France competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 299 competitors, 197 men and 102 women, took part in 183 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's Pole vault Athletics Women's 200 m Athletics Women's 400 m Canoeing Men's slalom C-2 Cycling Men's time trial Philippe ErmenaultJean-Michel MoninFrancis Moreau Cycling Men's team pursuit Cycling Women's road race Cycling Women's sprint Cycling Women's points race Fencing Women's Épée Individual Laura FlesselSophie Moressee-Pichot Fencing Women's team Épée Judo Men's 78 kg Judo Men's +95 kg Judo Women's 52 kg Shooting Men's 50 m rifle three positions Cycling Men's individual pursuit Cycling Women's individual pursuit Cycling Women's road time trial Fencing Men's Foil Individual Fencing Women's Épée Individual Daniel FauchéOlivier MonceletBertrand Vecten Rowing Men's coxless four wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg Athletics Women's 100 m hurdles Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Miguel Martinez Cycling Men's Cross-country Equestrian Individual jumping Fencing Men's Foil Individual Robert LerouxÉric Srecki Fencing Men's team Épée Fencing Men's Sabre Individual Judo Men's -71kg Judo Men's -95kg Judo Women's +72kg Frédéric Kowal Rowing Men's double sculls Jean-Christophe Rolland Rowing Men's coxless pair Christine Gossé Rowing Women's coxless pair Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle
Archery
In France's sixth appearance in modern Olympic archery, defending gold medallist Sebastien Flute was defeated in the first round of elimination. Fellow veteran Severine Bonal was also defeated early, while Lionel Torres reached the quarterfinal. The men's team was defeated in the first round.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSébastien FluteMen's individual64446L 158-161Did not advance39Damien Letulle65726L 150-161Did not advance56Lionel Torres64445W 165-154W 164-163W 159-158L 111-106Did not advance8Sébastien FluteDamien LetulleLionel TorresMen's team194510align=center colspan=2 L 244-245Did not advance9Severine BonalWomen's individual63240W 156-151L 153-159Did not advance20
Athletics
Men's track & road AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankNeedy Guims100m10.392 Q10.437Did not advancePascal Theophile10.413 Q10.387Did not advanceJean-Louis Rapnouil400m45.932 Q45.745Did not advanceJimmy Jean-Joseph800m1:45.644 qcolspan=2 rowspan=5 1:48.506Did not advanceBruno Konczylo1:46.043 q1:48.027Did not advanceKader Chekhemani1500m3:37.813 Q3:34.848Did not advanceMickaël Damian3:39.218Did not advanceEric Dubus3:47.019Did not advanceAbdellah Béhar10.000mcolspan=4 rowspan=2 Did not advanceMohamed Ezzher29:55.3418Did not advanceVincent Clarico110m hurdles13.522 Q13.574 Q13.435Did not advanceEmmanuel Romary13.685 q13.818Did not advanceNadir Bosch3000m steeplechase8:31.657 qcolspan=2 8:47.3112Did not advanceHermann LombaRégis GroisardPascal TheophileNeedy Guims4 × 100 m relay39.003 Qcolspan=2 38.824 QJean-Olivier Brosseau20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:26:2935Denis Langlois1:23:0814Thierry Toutain1:21:5610Martial Fesselier50 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 4:04:4228René Piller3:58:0019Thierry Toutain
Men's field AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEmmanuel BanguéLong jump8.097 Q8.194Alain AndjiPole vault5.70=1 Q5.709Jean Galfione5.70=5 Q5.92 Gilles DuprayHammer throw74.0419Did not advanceChristophe Épalle74.2217Did not advanceRaphaël Piolanti76.449 q75.2411
