Daouda Karaboué (born 11 December 1975 in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and ...

) is a French

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player, he won the gold medal at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, the 2009 World Championships and the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He was awarded ''Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur'' in 2008 for playing handball at the Beijing Olympics and for having 14 years of sporting activity. He retired in May 2013. In 2015 he became the goalkeeping coach at French club Pays d'Aix UC.

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* * * * * 1975 births Living people French male handball players Olympic handball players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in handball Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European champions for France Montpellier Handball players French sportspeople of Ivorian descent French sportspeople of Burkinabe descent Ivorian people of Burkinabe descent Sportspeople from Abidjan Fenix Toulouse Handball players Ivorian emigrants to France French expatriate handball players in Germany Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Ivorian handball players Ivorian sportsmen Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate handball players in France Naturalized citizens of France Naturalised handball players Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate handball players in Switzerland French handball coaches Ivorian sports coaches Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-handball-bio-stub