Nikša Kaleb (born 9 March 1973) is a retired Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team,[1] and Olympic champion from 2004.[2] He received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship, and a silver medal at the 2008 European Championship.

Nikša Kaleb
Personal information
Full name Nikša Kaleb
Born (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973 (age 51)
Metković, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 2
Senior clubs
Years Team
1989–2004
Metković
2004–2008
Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008
Croatia 79 (152)
Medal record
Representing  Croatia
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team Competition
World Men's Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Portugal Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tunisia Team Competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Norway Team Competition

Career

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Kaleb spent most of his career playing for his hometown club RK Metković. He retired from handball in 2008.[3]

Honours

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Metković
Zagreb
Individual

Orders

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References

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  1. ^ "Croatia" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback MachineEuropean Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
  2. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
  3. ^ "Legendarni Nikša Kaleb se ostavio rukometa". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 5 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "President Mesić gives commendation" (in Croatian). Večernji list.