Céline Dumerc

Céline Dumerc
	Dumerc in 2014
Personal information
Born	9 July 1982 (age 44); Tarbes, France
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	136 lb (62 kg)
Position	Point guard
Number	9
Career history
1997–2000	CFBB
2000–2003	Tarbes GB
2003–2009	Bourges
2009–2011	UMMC
2011–2016	Bourges
2014	Atlanta Dream
2016–2023	Basket Landes
Career highlights
	FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year (2012); French player of the year (2017);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	FIBA Hall of Fame
Representing France
Summer Olympics
EuroBasket Women

Céline Dumerc (born 9 July 1982) is a French former professional basketball player. She was named the FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year in 2012, and the French player of the year in 2017.

National team career

Dumerc was the captain of the senior women's French national team. She was France's leading scorer at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal.

2× French Women's League Best Young Player: (2001, 2002)
French Women's Federation Cup Best Player: (2007)
2× French Women's League Best French Player: (2008, 2014)
3× EuroBasket Women All-Tournament Team: (2009, 2013, 2015)
FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year: (2012)
La Gazzetta dello Sport's European Female Player of the Year: (2012)
French National Order of Merit: (2012)
Radio France's French Sportsman of the Year (2012)
Robert Busnel Medal (highest distinction of the French Basketball Federation): (2013)
French player of the year: (2017)
French Women's League Best Five Players 1998-2018: (2018)

She is openly lesbian and was among the six French LGBT athletes featured in the documentary We Need to Talk.

↑ "French basketball star Céline Dumerc announces retirement". 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
↑ Profile in FIBA Europe.com
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Céline Dumerc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
↑ Atlanta Dream signs French star Céline Dumerc.
↑ Buzinski, Jim (21 June 2021). "6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride". Outsports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.