France competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 336 competitors, 211 men and 125 women, took part in 196 events in 28 sports.
Camilla Carstens is a Norwegian team handball player. She played for Fjellhammer IL, ASPTT Metz in France and the Danish club Ikast and on the Norway women's national handball team. She became European champion with the Norwegian team in 1998.
Allison Marie Pineau is a French handballer for Metz Handball and the French national team. She won gold medal at the 2017 World Championship, 2018 European Championship and 2020 Olympic Games.
Cléopatre Darleux is a French handball goalkeeper for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.
Viktória Csáki is a retired Hungarian handballer.
Nathalie Hagman is a Swedish handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Swedish national handball team.
Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierry Weizman since 2005, the club is becoming increasingly professional and now aims to play a leading role in Europe.
Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard is a Danish handballer for Metz Handball and the Danish national team.
Yvette Broch is a Dutch professional handball player, who plays for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team. She is also known for being a runner up on the fourth season of Holland's Next Top Model.
LFH Division 1 Féminine, known for sponsorship reasons as Ligue Butagaz Énergie, is the premier women's handball league in France. It is overseen by the Ligue Féminine de Handball (LFH), the governing body of French women's professional handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation (FFHB). Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by twelve teams.
Svetlana Ognjenović is a Serbian handball player. She is a member of the Serbian national team.
Anne Mette Hansen is a Danish handball player for Metz Handball and the Danish national team.
Vincent Gérard is a French professional handball player for Istres Provence Handball and the French national team.
Ćamila Mičijević is a Croatian handball player who plays for SCM Craiova and the Croatian national team.
Bruna Aparecida Almeida de Paula is a Brazilian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Brazilian national team. She previously played for Metz.
Tamara Horacek is a Croatian-born French handball player for Neptunes de Nantes.
Ivana Kapitanović is a Croatian handballer for Rapid București and the Croatian national team.
Méline Nocandy is a French female handballer for Paris 92 and the French national team.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Lucie Granier is a French handball player for Metz Handball and the French national team. Previously she played for ESBF Besançon.
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