France national handball team

The French men's national handball team represents France in international tournaments in the men's handball.

The French team ( " les experts" ) has existed since the 1940s, at the beginning of the 1990s, she established herself in the world rankings of handball. She won four World Cups (1995, 2001, 2009 and 2011 ), the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012 as well as three European Championships (2006, 2010 and 2014 ).

By winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 European Championships, the team was the first that was title holder in the three largest international competitions simultaneously.

  • 3.1 Known former national player

Participation in international championships

Handball World Cup

  • World Cup 1954: 6th place
  • World Cup 1961: 8th Place
  • World Cup 1970: 12th Place
  • World Cup 1990: 9th place
  • World Cup 1993:
  • World Cup 1995:
  • World Cup 1997:
  • World Cup 1999: 6th place
  • World Cup 2001:
  • World Cup 2003:
  • World Cup 2005:
  • World Cup 2007: 4th place
  • World Cup 2009:
  • World Cup 2011:
  • World Cup 2013: 6th place

European Handball Championship

  • European Championships 1994: 6th place
  • 1996 European Championships: 7th place
  • European Championships 1998: 7th place
  • Euro 2000: 4th place
  • 2002 European Championships: 6th place
  • Euro 2004: 6th place
  • 2006 European Championship:
  • Euro 2008:
  • European Championships 2010:
  • Euro 2012: 11th place
  • European Championships 2014:

Olympic games

  • Olympic Games 1992:
  • Olympic Games 1996: 4th place
  • Olympic Games 2000: 6th place
  • Olympic Games 2004: 5th place
  • Olympic Games 2008:
  • Olympic Games 2012:

Mediterranean Games

  • 2001: 3rd place

Coach

Coach of the team since 2001, Claude Onesta; its predecessor, Daniel Costantini.

Current squad

Shown here is the 16- squad of the Habitats selection at the European Handball Championship 2014. As of January 9, 2014

Well-known former national player

Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1994 European Men's Handball Championship 2006 European Men's Handball Championship 2014 European Men's Handball Championship 1990 World Men's Handball Championship 1993 World Men's Handball Championship 2013 World Men's Handball Championship 1996 European Men's Handball Championship 1998 European Men's Handball Championship 2000 European Men's Handball Championship 2002 European Men's Handball Championship 2004 European Men's Handball Championship 2012 European Men's Handball Championship Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyril Dumoulin Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral Igor Anić Daniel Narcisse Guillaume Joli Samuel Honrubia HSV Hamburg William Accambray Luc Abalo Valentin Porte Bertrand Gille (handballer) Christophe Kempé Bruno Martini (handballer) Germany women's national handball team Croatia women's national handball team Macedonia women's national handball team Montenegro women's national handball team Norway women's national handball team Poland women's national handball team Russia women's national handball team Sweden women's national handball team Serbia women's national handball team Slovenia women's national handball team Spain women's national handball team Czech Republic women's national handball team Ukraine women's national handball team Hungary women's national handball team Great Britain women's national handball team
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