Cléopatre Darleux (; born 1 July 1989) is a French

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

goalkeeper for

Brest Bretagne Handball Brest Bretagne Handball, also knows as BBH, is a French professional handball club from Brest, Brittany. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2016 and the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League. In the ...

and the French national team. She won the gold medal at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, the first Olympic title in the history of France's national team. She also competed in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where France finished in fifth place. Darleux also became World Champion in 2017 and won three silver medals, at the

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and

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World Women's Handball Championships. Runner-up at the

2020 European Championship The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...

, she was awarded Best Goalkeeper at the 2022 edition.

Achievements

Club

International * EHF Champions League ** Finalist:

(with

) * EHF Cup Winners' Cup ** Winner: 2014 (with

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball sin ...

) Domestic * French league: ** Winner: 2011 (with

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

), 2012 (with Arvor 29) and 2021 (with

) ** Runner up: 2017, 2018 and 2022 (with

) ** Tied 1st: 2020 (with

) *

French Cup The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professiona ...

(''Coupe de France''): ** Winner: 2010 (with

), 2018 and 2021 (with

) * French Women's League Cup Championship (''Coupe de la Ligue''): ** Winner: 2010 and 2011 (with

), 2012 (with Arvor 29) ** Runner up: 2016 (with

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. ...

) * Danish league (''Damehåndboldligaen''): ** Winner: 2014 (with

) *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

: ** Winner: 2013 (with

)

National team

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: 5th **

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

: *

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: **

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: 6th **

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: **

: * European Championship **

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: 14th **

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: 5th **

: 9th **

: **

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: 4th * Other senior competitions ** at the Mediterranean Games in 2009 ** at the in ** at the in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2017 * Junior competitions ** at the

European Women's U-17 Handball Championship The European Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women handball national teams in Europe, managed by the European Handball Federation. It takes place every two years. Since the 2005 edition, the championship rec ...

in 2005 ** 4th at the

IHF Women's Youth World Championship The IHF Women's Youth World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even years. Tourna ...

(U18) in 2006 ** 5th at the

European Women's U-19 Handball Championship The European Women's U-19 European Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Europe. Organized by the European Handball Federation, it takes place every two years. The competition received its c ...

in 2007 ** 7th at the

IHF Women's Junior World Championship The IHF Women's Junior World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under-20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in even years. Tournaments ...

(U20) in 2008

Individual awards

French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...

MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

/ Best player: 2018 ** Best Goalkeeper (2): 2012 and 2018. ** Player of the month (6): March 2016, October 2016, April 2017, March 2018, September 2018, January 2022 * European Championship ** Best Goalkeeper:

* Other: ** 2nd biggest champion of the year selected by

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in 2021

Honors

* Inducted into the

Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

with the rank of Chevalier: 2021

References

External links

* 1989 births Living people French female handball players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Viborg HK players Olympic handball players for France Sportspeople from Mulhouse French expatriate handball players French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in handball Olympic gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 21st-century French sportswomen {{France-handball-bio-stub