About Mora Windt-Martini
Lived 1937 – 2014 (aged 76). Mora Windt-Martini was a Romanian handball player.
Mora Windt-Martini (born Mora Windt; 7 August 1937−11 January 2014) was a Romanian-born handball player, who was a member of the World Championship-winning team in 1956 in Frankfurt am Main.
A Transylvanian Saxon, she was born in Brașov, and started playing at the Sports School in her home town. After winning the national championship with Progresul Brașov in 1956, she transferred to Tractorul Brașov.
In 1956, she was a member of the Romanian team which won the gold medal at the Field Handball World Championship in the Federal Republic of Germany, the first medal any Romanian ball sport team ever had won.
While being a handball player, she and her teammate Anna Stark were allowed as an exception to also be active first-league basketball players, playing for Voinţa Brașov.
In 1960, she married Fritz Martini, who was also a handball player.
On January 11, 2014, she died in Haag, Germany.
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Who was Mora Windt-Martini?
Romanian handball player (1937-2014)
When was Mora Windt-Martini born?
Mora Windt-Martini was born on 7 August 1937 in Brașov.
When did Mora Windt-Martini die?
Mora Windt-Martini died on 11 January 2014 in Haag in Oberbayern.
What was Mora Windt-Martini's occupation?
Mora Windt-Martini was a handball player.
What nationality was Mora Windt-Martini?
Mora Windt-Martini was Romanian.
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