France sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. France sent 119 athletes, who competed in 13 sports: archery, athletics, cycling, equestrian, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis. There were some competitors that competed in rowing which made its debut in the Games.
The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was Assia El'Hannouni, who won four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics."La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S4 Athletics Men's long jump F46 Table tennis Women's singles class 8 Table tennis Men's singles class 4/5 Table tennis Men's singles class 2 Cycling Men's cycling, road time trial Wheelchair fencing Men's individual sabre, category B Wheelchair tennis Men's doubles Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S4 Table tennis Men's team class 3 Athletics Women's 200m T12 Athletics Women's 400m T12 Judo Women's -52 kg Judo Men's -81 kg Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S4 Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S4 Athletics Women's 800m sprint T13/12 Athletics Women's long jump F44 Shooting Men's mixed R5 10m rifle prone SH2 Table tennis Men's singles class 3 Shooting Men's mixed R4-10m air rifle standing SH2 Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM10 Table tennis Men's singles class 2 Wheelchair fencing Men's individual foil, category B Sailing Men's 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR) Sailing Men's 3-Person Keelboat (Sonar) Cycling Men's individual road race, LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB5 Table tennis Men's team, classes 1/2 Archery Men's individual recurve, standing Athletics Women's 200m T13 Athletics Women's 100m T44 Athletics Women's 1500m T13 Judo Women's -63 kg Athletics Men's 100m T11 Judo Men's -90 kg Judo Men's +100 kg Athletics Men's 800m T37 Powerlifting Women's -48 kg: 112,5 kg Cycling Men's cycling, handbike time trial Wheelchair tennis Women's singles Wheelchair tennis Women's doubles Cycling Men's individual road race B&VI 1-3 Table tennis Men's team, classes 6-8 Table tennis Men's team, classes 9-10 Table tennis Women's team, classes 1-5 Table tennis Women's team, classes 6-10 Athletics Men's javelin throw F33/34/52 Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay T11-13 Table tennis men's team, classes 4/5 Athletics men's 4 × 400 m relay, T53/54 Athletics Women's 400m T13
Sports Archery
Men
|align=left|Maurice Champey |align=left|Men's individual compound open |674 |12 |Bye |L 109-113 |colspan=4|Did not advance |- |align=left|Olivier Hatem |align=left|Men's individual compound W1 |616 |7 | |L 101-107 |colspan=4|Did not advance |- |align=left|Fabrice Meunier |align=left|Men's individual recurve standing |597 |13 |W 109-83 |W 101-96 |W 103-99 |W 95-91 |L 90-94
|align=left|Stephane Gilbert |align=left|Men's individual recurve W1/W2 |602 |13 |W 93-80 |W 101-99 |L 95-99 |colspan=3|Did not advance
Women
|align=left|Brigitte Duboc |align=left|Women's individual recurve standing |572 |3 |Bye |W 99-78 |L 88-101 |colspan=3|Did not advance |- |align=left|Lelia Maufras du Chatelliet |align=left|Women's individual recurve W1/W2 |557 |6 |Bye |W 98-94 |L 84-90 |colspan=3|Did not advance
Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankArnaud AssoumaniT46100m11.071 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.345200m22.815 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 22.566Aladji BaT11400m54.989Did not advanceJulien CasoliT54800m1:40.1311 Q1:35.114 q1:37.5661500m3:14.3320 Q3:09.115 QDNFPierre FairbankT53200m28.278 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 27.948400m51.762 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 50.406800m1:41.6711Did not advanceAlain FussT541500mDNF q3:02.7111Did not advance5000m10:53.5422Did not advanceMarathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 1:30:3018Pasquale GalloT12100m11.7220Did not advance200m23.6417Did not advanceClavel KayitaréT42100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" DSQDenis LemeunierT541500m3:18.1125 Q3:01.954 q3:16.4355000m10:24.0515Did not advanceMarathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" DNFTrésor MakundaT11100m11.483 Q11.513 Q11.46200m23.847 q23.346 B25.553400m52.896 q51.995Did not advanceDjamel MastouriT37800m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 2:03.04Serge OrnemT46200m23.3611Did not advanceHugues QuiatolT35100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 14.128Stéphane Bozzolo Pasquale Gallo Trésor Makunda Ronan PallierT11–134 × 100 m relay44.542 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 44.49Arnaud Assoumani Clavel Kayitaré Xavier le Draoullec Serge OrnemT42–464 × 100 m relay style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 46.684Julien Casoli Pierre Fairbank Alain Fuss Denis LemeunierT53–544 × 400 m relay3:20.114 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 3:17.93
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankArnaud AssoumaniF46Long jump7.23 WR-Stéphane BozzoloF12Long jump6.53-7P12Pentathlon31114Thierry CiboneF35–36Discus throw41.228619Shot put14.03 SB9715Tony FalelavakiF42/44Javelin throw48.7589511F44Shot put12.477788Xavier le DraoullecF42/44Long jumpNMRonan PallierF12Long jump6.66-6Antoine PerelF12Long jump6.37-9P12Pentathlon28342834Pasilione TafilagiF57–58Discus throw50.93 SB9545Shot put12.4983514Jean-Pierre TalatiniF33–34/52Javelin throw31.191169Shot put11.0410214
Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMelanie BartheT37100m15.5314Did not advanceAssia El'HannouniT12200m25.582 Q25.271 Q24.84 WR400m55.411 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 55.06T12-13800m2:09.211 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 2:04.96T131500m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 4:19.20Nantenin KeitaT13100m12.613 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 12.574400m57.714 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 56.28Marie-Amélie le FurT44100m13.824 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 13.73200m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 31.098
