Mária Berzsenyi
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Mária Berzsenyi (born October 31, 1946 in Sármellék
, Zala
) is a former Hungarian
handball
goalkeeper, Olympic Games and World Championship bronze medalist.
She has won the bronze medal with the Hungarian national team on the 1975 World Championship, a success she repeated in the following year on the Olympic Games. Four years later she was a member of the Hungarian team which finished fourth in the 1980 Olympic Games. She played in three matches.
Sármellék
Sármellék is a village in Zala County, Hungary, notable for the Sármellék International Airport.-External links:*...
, Zala
Zala
Zala is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Itlies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km²...
) is a former Hungarian
Hungary
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handball
Team handball
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goalkeeper, Olympic Games and World Championship bronze medalist.
She has won the bronze medal with the Hungarian national team on the 1975 World Championship, a success she repeated in the following year on the Olympic Games. Four years later she was a member of the Hungarian team which finished fourth in the 1980 Olympic Games. She played in three matches.