József Horváth (7 August 1947 – 30 September 2022) was 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 ...

player who competed in the

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

. Horváth was born in Bátmonostor on 7 August 1947. In 1972, he was part of the Hungarian team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. He died in

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, Spain on 30 September 2022, at the age of 75.

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* * 1947 births 2022 deaths Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players from Bács-Kiskun County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub