FLIPPES Laura

Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.71/5'7''

Place of birth: STRASBOURG

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : METZ

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women FRA France	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #06 HUN Hungary 29 FRA France 30	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #12 FRA France 25 ESP Spain 28	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #18 SWE Sweden 28 FRA France 28	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #21 ROC ROC 28 FRA France 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #26 FRA France 29 BRA Brazil 22	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Quarterfinal #32 FRA France 32 NED Netherlands 22	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Semifinal #36 FRA France 29 SWE Sweden 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Gold Medal Match #38 ROC ROC 25 FRA France 30	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2017	Germany
13	Women	2019	Japan

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	France
2	Women	2020	Denmark
3	Women	2016	Sweden

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Olivier Krumbholz [national], FRA

Position style:

Right wing (ffhandball.fr, 28 Feb 2020)

Left (handlfh.org, 18 Dec 2019)

Sporting relatives:

Her mother played handball at club level in France, while her father coached in handball at club level in France. (sportmag.fr, 02 Sep 2019)

2016 for France Against Norway, Friendly Match (ffhandball.fr, 01 Jul 2019)

In 2019 she was sidelined for two weeks with a hip and adductor muscle injury. (handlfh.org, 23 Sep 2019)

She was affected by a problem in her left shoulder during the 2018/19 season. (republicain-lorrain.fr, 12 Jul 2019)

She took up the sport at age four in Strasbourg, France. (hummel.net, 2018)

Her parents were handball coaches and introduced her to the sport. "I went with her [her mother] to the hall where I took the ball and started to play." (hummel.net, 2018; sportmag.fr, 02 Sep 2019)

To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. She also aspires to work in a laboratory following her retirement from sport. (sportmag.fr, 02 Sep 2019)

She was named Best Right Winger of the 2018/19 French Women's Handball Championship. (handlfh.org, 18 Dec 2019; lalsace.fr, 26 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO PARIS
Her contract with Metz Handball ended at the conclusion of the 2019/20 season, after which she signed a contract to join Paris 92 for the 2020/21 season. (handlfh.org, 18 Dec 2019; handnews.fr, 18 Dec 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2019 she began working as an ambassador for 'Hand pour Elles', a project which aims to promote women's handball in France. "My desire is that every girl, teenager or woman could flourish through handball, no matter the level." She has also worked with 'Espoir Sport Haiti' [Sport and Hope for Haiti], a project which aims to provide children in Haiti with sporting equipment and school material. (ffhandball.fr, 01 Jul 2019; Espoir Sport Haiti Facebook page, 09 Apr 2019; centre-handball.com, 01 May 2019; ath-handball.fr, 09 Jan 2020)

SHOOTING LEFT
She initially played handball right-handed despite her left hand being her dominant hand. She made the switch to play left-handed early in her career under the advice of her father. "I began telling myself that I had a gift, and if I could work more on it, it could take me very far. It was my father who told me that lefties were so looked after, and that it would be a nonsense not using this ability." (sportmag.fr, 02 Sep 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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