Mora Windt-Martini, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mora Windt-Martini

Romanian handball player

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1937

Date of Death: 11-Jan-2014

Profession: handball player

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Mora Windt-Martini

  • 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 Bra?ov, and started playing at the Sports School in her home town.
  • After winning the national championship with Progresul Bra?ov in 1956, she transferred to Tractorul Bra?ov. 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 Vointa Bra?ov.
  • 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.

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