Robert White (handballer)

Last updated

Robert White (born 5 April 1983) is a British handball player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the Great Britain men's national handball team in the men's tournament. [1]

Contents

Early life

White spent his childhood in Milton Keynes where he participated in a variety of sports including football, karate and swimming. He later played Non-League football for Newport Pagnell Town and Ardley United. He later completed FA coaching qualifications and graduated from the University of Northampton with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science. [2]

Introduction to handball

White began his handball career via a UK Sport scheme to unearth potential Olympic athletes. After impressing during trials, he earned a scholarship with Austrian club Bregenz Handball. After 4 months at his new club, he moved on to the Great Britain academy in Denmark before signing professional terms with Greek club AO Kydon Chania. He then moved to French club Valence for the final season before the Olympic games commenced.

2012 Olympics

White captained Team GB Handball during the Olympics. The team lost all of its games, finishing the competition with a goal difference of minus 96. [3]

Post Olympics

Following the end of the Olympics, White decided to remain in the UK, taking a role at a British Handball Centre of Excellence. [4] In 2013, White was made player-coach of a new handball side in Milton Keynes. [5] In 2015, White was head coach of the British Handball squad. [6] Since this, White now acts as the National Performance Manager for England Handball Association, and manages the EHA Talent Pathway, in addition to the DiSE (Diploma in Sporting Excellence) program, formerly known as AASE (Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence), aimed at talented Under 18s. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AFC Wimbledon</span> Association football club in London, England

AFC Wimbledon is an English professional football club, based in Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 season. The club's home stadium is Plough Lane.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Milton Keynes Dons F.C.</span> Football club in Milton Keynes, England

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team will compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, for the 2023–24 season, following relegation from League One in 2023. The club was founded in 2004, following Wimbledon F.C.'s controversial relocation to Milton Keynes from south London, when it adopted its present name, badge and home colours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park</span> Sporting complex in Greater London, England

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City development. It contains the Olympic stadium, now known as the London Stadium, and the Olympic swimming pool together with the athletes' Olympic Village and several other Olympic sporting venues and the London Olympics Media Centre. The park is overlooked by the ArcelorMittal Orbit, an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Bowditch</span> English footballer

Dean Peter Bowditch is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Richard "Richie" Ian Barker is an English former professional footballer. He is currently assistant head coach of EFL League One club Derby County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Martin (footballer, born 1986)</span> English footballer

David Edward Martin is an English professional footballer who is a goalkeeper player-coach for Milton Keynes Dons. He has played for the England under-17, England under-19 and England under-20 teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Lions (basketball)</span> British professional basketball team

London Lions are a British professional basketball team based in Stratford, East London, England, and compete in the British Basketball League, the top tier of British basketball. The team was originally founded in 1977 as the Hemel Hempstead Lakers, and has previously been based in Hemel Hempstead, Watford and Milton Keynes. The team moved to London in 2012 and, since 2013, has played its home games at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russell Martin (footballer)</span> Association football player and manager

Russell Kenneth Alexander Martin is a professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Championship club Swansea City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Rutherford</span> English athlete

Gregory James Rutherford MBE is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He represented Great Britain at the Olympics, World and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. In September 2021 Rutherford was selected as part of the British bobsleigh team but was injured during preparations to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Chicksen</span> English footballer

Adam Thomas Chicksen is a professional footballer who plays for Notts County as a defender. Born in England, Chicksen represents Zimbabwe internationally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Copper Box Arena</span> Indoor multi-sport venue in London, England

The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Powell</span> British footballer (born 1991)

Daniel Vendrys Powell is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for National League club Barnet. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordan Spence</span> English footballer

Jordan James Spence is an English professional footballer who most recently played for ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie. Predominantly as a right-back, Spence can also operate as a centre-back. He has represented and captained England at various youth levels. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient, Scunthorpe United, Bristol City, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons and Ipswich Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karl Robinson</span> English footballer and manager

Karl Robinson is an English professional football manager and former player. He is currently the assistant manager for Premier League side Leeds United alongside manager Sam Allardyce.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Baldock</span> Greek footballer

George Henry Ivor Baldock is a professional English-Greek footballer who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United. Born in England, he plays for the Greece national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Reeves</span> Footballer (born 1991)

Benjamin Neil Reeves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Gillingham. Born in England, he has been capped twice for the Northern Ireland national team. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Lewington</span> British footballer

Dean Scott Lewington is an English professional footballer and coach who plays as a left-back, as well as a centre-back for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons, where he is club captain. He has held coaching roles at the club, and briefly became interim head coach of the club in August 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dele Alli</span> English footballer (born 1996)

Bamidele Jermaine Alli is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Everton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olympic Catuvellauni</span>

Olympic Catuvellauni is a former English handball club from Milton Keynes.

References

  1. ↑ Profile Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Archived copy, Bobby White Handball". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy, BBC Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy, Milton Keynes". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy, Inside the Games". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy, BBC Handball". Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy, England Handball". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.