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 ...

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, 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

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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

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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.

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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 {{UK-handball-bio-stub