Didier Dinart

Didier Dinart

Personal information
Full name	Didier Dinart
Born	January 18, 1977 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Nationality	French
Height	1.97m
Weight	104 kg
Playing position	pivot
Nickname	La Roca
Club information
Current club	At. Madrid
Number	33
Senior clubs
–1997	Dijon Bourgogne HB
National team
1996-2008	French		231(133)
Title
1998-2003 1999-2003	French Champion (DIM) French Cup		Montpellier Montpellier
Medal record Men's handball Competitor for  France Summer Olympics Gold 2008 Beijing Team competition World Championships Gold 2001 France Team competition Gold 2009 Croatia Team competition Gold 2011 Sweden Team competition Bronze 2003 Portugal Team competition Bronze 2005 Tunisia Team competition European Championships Gold 2006 Switzerland Team competition Gold 2010 Austria Team competition Bronze 2008 Norway Team competition

Didier Dinart (born January 18, 1977 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French handball player, currently playing for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain (where he is partner to, among others, Luc Abalo). Before joining BM Ciudad Real, he played for the current best French club Montpellier HB.

He is a highly skilled defensive player, and is widely regarded as one of the world's best handball defensive players. This effectiveness has granted him the nickname of La Roca (The Rock) in Spain.^{[citation needed]}

He is also one of the most enduring players of the national team: his first appearance on the team was on Dec 20, 1996 against Croatia. He won all three major titles in handball (European championship, world championship, Olympic championship). He has represented France at three Olympic Games, including winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[1]

Honors

• World Cup : 2001, 2009, 2011
• Champions League : 2003, 2006, 2008
• French Championship : 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
• Spanish Championship : 2004
• Spanish Supercup : 2004
• Copa Asobal :
• French Cup : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• EHF Men’s Champions Trophy: 2006

References

1. ^ Olympic results

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Name	Dinart, Didier
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 18, 1977
Place of birth	Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Date of death
Place of death