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.
Félicia Ballanger is a retired French racing cyclist.
The France women's national handball team is the national team of France. It is governed by the French Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Anita Görbicz is a Hungarian former professional handballer who played for Győri ETO KC and the Hungary national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best handball players of all time, and was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2005 by the International Handball Federation. Görbicz has also been given the nickname the Queen of Handball internationally.
Valérie Nicolas is a French handball goalkeeper and former player of the French national team. She became World Champion in 2003 with the French team, and was also voted Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper. She was voted into the All-Star Team in the 2007 World Championship. Among her other triumphs are a silver medal from the World Championships, two bronze medals from the European Championships, victories at the Champions League, the EHF Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, and both French and Danish national championships.
Beáta Siti is a Hungarian former handball player, and later coach. During her active career she was European champion and silver medalist from both World Championships and the Olympic Games. Her biggest success with the national team was in 2000, when she obtained the gold medal at the European Championship.
The French Handball Federation (FFHB) is the national handball association in France. Founded on 1 September 1941, FFHB organizes handball and beach handball within France and represents France internationally. It sorts under the French Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The federation is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF), Mediterranean Handball Confederation and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The current president of FFHB is Philippe Bana since 28 November 2020.
Raphaëlle Tervel is a former French handballer and current head coach of Brest Bretagne Handball. She was born in Besançon.
Mariama Camara Signaté is a French handball player. Her playing position is left back.
Sophie Herbrecht is a French handball player. She plays since June 2017 for the club Brest Bretagne Handball.
Tina Flognman is a Swedish former handball player who played for the Danish clubs Viborg HK and GOG Håndbold, French Toulon Métropole Var Handball and IK Sävehof and HK Varberg in Sweden. She also featured in the Sweden women's national handball team.
Alexandra Maïté Lacrabère is a French handball player. She is a former player of the French national team.
Tatyana Yevgenyevna Khmyrova is a Russian handballer.
Beáta Bohus is a former Hungarian handball player and handball coach. Currently she is the head coach of the Hungarian women's national youth handball team.
Milena Raičević née Knežević, is a Montenegrin international handballer for Rapid București and the Montenegrin national team.
Ryu Eun-hee is a South Korean professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the South Korean national team.
The Australian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of handball (also known as European Handball or Olympic Handball) in Australia.
OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball is the name of a French handball club from Nice. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2012.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the European Women's Handball Championship in 2000 in Romania.
