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Piroska Szamoránsky
Piroska Szamoránsky
	Szamoránsky in 2011
Personal information
Born	9 July 1986 (age 38); Győr, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2005	Győri ETO KC
2005–2009	Ferencvárosi TC
2009–2010	Budućnost Podgorica
2010–2016	Ferencvárosi TC
2017–2019	Váci NKSE
National team
Years	Team
2006–2016	Hungary
Medal record
European Championship

Piroska Szamoránsky (born 9 July 1986)^[1] is a former Hungarian handball player.

Career

Club

As a child she practiced aerobic, jazz ballet and rope skipping. She caught the fancy of handball around 1995, by watching matches in TV, and that time she determined to pursue a professional handball career.

She started to play in the Balázs Béla ÁMK under Zoltán Basák. When she started high school, she signed a contract with Győri ETO KC. Szamoránsky came through the ranks quickly, having won the national championship both on youth and junior level and later with the first team as well. However, in 2005, after Győr player policy favoured the older and more experienced players against youngsters, the pivot decided to leave the club.

Éva Szarka, the coach of Ferencvárosi TC, immediately signed the talented line player who became an important member of the team that won the league title in 2007. After a short spell in Montenegro, she rejoined the club in June 2010.

International

Szamoránsky debuted in the national team on 4 April 2006 against Norway.^[2] In the same year, she participated in the European Championship, finishing in fifth place. She represented Hungary in two more European Championships (2008, 2010) and in a World Championship (2007). She was also member of the Hungarian team that finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Personal

She has a twin sister, Anikó, also a professional handballer, who just like Piroska, plays as a line player.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 2005, 2007
- Silver Medalist: 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012
- Bronze Medalist: 2008, 2011
Magyar Kupa:
- Silver Medllist: 2007
Montenegrin Championship:
- Winner: 2010
Montenegrin Cup:
- Winner: 2010
EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2006
EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Semifinalist: 2007
EHF Champions Trophy:
- Fourth Placed: 2006
European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2012

Individual awards

Team of the Tournament Pivot of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Piroska Szamoránsky Biography and Olympics Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^ "Piroska Szamoránsky Factsheet" (in Hungarian). Handball.hu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^ ""Baia Mare Champions Trophy", the final day". baiamarechampionstrophy.ro. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.