Wissem Hmam

Wissem Hmam
Hmam in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1981-04-21) 21 April 1981 (age 43) Menzel Temime, Tunisia
Nationality	Tunisian
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
Years	Team
1995–1999	US Témimienne
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2000–2001	US Témimienne
2001–2005	ES de Tunis
2005	→ Al Wehda (loan)
2005–2014	Montpellier AHB
2012	→ Al Sadd (loan)
2014–2018	Saint-Raphaël VHB
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2015	Tunisia	235[1]	(761)
Medal record African Championship 2002 Morocco 2004 Egypt 2006 Tunisia 2008 Angola 2010 Egypt 2012 Morocco 2014 Algeria Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunisia Team 2005 Spain Team

Wissem Hmam (Arabic: وسام حمام; born 21 April 1981) is a Tunisian handball player. Hmam was ranked as the top scorer in the 2005 World Championship, scoring a total of 81 goals and helping Tunisia reach the semifinals in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship in Tunis.[2] Following his retirement, he became the assistant coach of Rareș Fortuneanu at Saint-Raphaël VHB from 2019 to 2022. In June 2024, he joined ASPTT Mulhouse-Rixheim as a coach.[3]

Honours

Club

ES de Tunis

• Tunisian Handball League: 2003–04, 2004–05
• Tunisian Handball Cup: 2001–02, 2004–05
• Tunisian Handball Super Cup: 2002
• African Handball Cup Winners' Cup: 2003

Al Wehda

• Saudi Handball Cup: 2005

Montpellier AHB

• LNH Division 1: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Coupe de France: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
• Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011

International

Tunisia

• African Championship: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012; runner-up 2004, 2008, 2014

Individual

• Best left back and top scorer of the 2005 World Championship
• Best left back in the LNH Division 1 in 2005–06
• Best Tunisian sportsman in 2005
• Top scorer of the 2006 Handball World Cup
• Best left back in the 2008 African Championship

References

1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. Men's WC 2005 in Tunisia, at IHF (Retrieved on January 25, 2008)
3. "Wissem Hmam nouveau coach de Mulhouse" (in French). handnews.fr. 13 June 2024.