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France women's national handball team

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France France
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Information
NicknameLes Bleues (The Blues)
AssociationFrench Handball Federation
CoachSébastien Gardillou
CaptainEstelle Nze Minko
Most capsIsabelle Wendling (338)
Most goalsVéronique Pecqueux-Rolland (898)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
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Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold 1st (2020)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1986)
Best resultGold 1st (2003, 2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold 1st (2018)
Last updated on Unknown.
France women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany
Gold medal – first place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1999 Denmark/Norway
Silver medal – second place 2009 China
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 France
Silver medal – second place 2020 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sweden

The France women's national handball team is the national team of France. It is governed by the French Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Games Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Canada 1976 Montreal did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney 6th 7 3 0 4 180 177 +3
Greece 2004 Athens 4th 7 3 0 4 179 182 −3
China 2008 Beijing 5th 8 4 0 4 219 217 +2
United Kingdom 2012 London 5th 6 4 1 1 147 126 +21
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Silver 8 6 0 2 188 164 +24
Japan 2020 Tokyo Gold 8 5 1 2 230 209 +21
France 2024 Paris Silver 8 7 0 1 237 204 +33
United States 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Total 6/12 52 32 2 18 1380 1280 +100

World Championship

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Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 did not qualify
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 1975
Czechoslovakia 1978
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986 15th 6 1 0 5 89 121 −32
South Korea 1990 14th 6 2 0 4 114 137 −23
Norway 1993 did not qualify
AustriaHungary 1995
Germany 1997 10th 6 3 0 3 160 125 +35
DenmarkNorway 1999 2nd 9 7 0 2 213 178 +35
Italy 2001 5th 9 7 0 2 246 207 +39
Croatia 2003 1st 10 9 0 1 282 224 +58
Russia 2005 12th 8 3 0 5 212 199 +13
France 2007 5th 10 7 0 3 287 251 +36
China 2009 2nd 10 7 0 3 258 219 +39
Brazil 2011 2nd 9 7 0 2 268 204 +64
Serbia 2013 6th 7 6 0 1 173 121 +52
Denmark 2015 7th 9 5 1 3 227 194 +33
Germany 2017 1st 9 7 1 1 236 189 +47
Japan 2019 13th 7 4 1 2 191 138 +53
Spain 2021 2nd 9 8 0 1 240 197 +43
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 1st 9 9 0 0 290 228 +62
GermanyNetherlands 2025 Qualified
Hungary 2027 TBD
Spain 2029
Czech RepublicPoland 2031
Total 16/28 133 92 3 38 3486 2932 +554

European Championship

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Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Germany 1994 did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998
Romania 2000 5th 6 4 0 2 150 125 +25
Denmark 2002 3rd 8 5 0 3 189 191 −2
Hungary 2004 11th 6 1 0 5 153 177 −24
Sweden 2006 3rd 8 5 0 3 203 196 +7
North Macedonia 2008 14th 3 0 0 3 74 83 −9
DenmarkNorway 2010 5th 7 5 0 2 168 153 +15
Serbia 2012 9th 6 3 0 3 140 131 +9
HungaryCroatia 2014 5th 7 5 1 1 168 150 +18
Sweden 2016 3rd 8 6 0 2 183 164 +19
France 2018 1st 8 6 1 1 217 181 +36
DenmarkNorway 2020 2nd 8 6 1 1 209 179 +30
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 4th 8 6 0 2 222 177 +45
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 13/18 83 52 3 28 2076 1907 +169

Other tournaments

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Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 21-player squad was announced on 17 May 2024.[1] The final squad was announced on 8 July 2024.[2] On 29 July, Grâce Zaadi and Cléopatre Darleux replaced Méline Nocandy and Hatadou Sako and on 31 July, Oriane Ondono replaced Sarah Bouktit.[3]

