Nationality Hungarian Role Olympic athlete Playing position Height 1.7 m | Current club Retired Weight 69 kg Name Orsolya Verten | |
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Born 22 July 1982 (age 41)
Budapest, Hungary ( 1982-07-22 ) 1999–2002
2000–2001
2002–2012
2012–2015 Vasas SC
→ Delfin KC (loan)
Gyori ETO KC
Ferencvarosi TC | ||
Orsolya Vérten (born 22 July 1982 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian handballer who played for the Hungarian national team.
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She made her international debut in 2002 and participated on the European Championship yet in that year, finishing fifth. She played on another three European Championships (2006, 2008, 2010). Vérten was also present on three World Championships between 2005 and 2009, achieving the best result on her first one, when Hungary captured the bronze medal.
She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she finished fourth, after losing 20–22 to Russia in the semifinal, and fallig short 28–33 to South Korea in the bronze medal match. Vérten was voted into the tournament's All-Star Team in left wing position.
In that year she also received the Hungarian Handballer of the Year award, given out by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Vérten was awarded the prestigious prize once again in the following year.