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankMelanie BartheF37–38Shot put9.679439Nantenin KeitaF13Long jump5.49-4Marie-Amélie Le FurF44Long jump4.71-Patricia MarquisF40Discus throw17.84 SB-8Shot put5.51-11
Cycling
Men's road AthleteEventTimeRankStephane BahierMen's road race LC3/LC4/CP31:38:017Men's road time trial LC339:13.556Yvon BuchmannMen's road time trial HC A37:51.295David MercierMen's road race LC1/LC2/CP41:46:03Men's road time trial LC136:13.317Alain QuittetMen's road time trial HC A31:17.72Damien SeveriMen's road race LC1/LC2/CP41:47:0515Men's road time trial LC138:32.8613Laurent ThirionetMen's road race LC3/LC4/CP31:38:016Men's road time trial LC338:00.31Olivier Donval John Saccomondi (pilot)Men's road race B&VI 1–32:14:49
Men's track AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinalTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankStephane BahierMen's individual pursuit LC34:12.029Did not advanceMen's time trial LC3–4align="center" colspan="4" 1:22.511Maurice EckhardMen's individual pursuit CP34:09.1194 qalign="center" colspan="2" L 4:08.4304David MercierMen's individual pursuit LC15:08.6410Did not advanceDamien SeveriMen's individual pursuit LC15:10.5911Did not advanceMen's time trial LC1align="center" colspan="4" 1:17.2213Laurent ThirionetMen's individual pursuit LC33:57.234 qalign="center" colspan="2" L 3:55.544Men's time trial LC3-4align="center" colspan="4" 1:20.68Olivier Donval John Saccamondi (pilot)Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1–34:44.89011Did not advanceMen's time trial B&VI 1-3align="center" colspan="4" 1:10.66714
Women's road AthleteEventTimeRankCatherine MartinWomen's road race HC A/B/C1:17:147Women's road time trial HC A/HC B/HC C27:14.6010
Equestrian
AthleteHorseEventTotalScoreRankNathalie BizetMephistoMixed individual championship test grade IV66.3875Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib68.4535Celine GernyJeudi D'AvrilMixed individual championship test grade Ib61.52410Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib61.66611
Judo
Men AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage round 1Repechage round 2Final/Bronze medal contestOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOlivier Cugnon de ServicourtMen's 90kg W 0021-0011 W 0010-0001 L 0001-1100 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" W 0002-0001 Cyril JonardMen's 81kg W 1001-0000 W 1100–0001 W 1010-0000 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" L 0000-0010 Gerald RolloMen's 100kg L 0000-1000 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" W 0010-0000 L 0010-0100Did not advanceJulien TaurinesMen's +100kg W 1000-0000 L 0000-1000 style="text-align:center;" Bye W 1000-0010 W 1000-0000
Women AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage round 1Repechage round 2Final/Bronze medal contestOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSandrine Aurieres-MartinetWomen's 52kg W 1000-0000 W 1000-0000 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" L 0011-0103 Celine ManzuoliWomen's +70kg L 0010-1011 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" L 0000-1030Did not advanceKarima MedjededWomen's 48kg L 0000–0002 style="text-align:center;" W 0200-0000 L 0010-1010Did not advanceAngelique QuessandierWomen's 63kg L 0000-0200 style="text-align:center;" W 1001-0100 W 1000-0000 W 1010-0000
Powerlifting
Men AthleteEventResultRankCharly Castel90kg190.06David Nard60kg140.011
Women AthleteEventResultRankCarine Burgy82.5kg127.55Souhad Ghazouani48kg112.5
Rowing
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPatrick LaureauMen's single sculls5:33.395 R6:03.755 FB5:44.291
Sailing
AthleteEventRaceTotal pointsNet pointsTotalRank1234567891011Damien Seguin2.4mR44546(17) (11)112 style="text-align:center;" 3921 Bruno Jourdren Herve Larhant Nicolas Vimont-VicarySonar411271(10)587(15) DNF6136
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankTanguy de la ForestMixed 10m air rifle prone SH259910Did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle standing SH25988 Q103.7699.77Cedric FriggeriMen's 10m air rifle standing SH15878 Q102.6689.67Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1112712Did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle prone SH159814Did not advanceBernard LamoureuxMen's 10m air pistol SH156112Did not advanceMixed 25m pistol SH154622Did not advanceMixed 50m pistol SH151317Did not advanceDidier RichardMen's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1112711Did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle prone SH159433Did not advanceMixed 50m rifle prone SH158124Did not advanceCedric RioMixed 10m air rifle prone SH259617Did not advanceMixed 10m air rifle standing SH259017Did not advanceRaphael VoltzMixed 10m air rifle prone SH25997 Q106.1705.1Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH25982 Q105.5703.5
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreTotalRankMichele AmielWomen's 10m air rifle standing SH13867 Q97.8483.88Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH154911Did not advanceMixed 50m rifle prone SH156937Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankYann BourdierS10400m freestyle4:33.3212Did not advanceSami El GueddariS950m freestyle26.706 Q26.657100m freestyle58.728 Q58.688Yann NouardS8100m backstroke1:17.1411Did not advance400m freestyle5:16.0110Did not advanceVincent RuppSB9100m breaststroke1:14.318 Q1:14.547David SmétanineS450m backstroke47.392 Q48.6650m freestyle37.791 Q37.89100m freestyle1:23.871 Q1:24.67200m freestyle3:02.09 PR2 Q3:04.47SM4150m individual medley2:54.705 Q2:46.195
Women