Marie Gerbron (born 23 December 1986, Harfleur[1]) is a French-British handball player.[2] She plays as a right winger.
| Marie Gerbron | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
23 December 1986 Harfleur, France | ||
| Nationality | British / French | ||
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She played for the British national team, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3]
Club career
editGerbron 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
editGerbron 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]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marie Gerbron". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "JO de Londres : Marie Gerbron, so british" (in French). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Marie Gerbron". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Marie Gerbron".
- ^ "European Handball Federation - Marie Gerbron / Player".
- ^ "Handball: Les binationaux Frenchies de l'équipe olympique britannique". 28 July 2012.
- ^ "GB handball team fail in Euro bid". 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Britain suffer Montenegro defeat". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Handball: Angola ensure Team GB women slump to another defeat". Independent.co.uk. 3 August 2012.
External links
edit- Marie Gerbron at the European Handball Federation
- Marie Gerbron at Olympics.com
- Marie Gerbron at Olympedia
- Marie Gerbron at Team GB
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