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Luc Abalo

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Luc Abalo
Abalo in 2013
Personal information
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 40)
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Nationality French
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2008
US Ivry Handball
2008–2011
BM Ciudad Real
2011–2012
Atlético Madrid
2012–2020
Paris Saint-Germain
2020–2021
Elverum Håndball
2021–2023
Zeekstar Tokyo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2021
France 289 (859)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2017 France
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2010 Austria
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Croatia

Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French retired handball player.[1]

Being a member of the national team from 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008, 2012 and 2020 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and 2017 World and 2006, 2010 and 2014 European championships.[2] He was named the French Division 1 Player of the Year in 2007, and the league's Best Right Wing in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he received the Legion of Honour.[3][4]

Abalo is an accomplished graphical artist. Upon a request from the French Olympic Committee he designed a wristband popularizing the Paris' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Approximately 1.5 million copies were sold in September 2015.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, France" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Luc Abalo. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luc Abalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jean-François Fournel (2 September 2015) Le handballeur Luc Abalo a créé le symbole de « Paris JO 2024 ». la-croix.com
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