Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French handball player who plays for Zeekstar Tokyo and the French national team. Being a member of the national team since 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and 2017 World and 2006, 2010 and 2014 European championships. He was named the French Division 1 Player of the Year in 2007, and the league's Best Right Wing in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he received the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

. He competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

. Abalo is an accomplished graphical artist. Upon a request from the

French Olympic Committee The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all ...

he designed a

wristband Wristbands are encircling strips worn on the wrist or lower forearm. The term can be used to refer to a bracelet-like band, similar to that of a wristwatch, to the cuff or other part of a sleeve that covers the wrist, or decorative or function ...

popularizing the Paris' bid for the

2024 Summer Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

. Approximately 1.5 million copies were sold in September 2015.Luc Abalo
nbcolympics.comJean-François Fournel (2 September 2015
Le handballeur Luc Abalo a créé le symbole de « Paris JO 2024 »
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* * 1984 births Living people People from Ivry-sur-Seine French male handball players Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France French sportspeople of Togolese descent BM Ciudad Real players Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite European champions for France Expatriate handball players French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Liga ASOBAL players Sportspeople from Val-de-Marne Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century French people {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub