France competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The French team contained fifty-five athletes; forty-one men and fourteen women . The team finished fifth in the medal table and won a total of thirty-two medals; thirteen gold, ten silver and nine bronze.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Mireille Marraschin Archery Women's Columbia round open Girard Archery Women's St. Nicholas round paraplegic Thibaut Athletics Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash A Sparsa Swimming Men's 25m freestyle class 1 complete Daniel Jeannin Swimming Men's 25m freestyle class 1 incomplete Sparsa Swimming Men's 25m backstroke class 1 complete Daniel Jeannin Swimming Men's 25m backstroke class 1 incomplete Cestier Swimming Men's 3x25m individual medley open Jardine Swimming Women's 50m freestyle class 5 (cauda equina) Dumont Weightlifting Men's featherweight Men's team Wheelchair fencing Men's épée team Men's team Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre team Delattre Wheelchair fencing Women's foil individual Nadal Archery Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic Cestier Swimming Men's 50m freestyle special class Claude Sugny Swimming Men's 25m backstroke class 2 incomplete Sparsa Swimming Men's 25m breaststroke class 1 complete Jardine Swimming Women's 100m freestyle open Brifoulliere Weightlifting Men's middleweight Men's team Wheelchair fencing Men's foil team Serge Bec Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre individual Pequin Wheelchair fencing Women's novices foil Women's team Wheelchair fencing Women's foil team René David Trouverie Ventadour Archery Men's Albion round team open Guesnon Archery Men's St. Nicholas round paraplegic Belasset Sylviane Guesnon Lawn bowls Women's pairs Belasset Lawn bowls Women's singles Claude Sugny Swimming Men's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete Cestier Swimming Men's 50m backstroke special class Daniel Jeannin Swimming Men's 25m breaststroke class 1 incomplete Cardon Swimming Women's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete Serge Bec Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual
Archery
Twelve French archers, ten men and two women, competed at the Games winning seven medals; two gold, one silver and four bronze. In the men's St. Nicholas round event for paraplegics France won two medals; Nadal won silver and Guesnon bronze, the gold medal was won by Arballo of United States with a new world record score of 730 points.
See also France at the Paralympics France at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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