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French handball player (born 1969)

Jackson Richardson Richardson in 2013 Personal information Born (1969-06-14) 14 June 1969 (age 57) Saint-Pierre, Réunion Nationality French Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Centre Back Youth career Years Team 1977–1989 Saint-Pierre HBC Senior clubs Years Team 1989–1991 Paris-Asnières 1991–1996 OM Vitrolles 1996–2000 TV Großwallstadt 2000–2005 Portland San Antonio 2005–2008 Chambéry Savoie Handball 2009 Rhein-Neckar Löwen National team Years Team Apps (Gls) 1990–2005 France 417 (775) Medal record Men's handball Representing France Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Competition World Championship 1995 Iceland Team Competition 2001 France Team Competition 1993 Sweden Team Competition 1997 Japan Team Competition 2003 Portugal Team Competition 2005 Tunisia Team Competition Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Team Competition

**Jackson Richardson** (born 14 June 1969) is a French former [handball](/source/Team_handball) player. Regarded as one of the best and most influential handball players of his era, Richardson won fourteen titles at club level and the [World Championship](/source/IHF_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) in [1995](/source/1995_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) and [2001](/source/2001_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) with the [French national team](/source/France_men's_national_handball_team).[1][2] He was awarded [IHF World Player of the Year](/source/IHF_World_Player_of_the_Year) in 1995, and voted the most valuable player at the World Championships in [1990](/source/1990_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) and [1995](/source/1995_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), and the [2000 European Championship](/source/2000_European_Men's_Handball_Championship).[3]

With the national team, Richardson also received one silver medal and three bronze medals at the World Championships in [1993](/source/1993_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), [1997](/source/1997_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), [2003](/source/2003_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) and [2005](/source/2005_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), and won the bronze medal in the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona).[4] He holds the record for most caps for the French national team with 417 appearances.[5] As the captain of the national team, Richardson was France's [flag bearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_France_at_the_Olympics) during the [2004 Olympic Games opening ceremony](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics_Opening_Ceremony) in [Athens](/source/Athens).[5]

## Club career

Richardson started playing handball when he was six years old and was a part of the youth team at Saint-Pierre HBC from 1977 to 1989.[6] In 1988, he was spotted during a match at [Réunion Island](/source/R%C3%A9union) by [French national team](/source/France_men's_national_handball_team) head coach Daniel Costantini who was scouting for a Réunionese player for Bataillon de Joinville, a military unit of the French army for sport conscripts.[6][7] After completing his military service, Richardson signed for [Paris-Asnières](/source/Paris_Handball) in 1989.[6]

In 1991, Richardson transferred to [OM Vitrolles](/source/OM_Vitrolles), where he would win the [French league](/source/LNH_Division_1) in 1994 and 1996, the [French cup](/source/Coupe_de_France_(handball)) in 1993 and 1995, and the [EHF Cup Winners' Cup](/source/EHF_Cup_Winners'_Cup) in 1993. He joined German club [TV Großwallstadt](/source/TV_Gro%C3%9Fwallstadt) in 1996 and won the [EHF Challenge Cup](/source/EHF_European_Cup) in 2000. That same year, Richardson moved to Spanish club [Portland San Antonio](/source/SDC_San_Antonio), where he won the [EHF Champions League](/source/EHF_Champions_League) in [2001](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_EHF_Champions_League) and the [Spanish league](/source/Liga_ASOBAL) in [2002](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2001%E2%80%9302) and [2005](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2004%E2%80%9305). He was also voted Best playmaker of the Spanish league for three consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2005.

Richardson playing for France in 1995

Richardson returned to France in 2005 to play for [Chambéry Savoie Handball](/source/Chamb%C3%A9ry_Savoie_Handball). In 2008, Richardson retired after a final match against [US Ivry](/source/US_Ivry), but later came out of retirement to briefly play for [Rhein-Neckar Löwen](/source/Rhein-Neckar_L%C3%B6wen) in 2009.

## International career

Richardson made his debut for the [French national team](/source/France_men's_national_handball_team) in 1990. He was voted the most valuable player at the [1990 World Championship](/source/1990_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) where France placed ninth. Jackson was part of the French squad that won the bronze medal at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona).[4][5] Jackson and the national team placed second at the [1993 World Championship](/source/1993_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) and won the [1995 World Championship](/source/1995_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), where he was again voted the most valuable player of the tournament.

