Gonzalo Matias Carou (born 15 August 1979) is an Argentine handball player for Ademar León and the Argentina men's national handball team.[1]

Gonzalo Carou
Carou in 2010
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Matias Carou
Born (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 44)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Ademar León
Number 7
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Argentina 246 (514)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Greenland
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Argentina
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Team

He defended Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics,[2][3] at 11 World Handball Championships (including the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt), which is a sport record[4][5]..

References edit

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Gonzalo Carou". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Gonzalo Carou and his 11th World Championship". Youtube. International Handball Federation. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Gonzalo Carou, el hombre récord de los Mundiales". ar.marca.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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