Amália Sterbinszky

Amália Sterbinszky (29 September 1950 – 3 April 2025) was a Hungarian handball player who was voted the best female handballer of the twentieth century in Hungary.

Biography Sterbinszky was born on 29 September 1950. She competed in two Olympic Games (1976, 1980), winning the bronze medal at the first one. Sterbinszky also collected three bronze medals at the World Championships, and crowned her long and successful international career with a silver at the 1982 World event, which was held on home soil.

Sterbinszky finished her career in Denmark, subsequently taking the coaching position of the Danish national team.

Sterbinszky died at a hospital in Copenhagen on 3 April 2025, at the age of 74.

Achievements Nemzeti Bajnokság I: Winner: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Magyar Kupa: Winner: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Damehåndboldligaen: Winner: 1983, 1984 Champions Cup: Winner: 1982 Finalist: 1971, 1978, 1979 Olympic Games: Bronze Medalist: 1976 World Championship: Silver Medalist: 1982 Bronze Medalist: 1971, 1975, 1978

Awards and recognition Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1977 Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1974, 1976, 1977 Golden Ring of Vasas SC: 2006 Hungarian Handballer of the 20th Century