French handball player (born 1989)
Cléopatre Darleux (French pronunciation: [kleɔpatʁ daʁlø]; born 1 July 1989) is a French handball goalkeeper for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.[1][2]
She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic title in the history of France's national team. She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where France finished in fifth place.[3]
Darleux also became World Champion in 2017[4] and won three silver medals, at the 2009, 2011 and 2021 World Women's Handball Championships. Runner-up at the 2020 European Championship, she was awarded Best Goalkeeper at the 2022 edition.[5]
Achievements
Club
International
Domestic
National team
- European Championship
- 2008: 14th
- 2010: 5th
- 2012: 9th
- 2020:
Silver - 2022: 4th
- Other senior competitions
- Junior competitions
Individual awards
- French Championship
- MVP / Best player: 2018[6]
- Best Goalkeeper (2): 2012 and 2018[7]
- Player of the month (6): March 2016,[8] October 2016,[9] April 2017,[10] March 2018,[11] September 2018,[12] January 2022[13]
- European Championship
- Best Goalkeeper: 2022[14]
- Other:
- 2nd biggest champion of the year selected by L'Équipe in 2021[15]
Honors
References
- ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, France" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ Cléopatre Darleux at Olympics.com
- ^ "Teams Roaster – France" (PDF). XXIII Women's World Championship 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "L'Alsacienne Cléopatre Darleux désignée meilleure gardienne de l'Euro". L'Alsace. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Cléopâtre Darleux élue MVP du Championnat de France 2017-2018". L'Équipe. Retrieved 2021-08-28..
- ^ "All-Star LFH - Le palmarès complet de la saison 2017-18". Ligue féminine de handball. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018..
- ^ "Mars 2016 : Cléopâtre DARLEUX, joueuse du mois de mars !". Ligue féminine de handball. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2022-02-07..
- ^ "Cléopâtre Darleux élue joueuse du mois d'octobre - Women Sports". 2016-11-14. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07..
- ^ "La Brestoise, Cléopatre Darleux, meilleure joueuse du mois d'Avril en LFH - autres - handball". newsouest.fr. Retrieved 2022-02-07..
- ^ "Cléopatre Darleux élue meilleure joueuse du mois de mars". Ouest-France. 12 April 2018..
- ^ "Septembre 2018 : Cléopatre DARLEUX, Joueuse du mois !". Ligue féminine de handball. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-07..
- ^ "Trophée FDJ - Cleopatre Darleux élue meilleure joueuse du mois de janvier". Ligue féminine de handball. Retrieved 2022-02-07..
- ^ "MVP Reistad leads EHF EURO 2022 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Cléopatre Darleux, 2e du Championne des championnes 2021 France : l'année de toutes les émotions". L'Équipe. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Décret portant nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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