title: Mária Vadász
text: # Mária Vadász
  
  Mária Vadász, née Vanya (1 January 1950 – 18 August 2009) was a Hungarian handball player, Olympic bronze medalist and World Championship silver medalist.
  
  She died in Budapest on 18 August 2009 at the age of 59.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  * Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
     * Winner: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984
  * Magyar Kupa:
     * Winner: 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
  * Champions Cup:
     * Winner: 1982
     * Finalist: 1978, 1979
  * Olympic Games:
     * Bronze Medalist: 1976
  * World Championship:
     * Silver Medalist: 1982
     * Bronze Medalist: 1975, 1978
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1977
  