Rita Deli (born 21 August 1972 in Tatabánya)[1] is a former Hungarian team handball player who received the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney[2] and collected the bronze at the 1998 European Championship in the Netherlands.[3]

Rita Deli
Personal information
Full name Rita Deli
Born (1972-08-21) 21 August 1972 (age 52)
Tatabánya, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Senior clubs
Years Team
Tatabányai SC
Budapesti Spartacus SC
1990–1994
Testnevelési Főiskola SE
1994–1997
Dunaferr SE
1997–1998
Vasas SC
1998–2000
Ferencvárosi TC
2000–2002
Hypobank Niederösterreich
2002–2004
Alcoa FKC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2001
Hungary 110 (282)
Teams managed
2016–2020
Alba Fehérvár KC
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Netherlands Team

She was forced to retire because of a recurrent Achilles tendon injury in 2004.[4] Deli worked from 2016 until 2020 as the head coach for her former club Alcoa FKC. She currently works at Hungarian tv channels Sport1 and M4 Sport.

Achievements

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Awards and recognition

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  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1999, 2000[3]
  • Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary: 2000[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rita Deli Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 19 December 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Múltidéző – Deli Rita" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Deli Rita kénytelen befejezni" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Az államfő kitüntette az olimpia hőseit" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 14 October 2000. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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