MEHMEDOVIC Majda

Date of Birth: 25 May 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Place of birth: BAR

Birth Country:

Montenegro

Place of residence : PODGORICA

Residence Country:

Montenegro

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women MNE Montenegro	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #03 MNE Montenegro 33 ANG Angola 22	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #07 JPN Japan 29 MNE Montenegro 26	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #16 MNE Montenegro 23 NOR Norway 35	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #20 MNE Montenegro 28 KOR Republic of Korea 26	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #29 NED Netherlands 30 MNE Montenegro 29	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Quarterfinal #33 MNE Montenegro 26 ROC ROC 32	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2012	London, GBR
11	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2019	Japan
8	Women	2015	Denmark
10	Women	2011	Brazil
11	Women	2013	Serbia

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2020	Denmark
9	Women	2018	France
13	Women	2016	Sweden

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Montenegrin

Bojana Popovic [national], MNE

Position style:

Left wing (ehfcl.com, 06 Apr 2016)

Right (RTCG - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2021)

She injured the collateral ligament in her right knee at the 2012 European Championship in Serbia during a match against Hungary. She was unable to play for three weeks. (vijesti.me, 23 Dec 2012)

She began playing handball in 2000 at the ZRK Sedmerec club in Montenegro. (zrkb.me, 01 Jan 2013)

"My love for handball was born through my mother's stories. She was a goalkeeper, so I grew up with the idea of becoming a handball player too. I have always loved team sports, so since I first stepped on a handball court in Bar, I knew it was a place I wanted to be. It was love at first sight." (makanje.me, 05 Jan 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (RTCG - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2021)

Winning silver at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and triumphing in the Champions League in 2012 and 2015. (indirekt.me, 01 Feb 2021; RTCG - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2021)

Philosophy:

"Always give your best." (RTCG - Zvanicni kanal YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2021)

She was named on the All Star Team at the 2018 European Championship in France. (ihf.info, 17 Dec 2018)

She was named the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year in Bar, Montenegro. (vijesti.me, 27 Dec 2012)

General Interest

General
CLUB DEPARTURE
In April 2021 she confirmed she would be leaving Montenegrin club ZRK Buducnost at the end of the season. She had rejoined the club for the 2019/20 season after three years with CSM Bucuresti in Romania. She had previously played for Buducnost from 2008 to 2016. "Playing in Buducnost is not just handball, it is life and it is a completely different feeling. For me, Buducnost means family. It is some other emotion that nobody can explain, because it is an unbelievable feeling." (Vijesti.me, 10 Apr 2021; The Home of Handball YouTube channel, 26 Feb 2020; cdm.me, 23 Jan 2019; zrkb.me, 01 Jun 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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