With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics.

France won the bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, giving birth to their first nickname: les Bronzés (meaning tanned in French, a reference both to bronze and to cult French film Les Bronzés).

One year after their Olympic medal, les Bronzés reached the final of the 1993 World Championship, which they lost against Russia.

The team finished 4th in the 1996 Summer Olympics (France lost the bronze medal game to Spain, whom they had beaten in the first round).

The retirement of their star meant for the French team the final transition between the early successes and the new generation of players.

In the final, they overwhelmed Spain, the reigning world champions (31–23), against whom they had lost the opening match in the preliminary round.

The team won the gold medal in the 2008 handball tournament in Beijing, defeating underdogs Iceland in the final (28–23).

Thierry Omeyer, Daniel Narcisse and Bertrand Gille were voted into the tournament's All Star team.

In 2016, Les Experts lost their Olympic title in Rio, finishing second after a defeat in final against Denmark.