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Olivier Nyokas
Guy Olivier Nyokas (born 28 June 1986) is a French-born Congolese handball player for Olympiacos and the Congolese national team. He participated at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. Honors * Macedonian Handball Super League : Winner: 2022 * Macedonian Handball Cup The Handball Cup of North Macedonia ( mk, Ракометен куп на Македонија), is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in Macedonian handball after the Macedonian First Lea ... : Winner: 2022 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyokas, Olivier 1986 births Living people French male handball players Expatriate handball players French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Handball-Bundesliga players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Men's National Handball Team
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice (the Danish women's team also held all three in 1997), and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008, Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 and Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics. As of August 2021, they are the defending Olympic Champions. France's men handball team is widely regarded as the finest national team in the history of the sport. Results at international tournaments Since the 1990s, France has emerged as a major handball team. France won the bronze medal i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. The event was held in France from 11 to 29 January 2017. France, in a clean sweep, defended their title by defeating Norway 33–26 in the final, which secured France their sixth title. Slovenia defeated Croatia 31–30 to capture the bronze medal. Norway (from a wildcard) and Slovenia earned their first World Championship medals ever. The championship set a record of attendance in total of 540,000 spectators with 23 matches being sold out and with a venue record of 28,010 at both of France's knock-out matches in Lille. Venues The championship was played at eight venues in Paris-Bercy, Rouen, Nantes, Metz, Albertville, Montpellier, Lille, and Brest. All the venue capacities are the capacity for handball events. 8 venues Bidding process Denmark and France were bidding to host the 2017 Men's World Championships. The IHF Council awarded the Men’s and Women’s W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expatriate Handball Players
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French Male Handball Players
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Living People
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1986 Births
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Macedonian Handball Cup
The Handball Cup of North Macedonia ( mk, Ракометен куп на Македонија), is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in Macedonian handball after the Macedonian First League of Handball. Currently, RK Vardar RK Vardar 1961 ( mk, РК Вардар 1961) is a professional handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Vardar is the most successful handball team in the country, having won fifteen national League and Cup titles. Also, Vardar is the ... holds the record for most titles won with 15. 200px Champions Winners by season ;Super Cup Winners Performances References External links Macedonian Handball Federation Handball in North Macedonia {{RMacedonia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Medal With Cup
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Macedonian Handball Super League
The Macedonian Handball Super League ( mk, Македонска Ракометна Супер Лига, Makedonska Rakometna Super Liga), is the top-tier team handball competition in North Macedonia. It is currently sponsored by VIP. As of 2018, the Macedonian Handball Federation is ranked 8th in the world. List of champions * 1992–93 : Pelister * 1993–94 : Pelister * 1994–95 : Borec * 1995–96 : Pelister * 1996–97 : Prespa * 1997–98 : Pelister * 1998–99 : Vardar * 1999–00 : Pelister * 2000–01 : Vardar * 2001–02 : Vardar * 2002–03 : Vardar * 2003–04 : Vardar * 2004–05 : Pelister * 2005–06 : Metalurg * 2006–07 : Vardar * 2007–08 : Metalurg * 2008–09 : Vardar * 2009–10 : Metalurg * 2010–11 : Metalurg * 2011–12 : Metalurg * 2012–13 : Vardar (PRO) * 2013–14 : Metalurg * 2014–15 : Vardar * 2015–16 : Vardar * 2016–17 : Vardar * 2017–18 : Vardar * 2018–19 : Vardar * 2019–20 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2016 European Handball Federation, EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process. Poland was awarded the championship on the European Handball Federation, EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012 with 58% votes. Germany won their second title by beating Spain 24–17 in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Norway 31–24. Venues Qualification Qualified teams Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Seeding The seeding was announced on 18 June 2015. Squads Match officials On 30 September 2015, 12 couples were announced. Group stage The draw was held on 19 June 2015. ''All times are local (Central European Time, UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact is permitted for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IHF World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Sweden and Romania with four titles each. The current champion is Denmark, which won its second title at the 2021 tournament in Egypt. History The first indoor championship took place in Germany in 1938, involving four teams from Europe made up of 7 players who competed in a round robin stage to find a winner. It wouldn't be until sixteen years later where the second World Championship was held in the country of Sweden. Throughout their history, the World Championships has been dominated by European teams, with no medals being won by non-European countries until 2015, by Qatar. Over the years, the organization of the World Championships has changed. Initially, there were group games in both the preliminary and main roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
