Amandine Leynaud

Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud (born 2 May 1986) is a former French professional handball player. She is openly lesbian and she and her wife Annabelle are parents to Marcel and Mila. She is currently the goalkeeping coach of the French national handball team.

Career She competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 and won a silver medal in 2016, finishing fifth in 2008 and 2012. Domestically she was named the Best Goalkeeper in French Division 1 in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

At the 2008 Olympics, both Leynaud and teammate Valérie Nicolas were listed among the top goalkeepers in the competition. After Nicolas retired from the national team, Leynaud's status as the starting goalkeeper was secured. At the 2012 Olympics, Leynaud was listed third among the top ten goalkeepers of the championship with a rate of 38%.

For the 2012–13 season, Leynaud signed for Romanian top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea but failed to play any official match after she suffered a ligaments injury to the right ankle in August 2012, which required surgery. The team was disbanded at the end of the season due to financial difficulties. Due to her injury Leynaud also missed the 2012 European Championships.

Achievements EHF Champions League: Winner: 2019 French Championship: Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 French Cup: Winner: 2010 French League Cup: Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Hungarian Championship Winner: 2019, 2022, 2023 Hungarian Cup: Winner: 2019, 2021

Individual awards Handball-Planet.com All-Star Goalkeeper: 2017 MVP of the EHF Champions League Final Four: 2018 All-Star Goalkeeper of the Møbelringen Cup: 2018 All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship: 2018 All-Star Goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League: 2020, 2021