Méline Nocandy (born 25 February 1998) is a French female

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 ...

er for

Paris 92 Paris 92 is a French handball club from Paris. The professional women's handball team is the most successful French handball. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2010. The club was previously named Issy ...

and the French national team. She represented France at the

2019 World Women's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019. The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final. ...

Achievements

Club

International

* EHF Champions League: ** Bronze'':'' 2022 (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 ...

) ** 4th place: 2019 (with

)

Domestic

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(''Division 1 Féminine''): ** Winner : 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 (with

) ** Tied 1st: 2020 (with

) ** Runner up: 2021 (with

) * French Division 3 (''Championnat de France de Nationale 1''): ** Winner : 2015 (with Zayan LA ; youth team) *

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(''Coupe de France''): ** Winner : 2017, 2019 and 2022 (with

) ** Runner up: 2023 (with

)

National team

Senior

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: * European Championship: **

Youth

* U-19 European Handball Championship: **

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Awards and recognition

Individual

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** Hope of the Season: 2018-2019

State and civic honours

* 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

* 1998 births Living people French female handball players Guadeloupean female handball players People from Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe Black French sportspeople French people of Guadeloupean descent Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in handball Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic handball players for France {{France-handball-bio-stub