Anita Kulcsár

Anita Kulcsár (2 October 1976 – 19 January 2005)[1][2] was a Hungarian handball player. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2004 by the International Handball Federation.

The native form of this personal name is Kulcsár Anita. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Anita Kulcsár
Personal information
Full name Anita Kulcsár
Born (1976-10-02)2 October 1976
Szerencs, Hungary
Died 19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 28)
between Pusztaszabolcs and Velence, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Line Player
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1995
 Kölcsey DSE
1995–2001
 Győri ETO KC
2001–2004
 Alcoa FKC
2004–2005
 Dunaferr NK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2005
 Hungary 165 (402)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2003 Croatia Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2000 Romania Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Netherlands Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Hungary Team

Life

She began her handball career with Nyíregyházi Kölcsey and later played for Győri Graboplast ETO, Cornexi-Alcoa and Dunaferr NK.

She died in a car accident on 19 January 2005, at the age of 28;[3] according to the police report, she was driving from Sukoró to Dunaújváros for team practice when her car slid off the road and hit a tree.[1] Since her death, the city of Dunaújváros organizes the Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament in her honor every year.

Achievements

Awards and recognition

References
  1. "Autóbalesetben elhunyt Kulcsár Anita". origo.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Kulcsár". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. "Kulcsár Anitára emlékeztek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 August 2016.


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