Miroslava Ritskiavitchius

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMiroslava•Ritskiavitchius (Trainovskaja-)
Used nameMiroslava•Ritskiavitchius
Other namesMiroslava Rickevičienė
Born23 February 1964 in Nemenčinė, Vilnius (LTU)
Measurements179 cm / 79 kg
AffiliationsTV Lützellinden, Lützellinden, Gießen (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

Lithuanian-born backcourt handball player Miroslava Ritskiavitchius came sixth with the German team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and in 1997 was third at the World Championships. She earned 81 international caps with Germany, scoring 274 goals. She had previously been capped by Lithuania.

Domestically, Ritskiavitchius played with TV Lützellinden (until 1997, and again 2000-06), VfL Waiblingen (1997-98), HC Leipzig (1998-2000), FSG Crumstadt / Goddelau (2011-14), and TSG Ober-Eschbach (from 2014). She helped Lützellinden win the German national title in 1997, 2000, and 2001.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Handball GER Miroslava Ritskiavitchius
Handball, Women (Olympic) Germany 6