France at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The contingent of France at the 2008 Summer Olympics comprised 323 athletes, who competed in 23 sports. They won 43 medals, including seven golds, to rank 10th on the medals table."France preview: France stays low key towards Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 14, 2008

Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Steeve Guénot Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Alain Bernard Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Jérôme JeannetFabrice JeannetUlrich Robeiri Fencing Men's team épée Julien PilletBoris SansonNicolas Lopez Fencing Men's team sabre Anne-Caroline Chausson Cycling Women's BMX Julien Absalon Cycling Men's cross-country France national men's handball team Handball Men's tournament Fabrice Jeannet Fencing Men's individual épée Benjamin Darbelet Judo Men's 66 kg Amaury LeveauxFabien GilotFrédérick BousquetAlain BernardGrégory Mallet Boris Steimetz Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Fabien Lefèvre Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 Nicolas Lopez Fencing Men's sabre Lucie Décosse Judo Women's 63 kg Vencelas Dabaya Weightlifting Men's 69 kg Grégory BaugéKévin SireauArnaud Tournant Cycling Men's team sprint Amaury Leveaux Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle Thomas Bouhail Gymnastics Men's vault Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Julien Bontemps Sailing Men's RS:X Laëtitia Le Corguillé Cycling Women's BMX Jean-Christophe Péraud Cycling Men's cross-country Khedafi Djelkhir Boxing Featherweight Daouda Sow Boxing Lightweight Sophie DodemontVirginie ArnoldBérengère Schuh Archery Women's team Hugues Duboscq Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke Christophe Guénot Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Hugues Duboscq Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Benoît Caranobe Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around Stéphanie Possamaï Judo Women's 78 kg Teddy Riner Judo Men's +100 kg Alain Bernard Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle Anthony Terras Shooting Men's skeet Julien DesprèsBenjamin RondeauGermain ChardinDorian Mortelette Rowing Men's coxless four Guillaume Florent Sailing Finn class Jonathan CoefficPierre-Jean PeltierJulien BahainCédric Berrest Rowing Men's quadruple sculls Nicolas CharbonnierOlivier Bausset Sailing Men's 470 class Mickaël Bourgain Cycling Men's sprint Alexis Vastine Boxing Light welterweight Gwladys Épangue Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Marie DelattreAnne-Laure Viard Canoeing Women's K-2 500 m Mehdi Baala Athletics Men's 1500 m Yannick Szczepaniak Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Manuela Montebrun Athletics Women's hammer throw

Archery

France will send archers to the Olympics for the twelfth time. France qualified a full team of three women by placing eighth in the women's team event at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships.FITA Olympic Qualification - Women The nation had no men qualify at the world tournament, but Romain Girouelle earned the nation one spot in the men's individual competition at the European qualifying tournament.

Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRomain GirouilleIndividual64151 (14)L 110–112Did not advanceJean-Charles Valladont65635 (30)L 106–108Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankVirginie ArnoldIndividual62639 (26)L 105–107Did not advanceSophie Dodemont63232 (33)L 106–107Did not advanceBérengère Schuh64514 (51)W 112–107 (46)W 112–100 (3)L 104–109Did not advanceVirginie ArnoldSophie DodemontBérengère SchuhTeam19035colspan=2 (4)W 218–211 (1)L 213–184 (2)W 203–201

Athletics

The French athletics team, composed of 52 athletes, including 18 relay competitors, for 2008 Summer Olympics was announced on the July 28, 2008, following the French National Championships held in Albi. Frank Chevallier, the national technical director, believes that France has a better chance of winning two to four athletic medals.

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMehdi Baala1500 m3:35.871 Qcolspan=2 3:37.472 Q3:34.21Samuel Coco-Viloin110 m hurdles13.604 Q13.514 q13.658Did not advanceYohann Diniz50 km walkcolspan=6 Leslie Djhone400 m45.121 Qcolspan=2 44.79 SB1 Q45.115Ladji Doucouré110 m hurdles13.522 Q13.392 Q13.22 SB3 Q13.244Martial Mbandjock100 m10.262 Q10.163 Q10.188Did not advanceMahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad3000 m steeplechase8:16.95 SB2 Qcolspan=4 8:10.49 PBSimon MunyutuMarathoncolspan=6 2:25:5057Ronald Pognon100 m10.263 Q10.215Did not advanceEddy Riva50 km walkcolspan=6 4:00.4928Bouabdellah Tahri3000 m steeplechase8:23.421 Qcolspan=4 8:14.795Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux8:27.917colspan=4 Did not advanceDavid AlerteChristophe LemaitreMartial MbandjockIssa Aimé NthépéRonald PognonManuel Reynaert4 × 100 m relay39.536colspan=4 Did not advanceLeslie DjhoneRichard MaunierYdrissa M'BarkeBrice PanelTeddy Venel4 × 400 m relay3:03.198colspan=4 Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJérôme ClavierPole vault5.653 q5.607Colomba FofanaTriple jump16.4229Did not advanceMickaël HananyHigh jump2.25=14Did not advanceRomain MesnilPole vault5.55=14Did not advanceYves NiaréShot put19.7323Did not advanceSalim SdiriLong jump7.8121Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankRomain BarrasResult11.267.0815.421.9649.5114.2145.175.0065.404:29.298253 SB4Points804833816767837948770910819749

