Amália Sterbinszky

The native form of this personal name is Sterbinszky Amália. This article uses the Western name order.

Amália Sterbinszky

Personal information
Full name	Amália Sterbinszky
Born	(1950-09-29) 29 September 1950 Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kilograms (137 lb)
Playing position	Left Back, Playmaker
Club information
Current club	—
Senior clubs
1969–1972 1973–1982 1982–1984	Ferencvárosi TC Vasas SC Helsingør IF
National team
1970–1984	Hungary	250 (?)
Medal record Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1982 Hungary Team 1971 Netherlands Team 1975 Soviet Union Team 1978 Czechoslovakia Team

Amália Sterbinszky (born September 29, 1950 in Hajdúszoboszló) is a former Hungarian handball 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, 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

External links

• Profile on Database Olympics
• Profile on Worldhandball.com