Thierry Omeyer


Country
Birth date
Age
02/11/1976 
36
Height
Weight
Gender
192 cm / 6'4" 
93 kg / 205 lbs 
M
Sport
Team
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Men2008Beijing, CHN
5Men2004Athens, GRE
World Championship
1Men2011Sweden
1Men2009Croatia
1Men2001France
3Men2005Tunisia
3Men2003Portugal
European Championship
1Men2006Switzerland
3Men2008Norway
4Men2000Croatia
6Men2004Slovenia
6Men2002Sweden

Nickname

Titi. (ff-handball.org, 01 Jan 2012)

Hobbies

Card games, especially poker which he likes to play with his French national teammates. (ff-handball.org, 01 Jan 2012)

Occupation

Athlete

Family

Wife, Laurence, daughter Manon and son Loris.

Language(s) spoken

French

Club name

THW Kiel, Kiel, GER

Position and style

Goalkeeper (multimania.com 20/02/03)

Handedness

Right (ff-handball.org, 16 Jun 2008)

Debut

1999 for France, against Romania, European Championship Qualifying (France) (ihf.info, 31 Jul 2008)

Injuries

He suffered an ankle injury in May 2002. (French Handball Federation, 31 Mar 2004)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He began playing handball at the age of seven in France. (French Handball Federation, 31 March 2004)

Reason for taking up this sport
His parents played handball. (French Handball Federation, 31 March 2004)

Most memorable sporting achievement
All of his titles with the French side, especially the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal. (ff-handball.org, 01 Jan 2012)

Hero
Russia's multiple world and Olympic Games handball champion Andrey Lavrov. (French Handball Federation, 31 March 2004)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Make the most of today." (ff-handball.org, 01 Jan 2012)

Awards
He was named the International Handball Federations [IHF] World Player of the Year in 2008, a rare honour for a goalkeeper. (thw-provinzial.de, 01 Mar 2012)

He was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2009 and 2011 world championships. (ff-handball.org, 01 Jan 2012)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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