France finished second at the [1997 World Championship](/source/1997_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) and fourth at the [2000 European Championship](/source/2000_European_Men's_Handball_Championship), where Richardson received his third most valuable player award for a major international competition. He won the [2001 World Championship](/source/2001_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) with the national team, and placed third at the World Championships in [2003](/source/2003_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) and [2005](/source/2005_World_Men's_Handball_Championship).

Richardson retired from the national team in 2005, having made 417 appearances and scored 775 goals. The [French Handball Federation](/source/French_Handball_Federation) celebrated his farewell to the team with a ceremony after the Paris-Bercy tournament attended by sport figures and his mother, who had traveled from their native [Réunion](/source/R%C3%A9union).[8] Richardson dedicated the tournament to his father who had recently passed away.[8]

## Personal life

Richardson is married and has two children. His son, [Melvyn](/source/Melvyn_Richardson), is a handball player for [FC Barcelona](/source/FC_Barcelona_Handbol) and member of the [French national team](/source/France_men's_national_handball_team).[2]

## Honours

### Club

**OM Vitrolles**

- [EHF Cup Winners' Cup](/source/EHF_Cup_Winners'_Cup): 1993

- [LNH Division 1](/source/LNH_Division_1): 1994, 1996

- [Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France_(handball)): 1993, 1995

**TV Großwallstadt**

- [EHF Challenge Cup](/source/EHF_European_Cup): 2000

**Portland San Antonio**

- [EHF Champions League](/source/EHF_Champions_League): [2001](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_EHF_Champions_League)

- EHF Cup Winners' Cups: 2004

- [EHF Supercup](/source/EHF_Men's_Champions_Trophy): 2000

- [Liga ASOBAL](/source/Liga_ASOBAL): [2002](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2001%E2%80%9302), [2005](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2004%E2%80%9305)

- [Copa del Rey](/source/Copa_del_Rey_de_Balonmano): 2001

- [Supercopa ASOBAL](/source/Supercopa_ASOBAL): 2001, 2002

### International

- **[World Championship](/source/IHF_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)**: - Gold: [1995](/source/1995_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), [2001](/source/2001_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) - Silver: [1993](/source/1993_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) - Bronze: [1997](/source/1997_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), [2003](/source/2003_World_Men's_Handball_Championship), [2005](/source/2005_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)

- **[Olympic Games](/source/Handball_at_the_Summer_Olympics)** - Bronze: [1992](/source/Handball_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)

### Individual

- [IHF World Player of the Year](/source/IHF_World_Player_of_the_Year): 1995[3]

- [EHF Champions League](/source/EHF_Champions_League) Ultimate Selection: 2013[1]

- [MVP](/source/Most_valuable_player) at the [1990 World Championship](/source/1990_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)

- MVP and best centre back at the [1995 World Championship](/source/1995_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)

- MVP and best centre back at the [2000 European Championship](/source/2000_European_Men's_Handball_Championship)

- Best foreign player of the Spanish League: [2001](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2000%E2%80%9301), [2002](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2001%E2%80%9302)

- Best playmaker of the Spanish League: [2003](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2002%E2%80%9303), [2004](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2003%E2%80%9304), [2005](/source/Liga_ASOBAL_2004%E2%80%9305)

