Mirjana Đurica ( sr-cyrl, Мирјана Ђурица, born 11 March 1961 in Sombor,

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

FPR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yugo ...

) is a former Yugoslav/

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 who competed in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. In 1980 she won the silver medal with the Yugoslav team. She played all five matches and scored one goal. Four years later she won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav team. She played all five matches and scored 18 goals. In 1988 she was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. She played five matches and scored two goals.

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1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Sombor Yugoslav female handball players Serbian female handball players Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Yugoslavia-handball-bio-stub