The France women's national handball team is the national team of

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. It is governed by the

French Handball Federation The French Handball Federation () (FFHB) is the national team handball, handball association in France. Founded on 1 September 1941, FFHB organizes handball and beach handball within France and represents France internationally. It sorts under the ...

and takes part in international

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

competitions.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Other tournaments

1987 Mediterranean Games The X Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 1987 Mediterranean Games, were the 10th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Latakia, Syria, from 11 to 25 September 1987. A total of 1,996 athletes from 18 countries participated, of wh ...

– 2nd * 1989 Carpathian Trophy – 3rd *

1991 Mediterranean Games The XI Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1991 Mediterranean Games, were the 11th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 28 June to 12 July 1991, where 2,762 athletes (2,176 men and 586 women) from 18 countries p ...

– 2nd *

1993 Mediterranean Games The XII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1993 Mediterranean Games, were the 12th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, from 16 June to 27 June 1993, where 2,598 athletes (1,994 men and 604 women) fr ...

– 2nd *

1997 Mediterranean Games The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries partici ...

– Winner *

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games (), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2–15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes (1,972 men and 1,019 women) from 23 countries participated. ...

– Winner *

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

– 4th *

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the International Committee of Mediterran ...

– 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

Team

Current squad

The 20 player squad for the

2024 European Women's Handball Championship The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their t ...

. Head coach: Sébastien Gardillou ''Caps and goals as of 15 December 2024.''

Coaching staff

Notable players

Several French players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments. ;MVP * Valérie Nicolas (goalkeeper), 2003 World Championship * Estelle Nze Minko (left back), 2020 European 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 Mariama Camara Signaté (born 22 July 1985 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French handball player. Her playing position is left back. Career Club Signaté's former clubs include Toulon, where she played from 1990 to 2003, Le Havre, of which she was pa ...

(left back), 2009 World Championship * Allison Pineau (centre back), 2009 World Championship, 2011 World Championship, 2016 Summer Olympics * Alexandra Lacrabère (right back), 2016 Summer Olympics *

Béatrice Edwige Béatrice Edwige (born 3 October 1988) is a French handball player who most recently played for Ferencvárosi TC (women's handball), Ferencvárosi TC and used to play for the France women's national handball team, French national team. She compe ...

(defender), 2016 European Championship * Grâce Zaadi (centre back), 2017 World Championship, 2020 Summer Olympics, 2021 World Championship * Siraba Dembélé (left wing), 2017 World Championship * Amandine Leynaud (goalkeeper), 2018 European Championship * Laura Flippes (right wing), 2020 Summer Olympics * Pauletta Foppa (line player), 2020 Summer Olympics, 2021 World Championship, 2022 European Championship, 2024 European Championship (best defender) * Coralie Lassource (left wing), 2021 World Championship * Cléopatre Darleux (goalkeeper), 2022 European Championship * Laura Glauser (goalkeeper), 2023 World Championship, 2024 Summer Olympics * Chloé Valentini (left wing), 2023 World Championship * Estelle Nze Minko (left back), 2023 World Championship, 2024 Summer Olympics * Alicia Toublanc (right wing), 2024 Summer Olympics

Individual all-time records

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only. Last updated: 28 November 2024

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only. Last updated: 15 December 2024

Head coach history

References

External links

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IHF profile
{{Women's Mediterranean Games Handball winners

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Women's national sports teams of France