Heykel Megannem

Heykel Megannem
Personal information
Born (1977-07-28) 28 July 1977
Moknine, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisian
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club El Jaish
Youth career
Years Team
1988–1995
 SC Moknine
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995–2002
 ES Tunis
2002–2005
 SC Selestat
2005–2007
 USAM Nîmes Gard
2007–2009
 Montpellier Handball
2009–2013
 Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
2013–2014
 Lekhwiya Handball Team
2014–2015
 El Jaish
2014–2015
 → ES Tunis
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–
 Tunisia 276[1] (615)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Tunisia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2001 TunisTeam competition
African Championship
Gold medal – first place2002 Morocco
Gold medal – first place2006 Tunisia
Gold medal – first place2010 Egypt
Gold medal – first place2012 Morocco
Silver medal – second place2004 Egypt
Bronze medal – third place2000 Algeria

Heykel Megannem (born 28 February 1977) is a Tunisian handball player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament where Tunisia lost in the quarterfinals.[2] He was also the flag bearer of the Tunisia sports team at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[3][4]

Club Career

Megannem started playing handball at SC Moknine in his hometown.[5] At the age of 18 he joined ES Tunis. Here he won the Tunisian Championship three times; in 1995, 1997 and 2002.

In 2002 he moved to France to join SC Selestat.[5] In 2005 he was included in the French League all-star team.[6] The following summer he joined USAM Nîmes Gard. In 2007 he joined Montpellier HB, where he played for 2 years before joining Saint-Raphaël Var Handball.[7] In both seasons with Montpellier he won the French Championship.

In March 2013 he joined Qatari club Lekhwiya.[8] In his first season at the club, he won the national championship.[9] After a year in Qatar he returned to Tunisia, where he rejoined ES Tunis.

National team

Megannem played 272 matches for the Tunisian national team, scoring 612 goals. He won the African Championship 4 times, and was part of the Tunisian team that finished 4th at the 2015 World Championship at home.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ London 2012 profile Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Staff. "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Staff (29 May 2012). "Tunisie : Le handballeur Heykel Megannem porte drapeau" [Tunisia: Handballer Heykel Megannem Is the Flag Bearer]. sport365.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 "A la rencontre d'Heykel Megannem" (in French). Handnews.fr. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Trophées du Hand 2006". handzone.net (in French). 26 May 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Megannem und Montpellier trennen sich
  8. ↑ Tunesier Megannem wechselt nach Katar
  9. ↑ "Betrand Roiné et Heykel Megannem champions du Qatar 2013" (in French). Archived from the original on 6 May 2013.
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