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Handball At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park. Preliminary rounds and the quarter-finals were held in the Copper Box while the semi-finals and final took place in the larger Basketball Arena. Medals were awarded in a men's tournament and a women's tournament. The gold medals were won by France (men) and Norway (women). Events Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events: * Men's handball (12 teams) * Women's handball (12 teams) Referees The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games: * Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura * Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duță * Carlos María Mariana and Darío Leonel Minore * Yalatima Coulibali and Mamoudou Diabaté * Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević * Václav Horáček and Jiří Novotný * Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen * Oscar Raluy and Ángel Sabroso * Nordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Arena (London)
The Basketball Arena for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics was located in the Olympic Park, London, Olympic Park in Stratford, London, Stratford, London. The arena was designed to be fully recyclable, and was dismantled in January 2013, the seating was sold to Barnet F.C., Barnet owner Tony Kleanthous to be used in the construction of The Hive Stadium. History London's Olympic bid proposed that there would be four arenas in the Olympic Park, but the revised masterplan published in 2006 reduced this to three, with the volleyball matches being moved to Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The fencing arena was also cancelled, and the fencing took place at ExCeL. The Basketball Arena had 12,000 seats for Olympic basketball and the semi-finals and finals of Olympic handball, and 10,000 for Paralympic wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby. The arena was also used as a holding area for athletes during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the games. Concept des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
The qualification for the Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament is held from January 2011 to April 2012. Qualification summary World Championship Continental qualification Europe (1st ranking continent) America (2nd ranking continent) Asia (3rd ranking continent) Preliminary round http://todor66.com/handball/Asia/Men_OQ_2011.html =Group A= 23.10 16:20 Saudi Arabia 41-26 Uzbekistan 17-13 23.10 20:20 Iran 27-23 Kuwait 11-9 24.10 13:00 Saudi Arabia 22-21 Iran 11-8 24.10 17:00 Qatar 38-32 Uzbekistan 20-15 25.10 15:00 Qatar 31-31 Kuwait 16-15 27.10 13:00 Iran 45-22 Uzbekistan 22-8 27.10 17:00 Saudi Arabia 30-21 Kuwait 16-10 28.10 15:00 Iran 35-32 Qatar 14-15 29.10 13:00 Kuwait 44-26 Uzbekistan 18-12 29.10 17:00 Qatar 28-27 Saudi Arabia 14-11 =Group B= 23.10 14:20 South Korea 31-18 Japan 14-6 23.10 18:20 Oman 41-27 Kazakhstan 21-15 24.10 15:00 Japan 26-24 China 12-10 24.10 19:00 South Korea 41-15 Kazakhstan 24-5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Gille (handballer)
Bertrand Fabien Gille (born 24 March 1978 in Valence, Drôme) is a retired handball player from France. Very strong physically (1.87m, 98 kg), and was honored with the title of World Player of the Year in 2002. Barachet has been made an Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite. Career His career as a handball player started very early: in 1984, he played for HBC Loriol and followed sport étude as a scholastic path. From 1996 to 2002, he played for Chambéry SH (under the guidance of Philippe Gardent, another famous French handball player) before joining the German club HSV Hamburg. In 2012 he returned to Chambéry. He retired in 2015. Member of the national team since 1997, "Gilou" was again pivot on the team which, among others, won the handball competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he was also named best pivot of the tournament. He decided to suspend his international career after a physical injury contracted during the Handball-Bundesliga of 2009. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Gille
Guillaume Alain Gille (born 12 July 1976) is a retired French handballer and current coach of the French national team. He was the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and is the older brother of Bertrand Gille. Career Gille's career as a handballer began early. Already in 1984, he was playing for HBC Loriol, followed by a sport étude. From 1996 to 2002, he played for Chambéry SH, before joining HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga. At Hamburg he won the 2006 DHB-Pokal. In 2012 he returned to Chambéry. He retired in 2015. He has been playing with his brother, Bertrand Gille, since their childhood and they played together for their entire career. At Chámbery they also played with their third brother, Benjamin Gille. He has been a member of the French national team since 1996. Gille got his debut on 26 November 1996 against Serbia-Montenegro. He has played 276 matches and scored 658 goals in full. He was a play-maker on the team, that won the gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Barachet
Xavier Barachet (born 19 November 1988) is a French retired handball player, two-time World champion and European champion with the France men's national handball team, French national team. On 1 January 2013, Barachet was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Légion d'honneur. Career Barachet started at Cavigal Nice Sports HB and joined Chambéry Savoie Handball in the Ligue Nationale de Handball in 2006. In 2012 he joined Spanish side BM Neptuno, Atlético Madrid. Here he played for a single season, in which he won the Copa del Rey de Balonmano. Due to financial troubles for the club, he returned to France a year later and signed for Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain. For the 2013/14 he was loaned to league rivals Saint-Raphaël Var Handball. Three years later he joined Saint-Raphaël Var Handball permanently. He retired in 2022. Achievements *Ligue Nationale de Handball: **''Runner-up'': 2008, 2009, 2011 *Coupe de France (handball), Coupe de France: **''Finali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Dinart
