Myriam Korfanty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Myriam Borg in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Myriam Borg-Korfanty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Pessac, France | 18 October 1978 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997-2008 | France | 165 | (261) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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