Voldemaras Novickis
Voldemaras Novickis (born February 22, 1956, in Kaunas) is a former Lithuanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's handball | ||
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1988 Seoul | Team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1980 Moscow | Team |
| World Championships | ||
| 1982 West Germany | Team |
In 1980, he won the silver medal with the Soviet team. He played all six matches and scored nine goals.
Eight years later, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played five matches including the final.
In 1987 won EHF Cup with Granitas Kaunas. One year later in 1988, Granitas Kaunas managed to get into the EHF Cup final one more time, however lost by a very narrow margin.
From 1993 he became head coach of Granitas Kaunas and managed until 2018 with numerous titles won.
Novickis is nicknamed Voldemort because his first name closely resembles that of the fictional character Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter novel series.