Sebastien Edgar (born 26 May 1991) is a British
handball player. He was born in
Basildon
Basildon ( ) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1159.
It lies east of Central London, south of the city of Chelmsford and ...
in
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
, England.
He competed for the
British national team at the
2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Early life
Edgar moved to France at a young age and spent the majority of his childhood there. He practiced
judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
before taking up handball.
Handball career
A right-sided player, Edgar played club handball in France with Nimes and Valence. For the 2019/20 season, he competed with Luxembourg-based
Handball Käerjeng
Handball Käerjeng, formerly known as HBC Bascharage is a handball club from Bascharage, Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; ...
.
International career
Edgar was a member of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic Handball squad. He scored in a match against Sweden. He remained a part of Team GB's squad, participating in Emerging Nations tournaments and Euro Qualifying.
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Basildon
British male handball players
Olympic handball players for Great Britain
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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