga Németh has been rewarded as one of the best women handball players of all times.
After her active career as a handball player, Helga Németh started her career as a handball coach and built up her own charity to support children in need.
Awards and recognition
editDuring her active career as a handball player she won numerous tournaments and received honorable awards.
Personal achievements
- 144 times selected for the Hungarian National Team
- 1994: European Selection All Star Team Member
- 1994: Selected All-Star Right Back of the European Championship
- 1995: World Selection Member
- 1997: Selected second best Handball Player of the World (Anja Andersen (DK) voted best player due to the Danish Team won the World Championship in Germany that year)
- 2008: European Selection Player
Hungarian National Team
- 1993: World Championship 7th place
- 1994: European Championship 4th place
- 1995: World Championship 2nd place
- 1996: Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, U.S.A.
- 1997: World Championship 9th place
- 1998: European Championship 3rd place
- 2002: European Championship 5th place
European Cup Winner
- 1994: BEK Hypobank (Austria)
- 1995: KEK Dunaferr (Hungary)
- 2004: EHF Viborg (Denmark)
- 2006: EHF FTC Ferencváros Torna Club (Hungary)
National League Champion and Cup Winner
- 1994: Austrian National League Champion and Cup Winner with Hypobank Team (Vienna)
- 1997: Croatian National League Champion and Cup Winner with Podravka Team (Koprivnica)
- 2004: Danish National League Champion and Cup Winner with Viborg Team (Viborg)
- 2007: Hungarian National League Champion with FTC Ferencváros Torna Club (Budapest)
Club history
edit- 1983-1989: Oil Miners Handball Club Nagykanizsa (Hungary) under the coach László Uzsoki
- 1989-1991: BHG Budapest (Hungary)
- 1991-1993: TFSE Budapest (Hungary)
- 1993-1994: Hypobank Handball Club Vienna (Austria)
- 1994-1997: Dunaferr SE Dunaujváros (Hungary)
- 1997-1998: Podravka SC Koprivnica (Croatia)
- 1998-2003: Cornexi-Alcoa Székesvehérvár (Hungary)
- 2003-2004: VHK Viborg (Denmark)
- 2004-2005: Dunaferr SE Dunaujváros (Hungary)
- 2005-2008: FTC Ferencváros Torna Club Budapest (Hungary)
- 2008-2013: VSE Érd (Hungary) as player and coach
References
edit- ^ "Helga Németh Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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