Magdalena Miklós Ilyés (born July 4, 1948, in

Odorheiu Secuiesc Odorheiu Secuiesc (; , ; ) is the second largest municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as ''Odorhei'' in Romanian and ''Udvarhely'' in Hungarian. The Hungarian name of the town "Udvarhely" mean ...

, Romania) is a former

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

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 ...

. She was part of the Romanian handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored fourteen goals. Her son

Ferenc Ilyés Ferenc Ilyés (born 20 December 1981) is a retired Hungarian handball player. Career Club Born in Odorheiu Secuiesc into an ethnic Hungarian family, Ilyés started to play handball for his hometown club. He was spotted by the scouts of SC Pick ...

and daughter

Annamária Ilyés Annamária Ilyés (; born 9 July 1980) is a former Hungarian-Romanian international handballer. Career Club Born in Odorheiu Secuiesc in Socialist Republic of Romania, Communist Romania into an Hungarians in Romania, ethnic Hungarian family, ...

are both international handball players representing Hungary.

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1948 births Living people Sportspeople from Odorheiu Secuiesc Romanian female handball players Olympic handball players for Romania Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Székely people 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-handball-bio-stub