József Kenyeres (born March 2, 1955, in

Esztergom Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by Names of European cities in different languages: E–H#E, alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the righ ...

) is a former 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

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. In 1976 he was part of the Hungarian team which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he finished fourth with the Hungarian team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored five goals.

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1955 births Living people Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Esztergom Handball players from Komárom-Esztergom County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub