Orsolya Vérten

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

Orsolya Vérten
Vérten in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1982-07-22) 22 July 1982 (age 42) Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1999–2002	Vasas SC
2000–2001	→ Delfin KC (loan)
2002–2012	Győri ETO KC
2012–2015	Ferencvárosi TC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2013	Hungary	147	(418)
Medal record World Championship 2005 Russia European Championship 2012 Serbia Junior World Championship 2001 Hungary

Orsolya Vérten (born 22 July 1982) is a Hungarian retired handballer who played for the Hungarian national team.^[1][2]

She made her international debut in 2002 and participated in the European Championship in the same year, finishing fifth. She played in another three European Championships (2006, 2008, 2010). Vérten was also present at 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 falling 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.^[3]

In that year she also received the Hungarian Handballer of the Year award, given out by the Hungarian Handball Federation.^[4] Vérten was awarded the prestigious prize once again in the following year.^[5]

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
  • Silver Medalist: 2004, 2007
  • Bronze Medalist: 2002, 2003
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Finalist: 2002, 2004, 2015
• EHF Champions League:
  • Finalist: 2009, 2012
  • Semifinalist: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Finalist: 2006
  • Semifinalist: 2003, 2015
• EHF Cup:
  • Finalist: 2002, 2004, 2005
• Junior World Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2001
• World Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2005
• European Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2012

Individual awards

• Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 2008, 2009
• All-Star Left Wing of the Olympic Games: 2008

Personal

She gave birth to her son, Magor in June 2018 and Lelle in Juli 2020 and November 2021 Zolna.

References

1. "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Hungary" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
2. "Orsolya Vérten Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
3. All-star team of the women's olympic tournament established – International Handball Federation (Retrieved on August 24, 2008)
4. "Orsolya Vérten and Tamás Iváncsik are the handball players of the year". Hungarian Handball Federation. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
5. "Ismét Vérten az év játékosa" (in Hungarian). Handball.hu. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

External links

• Orsolya Vérten career statistics at Worldhandball