Cédric Paty (born 25 July 1981 in

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player, who won a gold medal at the

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. Paty started playing handball because his father coached at the local handball club. In 2000 he joined the second tier team

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, where he made his senior debut. After 2 years at Dijon he joined ES Besançon for a season, before he joined HBC Villefranche en Beaujolais. 2004/05 was his first season in the French top division. In 2005 he joined

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, where he played the rest of his career. He retired in after the 2015/16 season..

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1981 births Living people People from Châtillon-sur-Seine French male handball players Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Côte-d'Or Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub