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Diego Simonet

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Diego Simonet
Simonet in 2014
Personal information
Full name Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)
Vicente López, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Montpellier Handball
Number 4
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–
Argentina 90 (458)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
South and Central American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2024 Argentina
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Team

Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes[a] (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team.[1]

He represented Argentina at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden, 2012 London Summer Olympics,[2] 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain and 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. His action defending Argentina brought home six continental championships (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2014).

Two of his brothers, Sebastian and Pablo, defended Argentina at Olympic and World Championship competitions.[3]

Awards and recognition

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Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Simonet and the second or maternal family name is Moldes.

References

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  1. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Diego Simonet". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Diego Simonet Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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