HANDBALL PLAYER

Olivier Girault

1973 - Today

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Olivier Damien Girault (born 22 February 1973) is a now retired French team handball player, who is currently the coach of the Paris Handball team. He retired as a field player in 2008 after the victory of the France men's national handball team (of which he was the captain) at the Beijing Olympics. He won all three major championships with the national team: world championship in 2001, European championship in 2006 and olympic champion in 2008, as mentioned above. He also regularly works as a commentator and consultant on sports events for France Télévisions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olivier Girault is the 267th most popular handball player (down from 183rd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Guadeloupe (down from 19th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Guadeloupian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Olivier Girault ranks 267 out of 420. Before him are Irina Poltoratskaya, Lyudmila Postnova, William Accambray, Michael Damgaard, Morten Olsen, and Xavier Barachet. After him are Pascal Hens, Marta Mangué, Marko Vujin, Andrea Barnó, Melvyn Richardson, and Lasse Andersson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Olivier Girault ranks 977. Before him are Johan Hedberg, Geeta Kapur, Ruberth Morán, William Gregory Lee, Hans Peter Minderhoud, and Natasha Alam. After him are Lombardo Boyar, Himesh Reshammiya, Sandra Minnert, Masato Fue, Nobuhiro Maeda, and Twista.

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In Guadeloupe

Among people born in Guadeloupe, Olivier Girault ranks 24 out of 32. Before him are Pascal Chimbonda (1979), Rodrigue Beaubois (1988), Mickaël Piétrus (1982), Mickaël Gelabale (1983), Florent Piétrus (1981), and Yannick Borel (1988). After him are Daniel Jérent (1991), Wylan Cyprien (1995), Claudio Beauvue (1988), Ronald Zubar (1985), Ysaora Thibus (1991), and Anita Blaze (1991).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Guadeloupe

Among handball players born in Guadeloupe, Olivier Girault ranks 2. Before him are Didier Dinart (1977). After him are Méline Nocandy (1998).

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