France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
Gold Thierry Rey — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight Pascale Hachin-Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Philippe Bonnin, Bruno Boscherie, Didier Flament, Pascal Jolyot and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition Philippe Boisse, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Hubert Gardas and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition Isabelle Bégard, Véronique Brouquier, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille and Christine Muzio — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
Silver Alain Lebas — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak Singles Yavé Cahard — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Sprint (Scratch) Alain Bondue — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit Pascal Jolyot — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Open Class
Bronze Bernard Tchoullouyan — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg) Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Antoine Richard, Hermann Panzo, Patrick Barré and Pascal Barré — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay
Athletics
Men's 100 metres Hermann Panzo Heat — 10.53 Quarterfinals — 10.29 Semifinals — 10.45 Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place) Antoine Richard Heat — 10.51 Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres Pascal Barré Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres José Marajo Heat — 1:49.6 Semifinals — 1:47.3 Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place) Roger Milhau Heat — 1:48.5 Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance) Philippe Dupont Heat — 1:49.6 Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres José Marajo Heat — 3:43.9 Semifinals — 3:39.6 Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place) Alex Gonzalez Heat — 3:44.6 Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon Jean-Michel Charbonnel Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay Jacques Fellice, Robert Froissart, Didier Dubois, and Francis Demarthon Heat — 3:05.4 Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)
Men's 50 km Walk Gérard Lelièvre Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump Francis Agbo Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump Philippe Deroche Qualification — 7.90 m Final — 7.77 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Triple Jump Christian Valetudie Qualification — 16.43 m Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Pole Vault Philippe Houvion Qualification — 5.35 m Final — 5.65 m (→ 4th place) Jean-Michel Bellot Qualification — 5.40 m Final — 5.60 m (→ 5th place) Thierry Vigneron Qualification — 5.40 m Final — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 metres Chantal Réga Heat — 11.53 Quarterfinals — 11.40 Semifinals — 11.36 Final — 11.32 (→ 7th place) Emma Sulter Heat — 11.56 Quarterfinals — 11.48 Semifinals — 11.63 (→ did not advance) Laureen Beckles Heat — 11.59 Quarterfinals — 11.54 Semifinals — 11.70 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Hurdles Laurence Elloy Heat — 13.60 Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance) Laurence Le Beau Heat — 13.18 Semifinal — 13.54 (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon Florence Picaut — 4424 points (→ 9th place) 100 metres — 13.75s Shot Put — 13.24m High Jump — 1.80m Long Jump — 5.83m 800 metres — 2:16.70
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Ali Ben Maghenia First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Pushkardhoj Shahi (Nepal) walk-over Third Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Daniel Londas First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists represented France in 1980. Alain Bondue won a silver medal in the individual pursuit.
Individual road race Christian Faure Marc Madiot Francis Castaing Régis Clère
Sprint Yavé Cahard
1000m time trial Yavé Cahard
Individual pursuit Alain Bondue
Team pursuit Alain Bondue Philippe Chevalier Pascal Poisson Jean-Marc Rebière
Diving
Fencing
16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980.
Men's foil Pascal Jolyot Frédéric Pietruszka Didier Flament
Men's team foil Frédéric Pietruszka, Didier Flament, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Bonin, Bruno Boscherie
Men's épée Philippe Riboud Philippe Boisse Patrick Picot
Men's team épée Philippe Boisse, Hubert Gardas, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Michel Salesse
Men's sabre Jean-François Lamour
Women's foil Pascale Trinquet-Hachin Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Véronique Brouquier
Women's team foil Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Christine Muzio, Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Véronique Brouquier
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition: Paul Four — 5.196 pts (→ 12th place) Joël Bouzou — 5.107 pts (→ 20th place) Alain Cortes — 5.042 pts (→ 23rd place)
Men's Team Competition: Four, Bouzou, and Cortes — 15.345 pts (→ 5th place)
Rowing
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle René Ecuyer Heats — 52,09 Semi-Finals — 51,62 Final — 52,01 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle Mark Lazzaro Heats — DNS Paskal Laget Heats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance) Fabien Noël Heats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Butterfly Xavier Savin Final — 55,66 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Fabien Noël, Mark Lazzaro, Dominique Petit, and Paskal Laget Final — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Frédéric Delcourt, Olivier Borios, Xavier Savin, and René Ecuyer Final — 3.49,19 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle Guylaine Berger Final — 57,88 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke Catherine Poirot Heats — 1:12.94 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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