France men's national handball team
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice (the Danish women's team also held all three in 1997), and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of January 2024, they are the defending Olympic and European Champions.
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | 1992: les Bronzés 1993–1996: les Barjots 2001–2008: les Costauds 2008–2017: les Experts | ||
| Association | French Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Guillaume Gille | ||
| Assistant coach | Érick Mathé Olivier Maurelli | ||
| Captain | Luka Karabatic | ||
| Most caps | Jackson Richardson (417) | ||
| Most goals | Jérôme Fernandez (1,463) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1992) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2008, 2012, 2020) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 24 (First in 1954) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2006, 2010, 2014, 2024) | ||
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2008 Beijing | Team | |
| 2012 London | Team | |
| 2020 Tokyo | Team | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team | |
| 1992 Barcelona | Team | |
| World Championship | ||
| 1995 Iceland | ||
| 2001 France | ||
| 2009 Croatia | ||
| 2011 Sweden | ||
| 2015 Qatar | ||
| 2017 France | ||
| 1993 Sweden | ||
| 2023 Poland/Sweden | ||
| 1997 Japan | ||
| 2003 Portugal | ||
| 2005 Tunisia | ||
| 2019 Germany/Denmark | ||
| European Championship | ||
| 2006 Switzerland | ||
| 2010 Austria | ||
| 2014 Denmark | ||
| 2024 Germany | ||
| 2008 Norway | ||
| 2018 Croatia | ||
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 1987 Latakia | ||
| 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon | ||
| 2001 Tunis | ||
| 2009 Pescara | ||
France's men handball team is widely regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport.
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