Nicolas Tournat

Nicolas Tournat
Tournat in 2014
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 32)
Niort, France
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionPivot
Current clubHBC Nantes
Number11
Youth career
YearsTeam
2009–2012Niort HBS
2012–2014HBC Nantes
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2014–2020HBC Nantes
2020–2024Industria Kielce
2024–HBC Nantes
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– France 118 (276)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 Poland/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place2018 Croatia
Updated on 14 January 2026

Nicolas Tournat (born 5 April 1994) is a French handball player for HBC Nantes and the French national team.

He was part of the French team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.

At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff.

References

  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ "2018 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.