Luc Abalo

Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French handball player who plays for Zeekstar Tokyo and the French national team.[1]

Luc Abalo
Abalo in 2013
Personal information
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Nationality French
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Zeekstar Tokyo
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2008
 US Ivry Handball
2008–2011
 BM Ciudad Real
2011–2012
 Atlético Madrid
2012–2020
 Paris Saint-Germain
2020–2021
 Elverum Håndball
2021–
 Zeekstar Tokyo
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2021
 France 262 (805)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
2020 TokyoTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2009 Croatia
2011 Sweden
2017 France
2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
2006 Switzerland
2010 Austria
2014 Denmark
2008 Norway
2018 Croatia

Being a member of the national team since 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and 2017 World and 2006, 2010 and 2014 European championships.[2] He was named the French Division 1 Player of the Year in 2007, and the league's Best Right Wing in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he received the Legion of Honour.[3][4] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

Abalo is an accomplished graphical artist. Upon a request from the French Olympic Committee he designed a wristband popularizing the Paris' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Approximately 1.5 million copies were sold in September 2015.[3][6]

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, France" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. Luc Abalo. nbcolympics.com
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luc Abalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. "ABALO Luc". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. Jean-François Fournel (2 September 2015) Le handballeur Luc Abalo a créé le symbole de « Paris JO 2024 ». la-croix.com
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