Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland

Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland (born 9 October 1972) is a French former handballer who played for the French national team. She received a gold medal at the 2003 World Championship and a silver medal at the 1999 World Championship. She won the Cup Winners' Cup with ES Besançon in 2003.

Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland
Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1972-10-09) 9 October 1972 (age 52) Voiron, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	–
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1992–1996	CSL Dijon
1996–1999	ES Besançon
1999–2002	Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
2002–2006	ES Besançon
2006–2009	Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2008	France	302	(898)
Medal record World Championship 2003 Croatia Team 1999 Denmark/Norway Team European Championship 2002 Denmark Team 2006 Sweden Team
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2009

Pecqueux-Rolland made her debut with the national team on 12 March 1993. She stopped playing for France after the 2008 Summer Olympics, having scored 898 goals in 302 matches. She retired from handball in April 2009.^[1]

Results

Club

• French Championship: Winner in 1998 and 2003; Runner-up in 2005
• French Cup: Winner in 2003 and 2005; Finalist in 2006 and 2007
• French League Cup: Winner in 2003 and 2004; Finalist in 2006 and 2007^[2]
• Cup Winners' Cup: Winner in 2003

National team

• World Championship: Gold in 2003; Silver in 1999
• European Championship: Bronze in 2002 and 2006

Awards

• Pivot of the All-Star Team at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

References

• "8 - PECQUEUX-ROLLAND Véronique" (in French). French Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

1. "V. Pecqueux-Rolland : le dernier match" (in French). France 3. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
2. "Coupe de la Ligue Féminine" (in French). French Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

External links

• Official site