Olympic Games (2 medals: 2 gold)

1st (2008, 2012)

World Championships (5 medals: 3 gold, 2 bronze)

1st (2009, 2011, 2015), 3rd (2003, 2005)

European Championships (4 medals: 3 gold, 1 bronze)

1st (2006, 2010, 2014), 3rd (2008)

Champions League

Winner (Montpellier 2003, Kiel 2007, Barcelona 2015)

French Championship

Winner (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012)

German Championship

Winner (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Spanish Championship

Winner (2014, 2015)

Going for the hat-trick

French handball star Nikola Karabatic has won it all. But even after 2 Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012), 3 world championship titles (2009, 2011, 2015) and 3 European crowns (2006, 2010, 2014), the two-time World Player of the Year is as hungry for success as ever.

"This year," he insisted in early 2016, "the Olympics are the main objective."

A few alarm bells sounded in January, just 7 months before Rio, as France finished a disappointing 5th at the Euro in Poland.

But their star centre-back, who plays alongside brother Luka at PSG (their father was also a professional handball player), is ready to step up again, as "Les Experts" target an unprecedented 3rd successive Olympic title.