Márta Balogh | |
Fullname: | Márta Balogh |
Birth Date: | 2 March 1943 |
Birth Place: | Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
Nationality: | Hungarian |
Position: | Playmaker |
Currentclub: | — |
Years1: | 1961–1969 |
Clubs1: | Budapesti Spartacus SC |
Nationalyears1: | 1962–1969 |
Nationalteam1: | Hungary |
Nationalcaps1: | 42 |
Nationalgoals1: | ? |
Márta Balogh (in Hungarian pronounced as /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]
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]