Márta Balogh Explained

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://24.hu/sport/2019/10/03/elhunyt-markovitsne-balogh-marta-vilagbajnok-kezilabdazo/ Elhunyt Markovitsné Balogh Márta világbajnok kézilabdázó
  2. Web site: Női kézilabda: a 45 éve vb-aranyat nyert csapatot ünnepelték. Nemzeti Sport Online. 29 November 2010. 28 February 2012. Hungarian.
  3. News: Mexikó, Mexikó!. Hócipő. András. Murányi. 22 November 2006. 28 February 2012. Hungarian.