Denis Lathoud

{{short description|French handball player (1966–2025)}}

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{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Denis Lathoud

| image = Denis Lathoud 20150426.jpg

| caption = Lathoud (2015)

| fullname =

| nationality = French

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|1|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lyon, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|6|22|1966|1|13|df=y}}

| death_place =

| height = 198 cm

| position = Left back

| nickname =

| currentclub =

| youthclubs1 = Rhodia Club Handball

| years1 = 1984–1992

| clubs1 = Vénissieux Handball

| years2 = 1992–1994

| clubs2 = USAM Nîmes

| years3 = 1994–1997

| clubs3 = PSG-Asnières

| years4 = 1997–1998

| clubs4 = US Ivry

| years5 = 1998–1999

| clubs5 = Marseille OM 13 CR

| years6 = 1999–2000

| clubs6 = HBC Villefranche

| years7 = 2000

| clubs7 = Al Sadd

| years8 = 2000–2001

| clubs8 = SSV Forst Brixen

| years9 = 2001–2005

| clubs9 = SMV Porte Normande

| nationalyears1 = 1987–1996

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 164

| nationalgoals1 = 463

| title =

| titleyears =

| titleplace =

| manageryears1 = 2002–2005

| managerclubs1 = SMV Porte Normande

| manageryears2 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs2 = CAPO Limoges

| manageryears3 = 2006–2014

| managerclubs3 = Dijon Bourgogne HB

| manageryears4 = 2015–2017

| managerclubs4 = ES Tunis

| manageryears5 = 2019–2022

| managerclubs5 = Strasbourg Eurométropole Handball

| manageryears6 = 2023–2025

| managerclubs6 = US La Crau

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Competition | Olympics}}

{{Medal|Bronze| 1992 Barcelona|}}

{{Medal|Competition | World Championship}}

{{Medal|Silver| 1993 Sweden| }}

{{Medal|Gold| 1995 Iceland| }}

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Denis Lathoud (13 January 1966 – 22 June 2025) was a French handball player and coach, who as a player won the 1995 World Championship; the first ever French gold medals at a major international tournament. He also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

In 1992, he was a member of the French handball team which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches and scored 25 goals.

Four years later, he finished fourth with the French team in the 1996 Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored 15 goals.

With USAM Nîmes, he won the French Championship twice.

In December 2002, he became the player-coach at SMV Porte Normande.{{cite web|url=http://dbsupporters.free.fr/BPa36.htm |website=dbsupporters.free.fr |title=Lathoud retrouve Vernon|date=11 January 2008|accessdate=22 May 2014|language=fr}} In the 2005-06 season, he coached CAPO Limoges. From 2006 to 2014, he was the coach at Dijon Bourgogne HB.{{cite web|url=http://handnews.fr/2014/lnh-denis-lathoud-nentraine-plus-dijon/ |publisher=handnews.fr |title=Denis Lathoud écarté|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=22 May 2014|language=fr}}

Lathoud died of blood cancer on 22 June 2025, at the age of 59. {{cite web |title=Joueur emblématique des Barjots, Denis Lathoud est mort à l'âge de 59 ans |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Handball/Actualites/Joueur-emblematique-des-barjots-denis-lathoud-est-mort-a-l-age-de-59-ans/1572078 |website=L’Équipe |access-date=22 June 2025}}