France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris hosted 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and some relatives are present during the ceremonies.France competed in all sports except baseball (softball), field hockey, and water polo.
France repeated its gold medal tally from the previous games, but its overall medal haul was down from 42 to 33, the lowest since Athens 2004. The country however scored numerous victories in team sports, namely a double in handball (both men and women won gold), gold in men's volleyball, silver in men's basketball and women's rugby sevens, and bronze in women's basketball.
Medalists
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Romain Cannone Fencing Men's épée Clarisse Agbegnenou Judo Women's 63 kg Matthieu AndrodiasHugo Boucheron Rowing Men's double sculls Judo Mixed team Erwann Le PéchouxEnzo LefortJulien MertineMaxime Pauty Fencing Men's team foil Jean Quiquampoix Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Steven Da Costa Karate Men's 67 kg Handball Men's tournament Volleyball Men's tournament Handball Women's tournament Amandine Buchard Judo Women's 52 kg Sarah-Léonie Cysique Judo Women's 57 kg Claire BovéLaura Tarantola Rowing Women's lightweight double sculls Madeleine Malonga Judo Women's 78 kg Anita BlazeAstrid GuyartPauline RanvierYsaora Thibus Fencing Women's Team foil Charline Picon Sailing Women's RS:X Thomas Goyard Sailing Men's RS:X Rugby sevens Women's tournament Sara BalzerCécilia BerderManon BrunetCharlotte Lembach Fencing Women's Team sabre Florent Manaudou Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle Kevin Mayer Athletics Men's decathlon Basketball Men's tournament Luka Mkheidze Judo Men's 60 kg Manon Brunet Fencing Women's sabre Althéa Laurin Taekwondo Women's +67 kg Romane Dicko Judo Women's +78 kg Teddy Riner Judo Men's +100 kg Léonie PériaultDorian ConinxCassandre BeaugrandVincent Luis Triathlon Mixed relay Karim LaghouagChristopher SixNicolas Touzaint Equestrian Team eventing Florian GrengboRayan HelalSébastien Vigier Cycling Men's team sprint Camille LecointreAloïse Retornaz Sailing Women's 470 Basketball Women's tournament Benjamin ThomasDonavan Grondin Cycling Men's madison
| style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"| Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics0101Basketball0112Cycling0022Equestrian0011Fencing2215Handball2002Judo2338Karate1001Rowing1102Rugby sevens0101Sailing0213Shooting1001Swimming0101Taekwondo0011Triathlon0011Volleyball1001Total10121133
Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalClarisse AgbegnenouJudo2002Sarah-Léonie CysiqueJudo1102Amandine BuchardJudo1102Madeleine MalongaJudo1102Romane DickoJudo1012Teddy RinerJudo1012Manon BrunetFencing0112
Competitors SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 1 4Artistic swimming 2 2Athletics 42 19 61Badminton 2 2 4Basketball 12 16 28Boxing 4 1 5Canoeing 6 6 12Cycling 18 12 30Diving 2 1 3Equestrian 9 3 12Fencing 9 9 18Football 18 0 18Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 4 5 9Handball 15 16 31Judo 6 7 13Karate 1 2 3Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Rowing 4 8 12Rugby sevens 0 12 12Sailing 7 7 14Shooting 4 6 10Skateboarding 3 2 5Sport climbing 2 2 4Surfing 2 2 4Swimming 16 11 27Table tennis 3 3 6Tennis 6 4 10Taekwondo 0 2 2Triathlon 3 2 5Volleyball 12 0 12Weightlifting 1 3 4Wrestling 0 2 2 Total 222 172 393
Archery
France fielded two archers (one man and one woman) to compete in the men's and women's individual recurve, respectively, at the Games by finishing among the top four vying for qualification at the 2021 European Championships in Antalya, Turkey.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankThomas ChiraultMen's individual64851L 4–6Did not advancePierre Plihon65336W 6–4L 2–6Did not advanceJean-Charles Valladont64057L 3–7Did not advanceThomas ChiraultPierre PlihonJean-Charles ValladontMen's team194112colspan=2 L 0–6Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLisa BarbelinWomen's individual65413W 6–2W 6–0L 0–6Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJean-Charles ValladontLisa BarbelinMixed team130714 QW 5–3L 4–5Did not advance
Artistic swimming
France fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by winning the silver medal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankCharlotte Tremble Laura TrembleDuet87.3474888.5667175.91418 Q89.6333176.98078
Athletics
French athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):
On 19 March 2020, four marathon runners (Amdouni, Chahdi, Navarro, and Kipsang), along with race walkers Kévin Campion and three-time Olympian Yohann Diniz, became the first French track and field athletes to be officially selected to the Tokyo 2020 roster.
On 2 July 2021, 65 athletes, 44 men and 21 women, are announced to be part of the team.
