France women's national volleyball team
| Association | Fédération française de volley-ball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Cesar Hernández González | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 16 (29 June 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 11th place (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1952) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 7th place (1952) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Volleyball Federation (in French) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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The France women's national volleyball team represents France in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the French Volleyball Federation.
Results
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1964 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 11th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Squad | |
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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World Grand Prix
- 2017 — 27th
Nations League
Challenger Cup
- 2018 — did not qualify
- 2019 — did not qualify
- 2022 — 5th place
- 2023 — Champions
- 2024 — did not enter
European Championship
- 1991 — 9th place (tied)
- 1993 — did not qualify
- 1995 — did not qualify
- 1997 — did not qualify
- 1999 — did not qualify
- 2001 — 8th place
- 2003 — did not qualify
- 2005 — did not qualify
- 2007 — 8th place
- 2009 — 14th place (tied)
- 2011 — 10th place
- 2013 — 8th place
- 2015 — did not qualify
- 2017 — did not qualify
- 2019 — 21st place
- 2021 — 7th place
- 2023 — 6th place
- 2026 — Qualified
European League
- 2022 — Champions
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[2]
Head coach: Émile Rousseaux[3]
- 1 Héléna Cazaute (c) OH
- 3 Amandine GiardinoL
- 4 Christina Bauer MB
- 7 Iman Ndiaye OP
- 9 Nina Stojiljković S
- 11 Lucille Gicquel OP
- 15 Amandha Marine Sylves MB
- 23 Léandra Olinga-Andela MB
- 63 Émilie Respaut S
- 88 Amélie Rotar OH
- 91 Halimatou Bah OH
- 99 Juliette Gelin L
Past squads
- 2001 European Championship — 8th place
- Lauranne Dautais, Karine Havas, Virginie Kadjo, Sandra Kociniewski, Laure Koenig, Séverine Lienard, Sylvie Lopes, Kinga Maculewicz, Karine Salinas, Virginie Sarpaux, Séverine Szewczyk, and Sandra Urios. Head Coach: Jue Gang-Bai.
- 2007 European Championship — 8th place
- Christina Bauer, Alexia Djilali, Armelle Faesch, Sandra Kociniewski, Jelena Lozancic, Estelle Querard, Victoria Ravva, Alexandra Rochelle, Anna Rybaczewski, Karine Salinas, Hélène Schleck, Leslie Turiaf. Head coach: Yan Fang.
- 2009 European Championship — 14th place
- Véronika Hudima, Félicia Menara, Christina Bauer, Amandine Mauricette, Pauline Soullard, Anna Rybaczewski, Maëva Orlé, Armelle Faesch, Déborah Ortschitt, Alexia Djilali, Séverine Liénard, Séverine Szewczyk, Estelle Quérard, Jelena Lozančić. Head coach: Fabrice Vial.
- 2011 European Championship — 10th place
- Pauline Soullard, Véronika Hudima, Taiana Téré, Christina Bauer, Alexandra Rochelle, Jelena Lozančić, Anna Rybaczewski, Maëva Orlé, Armelle Faesch, Mallory Steux, Julie Mollinger, Hélène Schleck, Alexandra Dascalu, Marielle Bousquet. Head coach: Fabrice Vial.
See also
References
- ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "JO-Volley : Les listes dévoilées" [Olympic Volleyball:Lists revealed] (in French). French Volleyball Federation. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.