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Luc Abalo

Luc Abalo

French handball player (born 1984)

Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French retired handball player.[1]

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Being a member of the national team from 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008, 2012 and 2020 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and 2017 World and 2006, 2010 and 2014 European championships.[2] He was named the French Division 1 Player of the Year in 2007, and the league's Best Right Wing in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he received the Legion of Honour.[3][4]

Abalo is an accomplished graphical artist. Upon a request from the French Olympic Committee he designed a wristband popularizing the Paris' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Approximately 1.5 million copies were sold in September 2015.[3][5]

References

  1. [1]
    EHF profile
  2. [2]
    "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, France" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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    Luc Abalo. nbcolympics.com
  4. [4]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luc Abalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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    Jean-François Fournel (2 September 2015) Le handballeur Luc Abalo a créé le symbole de « Paris JO 2024 ». la-croix.com
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