Cédric Burdet (born 15 November 1974 in

Belley Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, ...

, Ain) is a retired French handball player who played most of his career in French handball team Montpellier HB until his retirement in 2009 (with a national championship victory). His career with the national team (from 1997 to 2008) included three Olympic Games, including winning the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he was instrumental to the victory of France against

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in the semi-finals where he scored 5 goals in the first half, and in the final against Iceland, where he scored 4 goals.

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* * * 1974 births Living people People from Belley French male handball players Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Montpellier Handball players Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ain 21st-century French people {{France-handball-bio-stub