Christopher Mohr (born 12 January 1990,

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) is a

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player. At the

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he competed with the

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in the men's tournament.

Career

Mohr is half Scottish. in 2009, Mohr played club handball for

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in the

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alongside five other British players. He prepared for the Olympics at a training camp in Denmark, whilst also working in a bakery. Following the Olympics, he returned to Denmark to continue playing and also appeared for Great Britain again during the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohr, Christopher 1990 births Living people Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Great Britain British male handball players 21st-century British sportsmen