France at the 1992 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 339 competitors, 241 men and 98 women, took part in 196 events in 25 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Judo Women's 61 kg 30 July Fencing Men's foil 31 July Fencing Men's épée 1 August Sailing Men's Lechner A-390 2 August Judo Women's 48 kg 2 August Sailing Tornado 3 August Archery Men's individual 3 August Athletics Women's 400 metres 5 August Cycling Women's individual road race 26 July Shooting Men's 10 metre air rifle 27 July Judo Men's 86 kg 29 July Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 2 August Table tennis Men's singles 6 August Cycling Men's team time trial 26 July Judo Women's +72 kg 27 July Judo Men's +95 kg 27 July Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle 28 July Judo Women's 72 kg 28 July Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly 29 July Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 30 July Judo Men's 78 kg 30 July Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 1 August Fencing Men's épée 1 August Canoeing Men's slalom C-2 2 August Fencing Men's sabre 2 August Equestrian Team jumping 4 August Fencing Men's team sabre 7 August Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres 8 August France men's national handball team Handball Men's tournament 8 August

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.France at the 1992 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 3 6Athletics 38 19 57Badminton 1 3 4Boxing 5 – 5Canoeing 23 8 31Cycling 14 4 18Diving 2 0 2Equestrian 8 4 12Fencing 15 5 20Gymnastics 3 8 11Handball 16 0 16Judo 7 7 14Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Rowing 18 7 25Sailing 13 4 17Shooting 10 7 17Swimming 15 10 25Synchronized swimming – 3 3Table tennis 4 2 6Tennis 3 4 7Volleyball 12 0 12Water polo 13 – 13Weightlifting 6 – 6Wrestling 9 – 9 Total 241 98 339

Archery

In France's fifth appearance in modern Olympic archery, the individual archers went 7-3 in head-to-head competition, buoyed by Sebastien Flute's 5-0 record as he advanced to the final and won the gold medal. It was the first medal the French had won in modern Olympic archery. Both teams won the first two rounds before being defeated in the semifinals. They also both lost their bronze medal matches.

Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBruno FelipeIndividual127331 QL 102–103Did not advanceSébastien Flute130114 QW 107–102W 106–97W 109–103W 110–107W 110–107Michaël Taupin123256Did not advanceBruno FelipeSébastien FluteMichaël TaupinTeam38069 QW 235–229W 241–240L 230–237L 231–2334

Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSéverine BonalIndividual13219 QW 104–96L 108–109Did not advanceChristine Gabillard125441Did not advanceNathalie Hibon128523 QL 100–105Did not advanceSéverine BonalChristine GabillardNathalie HibonTeam38605 QW 236–235W 234–225L 221–246L 222–2404

Athletics

Men Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMax Morinière100 metres10.368 Q10.3414 Q10.4214Did not advanceDaniel Sangouma10.6328 Q10.6430Did not advanceGilles Quénéhervé200 metres20.9917 Q20.9624Did not advanceJean-Charles TrouabalDid not advanceFrédéric Cornette800 metres1:48.2227colspan=2Did not advancePascal Thiébaut5000 metres13:31.166 Qcolspan=413:43.3913Antonio Martins Bordelo10,000 metres28:35.1320 qcolspan=428:47.6615Thierry Pantelcolspan=4Did not advanceDominique ChauvelierMarathoncolspan=62:19:0931Luis Soarescolspan=62:21:5745Pascal Zillioxcolspan=62:30:0264Dan Philibert110 metres hurdles13.7218 q13.7413 q13.7711Did not advanceSébastien Thibault13.9427Did not advancePhilippe Tourret13.9124 q14.0923Did not advanceStéphane Caristan400 metres hurdles49.1611 Qcolspan=249.508 Q48.867Stéphane Diagana48.412 Qcolspan=248.284 Q48.134Thierry Brusseau3000 metres steeplechase8:33.1022 Qcolspan=28:42.4823Did not advanceJoseph Mahmoud8:30.5417 Qcolspan=28:52.0024Did not advanceMax MoriniéreDaniel SangoumaGilles QuénéhervéBruno Marie-Rose4 × 100 metres relay39.496 Qcolspan=239.029Did not advanceJean-Louis RapnouilYann QuentrecStéphane CaristanStéphane Diagana4 × 400 metres relay3:04.2511colspan=4Did not advanceThierry Toutain20 kilometres walkcolspan=6Martial Fesselier50 kilometres walkcolspan=64:06:3116Alain Lemerciercolspan=64:07:3017René Pillercolspan=64:02:4015

