Gaël Monthurel (born 22 January 1966) is a French

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

coach and former player who was part of the French team that won the 1995 World Championship; the first time ever France won a major international tournament. He also competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

and in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Career

With

Vénissieux Handball Vénissieux handball is a French handball club from Vénissieux, Lyon, France. The club currently plays in Nationale 2, the fourth tier of French handball. They are most famous for winning the 1992 French Championship and the 1991 and 1992 Fre ...

he won the French Championship in 1992 and the 1991 and 1992

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

. He later played for

USM Gagny Union sportive municipale de Gagny, often just called USM Gagny, was a multisports club from Gagny, France, most famous for its handball team that won the Starligue, French Championship 5 times in the 1980's on the men's side and 4 times in the ...

and PSG-Asnières In 1992 he was a member of the French team which won bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics. This was the first time ever, France won a medal at any major international tournament. He played three matches and scored four goals. Four years later he finished fourth with the French team in the 1996 Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored three goals.

Coaching

In 1998 he took over at the French team US Saintes HB. Later he coached Gonfreville l'Orcher, Bourgoin-Jallieu, ES Falaise Calvados and CO Vernouillet. In 2012 he joined the coaching staff at the Qatari club

El Jaish SC El-Jaish Sports Club () was a Qatari multi-sports club from 2011 to 2017, based in the Al-Duhail area of Doha. The association football team played in the Qatar Stars League. The team won the Qatargas League prior to 2011, but were not eligi ...

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* 1966 births Living people French male handball players Olympic handball players for France Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics French handball coaches Expatriate handball coaches French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Paris Saint-Germain Handball players 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-handball-bio-stub