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankChristine Arron100 m11.371 Q11.364Did not advanceChristelle DaunayMarathoncolspan=6 2:31:4820Sophie Duarte3000 m steeplechase9:38.087colspan=4 Did not advanceÉlodie Guégan800 m2:03.853 Qcolspan=2 Did not advanceMuriel Hurtis-Houairi200 m22.722 Q22.892 Q22.715Did not advanceAdriana Lamalle100 m hurdlescolspan=2 Did not advanceReïna-Flor Okori12.983 qcolspan=2 13.056Did not advanceChristine ArronMuriel Hurtis-HouairiAyodelé IkuesanLina Jacques-SebastienCarima LouamiMyriam Soumaré4 × 100 m relaycolspan=4 Did not advancePhara AnacharsisSolen DesertÉlodie GuéganAurore KassambaraVirginie MichanolThélia Sigere4 × 400 m relay3:26.61 SB5colspan=4 Did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionVanessa BoslakPole vault4.50 SB2 q4.55 SB9Marion Buisson4.1523Did not advanceStéphanie FalzonHammer throw68.9414Did not advanceManuela Montebrun72.814 Q72.54Teresa Nzola MesoTriple Jump14.1114Did not advanceAmélie PerrinHammer throw—Did not advanceMélina Robert-MichonDiscus throw62.21 SB5 Q60.668Melanie SkotnikHigh Jump1.8916Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankMarie CollonvilléResult13.571.8612.4225.066.2146.142:11.816302 SB12*Points10401054689881915785938Antoinette Nana Djimou IdaResult13.851.7113.1224.906.1649.322:20.96605518*Points1000867735896899847811 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both French heptathletes moved up a position.

Badminton

France is being represented by two athletes.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankErwin KehlhoffnerMen's singlesW 19–21, 22–20, 21–15W 21–15, 21–17L 10–21, 6–21Did not advancePi HongyanWomen's singlesW 21–6, 21–9W 21–12, 16–21, 21–6L 8–21, 21–19, 19–21Did not advance

Boxing

France qualified nine boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Oubaali, Vastine, and M'Bumba qualified at the 2007 World Championships.World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 Djelkhir became the fourth French qualifier at the first European qualifying tournament. Thomas, Hallab, Sow, and Chiguer joined the French Olympic team by qualifying at the 2nd continental qualifier.2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNordine OubaaliLight flyweightW 8–7L 3–3+Did not advanceJérôme ThomasFlyweightL 6–10Did not advanceAli HallabBantamweightL 5–12Did not advanceKhedafi DjelkhirFeatherweightW 13–9W 9–7W 14–9W L Daouda SowLightweightW 13–3W 13–9W 9–6W 15–8L 9–11Alexis VastineLight welterweightW 13–2W 11–7W 12–4L 10–12Did not advanceJaoid ChiguerWelterweightW 17–6L 3–8Did not advanceJean-Mickaël RaymondMiddleweightL 2–8Did not advanceJohn M'BumbaHeavyweightW 11–5L 9–18Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankTony EstanguetMen's C-189.99886.096176.086 Q93.929Did not advanceFabien LefèvreMen's K-185.66984.702168.062 Q87.213 Q86.092173.30Cédric ForgitMartin BraudMen's C-296.17492.391188.562 Q102.765 Q95.431198.194Émilie FerWomen's K-196.90592.783189.685 Q98.502 Q153.467251.967

Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMathieu GoubelC-1 500 m1:49.5273 QS1:52.2392 Q1:49.0564C-1 1000 m3:56.9722 QS3:57.6071 Q3:57.8897Arnaud HyboisK-1 500 m1:37.9024 QS1:43.5595Did not advanceCyrille CarréPhilippe ColinK-2 1000 m3:18.9683 QFcolspan=2 3:16.5326Bertrand HémonicWilliam TchambaC-2 500 m1:43.4536 QS1:43.8746Did not advanceC-2 1000 m3:46.4315 QS3:48.4066Did not advanceSébastien JouveVincent LecrubierK-2 500 m1:29.8052 QFcolspan=2 1:31.3127

Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarie DelattreAnne-Laure ViardK-2 500 m1.43.8322 QFcolspan=2 1.42.128 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankCyril DesselRoad raceDid not finishPierrick FédrigoDid not finishRémi Pauriol6:26:1734Jérôme Pineau6:24:1114Pierre RollandDid not finish

Women AthleteEventTimeRankChristel Ferrier-BruneauRoad race3:32:4513Jeannie Longo-CiprelliRoad race3:32:5724Time trial35:52.624Maryline SalvetatRoad race3:32:4514Time trial38:09.7220

Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankMickaël BourgainMen's sprint10.12371.1255 QW 10.67267.466W 10.73467.076W 10.524, W 10.463L, LW 11.047, L, W 10.560Kévin Sireau10.09871.3014 QW 10.74267.026LW 10.57068.117L, LDid not advance5th place finalW 10.7195Grégory BaugéKévin SireauArnaud TournantMen's team sprint43.541 62.0102 QW 43.65661.847colspan=4 L 43.65161.854Clara SanchezWomen's sprint11.36563.3526W 11.60762.031L, LDid not advance5th place finalW 12.2645

Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankFabien SanchezMen's individual pursuit4:33.10015Did not advanceDamien GaudinMatthieu LadagnousChristophe RiblonNicolas RousseauMen's team pursuit4:03.6795 Q—Did not advance

Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalsRankRankRankRankGrégory BaugéMen's keirin4 R1 Q57Arnaud Tournant4 R1 Q3 Q6

Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankChristophe RiblonMen's points race−17−121Pascale JeulandWomen's points race807Matthieu Ladagnous Jérôme NeuvilleMen's madison12–17

Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankJulien AbsalonMen's cross-country1:55:59Jean-Christophe Péraud1:57:06Cédric Ravanel2:01:3814Laurence LeboucherWomen's cross-country2:00:5517

BMX AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRankThomas AllierMen's BMX36.64919166Did not advanceDamien Godet36.0083134 Q144 Q8Anne-Caroline ChaussonWomen's BMX36.6601colspan=2 41 Q35.976Laëtitia Le Corguillé37.1453colspan=2 41 Q38.042

Diving

Women