Adrien Dipanda (born 3 May 1988) is a French former handball player. He retired after the 2023/2024 season after 12 seasons Saint-Raphaël.[1] He also featured in the French national team.[2]

Adrien Dipanda
Dipanda in 2016
Personal information
Born (1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 (age 38)
Dijon, France
Nationality French
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2011
Montpellier Handball
2011–2012
CB Ademar León
2012–2024
Saint-Raphaël VHB
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021
France 77 (91)

He also played for Montpellier Handball until 2011, where he won the French Championship four times. In 2011 he joined Spanish side CB Ademar León.[3] A year later he returned to France to join Saint-Raphaël, where he played the rest of his career.[4]

He participated in the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship[5] and 2016 Olympics, where France won silver medals.[6]

He won the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship with the French team.

References

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  1. "Ehemaliger französischer Weltmeister beendet 2024 seine Karriere" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. Adrien Dipanda[permanent dead link]. EHF Profile
  3. "Leon mit Personalwechsel im rechten Rückraum - Di Panda ersetzt Buntic" (in German). handball-world. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  4. "Di Panda verlässt Leon" (in German). handball-world.com. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. "2016 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. Adrien Dipanda Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
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