Photo: Wenflou / CC0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Porte's resume reads like a checklist of everything a handball player could want: European champion in 2014, world champion twice, Olympic gold in 2020, and a Champions League title with Montpellier. What fascinates me is that he won most of it as a right wing while standing 190 cm tall, an unusually large frame for a position that usually rewards quickness. The dual French state honors tell me he became a national figurehead, not merely a winner. I respect athletes who sustain excellence across a decade rather than flashing brilliance once, and Porte clearly belongs in that quieter, more durable category of greatness.
Overview
Valentin Porte (born 7 September 1990) is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball. He won the European title in 2014, the world title in 2015 and 2017, and an Olympic gold medal in 2020. He also won EHF Champions League in 2018 with Montpellier. He normally plays as a right wing, but can also play as a right back.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Valentin Porte
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァロンタン・ポルト
- Reading
- ゔぁろんたん・ぽると
- Born
- September 7, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Versailles, Yvelines, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- handball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 2021 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.