Karin Prokop
| Karin Prokop | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Karin Maria Ilona Prokop | ||
| Born |
11 February 1966 Tulln an der Donau, Austria | ||
| Nationality | Austrian | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1984-1994 | Austria | ||
Karin Maria Ilona Prokop (born 11 February 1966) is an Austrian handball player, handball coach and politician.
She was born in Tulln an der Donau, a daughter of Austrian athlete Liese Sykora-Prokop and Austrian handball coach Gunnar Prokop.
Handball Career
[edit]Karin Prokop was active between 1977 and 1995. From 1982 she played for the first team of the Austrian top club Hypo Niederösterreich.
In 1984 she became a part of the Austrian national team.
She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Austria placed 5th and at the 1984 Summer Olympics where Austria finished 6th.[1]
She also participated in the 1994 European Women's Handball Championship in Germany.
From 1994 to 1996 she worked as a sporting coordinator for the Austrian Handball Federation, where she was responsible for the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship in Austria.
Political Career
[edit]Like her mother Karin Prokop went into politics after her playing career in ÖVP.[2]
She was elected in the Municipality Council of Maria Enzersdorf.
In 2012 she joined the party Team Stronach.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Prokop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Team Stronach: Von Minister-Tochter bis SPÖ-Rohrspatz, 27. September 2012, www.krone.at
- ^ "Es folgen noch prominente Namen", 24. August 2012, derstandard.at
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