Beatrix Csatáné Balogh (born 12 December 1974) is a retired Hungarian handball player, European champion and Olympic silver medalist. She retired from professional handball in 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, Balogh was the player-coach of Marcali VSZSE. Since 2016, she is the player-coach of Egerszegi KK. Balogh debuted in the Hungarian national team on 5 March 1994 against

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, and participated in her first European Championship the same year, finishing fourth. She took part on another five continental events (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006), winning the 2000 edition. Balogh participated in five World Championships as well (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007), achieving a bronze medal in 2005. In addition, she received a silver medal at the

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in Sydney."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 13, 2008)

Achievements

Club

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: **''Winner'': 1998, 1999, 2001 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: **''Winner'': 1998, 1999 *

Women Handball Austria The Women Handball Liga Austria (WHA) is the name of the handball league of Austria. Competition Format The season begins with a regular season between the twelve teams. The first two teams qualifies to the final. Women Handball Liga Austria ...

: **''Winner'': 2002, 2003, 2004 * ÖHB Cup: **''Winner'': 2002, 2003, 2004 *

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

: **''Winner'': 1999 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...

: **''Winner'': 1998, 2005 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Winner'': 1999

National team

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2000 *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2005 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2000 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1998, 2004

Awards and recognition

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the m ...

: 1997 * All-Star Right Wing of the World Championship: 2001 * Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 2006 * Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary:2000

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balogh, Beatrix 1974 births Living people People from Kaposvár Hungarian female handball players Hungarian handball coaches Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Olympic medalists in handball Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Fehérvár KC players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Somogy County