Richárd Mezei (born 23 October 1970 in Hatvan) 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 and the current president of SC Pick Szeged. He is best known for his spells in KC Veszprém and SC Pick Szeged. The hard-working line player has also been capped over 180 times for the Hungarian national team. He participated at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, where the Hungarian team placed seventh, and at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, where the team placed fourth. He was also present on three

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(1993, 1997, 1999) and took part on four European Championship (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004).

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1970 births Living people People from Hatvan Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Heves County {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub