Marcel Gaudion | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Gagny, French Third Republic | 12 January 1924||
Died |
23 April 2021 Douarnenez, France | (aged 97)||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Runner | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1941 - early 1960's | Villemomble Sports | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946 - 1954 | France (Field) | 16 | (18) |
1953 - 1955 | France (Indoor) | 7 | (17) |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2021 |
Marcel Gaudion (12 January 1924 – 23 April 2021) was a French handball player. He was born in Gagny, French Third Republic. [1] [2] [3]
He was part of the first game of the French national Field handball team on 12 May 1946 against Luxembourg. He played at the 1952 IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship in Switzerland.
Indoor he played 7 games where he was always the Captain of the team. He played at the 1954 World Men's Handball Championship.
At the club level he played for Villemomble Sports. He had a big regret that he was not able to share the 1945 French title with his youth friends Robert Hébert and Henri Girard who died during the Liberation of Paris. 1952-53 he was handball of the year in France.
Besides handball he was sportive in many sports including track and field, Cyclo-cross and Basketball:
Marcel Gaudion | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Born |
Gagny, French Third Republic | 12 January 1924||
Died |
23 April 2021 Douarnenez, France | (aged 97)||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Runner | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1941 - early 1960's | Villemomble Sports | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946 - 1954 | France (Field) | 16 | (18) |
1953 - 1955 | France (Indoor) | 7 | (17) |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2021 |
Marcel Gaudion (12 January 1924 – 23 April 2021) was a French handball player. He was born in Gagny, French Third Republic. [1] [2] [3]
He was part of the first game of the French national Field handball team on 12 May 1946 against Luxembourg. He played at the 1952 IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship in Switzerland.
Indoor he played 7 games where he was always the Captain of the team. He played at the 1954 World Men's Handball Championship.
At the club level he played for Villemomble Sports. He had a big regret that he was not able to share the 1945 French title with his youth friends Robert Hébert and Henri Girard who died during the Liberation of Paris. 1952-53 he was handball of the year in France.
Besides handball he was sportive in many sports including track and field, Cyclo-cross and Basketball: