ONLY ONESTA AND JOHANSSON AHEAD OF HIM: Nikolaj Jacobsen is now all-time TOP 4!
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Denmark are Olympic champions, Nikola Jacobsen is once again at the TOP of the handball-world!
The 52-years old Danish coach is at the helm of golden era of national handball on the international level. This was his fourth major title since 2019, when Denmark won the first ever gold medal at World Championship which was followed with hat-trick in 2021 and 2023.
Jakobsen became a member of all-time TOP 5, sharing No.3 with legendary Russian coach Vladimir Maksimov.
Only Onesta and Johansson have more.
ALL-TIME TOP 5 coaches in number of gold medals (WCh, EHF EURO, Olympics):
- Claude Onesta (France) 8
- Bengt Johansson (Sweden) 6
- Vladimir Maksimov (Russia) 4
Nikolaj Jacobsen (Denmark) 4
5.Oprea Vlase (Romania) 3
Anatoli Jevtuschenko (USSR) 3
