France competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, from 14 February to 23 February 1980.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom20 February
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPhilippe PugnatDownhill1:50.1325
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCaroline AttiaDownhillDNF–Marie-Luce Waldmeier1:41.0516Anne-Flore ReyGiant Slalom1:20.03301:31.38232:51.4125Marina Laurencon1:18.4923DNF–DNF–Perrine Pelen1:15.4561:26.9612:42.41Fabienne Serrat1:15.4351:26.9922:42.424Marina LaurenconSlalomDNF–––DNF–Anne-Flore ReyDNF–––DNF–Fabienne Serrat44.408DNF–DNF–Perrine Pelen43.464DNF–DNF–
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km SprintYves Blondeau837:44.8739Yvon Mougel636:57.4333Christian Poirot134:38.6013
EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 2Rank20 kmDenis Sandona1'13:21.0121'15:21.0120André Geourjon1'10:53.3721'12:53.379Yvon Mougel1'08:33.6031'11:33.606
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankYvon MougelDenis SandonaAndré GeourjonChristian Poirot01'38:23.365
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmDominique Locatelli47:06.7245Gérard Durand-Poudret45:47.2642Paul Fargeix44:39.9428Jean-Paul Pierrat43:32.531430 kmMichel Thierry1'38:17.3544Philippe Poirot1'35:47.3938Paul Fargeix1'35:12.2535Jean-Paul Pierrat1'31:43.031950 kmPhilippe PoirotDNF–Paul Fargeix2'45:39.7035Michel Thierry2'41:38.2631Jean-Paul Pierrat2'34:13.0712
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankPaul FargeixGérard Durand-PoudretMichel ThierryJean-Paul Pierrat2'08:43.6110
Figure skating
Men AthleteCFSPFSPointsPlacesRank Jean-Christophe Simond6109175.00647
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankGérard ColinNormal hill69.587.977.0105.9193.835Bernard Moullier79.0108.177.0102.4210.524Gérard ColinLarge hill89.086.891.593.8180.642Bernard Moullier92.092.594.095.8188.337
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mEmmanuel Michon39.47211000 mEmmanuel Michon1:19.4318
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1980, full results by sports-reference.com