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.
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Full name | Aušrelė Miklušytė | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Varėna, Soviet Union | 30 April 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Previous World Handball Players Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Trine Haltvik |
IHF World Player of the Year – Women 1999 |
Succeeded by Bojana Radulović |
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