Céline Dumerc (born 9 July 1982) is a French professional

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player. She was named the FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year in 2012, and the French Player of the Year in 2017.

National team career

Dumerc is the captain of the senior women's French national team. She was France's leading scorer at the

2012 London 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 she won the silver medal.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro clubs

*5× French Women's Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014) *3× French Women's Federation Cup Winner: (2006, 2007, 2008) *7× French Women's League Champion: (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021) *Russian Women's Cup Winner: (2010) *2× Russian Women's League Champion: (2010, 2011) *2× French Women's SuperCup Winner: (2014, 2015) *

EuroCup Women The EuroCup Women (officially ''FIBA EuroCup Women'') is the second-level basketball competition with teams from associate members of FIBA Europe. It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup. System of competition As for the EuroLeague Women, the EuroCup had ...

Champion: (

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)

French women's national team

* 2009 EuroBasket Women: * 2011 EuroBasket Women: *

: * 2013 EuroBasket Women: * 2015 EuroBasket Women: * 2017 EuroBasket Women:

Individual

*2× French Women's League Best Young Player: (2001, 2002) *French Women's Federation Cup Best Player: (2007) *2× French Women's League Best French Player: (2008, 2014) *3×

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All-Tournament Team: ( 2009,

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, 2015) * FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year: (2012) * La Gazzetta dello Sport's European Female Player of the Year: (2012) *

French National Order of Merit French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...

: (2012) *

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's French Sportsman of the Year (2012) *

Robert Busnel Robert Busnel (19 September 1914 – 15 March 1991) was a French professional basketball player, coach, and administrator. During his playing career, the 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall Busnel, played at the power forward position. He was made an Officer of ...

Medal (highest distinction of the French Basketball Federation): (2013) * French Player of the Year: (2017) * French Women's League Best Five Players 1998-2018: (2018)

Personal life

She is openly lesbian and was the among the 6 French LGBT athletes featured in the documentary ''We Need to Talk''.

References

External links

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EuroCup Women profileCamp Céline Dumerc
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumerc, Celine French women's basketball players 1982 births Living people Atlanta Dream players Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics French expatriate basketball people in the United States Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of France Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for France Sportspeople from Tarbes Point guards French LGBT sportspeople 21st-century LGBT people