Orsolya Vérten (born 22 July 1982) is a Hungarian retired

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 ...

er who played for the Hungarian national team. She made her international debut in 2002 and participated in the

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in the same year, finishing fifth. She played in another three European Championships (2006, 2008, 2010). Vérten was also present at three

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between 2005 and 2009, achieving the best result on her first one, when Hungary captured the bronze medal. She competed at the

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, where she finished fourth, after losing 20–22 to Russia in the semifinal, and falling short 28–33 to South Korea in the bronze medal match. Vérten was voted into the tournament's ''All-Star Team'' in left wing position.All-star team of the women's olympic tournament established
– ''International Handball Federation'' (Retrieved on August 24, 2008) In that year she also received the

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 ...

award, given out by the

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. Vérten was awarded the prestigious prize once again in the following year.

Achievements

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'': 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 **''Silver Medalist'': 2004, 2007 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2002, 2003 *

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'': 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 **''Finalist'': 2002, 2004, 2015 *

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 ...

: **''Finalist:'' 2009, 2012 **''Semifinalist:'' 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: **''Finalist:'' 2006 **''Semifinalist:'' 2003, 2015 *

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 ...

: **''Finalist:'' 2002, 2004, 2005 * Junior World Championship: **''Silver Medalist'': 2001 *

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 ...

: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2005 *

: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2012

Individual awards

: 2008, 2009 * All-Star Left Wing of the Olympic Games: 2008

Personal

She gave birth to her son, Magor in June 2018 and Lelle in Juli 2020 and November 2021 Zolna.

References

External links

Orsolya Vérten career statistics at Worldhandball
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