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Maja Savić

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Maja Savić
Personal information
Full nameMaja Savić
NationalityMontenegrin
Born (1976-04-29) 29 April 1976 (age 50)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportHandball
Positionleft wing
Number14
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1990–2004ŽRK Budućnost
2004–2008Slagelse Dream Team
2008–2010F.C. Copenhagen
2010–2011Viborg HK
2011–2012ŽRK Budućnost
National team
Years Team
2001–? Serbia and Montenegro
2006–2012 Montenegro
Teams managed
2021–2024Montenegro (assistant coach)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2001 Italy
European Beach Championship
Bronze medal – third place2002 Spain
Representing  Montenegro
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 Great Britain/London

Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004–2008).[1]

Maja Savić played for the national teams of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. In the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, where Yugoslavia won bronze, Maja Savić was declared the Best Left Wing of the World[2][3] and member of All Star Team[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Montenegrin handball team that won the silver medal.[5]

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "EHF Champions League 2007/08 - Maja+Savic". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010. (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  2. ↑ "Nezavisne Novine". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008. (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  3. ↑ (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  4. ↑ (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  5. ↑ "London 2012 Women's Handball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.