Ausra Fridrikas

Ausra Fridrikas (born ; formerly Ziukiene; 30 April 1967 in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1999 by the International Handball Federation. She was selected most valuable player at the 1999 World championship, where she participated on the Austrian team and received a bronze medal.

With 1059 goals she is the second most scoring player on the Austrian team ever, only behind Jasna Kolar-Merdan.

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

Personal life Fridrikas married the Lithuanian international footballer Robertas Fridrikas, and their son Lukas also plays football professionally.