France men's national youth handball team
France Handball Youth Team
The France national youth handball team is the national under-19 handball team of France that represents France in international matches. It is managed by the French Handball Federation, an affiliate of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).
The team competes in the IHF U19 Handball World Championship and the European U-18 Handball Championship (called the M18 EHF EURO), which it has both won twice.
The team is referred as the "U19" and "U19M".
Since 2023, Franck Prouff is the current head coach.
History
Youth Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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IHF Youth World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
EHF European Youth Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
a The European Handball Federation decided to hold an U-19 European Championship in 2021, in a move to lessen the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact for national team players born in 2002.
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