1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (France)

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France took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 300 athletes, 103 women and 197 men, in 25 sports.

Since 1896 it was France's 23rd participation in the Summer Olympics . This made France one of five nations that had taken part in all Summer Olympics up to that point.

Flag bearer

The athlete Marie-José Pérec carried the flag of France during the opening ceremony on July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

15 won gold, 8 silver and 15 bronze, the French team was ranked 5 in the medals table .

Gold medal.svg gold

Name / s sport competition
Laura Flessel-Colovic fencing Women, swords, singles
Laura Flessel-Colovic, Sophie Moresée-Pichot & Valérie Barlois fencing Women, swords, team
Djamel Bouras Judo Light middleweight
David Douillet Judo Heavyweight
Marie-Claire Restoux Judo Women, half light weight
Franck Adisson & Wilfrid Forgues canoe Two-man canoe, slalom
Jean Galfione athletics Pole vault
Marie-José Perec athletics Women, 200 meters
women, 400 meters
Florian Rousseau Cycling 1,000 meters time trial
Christophe Capelle , Philippe Ermenault , Jean-Michel Monin & Francis Moreau Cycling 4,000 meters team pursuit
Félicia Ballanger Cycling Women, sprint
Nathalie Lancien Cycling Women, points races
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Cycling Women, street races
Jean-Pierre Amat shoot Small caliber, three-position fight

Silver medal.svg silver

Name / s sport competition
Lionel Plumenail fencing Foil, single
Valérie Barlois fencing Rapier, single
Philippe Ermenault Cycling 4,000 meters individual pursuit
Michelle Ferris Cycling Women, sprint
Marion Clignet Cycling 3,000 meters individual pursuit
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Cycling Women, individual time trials
Ghani Yalouz Wrestling Lightweight, Greco-Roman
Bertrand Vecten , Olivier Moncelet , Daniel Fauché & Gilles Bosquet rowing Foursome without a helmsman

Bronze medal.svg bronze

Name / s sport competition
Franck Boidin fencing Foil, single
Jean-Michel Henry , Robert Leroux & Éric Srecki fencing Sword, team
Damien Touya fencing Saber, single
Christophe Gagliano Judo lightweight
Stéphane Traineau Judo Light heavyweight
Stéphane Traineau Judo Women, heavyweight
Patrice Estanguet canoe Single canoe, slalom
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi canoe Women, single kayak, slalom
Patricia Girard athletics Women, 100 meter hurdles
Miguel Martinez Cycling Mountain bike, cross-country
Alexandra Ledermann horse riding Show jumping, singles
Frédéric Kowal & Samuel Barathay rowing Double scull
Michel Andrieux & Jean-Christophe Rolland rowing Two without a helmsman
Christine Gossé & Hélène Cortin rowing Two without a helmsman
Jean-Pierre Amat shoot Air rifle

Participants by sport

badminton badminton

Archery Archery

Boxing Boxing

fencing fencing

  • Eric Srecki
    Epee, singles: 9th place
    Epee, team: bronze bronze
  • Clothilde Magnan
    Women, foil, singles: 23rd place
    Women, foil, team: 5th place

Soccer Soccer

  • Men's team
    5th place

Weightlifting Weightlifting

Handball Handball

  • Men's team
    4th Place

Judo Judo

canoe canoe

athletics athletics

  • Needy Guims
    100 meters: quarter-finals
    4 × 100 meters: DNF
  • Thierry Toutain
    20 kilometers of walking: 10th place
    50 kilometers of walking: disqualified
  • Odiah Sidibé
    Women, 100 meters: semi-finals
    Women, 4 × 100 meters: 6th place
  • Marie-José Pérec
    Women, 200 meters: gold gold
    Women, 400 meters: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meters: 6th place
  • Viviane Dorsile
    Women, 800 meters: semi-finals
    Women, 4 × 400 meters: 8th place
  • Patricia Girard
    Women, 100 meter hurdles: bronze bronze
    Women, 4 × 100 meters: 6th place

Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon

Cycling Cycling

  • Laurent Brochard
    Road race, individual: 17th place
    Individual time trial: 20th place
  • Laurent Jalabert
    Road race, individual: 21st place
    Individual time trial: 13th place
  • Philippe Ermenault
    4,000 meters individual pursuit: silver silver
    4,000 meters team pursuit: gold gold
  • Francis Moreau
    4,000 meters team pursuit: gold gold
    Points race: 5th place
  • Marion Clignet
    Women, road races, singles: 38th place
    Women, individual time trial: 5th place
    Women, 3,000 meters individual time trial: silver silver

horse riding horse riding

  • Hervé Godignon
    Show jumping, singles: 17th place
    Show jumping, team: 4th place
  • Roger-Yves Bost
    Show jumping, singles: 13th place in the qualification
    Show jumping, team: 4th place
  • Patrice Delaveau
    Show jumping, singles: 25th place in qualification
    Show jumping, team: 4th place

Rhythmic sports gymnastics Rhythmic sports gymnastics

Wrestling Wrestling

rowing rowing

shoot shoot

  • Franck Dumoulin
    Air pistol: 36th place
    Rapid fire pistol: 21st place
    Free target pistol: 11th place
  • Roger Chassat
    Small bore, three-position fight: 35th place
    Small bore, lying: 39th place

swim swim

  • Nicolas Gruson
    100 meters freestyle: 23rd place
    4 × 100 meter freestyle: 11th place
    4 × 100 meters: 11th place
  • Yann de Fabrique
    400 meters freestyle: 15th place
    1,500 meters freestyle: 17th place
    4 × 200 meter freestyle: 8th place
  • Franck Schott
    100 meters back: 8th place
    4 × 100 meters: 11th place
  • Franck Esposito
    100 meter butterfly: 14th place
    200 meter butterfly: 4th place
    4 × 100 meters: 11th place
  • Casey Legler
    Women, 50 meters freestyle: 29th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 10th place
  • Solenne Figuès
    Women, 100 meters freestyle: 20th place
    Women, 200 meters freestyle: 12th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 10th place
    Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 14th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 16th place
  • Laëtitia Choux
    Women, 400 meters freestyle: 24th place
    Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 14th place
  • Marianne Le Verge
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: 10th place
    Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 14th place
  • Hélène Ricardo
    Women, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: 14th place
    Women, 100 meters back: 19th place
    Women, 200 meters back: 15th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 16th place
  • Karine Brémond
    Women, 100 meters chest: 25th place
    Women, 200 meters chest: 29th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 16th place
  • Cécile Jeanson
    Women, 100 meters butterfly: 13th place
    Women, 200 meters butterfly: 10th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 16th place

