Ágnes Végh (born 1939 in
Budapest
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) is a former Hungarian
handballer who played in right back position. A one club player, Végh spent her entire career by
Budapesti Spartacus SC, for them she played from 1955 to 1968. She won the
Hungarian Championship seven times (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967) and triumphed in the
Hungarian Cup
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twice (1963, 1968). She was also member of the
European Champions Cup finalist team in 1965. In 1967 she was voted the
best female handballer in Hungary.
Végh won 51 caps for the
Hungarian national team between 1960 and 1968, during which time she took part on two World Championships in 1962 and 1965, capturing the gold medal in the latter one.
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 ...
: 1967
References
* Kozák, Péter (1995). ''Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, vol. III. (S–Z)''. Szekszárd: Babits Kiadó. .
1939 births
Living people
Handball players from Budapest
Hungarian female handball players
20th-century Hungarian sportswomen
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