The Most Famous
HANDBALL PLAYERS from Martinique
This page contains a list of the greatest Martiniquais Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 2 of which were born in Martinique. This makes Martinique the birth place of the 33rd most number of Handball Players behind Réunion, and Ukraine.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Martiniquais Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Martiniquais Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Joël Abati (b. 1970)
With an HPI of 48.30, Joël Abati is the most famous Martiniquais Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Joël Marc Abati (born 25 April 1970) is a French handball player who has played ten years for SC Magdeburg in Germany until 2007. After returning to France and playing two years for Montpellier HB he ended his professional career in 2009, having won numerous prizes for his clubs and his country. In November 2019 he signed as trainer for the Belgian club Sporting Pelt. He shortly returned to handball in May 2011 to join SC DHfK Leipzig in Germany. With France national team he is Olympic champion in 2008, World champion in 2001 and 2009 and European champion in 2006.
2. Cédric Sorhaindo (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 45.22, Cédric Sorhaindo is the 2nd most famous Martiniquais Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Cédric Sorhaindo (born 7 June 1984) is a French handball player for Beşiktaş and previously the French national team, which he captained. On 30 April 2023 he was included in the French handball hall of fame.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Martiniquais handball players born between 1970 and 1984. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Martiniquais handball players include Joël Abati, and Cédric Sorhaindo.
