Jesper Parker

British handball player

Jesper Parker (born 18 April 1984) is a British handball goalkeeper. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the Great Britain men's national handball team in the men's tournament.[1]

Although born and raised in Sweden, he was eligible for Team GB through his British father. At the time of the 2012 Olympics he played in the Swedish second division. [2] Team GB lost every game during the 2012 Olympics, although Parker's performance was noted as being one of few positives for the team. [3]

References

  1. ^ Profile Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today
  2. ^ "London 2012 handball: Meet the GB team who will go for gold next year". 4 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Handball: Team GB men thumped yet again and left eliminated from". 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08.
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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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