James Parker (handballer)

James Parker
Parker in 2018
Personal information
Full name	James Lewis Parker
Born	(1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 31) [1] San Nicolás, Argentina
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Playing position	Left back [1]
Club information
Current club	Zamalek SC
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2018	SAG Polvorines
2018–2019	Ciudad Real
2019–2022	BM Benidorm
2023–	Zamalek SC
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Argentina	6	(2)
Medal record Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team South and Central American Championship 2022 Brazil 2024 Argentina South American Games 2022 Asunción Team
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2018 [1]

James Lewis Parker (born 9 June 1994) is an Argentine handball player for Zamalek SC Handball and the Argentina national team. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Parker was born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, and grew up in San Luis. His father, also named James Parker, played basketball in Argentina. ^{[4] [5]}

Individual awards

• 2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship : Best left back

References

1. "FEDERATION: ARG" (PDF). IHF. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. "Parker: "Están más preocupados en Argentina por mí que yo por ellos"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
3. "BALONMANO | El internacional argentino James Lewis Parker recala en el Benidorm". Golsmedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
4. "Otro salto de calidad en "El oficio de vivir"". El Diario de la República (in Spanish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
5. "Quién es James Parker, el hijo de un estadounidense que jugará el Mundial de handball para Argentina". El Destape (in Spanish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

• James Lewis Parker at the International Handball Federation
• James Lewis Parker at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
• James Parker at Olympics.com
• James Parker at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics