James Parker (handballer)

James Lewis Parker (born 9 June 1994) is an Argentine handball player for Zamalek SC Handball and the Argentina national team.[2][3]

James Parker
Parker in 2018
Personal information
Full name James Lewis Parker
Born (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30)[1]
San Nicolás, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Left back[1]
Club information
Current club Zamalek SC
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2018
SAG Polvorines
2018–2019
Ciudad Real
2019–2022
BM Benidorm
2023–
Zamalek SC
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022
Argentina 6 (2)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
South and Central American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2024 Argentina
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 December 2018[1]

Early life

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Parker was born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, and grew up in San Luis. His father, also named James Parker, played basketball in Argentina.[4][5]

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "FEDERATION: ARG" (PDF). IHF. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Parker: "Están más preocupados en Argentina por mí que yo por ellos"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "BALONMANO | El internacional argentino James Lewis Parker recala en el Benidorm". Golsmedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Otro salto de calidad en "El oficio de vivir"". El Diario de la República (in Spanish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Quién es James Parker, el hijo de un estadounidense que jugará el Mundial de handball para Argentina". El Destape (in Spanish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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