Gedeón Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984) is a Spanish handballer for TBV Lemgo and the Spain national team.[1]

Gedeón Guardiola
Personal information
Full name Gedeón Guardiola Villaplana
Born (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 40)
Petrer, Spain
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club TBV Lemgo
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–2001
Petrer
2001–2005
Valencia
2005–2008
Teucro
2008–2009
Ciudad Logroño
2009–2014
San Antonio
2014–2020
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2020–2023
TBV Lemgo
2023–
HC Erlangen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spain 147 (172)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Egypt
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Silver medal – second place 2016 Poland
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Denmark

He is a twin brother of Isaías Guardiola, also a handballer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "G. Guardiola Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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