- Didier Dinart
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Didier Dinart Personal information Full name Didier Dinart Born January 18, 1977
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West IndiesNationality 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
1999-2003French Champion (DIM)
French CupMontpellier
MontpellierMedal recordMen'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
Awards Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- French handball players
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic handball players of France
- Guadeloupean handball players
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- Liga ASOBAL players
- BM Ciudad Real handball players
- Montpellier Agglomération Handball players
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Guadeloupe stubs
- French handball biography stubs
- French sportspeople stubs
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