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French-British handball player (born 1986)

Marie Gerbron
Personal information
Born (1986-12-23) 23 December 1986 (age 38)
Harfleur, France
Nationality British / French
National team
Years Team
Great Britain

Marie Gerbron (born 23 December 1986, Harfleur) is a French-British handball player. She plays as a right winger.

She played for the British national team, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Club career

Gerbron began playing handball as a school child and won the French Cup in 2006. From 2006 to 2009, she played with Le Havre AC, winning the Cup Winners' Cup three times. In 2012, she was playing club handball with French second tier side Octeville.

International career

Gerbron made her debut for Great Britain in 2010, qualifying for the team through her British mother. She made her Olympic debut against Montenegro, scoring six goals in a 31-19 defeat. 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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "JO de Londres : Marie Gerbron, so british" (in French). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. "Marie Gerbron". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. "Marie Gerbron".
  5. "European Handball Federation - Marie Gerbron / Player".
  6. "Handball: Les binationaux Frenchies de l'équipe olympique britannique". 28 July 2012.
  7. "GB handball team fail in Euro bid". 4 April 2010.
  8. "Britain suffer Montenegro defeat". BBC Sport.
  9. "Handball: Angola ensure Team GB women slump to another defeat". Independent.co.uk. 3 August 2012.

External links

Great Britain squad – Women's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – 12th place
United Kingdom


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