Károly Vass (14 June 1944 – 6 September 2021) was a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. In 1972 he was part of the Hungarian team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he finished sixth with the Hungarian team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 18 goals. He participated in two

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in 1974 and 1982, achieving a seventh and a ninth place, respectively.

Awards

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 ...

: 1974

References

1944 births 2021 deaths Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Hungarians in Slovakia People from Šahy Sportspeople from the Nitra Region {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub