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Céline Dumerc

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Céline Dumerc
Dumerc in 2014
Personal information
Born (1982-07-09) July 9, 1982 (age 42)
Tarbes, France
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight136 lb (62 kg)
PositionPoint guard
Number9
Career history
1997–2000CFBB
2000–2003Tarbes GB
2003–2009Bourges
2009–2011UMMC
2011–2016Bourges
2014Atlanta Dream
2016–2023Basket Landes
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  France
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2012 London
EuroBasket Women
Gold medal – first place 2009 Latvia
Silver medal – second place 2013 France
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hungary/Romania
Silver medal – second place 2017 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Poland

Céline Dumerc (born 9 July 1982) is a French former professional basketball player.[1] 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

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Dumerc was the captain of the senior women's French national team.[2] She was France's leading scorer at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal.[3]

Awards and accomplishments

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Pro clubs

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  • 5× French Women's Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014)
  • 3× French Women's Federation Cup Winner: (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • French Women's League Champion: (2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021)
  • Russian Women's Cup Winner: (2010)
  • Russian Women's League Champion: (2010, 2011)
  • 2× French Women's SuperCup Winner: (2014, 2015)
  • EuroCup Women Champion: (2016)

French women's national team

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Individual

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Personal life

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She is openly lesbian and was among the six French LGBT athletes featured in the documentary We Need to Talk.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "French basketball star Céline Dumerc announces retirement". 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. ^ Profile in FIBA Europe.com
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Céline Dumerc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  4. ^ Atlanta Dream signs French star Céline Dumerc.
  5. ^ Buzinski, Jim (2021-06-21). "6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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