Nikola Karabatic (born 11 April 1984) is a French handball player of Croatian and Serbian origin. With the French national handball team, he won two gold medals in Summer Olympics (2008 and 2012), three gold medals in World Championship (2009, 2011 and 2015) and also three gold medals in European Championship (2006, 2010 and 2014). In 2011, he won L'Équipe Champion of Champions.
French National team:
He is World Champion, Olympic and European Champion. He is European Champion from 2006, and received a bronze medal in 2008. He has received two bronze medals at the World Championships, in 2003 and 2005. At the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship he was voted into the All-Star Team, when France finished fourth. He was also voted into the All Star Team at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship.
National team:
Olympics gold 2008, 2012
World championship gold 2009, 2011, 2015 bronze 2003, 2007
European championship gold 2006, 2010, 2014 bronze 2008
World cup 2002
Tournouis de France 2007, 2011
Club:
Champions league 2003, 2007
Super Globe 2013, 2014
European Supercup 2007
French league 2002-2005, 2010-2012
French cup 2001-2003, 2005, 2010, 2011
French league cup 2004, 2005, 2010-2012
French supercup 2010, 2011
German league 2006-2009
German cup 2007-2009
German supercup 2005, 2007, 2008
Spanish league 2014
Spanish cup 2014
Spanish supercup 2013, 2014
Asobal cup 2013
Catalania supercup 2014
Pyrenea league 2004
Individual awards:
Best player of the world 2007
Best player of WCH 2011
Best player of EURP 2008, 2014
Best striker of EURO 2008
Best central back of WCH 2007
Best left back of EURO 2004, 2008
Best left back of OG 2012
Best striker of champions league 2007
Best player of German league 2007, 2008
Best left back 2006, 2007, 2008
Best player of German All-stars game 2007
Best left back of French league 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013
Best player of French league 2010, 2013
Best player of French supercup 2010
Best player of Tornouis de France 2007, 2011
All-stars team of champions league 2014
Sportsman on France 2011