Marie Gerbron
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23 December 1986 Harfleur, France | ||
| Nationality | British / French | ||
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Marie Gerbron (born 23 December 1986, Harfleur[1]) is a French-British handball player.[2] She plays as a right winger.
She played for the British national team, and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3]
Club career[]
Gerbron 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[]
Gerbron 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[]
- ^ 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 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ "JO de Londres : Marie Gerbron, so british" (in French). 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ "Marie Gerbron". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/marie-gerbron/5HC4PMsHCuFR7d4wwM0Mue
- ^ http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cwc/women/2008-09/player/529978/Marie+Gerbron
- ^ http://www.slate.fr/life/59117/jo-londres-handball-francais-grande-bretagne
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/handball/8602684.stm
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18910653
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/handball-angola-ensure-team-gb-women-slump-another-defeat-8005001.html
External links[]
- Marie Gerbron at the International Olympic Committee
- Marie Gerbron at Olympic.org (archived)
- Marie Gerbron at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Marie Gerbron at Olympics.com
- Marie Gerbron at British Olympic Association
- Marie Gerbron at Olympedia
- Marie Gerbron at European Handball Federation
- Marie Gerbron at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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