Didier Dinart is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player, currently playing for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real

BM Ciudad Real

Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real plays in Liga ASOBAL. They won the 2009 EHF Champions League by beating THW Kiel in the final. 67:66 on aggregate.-History:...

 handball team in Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 (where he is partner to, among others, Luc Abalo

Luc Abalo

Luc Abalo is a French handball player. Official player for the national handball team since 2006 and the European championship, he was on the teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the European champion title in 2010 and the World champion title in 2009 and 2011.-References:...

). Before joining BM Ciudad Real

BM Ciudad Real

Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real plays in Liga ASOBAL. They won the 2009 EHF Champions League by beating THW Kiel in the final. 67:66 on aggregate.-History:...

, he played for the current best French club Montpellier HB

Montpellier HB

Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever...

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He is a highly skilled defensive player, and is widely regarded as one of the world's best handball defensive players. This effectiveness has granted him the nickname of La Roca (The Rock) in Spain.

He is also one of the most enduring players of the national team

France national handball team

France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....

: his first appearance on the team was on Dec 20, 1996 against Croatia. He won all three major titles in handball (European championship, world championship, Olympic championship). He has represented France at three Olympic Games, including winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

thumb|left|240px|Gold medalists [[France]] collect their medals on August 24, 2008Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team...

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Honors

• World Cup : 2001, 2009, 2011
• Champions League : 2003, 2006, 2008
• French Championship : 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
• Spanish Championship : 2004
• Spanish Supercup : 2004
• Copa Asobal :
• French Cup : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• EHF Men’s Champions Trophy: 2006