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionPhilippe ColletPole vault5.5512 q5.557Philippe d'Encausse5.5014Did not advanceJean Galfione5.5013Did not advanceSerge HélanLong jump7.6031Did not advanceFranck Lestage7.7221Did not advancePierre CamaraTriple jump17.341 Q16.5211Serge Hélan16.4720Did not advanceGeorges Sainte-Rose16.5019Did not advanceChristophe ÉpalleHammer throw76.248 Q74.8410Frédéric Kuhn71.7619Did not advanceRaphaël Piolanti73.2217Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankAlain BlondelResult11.317.3113.562.0349.1914.5037.785.1058.004:23.82803115Points793888701831852911620941708786William MottiResult11.427.1315.442.1250.4415.0250.584.7067.504:48.8981647Points769845817915794847882819851625Christian PlaziatResult10.707.2114.881.97Points929864782776

Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankLaurence Bily100 metres11.5719 Q11.6422Did not advancePatricia Girard11.5118 Q11.5416 Q11.7016Did not advanceOdiah Sidibé11.6222 q11.6321Did not advanceValérie Jean-Charles200 metres23.6925 q23.6426Did not advanceMaguy Nestoret24.1534Did not advanceElsa Devassoigne400 metres52.073 Q51.7514 Q52.8516Did not advanceMarie-José Pérec53.6423 Q50.896 Q49.481 Q48.83Viviane Dorsile800 metres2:01.5419colspan=2Did not advanceMarie-Pierre Duros1500 metres4:10.1421 qcolspan=24:26.6126Did not advanceMarie-Pierre Duros3000 metres8:42.321 Qcolspan=4Zohra Graziani-Koullou8:55.2118colspan=4Did not advanceRosario Murcia10,000 metres33:16.9626colspan=4Did not advanceAnnette Sergent32:57.2923colspan=4Did not advanceMaria RebéloMarathoncolspan=6Cécile Cinélu100 metres hurdles13.4023 Q13.079 q13.2412Did not advanceMonique Éwanjé-Épée13.7330Did not advanceAnne Piquereau13.119 Q13.1711 Q13.3213Did not advancePatricia GirardOdiah SidibéLaurence BilyMarie-José Pérec4 × 100 metres relay42.585 Qcolspan=442.854

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionSandrine FricotHigh jump1.9021Did not advance

Combined event – Heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankOdile LesageResult13.751.8813.4825.245.9941.282:15.57614115Points10141080759865846692885Nathalie TeppeResult14.061.7912.6926.135.6552.582:24.42584723Points970966707786744910764

Badminton

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankStéphane RenaultSinglesL 5–15, 2–15Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVirginie DelvingtSinglesL 0–11, 2–11Did not advanceSandra DimbourL 10–12, 9–12Did not advanceChristelle MolL 5–11, 7–11Did not advanceVirginie DelvingtChristelle MolDoublesL 7–15, 7–15Did not advance

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPhilippe WartelleBantamweightW 12–5L RSC R2Did not advanceDjamel LifaFeatherweightW 20–12L 4–9Did not advanceJulien LorcyLightweightW 11–7W RSC R2L 10–13Did not advanceSaïd Ben NajemWelterweightL 0–6Did not advancePatrice AouissiLight heavyweightW RSC R3L RSC R2Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

AthleteEventRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankJacky AvrilMen's C-1117.181135.7518117.18Emmanuel Brugvin125.149119.195119.197Thierry Humeau127.4211124.9115124.9118Franck AdissonWilfrid ForguesMen's C-2144.0910124.383124.38Éric BiauBertrand Daille133.836160.6415133.8311Thierry SaïdiEmmanuel del Rey132.295137.9612132.298Laurent BrissaudMen's K-1109.372123.0224109.375Sylvain Curinier133.0934107.062107.06Vincent Fondeviole112.6911285.1943112.6914Marianne AgulhonWomen's K-1140.447132.894132.895Anne Boixel203.1924140.818140.8111Myriam Jerusalmi150.8614150.7615150.7621

Sprint

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPascal SylvozC-1 500 metres1:54.604 R1:55.721 SF1:54.384 F1:55.967C-1 1000 metres4:03.392 SFcolspan=24:06.831 F4:09.825Didier HoyerOlivier BoivinC-2 500 metres1:44.463 SFcolspan=21:42.091 F1:43.046C-2 1000 metres3:35.822 Fcolspan=2colspan=23:39.51Olivier LasakPhilippe AubertinK-2 500 metres1:49.428 R1:32.513 SF1:33.209Did not advancePhilippe BoccaraPascal BoucheritK-2 1000 metres3:26.815 R3:18.133 SF3:21.025Did not advancePierre LubacJean-François BriandSébastien MayerPatrick LancereauK-4 1000 metres3:02.605 SFcolspan=22:58.986Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSabine GoetschyK-1 500 metres1:57.683 SF1:51.993 F1:53.536Sabine GoetschyBernadette BrégeonK-2 500 metres1:45.193 SF1:43.616Did not advanceFrançoise LasakBernadette BrégeonIsabelle BoulogneAnne MichautK-4 500 metres1:39.275 SF1:41.835Did not advance

Cycling

18 cyclists, 14 men and 4 women, represented France in 1992. Jeannie Longo won silver in the women's road race and the men won bronze in the team time trial.

Road

Men AthleteEventTimeRankSylvain BolayRoad race4:35:567Pascal Hervé4:35:5648Emmanuel MagnienHervé BoussardDidier Faivre-PierretPhilippe GaumontJean-Louis HarelTeam time trial2:05:25

Women AthleteEventTimeRankMarion ClignetRoad race2:05:1333Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli2:05:02Catherine Marsal2:05:0321

Track

Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRound 1Round 2TimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankFrédéric MagnéMen's sprint10.6177 ,W 11.230colspan=2,LLDid not advanceFélicia BallangerWomen's sprint11.5082,W 12.615colspan=3W, WL, LL, L4

Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankFrédéric LancienTime trial1:05.1576

Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankPhilippe ErmenaultMen's individual pursuit4:33.8925 QL 4:28.838Did not advanceJeannie Longo-CiprelliWomen's individual pursuit3:46.9356 QL 3:46.547Did not advanceHervé DagornéPhilippe ErmenaultDaniel PandèlePascal PotiéMen's individual pursuit4:23.92411Did not advance

Points race AthleteEventQualificationFinalLapsPointsRankLapsPointsRankÉric MagninPoints race−1 lap303 Q0 laps246

Diving

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankPhilippe Duvernay3 m springboard310.1429Did not advanceFrédéric Pierre10 m platform329.0119Did not advance

Equestrianism

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankSerge CornutOlifant CharrièreIndividual144437Did not advanceDominique d'EsméRapport II142742Did not advanceCatherine DurandOrphée RBO149825Did not advanceMargit Otto-CrépinMaritim152119Did not advanceSerge CornutDominique d'EsméCatherine DurandMargit Otto-CrépinSee aboveTeamcolspan=244639

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankJean-Jacques BoissonOscar de la LogeIndividual64.80425.00335.009335.0061Michel BouquetNewport AA49.80978.40128.203917.00145.209145.2028Marie-Christine DuroyQuart du Placineau48.20656.40104.60305.25109.8522109.8512Didier SeguretCoeur de Rocker66.2048Jean-Jacques BoissonMichel BouquetMarie-Christine DuroyDidier SeguretSee aboveTeam162.803400.00562.801527.25590.058590.0514

Jumping