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat Quarterfinal SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJimmy Vicaut100 mcolspan=2 10.072 Q10.115Did not advancePierre-Ambroise Bosse800 m1:45.976 qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 1:48.626Did not advanceBenjamin Robert1:47.125Did not advanceGabriel Tual1:45.633 Q1:44.283 q1:46.037Azzedine Habz1500 m3:41.244 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 3:35.1210Did not advanceAlexis Miellet3:41.2314Did not advanceBaptiste Mischler3:37.5311Did not advanceJimmy Gressier5000 m13:33.479 qcolspan=4 rowspan=2 13:11.3313Hugo Hay13:39.957Did not advanceMorhad Amdouni10000 mcolspan=6 27:53.58 10Wilhem Belocian110 m hurdlescolspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advancePascal Martinot-Lagarde13.372 Q13.252 Q13.165Aurel Manga13.241 Q13.242 Q13.388Wilfried Happio400 m hurdles49.395 qcolspan=2 rowspan=2 49.497Did not advanceLudvy Vaillant49.235 q49.027Did not advanceDjilali Bedrani3000 m steeplechase8:20.237colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceLouis Gilavert8:36.3512Did not advanceAlexis Phelut8:19.363 Q8:23.1412Mouhamadou FallJimmy VicautMéba-Mickaël ZézéRyan Zézé4 × 100 m relay38.184colspan=4 Did not advanceGilles BironThomas JordierMuhammad Abdallah KountaLudovic Ouceni4 × 400 m relay3:00.81 PB6colspan=4 Did not advanceMorhad AmdouniMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:14:3317Hassan Chahdi2:18:4045Nicolas Navarro2:12:5012Gabriel Bordier20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=2 1:25:2324Kévin Campion1:23:5316 Yohann Diniz50 km walkcolspan=6
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGemina Joseph200 m22.943 Q23.197Did not advanceAmandine Brossier400 m51.652 Q51.306Did not advanceRénelle Lamote800 m2:01.921 Q1:59.405Did not advanceCyréna Samba-Mayela100 m hurdlesDid not advanceLaura ValetteDid not advanceGémima JosephCynthia LeducOrlann Ombissa-DzangueCarolle Zahi4 × 100 m relay42.684 qcolspan=2 42.897Amandine BrossierFloria GueïSokhna LacosteBrigitte Ntiamoah4 × 400 m relay3:25.075colspan=2 Did not advanceSusan Jeptooo KipsangMarathoncolspan=4 2:36:2938
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAugustin BeyLong jump—Did not advanceBenjamin CompaoréTriple jump16.5919Did not advanceJean-Marc Pontvianne—Did not advanceMelvin Raffin16.8311 q—Ethan CormontPole vault5.50 22Did not advanceRenaud Lavillenie5.756 Q5.708Valentin Lavillenie5.6517Did not advanceLolassonn DjouhanDiscus throw60.7421Did not advanceQuentin BigotHammer throw78.734 Q79.395
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionYanis DavidLong jump6.2723Did not advanceRouguy DialloTriple jump14.2910 q14.389Mélina Robert-MichonDiscus throw60.8814Did not advanceAlexandra TavernierHammer throw73.515 Q74.414
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankKevin MayerResult10.687.5015.072.0850.3113.9048.085.2073.094:43.178726Points933935794878800987830972937660
Badminton
France entered four badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings: one entry each in the men's and women's singles and in the mixed doubles. The team was officially announced by the FFBaD on 23 June 2021.
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBrice LeverdezMen's singlesW (21–10, 21–8)L (21–17, 21–5)2Did not advanceQi XuefeiWomen's singlesL (11–21, 11–21)W (21–10 21–14)L (10–21, 13–21)3Did not advanceThom GicquelDelphine DelrueMixed doublesL (18–21, 17–21)L (9–21, 15–21)W (21–12, 21–13)3Did not advance
Basketball
Indoor Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFrance men'sMen's tournament W 83–76 W 97–77 W 79–62 1 Q W 84–75 W 90–89 L 82–87France women'sWomen's tournament L 70–74 W 87–62 L 82–93 3 q W 67–64 L 71–87 W 91–76
Men's tournament
France men's basketball team qualified for the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and securing an outright berth as one of two highest-ranked squads from Europe at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
France women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Bourges meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
3×3 basketball Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFrance women's 3×3Women's 3×3 tournamentL 10–17W 19–16L 15–19L 13–20W 22–18 ROCW 17–14W 22–125 QW 16–14L 16–18L 14–164
Women's tournament
France women's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Team roster The players were announced on 2 July 2021.
Ana Maria Filip Laëtitia Guapo Marie-Ève Paget Mamignan Touré
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Boxing
France entered six boxers (five men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. 2019 world bronze medalist Billal Bennama (men's flyweight), Samuel Kistohurry (men's featherweight), Rio 2016 silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha (men's lightweight), Mourad Aliev (men's super heavyweight), and Maïva Hamadouche (women's lightweight) secured the spots on the French squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.