France women's national handball team

France women's national handball team at the Copper Box Arena before a game against Sweden at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The team back in 2016 at the Future Arena before a game against Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

• 2000 – 6th
• 2004 – 4th
• 2008 – 5th
• 2012 – 5th
• 2016 – 2nd
• 2020 – Qualified
• 2024 – Qualified

• 1986 – 15th
• 1990 – 14th
• 1997 – 10th
• 1999 – 2nd
• 2001 – 5th
• 2003 – Winner
• 2005 – 12th
• 2007 – 5th
• 2009 – 2nd
• 2011 – 2nd
• 2013 – 6th
• 2015 – 7th
• 2017 – Winner
• 2019 – 13th

• 2000 – 5th
• 2002 – 3rd
• 2004 – 11th
• 2006 – 3rd
• 2008 – 14th
• 2010 – 5th
• 2012 – 9th
• 2014 – 5th
• 2016 – 3rd
• 2018 – Winner
• 2020 – Qualified

• 1987 Mediterranean Games – 2nd
• 1989 Carpathian Trophy – 3rd
• 1991 Mediterranean Games – 2nd
• 1993 Mediterranean Games – 2nd
• 1997 Mediterranean Games – Winner
• 2001 Mediterranean Games – Winner
• 2005 Mediterranean Games – 4th
• 2009 Mediterranean Games – Winner
• 2002 Møbelringen Cup – 3rd
• 2004 Møbelringen Cup – 2nd
• 2006 Møbelringen Cup – 3rd
• 2012 Møbelringen Cup – Winner
• 2014 Møbelringen Cup – 3rd
• 2016 Møbelringen Cup – 4th
• 2018 Møbelringen Cup – 2nd
• GF World Cup '07 – 2nd
• GF World Cup '08 – 3rd
• GF World Cup '10 – 3rd
• GF World Cup '11 – 3rd
• 2014–15 Golden League – 2nd

Squad for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 CB Méline Nocandy (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 1.74 m 14 30 Metz Handball 4 RW Pauline Coatanea (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 1.74 m 34 47 Brest Bretagne Handball 5 RB Camille Ayglon (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 1.80 m 268 550 Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball 6 LW Chloé Bouquet (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 1.65 m 12 34 ESBF Besançon 7 CB Allison Pineau (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 1.81 m 247 605 Paris 92 9 P Astride N'Gouan (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 1.87 m 46 45 Brest Bretagne Handball 10 CB Grâce Zaadi (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 1.71 m 115 168 Metz Handball 12 GK Amandine Leynaud (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 1.78 m 235 3 Győri Audi ETO KC 13 LW Manon Houette (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 1.68 m 104 248 Metz Handball 19 RB Océane Sercien-Ugolin (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 1.83 m 17 8 Paris 92 20 RB Laura Flippes (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 1.71 m 65 113 Metz Handball 21 LB Orlane Kanor (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 1.79 m 41 71 Metz Handball 22 LB Tamara Horacek (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 1.78 m 23 11 Paris 92 24 P Béatrice Edwige (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 1.82 m 103 70 Győri Audi ETO KC 26 P Pauletta Foppa (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 1.70 m 17 15 Brest Bretagne Handball 27 CB Estelle Nze Minko (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 1.78 m 113 242 Győri Audi ETO KC 29 LB Gnonsiane Niombla (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 1.72 m 108 233 Siófok KC 64 LB Alexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 1.77 m 238 785 Fleury Loiret HB 94 GK Catherine Gabriel (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 1.72 m 16 0 Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball

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

MVP

• Valérie Nicolas (goalkeeper), 2003 World Championship

All-Star Team

• Nodjialem Myaro (centre back), 1999 World Championship
• Stéphanie Cano (right wing), 2002 European Championship
• Valérie Nicolas (goalkeeper), 2003 World Championship, 2007 World Championship
• Isabelle Wendling (line player), 2003 World Championship
• Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland (centre back), 2004 Summer Olympics
• Mariama Signaté (left back), 2009 World Championship
• Allison Pineau (centre back), 2009 World Championship, 2011 World Championship, 2016 Summer Olympics
• Alexandra Lacrabere (right back), 2016 Summer Olympics
• Béatrice Edwige (defender), 2016 European Championship
• Grâce Zaadi (centre back), 2017 World Championship
• Siraba Dembélé (left wing), 2017 World Championship
• Amandine Leynaud (goalkeeper), 2018 European Championship

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.