France men's national handball team

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Information
Nickname1992: les Bronzés
1993–1996: les Barjots
2001–2008: les Costauds
2008–2017: les Experts
AssociationFrench Handball Federation
CoachGuillaume Gille
Assistant coachÉrick Mathé
CaptainLuka Karabatic
Most capsJackson Richardson (417)
Most goalsJérôme Fernandez (1,463)
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances9 (First in 1992)
Best resultGold 1st (2008, 2012, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances24 (First in 1954)
Best resultGold 1st (1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1994)
Best resultGold 1st (2006, 2010, 2014, 2024)
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France men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1995 Iceland
Gold medal – first place 2001 France
Gold medal – first place 2009 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qatar
Gold medal – first place 2017 France
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2023 Poland/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tunisia
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 2010 Austria
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia
Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tunis
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara

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 European Champions.