sailing sailing

Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming

  • Women team
    5th place

tennis tennis

  • Mary Pierce
    Women, singles: 17th place
    Women, doubles: 9th place

Table tennis Table tennis

do gymnastics do gymnastics

  • Sébastien Tayac
    Individual all-around: 26th place
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 50th place in qualification
    Floor: 27th place in qualification
    Horse jump: 55th place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 23rd place in qualification
    Rings: 56th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 36th place in qualification
  • Frédérick Nicolas
    Individual all-around: 33rd place
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 53rd place in qualification
    Floor: 72nd place in qualification
    Horse jump: 76th place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 42nd place in qualification
    Rings: 60th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 61st place in qualification
  • Patrice Casimir
    Individual all-around: 23rd place in qualification
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 46th place in qualification
    Floor: 63rd place in qualification
    Horse jump: 46th place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 34th place in qualification
    Rings: 35th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 4th place
  • Frédéric Lemoine
    Individual all-around: 85th place in qualification
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 105th place in qualification
    Floor: 58th place in qualification
    Horse jump: 104th place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 51st place in qualification
    Rings: 46th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 66th place in qualification
  • Eric Poujade
    Individual all-around: 93rd place in qualification
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 40th place in qualification
    Floor: 102nd place in qualification
    Horse jump: 51st place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 66th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 7th place
  • Sébastien Darrigade
    Individual all-around: 94th place in qualification
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 20th place in qualification
    Floor: 103rd place in qualification
    Horse jump: 99th place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 100th place in qualification
    Rings: 60th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 69th place in qualification
  • Thierry Aymes
    Individual all-around: 102nd place in qualification
    Team all-around competition: 11th place
    Bars: 97th place in qualification
    Floor: 4th place
    Horse jump: 76th place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 96th place in qualification
    Rings: 78th place in qualification
  • Isabelle Severino
    Women, individual all-around: 13th place
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, floor: 21st place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 44th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 44th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 19th place in qualification
  • Elvire Teza
    Women, individual all-around: 16th place
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, floor: 34th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 55th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 49th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 15th place in qualification
  • Ludivine Furnon
    Women, individual all-around: 19th place
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, floor: 19th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 31st place in the qualification
    Women, balance beam: 69th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 40th place in qualification
  • Émilie Volle
    Women, individual all-around: 36th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, floor: 50th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 65th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 40th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 40th place in qualification
  • Cécile Canqueteau
    Women, individual all-around: 45th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, floor: 33rd place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 74th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 66th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 59th place in qualification
  • Orélie Troscompt
    Women, individual all-around: 99th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, floor: 68th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 79th place in qualification
  • Laure Gély
    Women, individual all-around: 100th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 8th place
    Women, balance beam: 71st place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 56th place in qualification

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Africa

Algeria  • Angola  • Egypt  • Equatorial Guinea  • Ethiopia  • Benin  • Botswana  • Burkina Faso  • Burundi  • Djibouti  • Ivory Coast  • Gabon  • Gambia  • Ghana  • Guinea  • Guinea-Bissau  • Cameroon  • Cape Verde  • Kenya  • Comoros  • Lesotho  • Liberia  • Libya  • Madagascar  • Malawi  • Mali  • Morocco  • Mauritania  • Mauritius  • Mozambique  • Namibia  • Niger  • Nigeria  • Republic of the Congo  • Rwanda  • Zambia  • São Tomé and Príncipe  • Senegal  • Seychelles  • Sierra Leone  • Zimbabwe  • Somalia  • South Africa  • Sudan  • Swaziland  • Tanzania  • Togo  • Chad  • Tunisia  • Uganda  • Zaire  • Central African Republic

America

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Asia

Afghanistan  • Bahrain  • Bangladesh  • Bhutan  • Brunei  • China  • Chinese Taipei  • Hong Kong  • India  • Indonesia  • Iraq  • Iran  • Japan  • Yemen  • Jordan  • Cambodia  • Kazakhstan  • Qatar  • Kyrgyzstan  • Kuwait  • Laos  • Lebanon  • Malaysia  • Maldives  • Mongolia  • Myanmar  • Nepal  • North Korea  • Oman  • Pakistan  • Palestine  • Philippines  • Saudi Arabia  • Singapore  • Sri Lanka  • South Korea  • Syria  • Tajikistan  • Thailand  • Turkmenistan  • Uzbekistan  • United Arab Emirates  • Vietnam

Europe

Albania  • Andorra  • Armenia  • Azerbaijan  • Belgium  • Bosnia and Herzegovina  • Bulgaria  • Denmark  • Germany  • Estonia  • Finland  • France  • Georgia  • Greece  • Great Britain  • Ireland  • Iceland  • Israel  • Italy  • Yugoslavia  • Croatia  • Latvia  • Liechtenstein  • Lithuania  • Luxembourg  • Malta  • Macedonia  • Moldova  • Monaco  • Netherlands  • Norway  • Austria  • Poland  • Portugal  • Romania  • Russia  • San Marino  • Sweden  • Switzerland  • Slovakia  • Slovenia  • Spain  • Czech Republic  • Turkey  • Ukraine  • Hungary  • Belarus  • Cyprus

Oceania

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