Stéphane Stoecklin (born 12 January 1969) is a French handball player.

Stéphane Stoecklin
Stéphane Stoecklin in 1996
Personal information
Born (1969-01-12) 12 January 1969 (age 55)
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Nationality French
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1976–1985
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
1985–1988
Chambéry HBC
1988–1990
Montpellier Paillade SC
1990–1994
USAM Nîmes
1994–1996
PSG-Asnières
1996–1998
GWD Minden
1998–2003
Honda Suzuka
2003–2005
Chambéry Savoie HB
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990-1999
France 238 (898[1])
Medal record
Men's Handball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Iceland Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sweden Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Japan Team Competition

He was voted World Player of the Year 1997 by the International Handball Federation.[2]

With the French national team, he won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the medals at the World Championship: silver in 1993, gold in 1995 and bronze in 1997. In the meanwhile, he has been awarded best right back at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

With clubs, he won two French Championship in 1991 and 1993 and one Coupe de France in 1994 with USAM Nîmes. Lately he has been Bundesliga top scorer in 1998 as a GWD Minden player. The same year, he decided to go in Japan where he played 5 seasons for Honda Suzuka and won 5 times the Japan League.

References

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  1. ^ "Salle des légendes, Stéphane Stoecklin". ffhandball (in French). Fédération française de handball. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ Previous World Handball Players Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 26, 2008)
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