Sigita Strecen
Encyclopedia
Sigita Mažeikaitė-Strečen (née Mažeikaitė, born September 24, 1958) is a former Soviet
/Lithuanian
handball
player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
In 1980 she won the gold medal with the Soviet team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/Lithuanian
Lithuanian SSR
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Lithuanian SSR, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union...
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
.
In 1980 she won the gold medal with the Soviet team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.