Cléopatre Darleux

Cléopatre Darleux (French pronunciation: [kleɔpatʁ daʁlø]; born 1 July 1989) is a French handball goalkeeper for Metz Handball and the French national team.

[1][2] She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic title in the history of France's national team.

She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where France finished in fifth place.

[3] Darleux also became World Champion in 2017[4] and won three silver medals, at the 2009, 2011 and 2021 World Women's Handball Championships.

Runner-up at the 2020 European Championship, she was awarded Best Goalkeeper at the 2022 edition.