The Most Famous
HANDBALL PLAYERS from Guadeloupe
This page contains a list of the greatest Guadeloupian Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 2 of which were born in Guadeloupe. This makes Guadeloupe the birth place of the 24th most number of Handball Players behind South Korea, and Martinique.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Guadeloupian Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Guadeloupian Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Didier Dinart (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 39.71, Didier Dinart is the most famous Guadeloupian Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Didier Dinart (born 18 January 1977) is a French retired handball player and current coach of the Montenegrin national team. During his playing days, he played for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain (where he was partner to, among others, Luc Abalo). Before joining BM Ciudad Real, he played for Montpellier HB of which is currently one of the best French clubs. He was a highly skilled defensive player, and is widely regarded as one of the world's best handball defensive players. This effectiveness has granted him the nickname of La Roca (The Rock) in Spain. He is also one of the most enduring players of the national team: his first appearance on the team was on 20 December 1996 against Croatia. He won all three major titles in handball (European championship, world championship, Olympic championship). He has represented France at four Olympic Games, including winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.
2. Olivier Girault (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 34.41, Olivier Girault is the 2nd most famous Guadeloupian Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Olivier Girault (born February 22, 1973) is a now retired French team handball player, who is currently the coach of the Paris Handball team. He retired as a field player in 2008 after the victory of the France men's national handball team (of which he was the captain) at the Beijing Olympics. He won all three major championships with the national team: world championship in 2001, European championship in 2006 and olympic champion in 2008, as mentioned above. He also regularly works as a commentator and consultant on sports events for France Télévisions. He was the president of National Handball League from 2018 till 2020.
3. Méline Nocandy (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 22.37, Méline Nocandy is the 3rd most famous Guadeloupian Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Méline Nocandy (born 25 February 1998) is a French female handballer for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team. She represented France at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Guadeloupian handball players born between 1973 and 1998. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Guadeloupian handball players include Didier Dinart, Olivier Girault, and Méline Nocandy. As of April 2024, 1 new Guadeloupian handball players have been added to Pantheon including Méline Nocandy.
Living Guadeloupian Handball Players
Go to all Rankings
Didier Dinart
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Olivier Girault
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.41
Méline Nocandy
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.37