Women's track & road AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankOdiah Sidibé100m11.403 Q11.384 Q11.358Did not advanceMarie-José Pérec200mcolspan=2 22.241 Q22.071 Q22.12400m51.823 Q51.001 Q49.191 Q48.25Viviane Dorsile800m2:00.023 qcolspan=2 rowspan=4 2:00.687Did not advancePatricia Djaté-Taillard1:58.982 Q1:57.933 Q1:59.616Blandine Bitzner-Ducret1500m4:13.835 Q4:12.278Did not advanceFrédérique Quentin4:15.959Did not advanceChantal Dallenbach10.000m33:22.3515colspan=4 rowspan=2 Did not advanceFarida Fates34:38.4915Did not advanceCécile Cinélu100m hurdles13.056 q13.066Did not advancePatricia Girard-Leno12.842 Q12.723 Q12.592 Q12.65Monique Tourret13.124 Q13.177Did not advanceSandra CitteOdiah SidibeDelphine CombePatricia Girard-Leno4 × 100 m relay43.092 Qrowspan=2 colspan=4 42.766Francine LandreViviane DorsileEvelyne ElienElsa de Vassoigne4 × 400 m relay3:28.073 Q3:28.468Nadia PrasadMarathoncolspan=6 2:50:0556 Nathalie Fortain10km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=2 46:4331Valérie Nadaud47:4936
Women's field AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionIsabelle Devaluez Discus throw55.0837Did not advanceNadine AuzeilJavelin throw52.7631Did not advance
Combined events Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankSebastien LevicqResult11.177.1614.051.9250.5514.5045.005.4064.424:29.50819217PointsChristian PlaziatResult10.857.8214.852.0449.0714.5245.344.9052.184:35.00828211Points
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankÉtienne ThoboisMen's singlesL 6–15, 6–15Did not advanceSandra DimbourWomen's singlesL 1–11, 3–11Did not advance
Beach volleyball
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundEliminationSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJean-Philippe JodardChristian PenigaudMen'sW 15–8L 1–15Did not advanceW 15–8L 13–15Did not advance=13Brigitte LesageAnabelle PrawermanWomen'sL 11–15Did not advanceL 11–15Did not advance=13
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultRankRachid BouaitaBantamweightW 10–4W 13–6L 8–15Did not advanceNordine MouichiLight welterweightW W 17-6L 10-19Did not advanceHussein BayramWelterweightL 6-13Did not advanceJean-Paul MendyMiddleweightL 4-11Did not advanceJean-Louis MandengueLight heavyweightW 21-9L Did not advanceChristophe MendyHeavyweightW L Did not advanceJosué BlocusHeavyweightW L Did not advance
Canoeing
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2BestTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEmmanuel BrugvinC-1163.28156.71156.716Hervé Delamarre155.98178.77155.985Patrice Estanguet152.84160.89152.84Frank AdissonWilfrid ForguesC-2195.82158.82158.82Thierry SaïdiEmmanuel del Rey173.43165.47165.476
Cycling
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankLaurent BrochardRoad race4:56:3317Francesco Casagrande4:56:4432Laurent Jalabert4:56:4321Didier Rous4:56:5083Richard Virenque4:55:105Laurent BrochardTime trial1:09:2220Laurent Jalabert 1:07:3413
Women AthleteEventTimeRankMarion Clignet Road race02:41:5038Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli02:36:13Catherine Marsal 02:36:5616Marion Clignet Time trial38:145Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli37:00
Track
Points race AthleteEventPointsRankFrancis MoreauMen's points race215Nathalie Even-LancienWomen's points race24
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundRepechage 1Second roundRepechage 2Round of 16Repechage 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / TimeSpeedRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankFrédéric MagnéMen's sprint10.60267.91 km/h14 QW 10.740LW 11.035LW 10.975 L, W 11.022, LDid not advanceFlorian Rousseau10.39769.25 km/h8 QW 11.296W 10.745W 10.828 L, LDid not advanceFelicia BallangerWomen's sprint11.27763.84 km/h2 Qcolspan=4 W 11.901W 11.831,W 12.082W 12.022,W 12.046W 11.903,W 12.096
Pursuit AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankPhilippe ErmenaultMen's individual pursuit4:21.2952 QW 4:22.826W 4:24.082L 4:22.714Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis MoreauMen's team pursuit4:09.5701 QW 4:08.965W 4:08.460W 4:07.730Marion ClignetWomen's individual pursuit3:35.7742 QW 3:36.446W 3:35.412L 3:38.571
