Gawain Vincent

British handball player

Gawain Vincent (born 9 March 1990, Les Lilas) is a British handball player.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the Great Britain men's national handball team in the men's tournament.[2]

Club career

Vincent began his career with Torcy Handball Club before moving to play for HBC Nantes in 2010.[3] By 2013, he was playing for Girondins HBC.[4]

International career

Born in France to an English mother, Vincent represented Britain beginning in 2009.[5] He was selected as part of the 2012 Olympic squad and had to pay for his own plane tickets and meals to compete for the team.[6] He competed in all five of the team's games, scoring a total of nine goals.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Gawain Vincent Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  2. ^ Profile Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "HBC Nantes präsentiert fünften Neuzugang".
  4. ^ "Gawain Vincent, le joueur qui «doit se payer son billet d'avion» pour jouer avec la Grande-Bretagne".
  5. ^ "Gawain Vincent".
  6. ^ "Gawain Vincent, le joueur qui «doit se payer son billet d'avion» pour jouer avec la Grande-Bretagne".
  7. ^ "Handball - Gawain Vincent".
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Great Britain squad – Men's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – 12th place
  • 1 Parker
  • 3 Williams
  • 4 Prieto
  • 7 Mohr
  • 12 White
  • 14 Larsson
  • 15 Hare
  • 18 McMillan
  • 20 Hawkins
  • 21 McDermott
  • 22 Garnham
  • 26 Edgar
  • 27 Pearce
  • 28 Vincent
  • Head Coach: Đukić
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