Didier Dinart (born 18 January 1977) is a French retired handball player and current coach of US Ivry Handball and the Montenegro national team. He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023. During his playing days, he played for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain (where he was partner to, among others, Luc Abalo). Before joining BM Ciudad Real, he played for Montpellier HB of which is currently one of the best French clubs. He was a highly skilled defensive player, and is widely regarded as one of the world's best handball defensive players. This effectiveness has granted him the nickname of ''La Roca'' (The Rock) in Spain. He is also one of the most enduring players of the national team: his first appearance on the team was on 20 December 1996 against Croatia. He won all three major titles in handball (European championship, world championship, Olympic championship). He has represented France at four Olympic Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Fernandez
Jérôme Fernandez (born 7 March 1977) is a French handball coach and former handball player. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1,463 through 9 January 2020). He is in the French handball Hall of Fame. He is a knight of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the Ordre national du Mérite. Career Fernandez began playing handball at the Club La Bastidienne. In 1985 he joined Carbon-Blanc. In 1993 he joined Girondins de Bordeaux HBC and in 1997 he joined Toulouse Union HB. Here he won the French cup in 1997-98. In 1999 he joined Montpellier Handball, where he won the 1999-2000 and 2001-02 French championship and the French cup three times in a row from 1999-2000 to 2001-02. In 2002 he moved to Spain to join FC Barcelona. Here he won the 2002-03 and 2005-06 Spanish Championship and the 2003-04 and 2006-07 Copa del Rey, the 2003-04 Spanish Supercup, Copa ASOBAL and Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 African Women's Handball Championship
The 2012 African Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in Salé, Morocco between 11 and 20 January 2012. The winner qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Teams Preliminary round The draw was held on 24 September 2011 at Casablanca, Morocco. ''All times are local (UTC±0).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ''All times are local (UTC±0).'' ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;5–8th bracket ''All times are local (UTC±0).'' Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 5–8th semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Bronze medal game Final Final standings Awards All-Tournament Team See also * 2012 African Women's Handball Champions League * 2011 African Women's Junior Handball Championship * 2011 African Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championship tournament in women's Team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Brazil hosted the event from 2–18 December 2011. On 18 December 2011, Norway successfully contested France 32–24 in the final. Norway was the second team to achieve a triple title cache all in the same tournament by winning the World Championship, European Championship and Olympic Games titles. Denmark had made this achievement previously. France lost, its second consecutive World Championship final (2009), to Russia. Norway automatically qualified for the 2012 Olympic Handball tournament and 2013 World Championship. When Norway vacated their European Championship and that tournament's second place team, Sweden, automatically qualifying for the Olympics. Spain successfully contested Denmark 24–18 in the final for the bronze and won their inaugural tournament medal. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 2011 Pan American Games – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico will take place from 15 October to 23 October, All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home court. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Teams Qualification A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the handball competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions. ;Canada Versus United States series ---- ;Last chance qualifying tournament * Chile will play in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara because Canada, Costa Rica and El Salvador withdrew from participating in the playoff that gave the last ticket to the competition. Top goalkeepers Source/small> Medalists References External linksSchedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games - Women's tournament Handba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Qualification
The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from December 2010 to May 2012. Qualification summary : * Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner-up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion. World Championship Notes: *The six best teams not yet qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games qualified for one of the three World Olympic qualification tournaments (each one hosted by one of the three best teams). *Qualification to the Olympic qualification tournament through the World Championship supersedes qualification through the Continental Championship. Continental qualification Europe (1st ranking continent) Notes: *Because Norway was both European and World Champion, Sweden went directly to the Olympic Tournament in London on the European Champions spot. America (2nd ranking continent) * The winner qualified for the Olympic Tournament, while the runner-up and third-place team (since Australia placed 24th) quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
