Daniel Narcisse
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 December 1979 Saint-Denis (Réunion), France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
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| Current club | Paris Handball | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a French handball player for Paris Handball and the French national team.[1]
Career
He joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball .[2]
He is also a longtime player on the France national handball team, with which he won all major titles: World champion (twice, in 2001 and 2009), European champion (three times, in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic champion (twice, in 2008 and 2012).
His main strength as a field player is his ability to jump very high, to the point of being able to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability has earned him the nickname of Air France, in France as well as in Germany.
He was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship,[3] where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.[4]
References
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Daniel Narcisse Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "France" – European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
- ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Denis, Réunion
- French handball players
- Handball players from Réunion
- Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players of France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in handball
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- French expatriates in Germany
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- European champions for France
- VfL Gummersbach players
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- Male handball players
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