Richárd Mezei (born 23 October 1970 in Hatvan) is a former 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 and the current president of SC Pick Szeged. He is best known for his spells in KC Veszprém and SC Pick Szeged. The hard-working line player has also been capped over 180 times for the

Hungarian national team The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 app ...

. He participated at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, where the Hungarian team placed seventh, and at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, where the team placed fourth. He was also present on three World Championship (1993, 1997, 1999) and took part on four European Championship (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004).

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1970 births Living people People from Hatvan Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Heves County {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub