Beáta Siti (born 23 September 1973) is a Hungarian former

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player, and later coach. During her active career she was European champion and silver medalist from both World Championships and the Olympic Games. Her biggest success with the

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was in 2000, when she obtained the gold medal at the

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Career

As a club player Siti has won all major continental trophies, including three

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. Previo ...

, an

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and an

EHF Champions League The 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's com ...

title. Siti made her international debut on 25 November 1994 against

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, and her first major tournament was the

1995 World Women's Handball Championship The 1995 World Women's Handball Championship was the 12th edition of the World Championship. It took place in Austria and Hungary 5–17 December 1995. It was the only to have 20 teams and the first to have multiple hosts. South Korea won its firs ...

, where the Hungarian team won the silver medals after falling short against

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in the final. At the

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she won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team, after losing for South Korea in the semi-final, and winning the bronze final against

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."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 14 February 2008) In 1996 she also competed at the European Championships. At the

1998 European Women's Handball Championship The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the European Women's Championship. It was held in the Netherlands from 11 to 20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match. This was ...

in the Netherlands, she won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team. She participated at the 1999 World Championship where Hungary placed fifth. In the 2000 season she won a silver medal at the

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, after playing the final against

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."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 14 February 2008) She competed at the

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, where the Hungarian team won gold medals ahead of

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and

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. She was forced to retire in 2006 after a knee ligament injury, following that she took the technical director position of Alcoa FKC. Since 2011 beside her club duties she also works as the assistant coach of the Hungarian women's national team.

Personal life

She has a younger sister, Eszter Siti, who is also a former Hungarian international handball player and European champion.

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 ...

: 1998, 1999

Achievements

Club

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

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

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: **''Winner'': 1998, 1999, 2000 *

: **''Winner'': 1999 *

: **''Winner'': 1995 *

: **''Winner'': 1998, 2002, 2005 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Winner'': 1999

National team

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: **''Silver Medalist'': 2000 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1996 *

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 ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 1995 *

: **''Winner'': 2000 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1998

References

External links

Beáta Siti career statistics on Worldhandball
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siti, Beata Hungarian female handball players Hungarian handball coaches Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in handball Fehérvár KC players Sportspeople from Nagykanizsa 1973 births Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Hungarian expatriate handball players in Denmark