Julija Portjanko
# Julija Portjanko

Julija Portjanko (Macedonian: Јулија Портјанко; born Yuliya Ihorivna Portyanko, Ukrainian: Юлія Ігорівна Портянко; 20 April 1983 – 12 October 2021), also known as Julija Nikolić (Macedonian: Јулија Николиќ; Ukrainian: Юлія Ігорівна Ніколич, romanized: Yuliya Ihorivna Nikolich), was a Macedonian handball player. She last played for the club ŽRK Vardar and for the Macedonia national team. She represented Macedonia at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where Macedonia finished 7th, and Portjanko was among the top-ten goalscorers at the championship.

On 3 June 2012, after leading Macedonia to qualification for the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship she announced her retirement from the national team.

