Amandine Leynaud

Amandine Leynaud
Leynaud in 2015
Personal information
Full name Amandine Suzanne
Monique Leynaud
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38)
Aubenas, France
Nationality French
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Years Team
2000–2003
Aubenas Handball
2003–2004
Bourg-de-Péage
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2012
Metz Handball
2012–2013
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2013–2018
ŽRK Vardar
2018–2022
Győri ETO KC
2023
Győri ETO KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2021
France 254 (3)
Teams managed
2020–2022
Győri ETO KC (player-goalkeeping coach)
2022
Bourg-de-Péage (goalkeeping coach)
2022–
France (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2009 China
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 France
Silver medal – second place 2020 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sweden

Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud (born 2 May 1986) is a former French professional handball player.[1][2] She is openly lesbian and she and her wife Annabelle are parents to Marcel and Mila.[3] She is currently the goalkeeping coach of the French national handball team.

  1. ^ "Amandine Leynaud". Euro Handball. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ archyde (29 November 2019). "Hand: "Two moms who love each other, where is the problem," says Amandine Leynaud". Archyde. Retrieved 3 August 2021.