France women's national youth handball team

The France women's youth national handball team is the national under–18 Handball team of the France.[1]

France
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AssociationFédération Française de Handball
CoachOlivier De Lafuente
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1st
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2nd
Results
Youth Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
IHF U-18 World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 2006)
Best result4th Place : 2006, 2008, 2010.
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1992)
Best resultGold 1st (2007, 2023)
Last updated on Unknown.

Controlled by the French Handball Federation it represents the country in international matches. It competes in the IHF U18 Handball World Championship and the European U-17 Handball Championship (also called the W17 EHF EURO).

The team has won the W17 EHF EURO twice (in 2007 and 2023) and won gold at the European Youth Olympic Festival twice (in 2019 and 2023).

The current head coach of the team is Olivier De Lafuente.

History

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Youth Olympic Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Youth Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
  2010 Didn't Qualify
  2014
  2018 No Handball Event
  2022
Total 0 / 2 0 Titles

IHF World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

IHF Youth World Championship record[2]
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
  2006 Semifinals 4th
  2008 Semifinals 4th
  2010 Semifinals 4th
  2012 Quarterfinals 7th
  2014 Eightfinals 16th
  2016 Quarterfinals 6th
  2018 Eightfinals 10th
  2020 Cancelled
  2022 Quarterfinals 5th
Total 8 / 9 0 Titles

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
  1992 Didn't Qualify
  1994
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005 Semifinals Third
  2007 Final Champions  
  2009 Semifinals 4th
  2011 Quarterfinals 5th
  2013 First Round 11th
  2015 Quarterfinals 7th
  2017 Semifinals 4th
  2019 Semifinals Third
  2021 11th
  2023 Final Champions   7 6 0 1 193 149 44
Total 9 / 14 2 Titles

Other tournaments

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European Youth Olympic Festival

Winning rosters

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2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship - Olivier de Lafuente as head coach[3]

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2007 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship - Pierre Mangin as head coach

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Individual awards

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2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

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All-Star Team:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Handball Équipe de France Féminine U18 - FFHandball - Profile page of the U18F team".
  2. ^ Women's Youth World Championship Info
  3. ^ "EDFF – U18F – ELLES SONT CHAMPIONNES D'EUROPE".
  4. ^ "MEET THE STARS WHO SHINED DURING THE W17 EHF EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS".
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