István Szabó (handballer)

{{Short description|Hungarian handball player (born 1945)}}

{{Hungarian name|Szabó István}}

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István Szabó (born 23 April 1945 in Gyöngyös) is a former Hungarian handball player{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/istvan-szabo-2.html |title=István Szabó |publisher=sport-reference.com |accessdate=27 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025114813/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/istvan-szabo-2.html |archivedate=25 October 2012 }} who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In 1972 he was part of the Hungarian team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/HAN/mens-handball.html |title=Handball at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Handball |publisher=sport-reference.com |accessdate=27 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120165047/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/HAN/mens-handball.html |archivedate=20 January 2011 }} He played three matches and scored one goal. He played for Budapesti Spartacus SC.