Victoria Zhilinskaite | |
Fullname: | Victoria Yuryevna Zhilinskayte |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1989 |
Birth Place: | Uray, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Position: | Left back |
Currentclub: | HC Kuban Krasnodar |
Clubnumber: | 20 |
Nationalteam1: | Russia |
Nationalcaps1: | 125 |
Nationalgoals1: | 181 |
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.