Beatrix Kökény

Hungarian handball player (born 1969)

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.