Ausra Fridrikas

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.

Ausra Fridrikas
Personal information
Full name Aušrelė Miklušytė
Born (1967-04-30) 30 April 1967
Varėna, Soviet Union
Nationality Soviet/Lithuanian/Austrian
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left Back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1987–1992
Eglė Vilnius
1992–1992
CB Mar Valencia
1992–2000
Hypo Niederösterreich
2000–2002
Bækkelagets SK
2002–2005
Slagelse DT
2005–2006
ZVH Wiener Neustadt
2006–2007
Hypo Niederösterreich
National team
Years Team Apps
-1991
Soviet Union 165
1991-1993
Lithuania 86
1994-2000
Austria 133

References

  1. Previous World Handball Players Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
Awards
Preceded by
Trine Haltvik
IHF World Player of the Year – Women
1999
Succeeded by
Bojana Radulović
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