Marie Gerbron

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Marie Gerbron
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Born (1986-12-23) 23 December 1986 (age 37)
Harfleur, France
Nationality British / French
National team
YearsTeam
Great Britain

Marie Gerbron (born 23 December 1986, Harfleur [1] ) is a French-British handball player. [2] She plays as a right winger.

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She played for the British national team, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [3]

Club career

Gerbron began playing handball as a school child and won the French Cup in 2006. [4] From 2006 to 2009, she played with Le Havre AC, winning the Cup Winners' Cup three times. [5] In 2012, she was playing club handball with French second tier side Octeville. [6]

International career

Gerbron made her debut for Great Britain in 2010, qualifying for the team through her British mother. [7] She made her Olympic debut against Montenegro, scoring six goals in a 31-19 defeat. [8] She scored nine goals against Angola in the final game of the group stage. Great Britain lost all of their games in the tournament but media praised Gerbron's performances. [9]

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References

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  2. "JO de Londres : Marie Gerbron, so british" (in French). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. "Marie Gerbron". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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  7. "GB handball team fail in Euro bid". 4 April 2010.
  8. "Britain suffer Montenegro defeat". BBC Sport.
  9. "Handball: Angola ensure Team GB women slump to another defeat". Independent.co.uk . 3 August 2012.