Victoria_Zhilinskayte

Victoria Zhilinskayte

Victoria Zhilinskayte

Russian handball player

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]

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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.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. [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. [3]
    "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roster Russia" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. [4]
    Augustis, Mindaugas (18 August 2016). "Lietuvio palikuonė kala olimpinį medalį Rusijai". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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