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 (age 57) Varėna, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian, Austrian
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Senior clubs
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
National team
Years	Team	Apps
-1991	Soviet Union	165
1991-1993	Lithuania	86
1994-2000	Austria	133
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Championship 1990 South Korea Team Representing  Austria World Championship 1999 Denmark/Norway Team European Championship 1996 Denmark Team

Personal life

Fridrikas married the Lithuanian international footballer Robertas Fridrikas, and their son Lukas also plays football professionally.^[2]

References

1. Previous World Handball Players Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
2. Rimkus, Kęstas. "Sporto legendų sūnus muša įvarčius ir mąsto apie lietuvišką pasą: "Būtų įdomu žaisti už Lietuvą"". 15min.lt/sportas.

Awards
Preceded by Trine Haltvik	IHF World Player of the Year – Women 1999	Succeeded by Bojana Radulović