Thierry Omeyer
| Thierry Omeyer | |||
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In 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
2 November 1976 Mulhouse, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1985–1994 | Cernay | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1994–2000 | Sélestat HB | ||
2000–2006 | Montpellier Handball | ||
2006–2013 | THW Kiel | ||
2013–2014 | Montpellier Handball | ||
2014–2019 | PSG Handball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2017 | France | 356 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
Thierry Omeyer (born 2 November 1976) is a retired French handball goalkeeper.
A member of the French national team since 1999, he has won all major titles with the team: world champion (five times), European champion (three times) and Olympic champion twice.
He is widely considered to be one of the best handball goalkeepers of all time, and was the third goalkeeper so far to have been elected best player of the world by the International Handball Federation (the two others being Henning Fritz, in 2004, and Árpád Sterbik, in 2005, since Niklas Landin in 2021), what he achieved in 2008. In his former club (THW Kiel), his nickname was Die Mauer (The Wall).
He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.