Daniel Narcisse

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Daniel Narcisse
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Narcisse in 2016
Personal information
Born (1979-12-16) 16 December 1979 (age 45)
Saint-Denis, Réunion
Nationality French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1998–2004
 Chambéry Savoie Handball
2004–2007
 VfL Gummersbach
2007–2009
 Chambéry Savoie Handball
2009–2013
 THW Kiel
2013–2018
 Paris Handball
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2017
 France 311 (943)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Croatia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Qatar
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 France
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Tunisia
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Croatia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Denmark
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Norway
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Tunis Team

Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He could play both centre back and left back.

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In 2012, with an exceptional year both in the French team (Olympic title) and in the club (Champions League, German championship and German cup), he was voted best handball player of the year 2012 by the International Handball Federation.

In 2023 he was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame. [1]

Career

Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.

Narcisse is a longtime player on the France men's national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). [2] His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.

Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, [3] where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Narcisse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "France" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine –European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
  4. ↑ Daniel Narcisse. nbcolympics.com
  5. ↑ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.


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