Myriam Korfanty

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Myriam Korfanty
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Myriam Borg in 2014
Personal information
Full name Myriam Borg-Korfanty
Born (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46) [1]
Pessac, France
Nationality French
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current clubRetired
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1986-2000
US Mios
2000-2003
Mérignac Handball
2003-2012
US Mios-Biganos
2012-2013
CA Béglais
2014-2015
US Mios-Biganos-Bègles
2016-2019
US Mios-Biganos
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997-2008
France 165 (261)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Croatia Team
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Denmark Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Tunis Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 March 2023

Myriam Korfanty (born 18 October 1978), also known as Myriam Borg [2] or Myriam Borg-Korfanty, [3] is a French team handball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the French team placed sixth. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where France placed fourth. [1]

She retired in 2019 after having played for US Mios-Biganos in the third highest tier since 2016. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Myriam Korfanty". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. "Myriam Borg". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. "L'ultime révérence de Myriam Borg-Korfanty" [Myriam Borg-Korfanty's final bow]. Handzone.net (in French). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. "N1F : l'ultime révérence de Myriam Borg-Korfanty" (in French). handzone.net. Retrieved 2 January 2025.