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankFlorian RousseauMen's 1km time trial1:02.712
Mountain Bike AthleteEventTimeRankChristophe DupoueyMen's2:25:034Miguel Martinez2:20:36Laurence LeboucherWomen's1:59.0011Sandra Temporelli2:06.5724
Diving
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankJulie DanauxWomen's 10 m platform201.2729Did not advance
Equestrian
Fencing
15 fencers, 9 men and 6 women, represented France in 1996.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFranck BoidinIndividual foilW 15–14W 15–12W 15–11L 13–15W 15–11Philippe OmnèsW 15–4W 15–14L 11–15Did not advance7Lionel PlumenailW 15–12W 15–12W 15–13W 15–9L 12–15Jean-Michel HenryIndividual épéeW 15–9W 15–11L 13–15Did not advance6Robert LerouxW 15–9L 14–15Did not advance12Éric SreckiW 15–1L 10–15Did not advance9Jean-Michel HenryRobert LerouxÉric SreckiTeam épéecolspan=2 W 45–38L 42–35W 45–42Jean-Philippe DaurelleIndividual sabreW 15–9L 7–15Did not advance12Franck DucheixW 15–11L 8–15Did not advance13Damien TouyaW 15–11W 15–7W 15–12L 14–15W 15–7Damien TouyaFranck DucheixJean-Philippe DaurelleTeam sabrecolspan=2 L 42–45Did not advance5
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankClothilde MagnanIndividual foilL 9–15Did not advance23Laurence Modaine-CessacW 15–14W 15–0W 15–14L 7–15L 9–154Adeline WuillèmeW 15–12L 6–15Did not advance14Adeline WuillèmeClothilde MagnanLaurence Modaine-CessacTeam foilcolspan=2 L 45–38Did not advance5Valérie Barlois-Mevel-LerouxIndividual épéeW 15–3W 15–14W 15–9W 15–6L 12–15Laura Flessel-ColovicW 15–10W 15–11W 15–12W 15–10W 15–12Sophie Moressée-PichotW 15–14L 10–15Did not advance10Laura Flessel-ColovicSophie Moressée-PichotValérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux Team épéecolspan=2 W 45–35W 45–39W 45–33
Football
Men's tournament
Team roster Head coach: Raymond Domenech
Groupstage
Quarterfinal
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men Team AthleteEventApparatusTotalScoreRankPatrice CasimirTeam9.2759.3009.6259.800 Q9.3509.5509.5629.3759.5759.0509.5379.425113.42423 QSebastien Tayac9.5009.5879.2759.5629.3259.3509.4259.3759.1759.4009.4009.712113.08627 QFrederick Nicolas9.0759.3259.1509.3509.2009.3759.4009.1759.1759.3759.4009.500111.50039 QFrederic Lemoine9.4759.1759.3009.1259.2509.5370.0009.2008.5000.0009.4009.32592.28785Eric Poujade0.0009.3509.7009.737 Q colspan=2 9.5879.2509.4009.4009.5128.90084.83693Sebastien Darrigade9.3000.0008.8009.5009.2759.3009.4500.0009.5009.5259.5120.00084.16294Thierry Aymes9.5879.787 Q colspan=2 9.1509.1259.4009.1750.0009.5370.0009.65075.361102Total94.43694.99993.51293.79994.06294.973565.78111
Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalScoreRankSébastien TayacAll-around9.5629.5129.4259.5259.2009.47556.69926 Frédérick Nicolas 9.3508.7509.5009.2259.5009.53755.862 33Thierry Aymes Floor9.750colspan=5 9.750=4Patrice Casimir Pommel horserowspan=2 9.762colspan=4 rowspan=2 9.7624Eric Poujade 9.3509.3507
Women Team AthleteEventApparatusTotalScoreRank Isabelle SeverinoTeam9.4259.4879.6879.7009.0379.5009.6509.68776.17326 Q Elvire Teza9.3629.4009.7379.7128.7509.6629.5879.58775.79733 Q Ludivine Furnon9.5379.6009.5879.5258.7509.0259.7509.65075.47435 Q Emilie Volle9.2879.3879.6129.5009.0509.5509.4129.53775.33536Cécile Canqueteau9.1509.4259.1879.4758.7009.3379.4879.70074.46145 Orélie Troscompt9.1259.350colspan=4 9.2759.31237.06299 Laure Gélycolspan=2 9.5379.2758.5509.200colspan=2 36.562100Total94.06096.07291.53696.047377.7158
Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalScoreRankIsabelle SeverinoAll-around9.562 9.675 9.587 9.700 38.524 13Elvire Teza9.493 9.687 9.687 9.587 38.454 16Ludivine Furnon9.606 9.425 9.462 9.750 38.243 19
Rhythmic