Grégory Anquetil (born 14 December 1970)[1] is a former French team handball player, who was part of the French team that won the 1995 World Championship; the first time France won a major international tournament. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth, and also at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] At club level he played almost his entire career for Montpellier Handball.

Grégory Anquetil
Grégory Anquetil, former pro handball player and consultant for the Canal Plus channel, on April 10, 2014, during the Psg Handball / HBC Nantes match.
Personal information
Born (1970-12-14) 14 December 1970 (age 54)
Harfleur, France
Nationality French
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1989
ESM Gonfreville l’Orcher
1989-2007
Montpellier Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994-2005
France 169 (476)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Iceland
Gold medal – first place 2001 France
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tunisia

After his retirement from the sport, he provides commentary for handball matches for Canal plus.[3]

Career

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Anquetil started playing at his hometown club Gonfreville l'Orcher HB. In 1988 he joined Montpellier Handball which at the time played in the second tier of French handball.[4] In 1992 he was promoted with the team to the top league in France. His finest accomplishment at club level came on 2003, when he won the EHF Champions League with the club. Additionally, he won the French championship in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

He debuted for the French national team on December 20, 1994 against Norway in a preparation match for the 1995 World Championship.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Grégory Anquetil's profile at the EHF Competition Archive (in French)
  2. ^ "Grégory Anquetil". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Fédération française de handball : FFHB: L'Entretien du Lundi - Grégory Anquetil : " Nous ne sommes plus de gentils garçons "". www.ff-handball.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Grégory Anquetil, le petit prince aux mains d'or". Handball hebdo : hebdomadaire de la Fédération française de handball (in French) (60 ed.). Fédération française de handball. 19 April 1994. p. 12 to 15. Retrieved 11 March 2019.