Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976 in

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) is a former Montenegrin

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball si ...

. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004–2008).'' (Retrieved on October 08, 2008) Maja Savić played for the national teams of

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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'' (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)''
' (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)'' and member of All Star Team
' (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)'' At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Montenegrin handball team that won the silver medal.

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1976 births Living people People from Berane Montenegrin female handball players Viborg HK players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Montenegro Olympic medalists in handball Olympic silver medalists for Montenegro Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Montenegro-handball-bio-stub