Jesper Parker (born 18 April 1984) is a

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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 ...

goalkeeper. At the

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

he competed with the

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in the men's tournament. Although born and raised in Sweden, he was eligible for Team GB through his British father. At the time of the 2012 Olympics he played in the Swedish second division. Team GB lost every game during the 2012 Olympics, although Parker's performance was noted as being one of few positives for the team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Jesper Living people 1984 births Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Great Britain British male handball players British people of Swedish descent Swedish people of British descent