Xavier O'Callaghan
Encyclopedia
Xavier O'Callaghan Ferrer (born March 2, 1972) is a Spanish
handball
player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Barcelona
.
In 2000 he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team. He played three matches and scored five goals.
Four years later he finished seventh with the Spanish handball team in the 2004 Olympic tournament
. He played six matches and scored eight goals.
Spain
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handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
.
He was born in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
In 2000 he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team. He played three matches and scored five goals.
Four years later he finished seventh with the Spanish handball team in the 2004 Olympic tournament
Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's handball
-Group B:All times are Eastern European Time -Knockout stage:In this single-elimination stage, the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held on August 24, at the Sports Pavilion...
. He played six matches and scored eight goals.