France women's national handball team

France
Information
Association	Fédération Française de Handball
Coach	Olivier Krumbholz
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2000)
Best result	4th, 2004
World Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1986)
Best result	1st, 2003
European Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 2000)
Best result	3rd, 2002, 2006
Infobox last updated on: 18 December 2009.

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 team handball competitions.

Results

Medal record
Women's handball
World Championship
Gold	2003 Croatia	Team
Silver	1999 Denmark/Norway	Team
Silver	2009 China	Team
Silver	2011 Brazil	Team
European Championship
Bronze	2002 Denmark	Team
Bronze	2006 Sweden	Team

Olympic games

• 2000 : 6th
• 2004 : 4th
• 2008 : 5th

World Championship

• 1999 World Women's Handball Championship : 2nd
• 2001 World Women's Handball Championship : 5th
• 2003 World Women's Handball Championship : 1st
• 2005 World Women's Handball Championship : 12th
• 2007 World Women's Handball Championship : 5th
• 2009 World Women's Handball Championship : 2nd
• 2011 World Women's Handball Championship : 2nd

European Championship

• 2000 European Women's Handball Championship : 5th
• 2002 European Women's Handball Championship : 3rd
• 2004 European Women's Handball Championship : 11th
• 2006 European Women's Handball Championship : 3rd
• 2008 European Women's Handball Championship : 14th
• 2010 European Women's Handball Championship : 5th

Other tournaments

• 1987 Mediterranean Games: 2nd
• 1991 Mediterranean Games: 2nd
• 1993 Mediterranean Games: 2nd
• 1997 Mediterranean Games: 1st
• 2001 Mediterranean Games: 1st
• 2005 Mediterranean Games: 4th
• 2009 Mediterranean Games: 1st
• 2002 Møbelringen Cup: 3rd
• 2004 Møbelringen Cup: 2nd
• 2006 Møbelringen Cup: 3rd
• GF World Cup '07: 2nd
• GF World Cup '08: 3rd
• GF World Cup '10: 3rd
• GF World Cup '11: 3rd

Squad

The squad as of 7 December 2010 for the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship:

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name DoB (Age) Height App. Goals Club 2 P Amélie Goudjo 19 April 1980 (1980-04-19) 1.73 m 44 66 Issy-les-Moulineaux Handball 4 P Nina Kamto Njitam 25 June 1983 (1983-06-25) 1.78 m 106 192 Metz HB 5 RB Camille Ayglon 21 May 1985 (1985-05-21) 1.80 m 83 183 HBC Nimes 6 CB Angélique Spincer 25 June 1984 (1984-06-25) 1.74 m 12 146 Issy-les-Moulineaux Handball 7 CB Allison Pineau 2 May 1989 (1989-05-02) 1.81 m 68 157 Metz HB 8 LB Claudine Mendy 8 January 1990 (1990-01-08) 1.82 m 26 61 Metz HB 10 CB Sophie Herbrecht 13 February 1982 (1982-02-13) 1.74 m 165 542 HBC Nimes 11 LW Delphine Carrat 24 April 1986 (1986-04-24) 1.60 m 0 0 HBC Nimes 12 GK Amandine Leynaud 2 May 1986 (1986-05-02) 1.78 m 77 11 Metz HB 14 LW Marie-Paule Gnabouyou 4 March 1988 (1988-03-04) 1.85 m 0 0 Toulon St-Cyr Var Handball 15 LB Stéphanie Ntsama Akoa 24 January 1984 (1984-01-24) 1.84 m 14 4 Le Havre AC Handball 16 GK Cléopatre Darleux 1 July 1989 (1989-07-01) 1.76 m 39 0 Metz HB 17 LB Siraba Dembele 28 June 1986 (1986-06-28) 1.72 m 80 198 Toulon St-Cyr Var Handball 18 RW Audrey Deroin 6 September 1989 (1989-09-06) 1.74 m 37 46 Toulon St-Cyr Var Handball 22 LW Katty Piejos 21 August 1983 (1983-08-21) 1.63 m 60 115 Metz HB 24 LB Mariama Signate 22 July 1985 (1985-07-22) 1.89 m 77 215 Aalborg DH 64 RB Alexandra Lacrabère 27 April 1987 (1987-04-27) 1.77 m 49 90 Arvor 29

Appearances and goals updated on 7 December 2010.

External links

• French Hand Ball Federation
• Femmes2defis

References

• European Handball Federation
• International Handball Federation