Lucie Granier (born 11 June 1999) is a French

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player for

Metz Handball 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 Thierr ...

and the French national team.

Career

She started her professional career in 2017, when she played for

ESBF Besançon ESBF Besançon is a French women's handball club based in Besançon. They play in the French Women's First League. Honours * French Women's First League: **''Gold:'' 1988, 1998, 2001, 2003 **''Bronze:'' 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2 ...

. In 2023, she joined

. Here she won the 2024 French championship and cup double.

National team

Granier has previously played for various French youth teams. On 6 October 2021 she made her debut for the French senior national team against Czechia. At the 2021 World Championship she won silver medals with the French team, when the lost to Norway in the final. At the 2023 World Championship she won gold medals. At the

2024 Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

at home soil she won silver medals, once again losing to Norway in the final.

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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* 1999 births Living people French female handball players Sportspeople from Marseille 21st-century French sportswomen Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for France Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in handball Metz Handball players {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub