Béatrice Edwige
Béatrice Edwige (2015) |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | 3rd October 1988 |
| place of birth | |
| citizenship |
 French
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| height | 1.82 m |
| Playing position | Circular rotor |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Győri ETO KC |
| Jersey number | 2 |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2004-2009 |
HBC Celles-sur-Belle
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| 2009-2014 |
Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
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| 2014-2016 |
OGC Nice
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| 2016-2019 |
Metz handball
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| 2019– |
 Győri ETO KC
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| National team | |
| Debut on | 1st June 2013 |
| against |
 Croatia
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| Games (goals) | |
|
France
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95 (58) |
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As of November 30, 2019 |
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Béatrice Edwige (born October 3, 1988 ) is a French handball player who belongs to the squad of the French national team.
Career
Béatrice Edwige came to France from French Guiana at the age of eleven . Here she played for HBC Celles-sur-Belle from 2004 to 2009. Then the cyclist moved to the first division club Cercle Dijon Bourgogne . When Dijon relegated in 2013, she remained loyal to the club despite the release clause. From summer 2014 she was under contract with OGC Nice . From the 2016/17 season Edwige played for the French first division team Metz Handball . With Metz, she won the French championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and the French cup in 2017 and 2019. In the summer of 2019 she moved to the Hungarian club Győri ETO KC .
Edwige made her international debut for the French national team on June 1, 2013 in a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup . Their first major tournament with the French selection was the 2015 World Cup . She won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . At the end of 2016, Edwige won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships . In addition, she was voted the best defender of the tournament. A year later Edwige won the world title in Germany . At the European Championships in 2018 , she won the gold medal in her own country.
Edwige was made a Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2016 .
Web links
- Béatrice Edwige in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Béatrice Edwige in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ ff-handball.org: Qualification Mondial 2013 , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ eurohandball.com: 2013 Women's World Championship , accessed October 5, 2018
- ↑ japanhandball2019.com: フ ラ ン ス , accessed November 30, 2019
- ↑ lanouvellerepublique.fr: On se méfie du traquenard , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ dijon-sportnews.fr: Béatrice Edwige quitte le Cercle Dijon Bourgogne , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ handlfh.org: Officiel. Béatrice Edwige reste à Dijon , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr: L'OGC Nice handball recrute la gardienne de l'équipe de France , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ handball-world.news: Metz with a well-known new addition - club icon ends career , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ lunion.fr: Hand: Béatrice Edwige (Metz) signe au club hongrois de Györ , accessed on February 12, 2019
- ↑ ihf.info: Cumulative Statistics , accessed October 5, 2018
- ↑ handball-world.news: Denmark turns up after a false start, but France takes bronze , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ handball-world.news: EM statistics: Naidzinavicius wins defense ranking, Woltering top at seven meters , accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ handball-world.news: World Champion! France dethrones the defending champions , accessed October 5, 2018
- ↑ handball-planet.com: French girls take European crown for the first time! , accessed December 17, 2018
- ↑ legifrance.gouv.fr: Décret du 30 November 2016 portant promotion et nomination , accessed on 5 October 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Edwige, Béatrice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1988 |