Guillaume Gille

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Guillaume Gille
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Gille playing for HSV Hamburg in 2007
Personal information
Full name Guillaume Alain Gille
Born (1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)
Valence, Drôme, France
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Croatia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Japan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Tunisia
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Austria
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Norway

Guillaume Alain Gille (born 12 July 1976) is a retired French handballer and current coach of the French national team. [1]

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He was the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 [2] and 2012 Summer Olympics [3] and is the older brother of Bertrand Gille.

Career

Gille's career as a handballer began early. Already in 1984, he was playing for HBC Loriol, followed by a sport étude. From 1996 to 2002, he played for Chambéry SH, before joining HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga. He has been playing with his brother, Bertrand Gille, since their childhood.

He has been a member of the French national team since 1996. Gille got his debut on 26 November 1996 against Serbia-Montenegro. He has played 276 matches and scored 658 goals in full. He was a play-maker on the team, that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships and 2010 European Championships. He has been a part of the French team, that completed a hat-trick by winning in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Gille was named Hamburgs Sportler des Jahres (Hamburg athlete of the year) in 2010.

Personal life

He has two younger brothers; Bertrand Gille, born in 1978 and Benjamin Gille, born in 1982.

Medals and victories

Seasons for HSV Hamburg

SeasonClubLeagueGamesGoals7-MeterBesides 7-Meter
2002/03HSV HamburgBundesliga1034133
2003/04HSV HamburgBundesliga311110111
2004/05HSV HamburgBundesliga341300130
2005/06HSV HamburgBundesliga3384084
2006/07HSV HamburgBundesliga3490090
2007/08HSV HamburgBundesliga3066066
2008/09HSV HamburgBundesliga3159059
2002–2009TotalBundesliga2035741573

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References

  1. EHF profile
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillaume Gille". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. "Guillaume Gille". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.