- [European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation) Hall of Fame in 2023.[9]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_1-1) ["EHF Champions League Ultimate Selection announced"](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-champions-league-ultimate-selection-announced/). *www.eurohandball.com*. [European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_2-1) ["European Handball Federation - Melvyn Richardson making a name for himself / Article"](http://www.eurohandball.com/article/025549/Melvyn+Richardson+making+a+name+for+himself). *www.eurohandball.com*. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BestPlayer_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BestPlayer_3-1) ["All the previous World Handball Players"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090622040048/http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=173&idart=516). [International Handball Federation](/source/International_Handball_Federation). Archived from [the original](http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=173&idart=516) on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Spain92_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Spain92_4-1) ["All the Medallists since 1896 - Olympic.org"](http://www.olympic.org/en/content/All-Olympic-results-since-1896/?AthleteName=Entrez+un+nom&Category=343488&Games=1333912&Sport=1313911&Event=355103&MenGender=false&WomenGender=false&MixedGender=false&TeamClassification=false&IndividualClassification=false&Continent=&Country=&GoldMedal=false&SilverMedal=false&BronzeMedal=true&WorldRecord=false&OlympicRecord=false&TargetResults=true). [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee). Retrieved 31 January 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:3_5-2) Bouhier, Par Florian. ["Jackson Richardson sur l'importance des JO de Barcelone 1992 pour le handball français : « Le bronze a facilité notre adaptation aux Jeux »"](https://olympics.com/fr/infos/handball-jackson-richardson-importance-jo-barcelone-1992). *Olympics* (in French).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:4_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:4_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:4_6-2) ["Le parcours de Jackson Richardson, de son île natale de la Réunion à son épopée fantastique aux Jeux olympiques de Barcelone 1992 \[Archives d'Outre-mer\]"](https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/le-parcours-de-jackson-richardson-de-son-ile-natale-de-la-reunion-a-son-epopee-fantastique-aux-jeux-olympiques-de-barcelone-1992-archives-d-outre-mer-1461930.html). *Outre-mer la 1ère* (in French). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Handball: Le roi Jackson Richardson tire sa révérence"](https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/handball/handball-le-roi-jackson-richardson-tire-sa-reverence-197786). *Ouest-France.fr* (in French). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_8-1) ["Richardson recordó emocionado a su padre en despedida selección"](https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/richardson-recordo-emocionado-a-su-padre-en-despedida-seleccion/F4MQ7RTCYJEHNMKVFKYGZJRD2Q/story/). *La Nación* (in Spanish). 27 March 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hof_9-0)** ["LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL"](https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/legendary-players-enter-the-hall-of-fame-of-european-handball/). *www.eurohandball.com*. [European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

## External links

- [Jackson Richardson](https://history.eurohandball.com/player/500344) at the [European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation)

- [Jackson Richardson](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31695) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Jackson Richardson](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jackson-richardson-1) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

Awards and achievements Preceded by Talant Duyshebaev IHF World Player of the Year – Men 1995 Succeeded by Talant Duyshebaev Preceded by David Douillet French Sportsperson of the Year 2001 Succeeded by Carole Montillet Olympic Games Preceded by David Douillet Flagbearer for France Athens 2004 Succeeded by Tony Estanguet

v t e France squad – Men's handball – 1995 World Championship – Gold medal (1st title) 1 Gaudin 3 Mahé 5 Volle 6 Lathoud 7 Kervadec 8 Cazal 9 Monthurel 10 Anquetil 11 Quintin 12 Martini 13 Gardent 14 Perreux 15 Munier 16 Delattre 17 Richardson 18 Stoecklin Head Coach: Daniel Costantini

v t e IHF World Player of the Year – Men Veselin Vujović (1988) Kang Jae-won (1989) Magnus Wislander (1990) Talant Dujshebaev (1994) Jackson Richardson (1995) Talant Dujshebaev (1996) Stéphane Stoecklin (1997) Daniel Stephan (1998) Rafael Guijosa (1999) Dragan Škrbić (2000) Yoon Kyung-shin (2001) Bertrand Gille (2002) Ivano Balić (2003) Henning Fritz (2004) Árpád Sterbik (2005) Ivano Balić (2006) Nikola Karabatić (2007) Thierry Omeyer (2008) Sławomir Szmal (2009) Filip Jícha (2010) Mikkel Hansen (2011) Daniel Narcisse (2012) Domagoj Duvnjak (2013) Nikola Karabatić (2014) Mikkel Hansen (2015) Nikola Karabatić (2016) Not awarded (2017) Mikkel Hansen (2018) Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2019) Not awarded (2020) Niklas Landin Jacobsen (2021) Not awarded (2022) Mathias Gidsel (2023) Mathias Gidsel (2024) Mathias Gidsel (2025) Rankings before 1988: Ștefan Birtalan (1974, 1976, 1977) Best Player of All Time: Gheorghe Gruia (1992) Player of the 20th Century: Magnus Wislander (2000) IHF Best Player in History: Ivano Balić (2010)

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