Cédric Burdet (born 15 November 1974 in

Belley Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when i ...

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) is a retired French

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player who played most of his career in French handball team

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until his retirement in 2009 (with a national championship victory). His career with the

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(from 1997 to 2008) included three Olympic Games, including winning the gold medal at the

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, where he was instrumental to the victory of France against

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in the semi-finals where he scored 5 goals in the first half, and in the final against Iceland, where he scored 4 goals.

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