Antal Benda (14 April 1910 – 29 January 1997) was a Hungarian field handball player. who competed in the

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. He was born in Palánka in the Južna Bačka District of

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. He competed in the

as part of the Hungarian field handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. He died on 29 January 1997 in

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1910 births 1997 deaths People from Bačka Palanka Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players of Hungary Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Hungarians in Vojvodina {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub