János Gyurka (born 18 March 1962 in

Zirc Zirc () is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc District. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Zirc. In 1910, 92 Jews lived in Zirc, Some of them were murdered i ...

) is a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

former player and coach. He participated at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

, where the Hungarian national team placed fourth. He was a silver medalist at the

1986 World Men's Handball Championship The 1986 World Men's Handball Championship was the 11th team handball World Championship. It was held in Switzerland from February 25 to March 8, 1986. Yugoslavia won the championship. The tournament was played in Aarau, Basel, Bern, La Chaux-de-F ...

. He is head coach for the club

Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE is a Hungarian women's handball club. that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NBI), the top level championship in Hungary, after gained promotion in 2015. Since they are sponsored by Samvardhana Motherson Group, the off ...

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1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Veszprém County Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Hungarian handball coaches 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub