Antal Benda

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAntal•Benda
Used nameAntal•Benda
Born14 April 1910 in Bačka Palanka, Južna Bačka (SRB)
Died29 January 1997 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsÚjpesti TE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Antal Benda and his team from Újpest won the Hungarian handball championship in 1936 and 1938. Between 1931 and 1942 he was a member of the Hungarian national team 22 times.

In the colors of Hungary in 1936 he finished 4th at the Berlin Olympics and two years later 3rd at the World Championships. After finishing his career as a player, he worked as a coach for Magyar Pamut, WMTK and Vasas.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Handball HUN Antal Benda
Handball, Men (Olympic) Hungary 4