Franziska Mietzner (born 20 December 1988)[2] is a former German handballer who retired in 2018 while playing for Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team in left back position.

[6] In February 2012 she was selected by the readers of the magazine Handballwoche as the German handballer of the year 2011.

[7] Mietzner played on the Junior European Championship in 2007 and participated at the Junior World Championship a year later, where she led the German national team to the final triumph.

In the final match, with only 10 seconds left, she scored the decisive goal against Denmark to make the scoreline 23–22, thus securing the victory and the World title for Germany.

[8] She made her full international debut on 7 March 2009 in a 37–24 win over Romania.