Beatrix Kökény

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Beatrix Kökény
Personal information
Full name Beatrix Kökény
Born (1969-03-12) 12 March 1969 (age 55)
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Playing position Left Back, Playmaker
Youth career
Years Team
1981–1987
Budapesti Építők SC
Senior clubs
Years Team
1987–1991
Budapesti Építők SC
1991–1992
Hargita KC
1992–2001
Ferencvárosi TC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2000
Hungary 245 (542)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Austria / Hungary
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2000 Romania
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Netherlands

Beatrix Kökény (born 12 March 1969)[1] is a former Hungarian handball player, European champion and multiple Olympic medalist,[2][3] who currently serves as the technical director of Ferencvárosi TC.

She is married to Géza Imre, an Olympic silver and bronze medalist épée fencer.[4] The couple has two children, a son and a daughter, who are also handball players: Bence Imre (right wing) and Szofi Imre (goalkeeper).[5]

Achievements

  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I
    :
    • Winner: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
  • Magyar Kupa
    :
    • Winner: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001
  • EHF Cup Winners' Cup
    :
    • Finalist: 1994
  • Olympic Games:
    • Silver Medalist: 2000
    • Bronze Medalist: 1996
  • World Championship
    :
    • Silver Medalist: 1995
  • European Championship:
    • Winner: 2000
    • Bronze Medalist: 1998

Awards and recognition

  • Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1989, 1991, 1995
  • Silver Cross of the
    Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
    : 1996
  • Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary: 2000

References

  1. ^ "Beatrix Kökény Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 13, 2008)
  3. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 13, 2008)
  4. ^ "Géza Imre Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  5. ^ utanpotlassport.hu (10 May 2019). "Kökény Bea és Imre Géza gyermekei a (kézi)labdát választották". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 February 2023.