Tamara Horacek
| Tamara Horacek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Horacek in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
5 November 1995 Požega, Croatia | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | RK Krim | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2017 | Metz Handball | ||
2017–2020 | Paris 92 | ||
2020–2021 | Siófok KC | ||
2021–2023 | Metz Handball | ||
2023–2024 | Neptunes de Nantes | ||
2024– | RK Krim | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | France[1] | 120 | (250) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2025[2] | |||
Tamara Horacek (born Horaček; 5 November 1995) is a Croatian-born French handball player for RK Krim.[3]
With the French national team she won a gold medal at the 2023 World Championship, two silver medals at the 2016 Olympic games and at the 2021 World Championship and a bronze medal at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship.
Club career
Horacek made her senior debut at the age of 17 in the 2013–14 season for Metz Handball and won the French championship and cup in her first senior season.[4] In 2015–16 she won her second league title, playing 10 matches and scoring 5 goals.[5]
In 2017 she joined Paris 92. In 2020 she joined Siófok KC.[6] A year later she returned to Metz Handball.[7] Here she won the 2022 and 2023 league and cup doubles.
In 2023 she joined Neptunes de Nantes.[8] A year later she joined RK Krim.[3]
International career
Horacek made her debut for the French national team in a qualification matchforthe 2016 European Women's Handball Championship 30-26 win against Iceland. Horacek scored two goals in the match.[9]
At the 2016 Olympics she was named as a French reserved. She entered the tournament in the semifinals to replace the injured Chloé Bulleux. She won silver medals with the French team, when they lost to Russia 19-22 in the final.[10][11]
At the 2016 European Championship she was a part of the team from the start. After losing to Norway in the Semifinals and beating Denmark in the third place play-off she won a bronze medal.[12]
At the 2021 World Championship she won silver medals.[13] Two years later she won the title at the 2023 World Championship.[14]
At the 2024 Olympics she won silver medals.[15]
For the 2025 World Championship she won bronze medals losing to Germany in the semifinal and beating Netherlands in extra time in the third place playoff.[16]
Personal life
Her mother is Vesna Horaček, former Croatian international right back player.[17]
Achievements
Club
- EHF European League:
- French league:
- Winner: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022 (with Metz Handball)
- French Cup (Coupe de France):
- Winner: 2017, 2022 (with Metz Handball)
National team
- Olympic Games:
- 2016: Silver
- World Championship:
- European Championship:
- Junior World Championship:
- 2014: 5th
References
- ^ "Tamara Horacek" (in French). French Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Women's EHF EURO 2024: Official Squad Lists" (PDF). ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Tamara Horaček follows her mother's golden path". RK Krim. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Tamara Horacek veut se faire un prénom..." (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Tamara Horacek". handlfh.org. Ligue féminine de handball. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Újabb korábbi Fradi-kézis kötött ki Siófokon" (in Hungarian). 24.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Transferts : Tamara Horacek (Siofok) à Metz" (in French). L’Équipe. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Les Neptunes des Nantes verpflichten französische Nationalspielerin" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Les bleues sans forcer" (in French). handnews.fr. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "La Française Tamara Horacek remplace Chloé Bulleux pour la finale olympique de hand féminin" (in French). L’Équipe. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Tamara Horacek (handball), l'invitée surprise de la finale" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "2016 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "16:4-Spurt im Finale der Handball-WM der Frauen: Norwegen krönt sich gegen Frankreich zum Weltmeister" (in German). handball-world.news. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Team cumulative statistics France" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Medallists" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Extra-time thriller sees France clinch podium place". international Handball Federation. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Tamara Horacek veut se faire un prénom..." (in French). Le Républicain lorrain. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "2016 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
External links
- Tamara Horacek at the European Handball Federation
- Tamara Horacek at the Ligue Féminine de Handball (in French)
- Tamara Horacek at Olympics.com
- Tamara Horacek at Team France (in French)
- Tamara Horacek at the French Olympic Committee (archived) (in French)
- Tamara Horacek at Olympedia
- Tamara Horacek at InterSportStats