Laima Bernatavičiūtė (born 12 April 1985) is a former

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who was member of the Lithuanian national team. She signed to

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at the age of 15 and spent seven years with the Lithuanian record champions. In 2007, she switched to Hungarian side

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, where she joined fellow handball player

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. After three years, with 72 league matches under her belt, in which she scored 320 goals, she moved to CB Mar Alicante, with them she has won the silver medal of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2011. Following this success, she changed her residence again and joined CJF Fleury Loiret HB in the French championship.

Achievements

* EHF Cup Winners' Cup: **''Finalist'': 2011

Awards and recognition

* World University Championship Top Scorer: 2006 * MVP of the World University Championship: 2006 * Lithuanian Championship Top Scorer: 2007

References

1985 births Living people Lithuanian female handball players Sportspeople from Kaunas Expatriate handball players Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in France Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Fehérvár KC players {{Europe-handball-bio-stub