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Handball At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the handball event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 24 July to 7 August 2021. All games were played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. The final was a rematch of the previous between Denmark and France. After Denmark won 28–26 in the 2016 final, France got the upper hand with a 25–23 win this time. Spain won the bronze medal after winning against Egypt. This meant that France won both gold medals as the first team since 1984. The medals for the competition were presented by Jean-Christophe Rolland, France; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Joël Delplanque, France; IHF 1st Vice-President. Schedule Qualification Draw The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich. The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena seats and 88 "royal box" seats) and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball. The NHK World studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts. Events * The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships * The official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men * The official 1982 Asian Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Delplanque
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957. IHF was founded in 1946 to oversee international competitions. Headquartered in Basel, its membership now comprises 209 national federations. Each member country must each also be a member of one of the six regional confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South and Central America. Dr. Hassan Moustafa from Egypt has been President of the IHF since 26 November 2000. History The IHF was founded on 11 July 1946, in Copenhagen (Denmark) by representatives of eight national federations. The founding members were Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Kastening
Timo Kastening (born 25 June 1995) is a German handball player for MT Melsungen and the German national team. He represented Germany at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. and the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021. Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. I ... References External links * 1995 births Living people German male handball players People from Stadthagen Handball-Bundesliga players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lower Saxony Olympic handball players for Germany {{Germany-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramiro Martínez (handballer)
Ramiro Martínez (born 22 July 1995) is an Argentine handball player for Balonmano Benidorm and the Argentine national team. He represented Argentina at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more .... References External links * 1995 births Living people Handball players from Buenos Aires Argentine male handball players Expatriate handball players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Liga ASOBAL players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Argentine people Olympic handball players for Argentina {{Argentina-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Dutra
Leonardo Dutra (born 29 March 1996) is a Brazilian handball player for RK Vardar and the Brazilian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. Titles *Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship: **''2017'' Individual awards and achievements ;Top Scorer * 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship ;MVP * 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship *Liga Nacional de Handebol 2016 ;All star team left back * 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship *2017 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship The 2017 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship the X edition of this tournament took place in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina from 24 to 28 May 2017. It acts as a qualifying tournament for the 2017 IHF Super Globe. Participating ... References 1996 births Living people Brazilian male handball players South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in handball Compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleix Gómez
Aleix Gómez Abelló (born 7 May 1997) is a Spanish professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. International honours * EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2021, 2022 ** ''Silver medal: 2020'' ** ''Bronze medal: 2019, 2023'' * IHF Super Globe: **''Winner'': 2017, 2018, 2019 * Junior World Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2017 *Junior European Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2016 Individual awards * All-Star Right Wing at the Olympic Games: 2020 *All-Star Right Wing of the European Championship: 2022 *All-Star Right Wing of EHF Champions League: 2021, 2022 *Top Goalscorer of EHF Champions League: 2022 (104 goals) * Best Young Player of EHF Champions League: 2020 *All-Star Right Wing of the Junior World Championship: 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrià Figueras
Adrià Figueras Trejo (born 31 August 1988) is a Spanish handball player for C' Chartres MHB and the Spanish team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. Individual awards *Liga ASOBAL MVP: 2016 and 2018 *Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ... All-Team: 2016, 2017 and 2018 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueras, Adria 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Barcelona Spanish male handball players Liga ASOBAL players BM Granollers players FC Barcelona Handbol players Handball players from Catalonia Expatriate handball players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffen Weinhold
Steffen Weinhold (born 19 July 1986) is a German handball player for THW Kiel. In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the German national team. Achievements * Summer Olympics: **: 2016 * European Championship: **: 2016 * EHF Champions League: **: 2014, 2020 * EHF Cup: **: 2019 * German Championship: **: 2015, 2020, 2021 *DHB-Pokal: **: 2017, 2019, 2022 *DHB-Supercup The DHB-Supercup (English: German Handball Supercup) is an handball tournament held annually between the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was spon ... **: 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 References External links * 1986 births Living people German male handball players Sportspeople from Fürth HSG Nordhorn-Lingen players SG Flensburg-Handewitt players THW Kiel players Handball-Bundesliga players Olympic handball players of Germany Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Simonet
Diego Esteban Simonet (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team. He represented Argentina at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden, 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain and 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. His action defending Argentina brought home six continental championships (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2014). Two of his brothers, Sebastian and Pablo, defended Argentina at Olympic and World Championship competitions. Awards and recognition *Clubs **Coupe de la Ligue: 2016 *2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship The 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 21 to 25 January 2020 in Brazil. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying to ...: Best right wing References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvyn Richardson
Melvyn Richardson (born 31 January 1997) is a French handball player for FC Barcelona and the French national team. He is the son of retired French handball player Jackson Richardson. Achievements Club * EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2018 and 2022 International *World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2019 * Junior World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2017 * Youth World Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2015 * Youth European Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2014 Individual * All-Star Right Back of the Youth European Championship: 2014 * MVP of the Youth World Championship: 2015 * Best young player of the LNH Division 1: 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... References External links * 1997 births Living people Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haniel Langaro
Haniel Vinícius Inoue Langaro (born 7 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian handball team. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's handball tournament. Individual awards *2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship: Best left back References External links * * Haniel Langaroat the ''Ligue Nationale de Handball The Ligue Nationale de Handball ( en, National Handball League) is a governing body established in 2004 to administer French men's professional handball autonomously from the national federation (FFHB). It has jurisdiction over the country's top tw ...'' * * * 1995 births Living people Brazilian male handball players Olympic handball players for Brazil Expatriate handball players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Liga ASOBAL players Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sander Sagosen
Sander Sagosen (born 14 September 1995) is a Norwegian handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team. He has previously played for Kolstad IF, Haslum HK, Aalborg Håndbold and Paris Saint-Germain. Honours * German Championship: **: 2021 *German Cup: **: 2022 *French Championship: **: 2018, 2019, 2020 * Danish Championship: **: 2017 *World Championship: **: 2017, 2019 * European Championship: **: 2020 * EHF Champions League: **: 2020 Individual awards *Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player: 2018 *All-Star Left back of the World Championship: 2017, 2019 *All-Star Left back of the European Championship: 2020 *All-Star Centre back of the European Championship: 2016, 2018 *Top scorer of the European Championship: 2020 (65 goals) *All-Star Left Back of the EHF Champions League: 2020 *All-Star Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2018 *Top Goalscorer of the Danish Handball League: 2017 *The World Young Player 2014/2015 (by the Internet side Handball-Plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
