Cléopatre Darleux (French pronunciation: [kleɔpatʁ daʁlø]; born 1 July 1989) is a French handball goalkeeper for Metz Handball and the French national team.[1][2]

Cléopatre Darleux
Darleux in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cléopatre Darleux Mingam
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 35)
Wittenheim, France
Nationality French
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Metz Handball
Number 16
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–2002
Wittenheim/Ensisheim
2003–2004
Kingersheim
2005–2006
ES Besançon
2007–2009
Issy les Moulineaux
2009–2011
Metz Handball
2011–2012
Arvor 29
2012–2014
Viborg HK
2014–2016
Nice Handball
2016–2024
Brest Bretagne Handball
2024–
Metz Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–
France 200 (5)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2009 China
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara

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

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International

Domestic

National team

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Individual awards

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Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, France" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ "Cleopatre Darleux". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ "Teams Roaster – France" (PDF). XXIII Women's World Championship 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "L'Alsacienne Cléopatre Darleux désignée meilleure gardienne de l'Euro". L'Alsace. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Cléopâtre Darleux élue MVP du Championnat de France 2017-2018". L'Équipe. Retrieved 28 August 2021..
  7. ^ "All-Star LFH - Le palmarès complet de la saison 2017-18". Ligue féminine de handball. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018..
  8. ^ "Mars 2016 : Cléopâtre DARLEUX, joueuse du mois de mars !". Ligue féminine de handball. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  9. ^ "Cléopâtre Darleux élue joueuse du mois d'octobre - Women Sports". 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  10. ^ "La Brestoise, Cléopatre Darleux, meilleure joueuse du mois d'Avril en LFH - autres - handball". newsouest.fr. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  11. ^ "Cléopatre Darleux élue meilleure joueuse du mois de mars". Ouest-France. 12 April 2018..
  12. ^ "Septembre 2018 : Cléopatre DARLEUX, Joueuse du mois !". Ligue féminine de handball. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  13. ^ "Trophée FDJ - Cleopatre Darleux élue meilleure joueuse du mois de janvier". Ligue féminine de handball. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  14. ^ "MVP Reistad leads EHF EURO 2022 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Cléopatre Darleux, 2e du Championne des championnes 2021 France : l'année de toutes les émotions". L'Équipe. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Décret portant nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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