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'''Nikola Karabatić''' ({{lang-sr|Никола Карабатић}}; born April 11, 1984 in [[Niš]], [[Serbia]] (then [[SR Serbia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]])) is a [[France|French]] [[team handball]] player, born to |
'''Nikola Karabatić''' ({{lang-sr|Никола Карабатић}}; born April 11, 1984 in [[Niš]], [[Serbia]] (then [[SR Serbia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]])) is a [[France|French]] [[team handball]] player, born to [[Serbs|Serbian]] parents.<ref>[http://www.faz.net/s/Rub9CD731D06F17450CB39BE001000DD173/Doc~E41B773BE2FBE4BB49CAF43F35E71B044~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html Nikola Karabatic im Gespräch] in [http://www.faz.net/s/homepage.html FAZ.NET] ([[German language|German]])</ref> |
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He participated on the [[France national handball team|French national handball team]]<ref name=ehf>[http://www.ehf-euro.com/mens-euro-2008/teams/group-d/france.html "France"] – ''European Handbal Federation (2008)'' (Retrieved on January 31, 2008)</ref> that received bronze medals at the [[2008 European Men's Handball Championship]]. He was top scorer at the championship together with [[Ivano Balić]] and [[Lars Christiansen (handballer)|Lars Christiansen]], and was voted as [[Most Valuable Player]] at the championship. Despite his young age, he is considered to be one of the best and most complete handball player of the world (Summer 2008). He also won the gold medal with France at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, beating [[Iceland]] 28-23. He scored 8 goals. |
He participated on the [[France national handball team|French national handball team]]<ref name=ehf>[http://www.ehf-euro.com/mens-euro-2008/teams/group-d/france.html "France"] – ''European Handbal Federation (2008)'' (Retrieved on January 31, 2008)</ref> that received bronze medals at the [[2008 European Men's Handball Championship]]. He was top scorer at the championship together with [[Ivano Balić]] and [[Lars Christiansen (handballer)|Lars Christiansen]], and was voted as [[Most Valuable Player]] at the championship. Despite his young age, he is considered to be one of the best and most complete handball player of the world (Summer 2008). He also won the gold medal with France at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, beating [[Iceland]] 28-23. He scored 8 goals. |
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| Full name | Nikola Karabatić | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
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Current team | Montpellier HB | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's handball | ||
Representing  France
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| Summer Olympics | ||
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2008 Beijing | Team competition |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Croatia | Team competition |
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2003 Portugal | Team competition |
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2005 Tunisia | Team competition |
| European Championships | ||
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2006 Switzerland | Team competition |
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2010 Austria | Team competition |
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2008 Norway | Team competition |
Nikola Karabatić (Serbian: Никола Карабатић; born April 11, 1984 in Niš, Serbia (then SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia)) is a French team handball player, born to Serbian parents.[1]
He participated on the French national handball team[2] that received bronze medals at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. He was top scorer at the championship together with Ivano Balić and Lars Christiansen, and was voted as Most Valuable Player at the championship. Despite his young age, he is considered to be one of the best and most complete handball player of the world (Summer 2008). He also won the gold medal with France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, beating Iceland 28-23. He scored 8 goals.
With the French national team
He is European Champion from 2006, and received a bronze medal in 2008. He has received two bronze medals at the World Championships, in 2003 and 2005. At the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship he was voted into the All-Star Team, when France finished fourth. He was also voted into the All Star Team at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship.
Club player
Karabatić played for the German club THW Kiel, becoming German champions in 2006 2007 and 2008, and winning the EHF Champions League in 2007. He is earlier French champion in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 with the club Montpellier HB, which also won the Champions League in 2003. The summer 2009 he left Germany for the French top club, Montpellier HB.
Personal
Nikola's father Branko Karabatić, originally from a village near Trogir, Croatia, was also professional handball player. In his career, Branko played for handball squad Železničar from Niš, which is where he met his wife Radmila who is from Aleksinac, Serbia.[3] The family moved to France when Nikola was 3 and a half years old since Branko got a coaching job there.
Nikola has a brother Luka.
References
- ^ Nikola Karabatic im Gespräch in FAZ.NET (German)
- ^ "France" – European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on January 31, 2008)
- ^ Код куће говоримо само српски , Ilustrovana Politika, January 22, 2009