Julia Malysz
Athlete Bio
Height
5'8"
Hometown
Orland Park, IL
Education
Carl Sandburg High School '24
Personal
Started playing handball at age 11 at the intramural level at Tatra Team Handball coached by Małgorzata Gunka and Jolanta Kunickaite...Became a goalkeeper one year later... Nurtured by the Chicago Inter Handball Club family since 14 years old (2019)...Continues to participate in any available training camps and tournaments with the national team to further develop as an athlete...Enjoys crocheting, reading, and playing video games in her free time.
Career Highlights
2023: Four Nations International Handball Tournament (Dabas, Hungary)
2023: On final roster for NACHC Women's Championship (Nuuk, Greenland)
2023 U.S. Open National Championships- 5th (Spokane, Washington)
2022: Pan American Games Qualifier- 2nd (Montréal, Canada)
2022: Named to U.S. Women's Senior National Team
2022 Michael Lipov Memorial Cup- 3rd, MVG (Chicago, U.S.A)
2022 IHF Women's Junior (U20) World Championship- 31st (Celje, Slovenia)
2022: U.S. Open National Championships- 3rd (Detroit, U.S.A)
2022: NACHC Women's Junior Championships- 2nd (México City, México)
2022: Named to U.S. Women's Junior National Team
2022 Cal Cup- 2nd, MVG (San Francisco, California)
2020 Michael Lipov Memorial Cup- 1st (Chicago, U.S.A)
2020: Face of U.S. Team Handball Fundraising Campaign for 2028 Olympics
2020: Named to Youth Leadership Advisory Council
2020 Cal Cup- 3rd (San Francisco, California)
2019: IHF Trophy- 5th (Montréal, Canada)
2019: Named to U.S. Women's Youth National Team at age 13