# France women's national handball team

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
### Olympic Games

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

### World Championship

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1957 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1962 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1965 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1971 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1973 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1975 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1978 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | 15th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 121 | −32 |
| 1990 | 14th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 137 | −23 |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | 10th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 125 | +35 |
| 1999 | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 213 | 178 | +35 |
| 2001 | 5th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 207 | +39 |
| 2003 | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 224 | +58 |
| 2005 | 12th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 212 | 199 | +13 |
| 2007 | 5th | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 287 | 251 | +36 |
| 2009 | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 258 | 219 | +39 |
| 2011 | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 268 | 204 | +64 |
| 2013 | 6th | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 121 | +52 |
| 2015 | 7th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 194 | +33 |
| 2017 | 1st | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 189 | +47 |
| 2019 | 13th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 138 | +53 |
| 2021 | 2nd | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 197 | +43 |
| 2023 | 1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 228 | +62 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 16/28 | 133 | 92 | 3 | 38 | 3486 | 2932 | +554 |

### European Championship

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 125 | +25 |
| 2002 | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 191 | −2 |
| 2004 | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 153 | 177 | −24 |
| 2006 | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 196 | +7 |
| 2008 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 83 | −9 |
| 2010 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 153 | +15 |
| 2012 | 9th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 131 | +9 |
| 2014 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 150 | +18 |
| 2016 | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 164 | +19 |
| 2018 | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 217 | 181 | +36 |
| 2020 | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 179 | +30 |
| 2022 | 4th | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 177 | +45 |
| 2024 | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 255 | 211 | +44 |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 13/18 | 92 | 59 | 3 | 30 | 2331 | 2118 | +213 |

### Other tournaments

* 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

## Team
### Current squad

The 20 player squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Sébastien Gardillou
Caps and goals as of 15 December 2024.
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Laura Glauser
* (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 31)
* 1.80 m
* 144
* 3
* Ferencvárosi TC
* 3
* RW
* Alicia Toublanc
* (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)
* 1.69 m
* 64
* 176
* SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
* 4
* RW
* Pauline Coatanea
* (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31)
* 1.65 m
* 81
* 141
* Brest Bretagne Handball
* 5
* LB
* Clarisse Mairot
* (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 24)
* 1.70 m
* 9
* 6
* Brest Bretagne Handball
* 6
* LW
* Chloé Valentini
* (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)
* 1.65 m
* 109
* 328
* Metz Handball
* 8
* LW
* Coralie Lassource
* (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 32)
* 1.67 m
* 110
* 180
* Brest Bretagne Handball
* 10
* CB
* Grâce Zaadi
* (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31)
* 1.71 m
* 202
* 403
* CSM București
* 12
* GK
* Floriane André
* (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.84 m
* 18
* 2
* Brest Bretagne Handball
* 20
* RB
* Laura Flippes
* (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 30)
* 1.71 m
* 152
* 299
* Metz Handball
* 21
* LB
* Orlane Kanor
* (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)
* 1.74 m
* 110
* 235
* Ferencvárosi TC
* 22
* CB
* Tamara Horacek
* (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29)
* 1.78 m
* 106
* 217
* RK Krim
* 23
* RB
* Déborah Lassource
* (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25)
* 1.72 m
* 43
* 37
* Borussia Dortmund Handball
* 26
* P
* Pauletta Foppa
* (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 24)
* 1.77 m
* 107
* 275
* Brest Bretagne Handball
* 27
* LB
* Estelle Nze Minko (c)
* (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 33)
* 1.78 m
* 208
* 517
* Győri ETO KC
* 29
* P
* Oriane Ondono
* (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)
* 1.80 m
* 45
* 44
* Brest Bretagne Handball
* 31
* RW
* Lucie Granier
* (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)
* 1.67 m
* 64
* 131
* Metz Handball
* 32
* P
* Sarah Bouktit
* (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 (age 22)
* 1.79 m
* 43
* 67
* Metz Handball
* 34
* RB
* Léna Grandveau
* (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 22)
* 1.70 m
* 45
* 64
* Metz Handball
* 86
* LW
* Marine Dupuis
* (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)
* 1.67 m
* 5
* 5
* OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball
* 99
* GK
* Hatadou Sako
* (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29)
* 1.74 m
* 38
* 0
* Győri ETO KC

### Coaching staff

| Role | Name | Start year |
| Head coach | Sébastien Gardillou | 2024 |
| Assistant coach | David Burgin | 2024 |
| Goalkeeping coach | Amandine Leynaud | 2022 |

### 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 (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 (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
### Head coach history

| Period | Coach |
| 1991–1997 | Carole Martin |
| 1998–2013; 2016–2024 | Olivier Krumbholz |
| 2013–2016 | Alain Portes |
| 2024–present | Sébastien Gardillou |