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Michaël Guigou
Personal information
Born (1982-01-28) 28 January 1982 (age 42)
Apt, France
Nationality French
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Montpellier Handball
Number 14
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2009 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qatar
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tunisia
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2010 Austria
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark

Michaël Guigou (born 28 January 1982) is a French handball player having played since the start of his career (in 1999) for Montpellier Handball.[1][2]

Regular member of the France national handball team, he was on the team that won the gold medal at two Olympics (2008 and 2012), three World championships (2009, 2011, 2015) and three European championships (2006, 2010, 2014). During the final at the 2009 world championship, he was the highest scorer in one match with 10 goals (including 7 penalties out of 7) and finished as highest scorer of the French team with 52 goals.

References

  1. ^ "Michaël Guigou". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.