Victoria Zhilinskayte

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Victoria Zhilinskaite
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Personal information
Full name Victoria Yuryevna Zhilinskayte
Born (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 32)
Uray, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club HC Kuban Krasnodar
Number 20
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Russia 125 (181)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Beijing
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Macedonia

Victoria Yuryevna Zhilinskayte (Russian: Виктория Юрьевна Жилинскайте, Lithuanian: Viktorija Žilinskaitė; born 6 March 1989) is a Russian handball player for HC Kuban Krasnodar and the Russian national handball team.[1]

At the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship she reached the final and won the gold medal with the Russian team, defeating France.[2] She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[3] where the Russian team placed 6th.

She is of Lithuanian descent.[4] Her twin sister, Yana Zhilinskayte, is also a handball player.

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ "XIX Women's World Championship 2009, China, Gold Medal Match. FRA 22-25 RUS" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 20 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roster Russia" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ Augustis, Mindaugas (18 August 2016). "Lietuvio palikuonė kala olimpinį medalį Rusijai". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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