Marianna Nagy (handballer)

The native form of this personal name is Nagy Marianna. This article uses the Western name order.

Marianna Nagy

Personal information
Full name	Marianna Nagy
Born	30 August 1957 (1957-08-30) (age 54) Csorna, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kilograms (130 lb)
Playing position	Back Player
Club information
Current club	—
Senior clubs
1970–1976 1976–1980 1980–1986 1986–1988 1988–1991	Csornai SE Testnevelési Főiskola SE Vasas SC TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Hypobank Südstadt
National team
1974–1987	Hungary  Austria		269 (?)
Medal record Olympic Games Bronze 1976 Montreal Team World Championship Silver 1982 Hungary Team Bronze 1975 Soviet Union Team Bronze 1978 Czechoslovakia Team

Marianna Nagy (born August 30, 1957 in Csorna)^[1] is a former Hungarian handball player and Olympic medalist.

Career

Nagy started her career in her hometown club Csornai SE. In 1976 she moved to Budapest to study on the University of Physical Education and to play for their team. Nagy graduated in 1980 and signed to Vasas SC yet in that year. She spent six years with the red and blues, during which time she has won a number of domestic titles and obtained the Champions Cup. In 1986 she moved abroad to play for Bayer Leverkusen, the team that was coached by her husband, Mihály Gódor, with who she met during his university years. Nagy switched to Hypobank Südstadt in 1988, with them she has made the Austrian championship and Champions Cup double two times in row.^[2]

She played 269 times for the Hungarian national team between 1974 and 1987 and won a number of medals, including an Olympic Games bronze in 1976 and a Word Championship silver in 1982.^[2]

Following her good performances in Hypo, Nagy, who was not a member of the Hungarian basis for that time, received an invitation from the Austrian Handball Federation to represent Austria on international level. Nagy accepted the offer and played over one hudred times for Austria until her retirement.^[2]

After Nagy gave up professional handball, she settled with her husband in Szentgyörgyvölgy, where they run a hotel with a sports and fitness center in the countryside. Nagy also coaches the handball club of Lenti, which plays in the county championship, while her husband serves as the assistant coach of the Austrian women's national team.^[2]

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985

• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985

• Women Handball Austria:
  • Winner: 1989, 1990, 1991

• ÖHB Cup:
  • Winner: 1990, 1991

• Champions Cup:
  • Winner: 1982, 1989, 1990

• Olympic Games:
  • Bronze Medalist: 1976

• World Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 1982
  • Bronze Medalist: 1975, 1978

Awards and recognition

• Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985

References

1. ^ "Marianna Nagy Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/marianna-godorne-nagy-1.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "A kézilabda szeretete egy éltere szól" (in Hungarian). Zala.hu. 26 January 2009. http://www.zala.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2037&Itemid=404. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 

External links

• Profile on Databaseolympics
• Vasas SC profile

Persondata
Name	Nagy, Marianna
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian handball player
Date of birth	30 August 1957
Place of birth	Csorna, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death