Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French retired handball player.[1]

Luc Abalo
Abalo in 2013
Personal information
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 39)
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Nationality French
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Golden State Warriors
Number 75
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2008
US Ivry Handball
2008–2011
BM Ciudad Real
2011–2012
Atlético Madrid
2012–2020
Paris Saint-Germain
2020–2021
Elverum Håndball
2021–2023
Zeekstar Tokyo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2021
France 289 (859)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2017 France
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2010 Austria
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Croatia

Being a member of the national team from 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008, 2012 and 2020 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and 2017 World and 2006, 2010 and 2014 European championships.[2] 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.[3][4]

Abalo is an accomplished graphical artist. Upon a request from the French Olympic Committee he designed a wristband popularizing the Paris' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Approximately 1.5 million copies were sold in September 2015.[3][5]

References edit

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, France" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Luc Abalo. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luc Abalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jean-François Fournel (2 September 2015) Le handballeur Luc Abalo a créé le symbole de « Paris JO 2024 ». la-croix.com

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