Ausra Fridrikas
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| Full name | Aušrelė Miklušytė | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1967年04月30日) 30 April 1967 (age 57) Varėna, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian, Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1992 | Eglė Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | CB Mar Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2000 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Bækkelagets SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Slagelse DT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | ZVH Wiener Neustadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
-1991 | Soviet Union | 165 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991-1993 | Lithuania | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994-2000 | Austria | 133 | (1059) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ausra Fridrikas (born Lithuanian: Aušra Miklušytė; formerly Ziukiene; 30 April 1967 in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1999 [1] by the International Handball Federation. She was selected most valuable player at the 1999 World championship, where she participated on the Austrian team and received a bronze medal.
With 1059 goals she is the second most scoring player on the Austrian team ever, only behind Jasna Kolar-Merdan.
She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[2]
Personal life
[edit ]Fridrikas married the Lithuanian international footballer Robertas Fridrikas, and their son Lukas also plays football professionally.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Previous World Handball Players Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
- ^ "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Rimkus, Kęstas. "Sporto legendų sūnus muša įvarčius ir mąsto apie lietuvišką pasą: "Būtų įdomu žaisti už Lietuvą"". 15min.lt/sportas.
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| Preceded by | IHF World Player of the Year – Women 1999 |
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Varėna
- Sportspeople from Alytus County
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- Lithuanian female handball players
- Austrian female handball players
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Austria
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- Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
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