Mora Windt-Martini

Photo: Unknown author Unknown author — Public domainSource

Mora Windt-Martini

Born
August 7, 1937
Died
January 11, 2014
Age
76 years

About Mora Windt-Martini

Mora Windt-Martini, 76, Romanian world champion field handball team player (1956).

Explore other notable deaths in 2014 or deaths in January 2014.

The Deaths Archive presents

How well do you know Mora Windt-Martini?

Explore their life. Test your knowledge. Beat the challenge.

10 questions · One legacy · How much do you really know?

Challenge your friends

Play together in real-time.

Advertisement

Full Biography

|

Mora Windt-Martini (born Mora Windt; 7 August 1937−11 January 2014) was a Romanian-born handball player, who was a member of the World Championship-winning team in 1956 in Frankfurt am Main.

A Transylvanian Saxon, she was born in Brașov, and started playing at the Sports School in her home town. After winning the national championship with Progresul Brașov in 1956, she transferred to Tractorul Brașov.

In 1956, she was a member of the Romanian team which won the gold medal at the Field Handball World Championship in the Federal Republic of Germany, the first medal any Romanian ball sport team ever had won.

While being a handball player, she and her teammate Anna Stark were allowed as an exception to also be active first-league basketball players, playing for Voinţa Brașov. A midfielder and a southpaw, she retired from active play in 1962.

In June 2009, she was awarded the "Sports Merit" Order Second Class with one bar.

In 1960, she married Fritz Martini, who was also a handball player.

On January 11, 2014, she died in Haag, Germany.

Content from Wikipedia — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Interactive

Test Your Knowledge – Trivia Challenge

How well do you know this person's life and legacy?

No account needed to play. Sign in to keep your score on the leaderboard.

Books & Media

Find books, audiobooks and films about Mora Windt-Martini on Amazon.

Available at Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Sources

People who died on January 11

Spotted an error?

Help us keep the archive accurate. Report a correction with a source.

Report an error for Mora Windt-Martini →

Advertisement

We use cookies for analytics (Google Analytics 4 and PostHog) and advertising (Google AdSense) to understand site usage and improve your experience. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to the use of these cookies. See our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy for details.