Olivier Girault

Olivier Girault
Personal information
Full name	Olivier Damien Girault
Born	22 February 1973 (1973-02-22) (age 51) Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Nationality	French
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club information
Current club	Paris Handball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997-2008	France	231	(527)
Medal record Men's handball Representing  France Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition World Championships 2001 France Team competition European Championships 2006 Switzerland Team competition Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Team competition

Olivier Damien Girault (born 22 February 1973) is a now retired French team handball player, who is currently the coach of the Paris Handball team. He retired as a field player in 2008 after the victory of the France men's national handball team (of which he was the captain) at the Beijing Olympics.[1]

He won all three major championships with the national team: world championship in 2001, European championship in 2006 and olympic champion in 2008, as mentioned above.

He also regularly works as a commentator and consultant on sports events for France Télévisions.

He was the president of National Handball League from 2018 till 2020.

Clubs

• Vaires-sur-Marne
• Livry-Gargan handball
• Massy Essonne HB
• CD Bidasoa
• Paris Handball

Honors

Club

• 2007 : Winner of French Cup
• 2008 : 2nd of the French Cup

National team

• World Cup : 2001
• European Men's Handball Championship : 2006

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olivier Girault". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

External links

• Olivier Girault on the French Handball Federation website (in French)
• Olivier Girault at the European Handball Federation
• Olivier Girault at Olympedia (archive)
• Olivier Girault at Olympics.com
• Olivier Girault at Équipe de France (in French)
• Olivier Girault at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)