Jaume Fort

Jaume Fort Mauri (born July 25, 1966) is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Career Fort started playing handball aged 6 at his local club BM Cardedeu. After two years, he joined the recently promoted team Frisch Auf Göppingen. He retired in 2004. In March 2005 he made his comeback for BM Ciudad Real following an injury to their starting goalkeeper Arpad Šterbik. That season he reached the final of the 2004-05 EHF Champions League, where they lost to league rivals FC Barcelona.

National team In 1988 he was a member of the Spanish handball team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper.

Four years later he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifth in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played five matches as goalkeeper.

At the 1996 Games he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team. He played six matches as goalkeeper. The same year he won a silver medal at the 1996 European Men's Handball Championship.

At the 2000 European Men's Handball Championship he won a bronze medal.

Post playing career In 2007 he joined the Athletes Comission of the International Handball Federation. Later he was elected the chair person of the European Handball Players' Union.

Since 2017 he has been the president of the Catalan Handball Federation.