About the France National Handball Team

The national handball team of France that represents the country during international matches is known as the France National Handball Team. It is under the supervision of the French Handball Federation. France is the current Olympic handball champion and twice a world defending champion. Other handball teams have found it a challenge to match handball France given that the team has such a clean past record. Actually, the men's team is the first to simultaneously hold three titles having a double defending name of their team. Currently, they hold a Euro championship, Olympic championship and a world championship title.

France has been a fierce handball team since the 1990s. Actually, in various Ligue handball (league handball) matches, they have come up as either an undisputed champion or a main challenge to opposing teams. The nickname of the team, Les Bronzes was born after the 1992 summer Olympics, where they won a bronze medal. This was their first nickname.The following year, the team participated in the world championship, playing up to the finals against Russia, which they lost. The team was motivated enough to win the world championship two years later against Croatia in Iceland. After this win, they were given another nickname, les' Barjots. The French team was then followed by a series of loses, in the summer Olympics and world championships that followed. However, they still proved to be an aggressive team and were not far behind in the merit list.

During the Championnat monde handball (World Handball Championship) in 2001, France won and regained their world championship title. The team won with a lucky last minute energy during both the semi-finals and the finals. They were given another nickname, les' Castauds, which means the strong. They were again followed by a series of small margin losses during the following two world championships and in one Olympic championship. They won their first European championship in 2006. They however lost the European championship title later in 2008, but we're number one in the Beijing Olympics the same year. They also won the next two world championships, in 2009 and in 2011. In 2009, they won the European title and became the third team to possess the world title, the Olympic title and the continental title at the same time. The team has automatically qualified for the 2012 Olympic championships.

The France national handball team is a disciplined team with enthusiastic coaches and players. They apply humor and strength in their games and have emerged as a team worthy looking up to.