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz[4]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Laura Glauser (1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 30) 1.80 m 124 1 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
2 CB Méline Nocandy (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 26) 1.73 m 74 143 France Brest Bretagne Handball
3 RW Alicia Toublanc (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 28) 1.69 m 50 156 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
6 LW Chloé Valentini (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 29) 1.65 m 90 258 France Metz Handball
8 LW Coralie Lassource (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 31) 1.67 m 92 164 France Brest Bretagne Handball
10 CB Grâce Zaadi (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 31) 1.71 m 184 364 Romania CSM București
16 GK Cléopatre Darleux (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 34) 1.76 m 200 5 Unknown
20 RB Laura Flippes (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 29) 1.71 m 133 265 France Metz Handball
21 LB Orlane Kanor (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (aged 27) 1.74 m 90 189 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
22 CB Tamara Horacek (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 28) 1.78 m 87 161 Slovenia RK Krim
26 P Pauletta Foppa (2000-12-22)22 December 2000 (aged 23) 1.77 m 88 224 France Brest Bretagne Handball
27 LB Estelle Nze Minko (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 32) 1.78 m 187 454 Hungary Győri ETO KC
29 P Oriane Ondono (1996-04-14)14 April 1996 (aged 28) 1.80 m 29 31 France Brest Bretagne Handball
31 RW Lucie Granier (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 25) 1.67 m 46 101 France Metz Handball
32 P Sarah Bouktit (2002-08-27)27 August 2002 (aged 21) 1.79 m 26 54 France Metz Handball
34 CB Léna Grandveau (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 21) 1.70 m 25 43 France Neptunes de Nantes
99 GK Hatadou Sako (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 28) 1.74 m 21 0 Hungary Győri ETO KC

Coaching staff

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Role Name Start year
Head coach France Olivier Krumbholz 2016
Assistant coach France Sébastien Gardillou 2016
Goalkeeping coach France Amandine Leynaud 2022
Technical director France Philippe Bana 1999

Notable players

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Several French players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

MVP
All-Star Team

Individual all-time records

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  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played

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Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

Joueuse Matches Goals Period
Isabelle Wendling 338 543 1993–2008
Siraba Dembélé 291 848 2006–2021
Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland 289 898 1993–2008
Allison Pineau 273 696 2007–
Camille Ayglon 270 550 2007–2021
Alexandra Lacrabère 256 833 2006–2021
Amandine Leynaud 254 3 2005–2021
Raphaëlle Tervel 249 372 1998–2012
Valérie Nicolas 245 ? 1995–2008
Stéphanie Cano 231 462 1993–2008
Nina Kamto Njitam 214 401 2002–2016
Carole Martin 208 ? 1972–1987
Paule Baudouin 197 605 2004–2015
Sophie Herbrecht 193 569 2001–2012
Cléopâtre Darleux 193 5 2008–
Leila Lejeune 183 763 1995–2004
Florence Sauval 183 ? 1985–1997
Sandrine Delerce 168 381 1994–2004
Myriam Borg-Korfanty 165 261 1997–2008
Grâce Zaadi 159 316 2013–
Estelle Nze Minko 157 362 2013–
Stéphanie Ludwig 153 320 1995-?
Béatrice Edwige 151 113 2013–
Nodjialem Myaro 150 499 1996–?
Mariama Signaté 147 424 2004–2015
Stéphanie Moreau 143 230 1992–2003
Catherine Pibarot 119 ? 1990–?
Blandine Dancette 115 147 2009–2021
Audrey Deroin 112 172 2008–2015
Gnonsiane Niombla 108 233 2013–2019
Estelle Vogein 105 151 1993–2006
Claudine Mendy 102 203 2009–2016
Amélie Goudjo 101 123 2005–2014

Head coach history

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Period Coach
1991–1997 France Carole Martin
1998–2013; 2016–present France Olivier Krumbholz
2013–2016 France Alain Portes

References

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  1. ^ "EDFF – Vingt-et-une joueuses pour la préparation des Jeux Olympiques". ffhandball.fr (in French). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "EDF – Annonce des listes olympiques". ffhandball.fr (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 - Player replacements". IHF. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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