Katalin Pálinger (born 6 December 1978)[1] is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper who most notably played for Győri ETO KC.

[2] She made her international debut on 22 August 1997 against Romania,[3] and participated in her first World Championship in that year, however, she finished with the national team only on the disappointing ninth place.

One year later, on the 1998 European Championship Hungary performed slightly better and captured a bronze medal, followed by a gold on the next continental event.

The Scandinavians faced a six-goal deficit with less than fifteen minutes from the match, when the Hungarian team collapsed and the Danes went to win by four and took the gold medal.

Pálinger announced her retirement from international handball on 11 June 2011, following the unsuccessful World Championship qualifying campaign.