Francisco López Balcells (born 13 July 1949) is a former Spanish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic 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 throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. In 1972, he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored one goal. Eight years later he finished fifth with the Spanish team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals.Olympic results

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1949 births Living people Spanish male handball players Olympic handball players for Spain Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Spain-handball-bio-stub