Great Britain national handball team

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The Great Britain Men's national handball team is the national handball team of Great Britain and is controlled by the British Handball Association which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the Scottish Handball Association.

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Formed in 1969, [2] the team took part in international competitions from 1972 to 2003. The team was reformed in order to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for which it automatically qualified for as the host. [3]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic record
GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Berlin Did not compete
Not held from 1948 to 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Munich Did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Montreal
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 Moscow
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Group stage12th of 12500596182
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo
Total1/14–500596182

World Championships

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 Did not compete
Not held from 1948 to 1968
Flag of France.svg 1970 Did not qualify
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978
Flag of Germany.svg 1982
Flag of Switzerland.svg 1986
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995
Flag of Japan.svg 1997
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999
Flag of France.svg 2001
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005
Flag of Germany.svg 2007
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011
Flag of Spain.svg 2013
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015
Flag of France.svg 2017
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg
2019
Total0/21

European Championships

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004
Flag of Switzerland.svg 2006
Flag of Norway.svg 2008
Flag of Austria.svg 2010
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014
Flag of Poland.svg 2016
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2020
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 To be determined
Flag of Germany.svg 2024
Total0/15

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

Team

Previous squads

The British Men's team took part in the 1984 World Championships Group 'C' in Italy. The team finished 10th out of 12.

NumberNameClubAppearancesGoals
01Stuart McPhersonTryst '771gk
02Mick Hegarty Liverpool 59
03Tony TroppBrentwood '7232
04Paul ChurchLiverpool31
05Michael O'Sullivan Refstad 615
06David O'SullivanRefstad47
07Stuart CullanTryst '7731
08Larry Beard (capt)Brentwood '7257
09Paul DempseyBrentwood '7245
10Paul ForesterLiverpool31
11Billy HayburnBrentwood '7267
12Dave HendrickBrentwood '726gk
13Steph JonesLiverpool66
14Phil ChurchLiverpool613
15Stan HorneBirkenhead520
16Dave HenaghanLiverpool5gk

Source [4]

A squad from 1989

NameClub
Chris McManusTryst '77
Mark McLaughlinTryst '77
C Ireland
Stuart CullenTryst '77
B Mortley
Alan GovanTryst '77
Tony DitchfieldLiverpool
M Foo
Mark JohnsonLiverpool
Mark DowlingLiverpool

Source [5]

A squad from 2003

NameClub
Stuart McLaughlinTryst '77
Stewart Clarke Liverpool
Johnnie McAleerStirling
Freddy WallaceTryst '77
Stuart CullenFalkirk
Phil NicholsonTryst '77
Brian BartlettTryst '77
Mark DowlingLiverpool
James YuleFalkirk
Alan GovanLiverpool
Chris McManusLiverpool
Mark EvansWirral
Bruce HunterFalkirk
David McCreadieStirling

Source: [6]

Squad for 2012 Olympic Games

The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [7] [8]

Head coaches: Dragan Đukić

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Jesper Parker (1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 28)2.00 m Flag of Sweden.svg IK Sävehof
3CB Ciaran Williams (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 24)1.83 m Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Salford HC
4RW Sebastian Prieto (1987-02-04)4 February 1987 (aged 25)1.87 m Flag of Norway.svg Viking HK
7CB Christopher Mohr (1990-01-12)12 January 1990 (aged 22)1.87 m Flag of Denmark.svg Odder Håndbold
12GK Robert White (1983-04-05)5 April 1983 (aged 29)1.92 m Flag of France.svg HB Valence
14RB Steven Larsson (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 31)1.95 m Flag of Norway.svg Drammen HK
15LB Martin Hare (1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (aged 22)1.93 m Flag of Norway.svg Viking HK
18CB Daniel McMillan (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 29)1.89 m Flag of Denmark.svg Odder Håndbold
20LW Mark Hawkins (1985-12-28)28 December 1985 (aged 26)1.82 m Flag of Iceland.svg Afturelding
21P Christopher McDermott (1989-06-07)7 June 1989 (aged 23)2.04 m Flag of Iceland.svg Afturelding
22P Robin Garnham (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 24)1.94 m Flag of Norway.svg Fram Larvik
26RW Sebastien Edgar (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 21)1.82 m Flag of France.svg LYS Nimes
27LW John Pearce (1987-11-23)23 November 1987 (aged 24)1.90 m Flag of Denmark.svg Braband
28RB Gawain Vincent (1990-03-09)9 March 1990 (aged 22)1.86 m Flag of France.svg HBC Nantes

Squad for the 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championships in Kosovo

NameClub
Alex BradleyWarrington Wolves
Sam CrockerBrighton Seahawks
Sebastien Edgar
Scott FrewAyr
Martin Hare
Mark Hawkins Ruislip Eagles
Chris McDermott Warrington Wolves
Will MooreLondon GD
John PearcePoole Phoenix
Nick Satchwell
Josh da SilvaHandball Academy, Aarhus
Rafik TahraouiWarrington Wolves
Ben TylerDeva
Liam WelsbyWarrington Wolves

Data source [9]

Previous coaches

EraNameNationalityAssociations
circa 1971–1974Jorge BarkeGermanBrentwood
1975–1976Jeff RowlandsBritishBHA
1976–1979Mike BriersBritishBirkenhead HC- BHA
1979–1980Manfred WeizGerman
1981–1982Goran GazivodaCroatianBrentwood '72
1982–1984Mick HegartyBritishLiverpool, Brentwood '72
1984–1986Paul RollsBritishBrentwood `72
1986– early 1990sBill BallieBritishTryst '77, Salford
2003Marco CardinaleItalian
2009 – Aug 2012Dragan DjukicSerbian
Sept 2012 – 2013Bill BaillieBritishTryst '77, Salford
Jun 2015Jesper HoumarkDanishDanish Handball Federation

Current

In the 2008–09 season, all the team players were signed with clubs on the European continent, with the exception of Omar Sani, who played in Egypt.

A special arrangement with insolvent German Handball-Bundesliga side TUSEM Essen provided the side with a number of players after most first-team players had left the club.

To further the development of its players, it also operated the British Handball Development academy in Denmark. [10]

Results

Data sources 1969 ; 1976 ; 2008

See also

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