France women's national handball team

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

France
Information
NicknameLes Bleus (The Blues)
AssociationFédération Française de Handball
CoachOlivier Krumbholz
Assistant coachSébastien Gardillou
CaptainAmandine Leynaud
Most capsIsabelle Wendling (338)
Most goalsVéronique Pecqueux-Rolland (898)
Ranking#9 (115 points)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 2000)
Best result2nd (2016)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1986)
Best result1st (2003, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances10 (First in 2000)
Best result1st (2018)
Last updated on Unknown.
France women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2003 Croatia
2017 Germany
1999 Denmark/Norway
2009 China
2011 Brazil
European Championship
2018 France
2002 Denmark
2006 Sweden
2016 Sweden

Results

Olympic Games
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.

World Championship

European Championship

Other tournaments

Team

Current squad

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

Coaching staff
RoleNameStart year
Head coach Olivier Krumbholz 2016
Assistant coach Sébastien Gardillou 2018
Technical director Philippe Bana 1999

Notable players

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

MVP
All-Star Team

Individual all-time records
  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

Joueuse Matches Goals Period
Isabelle Wendling3385431993–2008
Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland2898981993–2008
Siraba Dembélé2638052006–
Camille Ayglon2545322007–
Raphaëlle Tervel2493721998–2012
Valérie Nicolas245?1995–2008
Stéphanie Cano2314621993–2008
Allison Pineau2235572007–
Alexandra Lacrabère2177232006–
Amandine Leynaud21722005–
Nina Kamto Njitam2144012002–2016
Carole Martin20891970–?
Paule Baudouin1976052004–?
Sophie Herbrecht1935692001–2012
Leila Lejeune1837631995–2004
Florence Sauval183?1985–1997
Sandrine Delerce1683811994–2004
Myriam Borg-Korfanty1652611997–2008
Cléopâtre Darleux15442008–
Stéphanie Ludwig153320?-?
Nodjialem Myaro1504991996–?
Mariama Signaté1474242004–
Stéphanie Moreau1432301992–2003
Catherine Pibarot11991990–?
Audrey Deroin1121722008–
Estelle Vogein1051511993–2006
Blandine Dancette1031372009–
Claudine Mendy1022032009–
Amélie Goudjo1011232005–2014

Media Coverage

France's matches are currently televised by Canal+ which will last until 2017.

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References
  1. "#EDFF – Le groupe pour le Mondial au Japon". ffhandball.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. 2019 World Women's Handball Championship squad
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