France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games.
Gold medals were not given out and silver medals were given to the winners while bronze medals were given to second place.
Gaston Aumoitte – croquet, singles one ballMichel Théato – marathonAlbert Robert Ayat – fencing, masters épéeAlbert Robert Ayat – fencing, amateurs-masters épéeRoger de Barbarin – shooting, trap shootingLouis Bastien – cycling, 25 kilometresHermann Barrelet – rowing, single scullsEmile Coste – fencing, foilGeorges de la Falaise – fencing, sabreDominique Gardères – equestrian, high jumpPierre Gervais – sailing, 0-½ ton race 1Emile Grumiaux – archery, Sur la Perche à la PyramideHenri Hérouin – archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metresMaurice Larrouy – shooting, rapid fire pistolLucien Mérignac – fencing, masters foilEugène Mougin – archery, Au Chapelet 50 metresAchille Paroche – shooting, prone military rifleÉmile Sacré – sailing, 0-½ ton race 2Gustave Sandras – gymnastics, combined exercisesGeorges Taillandier – cycling, 2000 metre sprintCharles Devendeville – swimming, men's underwater swimmingChrétien Waydelich – croquet, singles two ballsGaston Aumoitte and Georges Johin – croquet, doublesÉmile Billard, Paul Perquer – sailing, 10-20 tonCercle de l'Aviron Roubaix – rowing, coxed foursUnion des Sociétés Français de Sports Athletiques – rugby, men's tournamentNoël Bas – gymnastics, combined exercisesEmile Bougnol – fencing, masters épéeÉmile Champion – athletics, marathonJean Decazes – sailing, 10-20 tonHenri Deloge – athletics, 1500 metresAndré Gaudin – rowing, single scullsRené Guyot – shooting, trap shootingHenri Helle – archery, Au Chapelet 50 metresLouis Hildebrand – cycling, 25 kilometresGeorges John – croquet, singles one ballAlphonse Kirchhoffer – fencing, masters foilHenri Masson – fencing, foilLéon Moreaux – shooting, rapid fire pistolAchille Paroche – shooting, individual military pistolLouis Perrée – fencing, épéeHélène Prévost – tennis, women's singlesFernand Sanz – cycling, 2000 metre sprintAuguste Serrurier – archery, Sur la Perche à la HerseAuguste Serrurier – archery, Sur la Perche à la PyramideAndré Six – swimming, men's underwater swimmingHenri Tauzin – athletics, 400 metre hurdlesVictor Thibaud – archery, Au Cordon Doré 33 metresVictor Thibaud – archery, Au Chapelet 33 metresLéon Thiébaut – fencing, sabreMaurice Vignerot – croquet, singles two ballsHenri Deloge, Jacques Chastanié, André Castanet, Michel Champoudry, and Gaston Ragueneau – athletics, 5000 metre team raceMaurice Durquetty, Etchegaray – pelota, two-manLouis Duffoy, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, Trinité – shooting, team military pistolRaymond Basset, Jean Collas, Charles Gondouin, Joseph Roffo, Émile Sarrade, Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría – tug of warJean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier – sailing, 0-½ ton race 1Jean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier – sailing, 0-½ ton race 2Jacques Baudrier, Jean le Bret, F. Marcotte, William Martin, Jules Valton – sailing, ½-1 ton race 1Auguste Albert, Albert Suval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana – sailing, 1-2 ton race 1Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret, Susse – sailing, 2-3 ton race 1Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret, Susse – sailing, 2-3 ton race 2A. Dubos, J. Dubos, Maurice Gufflet, Robert Gufflet, Charly Guiraist – sailing, 3-10 ton race 2Club Française – football, men's competitionClub Nautique de Lyon – rowing, coxed foursFrench Athletic Club Union – cricket, 2-day 12-manSociété Nautique de la Marne – rowing, coxed pairsTritons Lillois – swimming, men's 200 metre team swimmingMax Décugis and Basil Spalding de Garmendia (USA) – tennis, men's doublesHélène Prévost and Harold Mahony (GBR) – tennis, mixed doublesEugène Balmé – shooting, rapid fire pistolde Bellegarde – equestrian, long jumpMarcel Boulenger – fencing, foilLouis de Champsavin – equestrian, jumpingJacques Chastanié – athletics, 2500 metre steeplechaseJustinien de Clary – shooting, trap shootingDaumain – cycling, 25 kilometresLucien Démanet – gymnastics, combined exercisesAuguste Donny – sailing, 2-3 ton race 2Pierre Gervais – sailing, 0-½ ton race 2Henri Helle – archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metresHenri Laurent – fencing, masters épéeLouis Martin – swimming, men's 4000 metre freestyleÉmile Mercier – archery, Au Chapelet 50 metresJean-Baptiste Mimiague – fencing, masters foilCharles Frédéric Petit – archery, Au Cordon Doré 33 metresCharles Frédéric Petit – archery, Au Chapelet 33 metresSautereau – croquet, singles two ballsLéon Sée – fencing, épéeLéon Sée – fencing, amateurs-masters épéeEmile Torcheboeuf – athletics, standing long jumpChrétien Waydelich – croquet, singles one ballAuguste Cavadini, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, René Thomas – shooting, team military rifleAndré Prévost and Georges de la Chapelle – tennis, men's doublesHenri Monnot, Léon Tellier, Gaston Cailleux – sailing, 0-½ ton race 1Marcel Meran, E. Michelet, F. Michelet – sailing, ½-1 ton race 1Jacques Baudrier, Lucien Baudrier, Dubosq, Edouard Mantois – sailing, ½-1 ton race 2Auguste Albert, Duval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana – sailing, 1-2 ton race 2De Cottignon, Emile Jean-Fontaine, Ferdinand Schlatter – sailing, 2-3 ton race 1E. Michelet, F. Michelet – sailing, open classRowing Club Castillon – rowing, coxed pairsPupilles de Neptune – swimming, men's 200 metre team swimmingPupilles de Neptune – water polo, men's tournamentBagatelle Polo Club de Paris – polo, men's tournamentLibellule de Paris – water polo, men's tournamentFrance took three of six gold medals, five of seven silver medals, and four of five bronze medals in the six archery events that were Olympic. Belgium and the Netherlands were the only others nation that competed, taking the remaining six medals. Many of the French, Belgian, and Dutch competitors are unknown as their names were not recorded. 13 French archers are known by at least their surname, 116 are unidentified in any way. The 129 archers had 239 entries across all 6 archery events.
French athletes did not win any gold medals in athletics, but took six medals in the sport to take 7th place in the leaderboard for athletics. 22 athletes competed in 18 events, with a total of 28 entries.
Michel Théato's win in the marathon is credited to France by the International Olympic Committee; Théato was Luxembourgish.
France was represented by the French Athletic Club Union in cricket in 1900. The team lost the only match, a 2-day 12-man contest, by 158 runs.
France and Belgium were the only two nations to compete in croquet. France sent 6 men and 3 women. The French players won all 7 medals in the three events. In the singles one ball, a Belgian man competed but did not finish; the other two events had no competitors from outside France.
France competed a second time in cycling, once again dominating the field. Of the six medals awarded in the event, French cyclists missed only one of the bronze medals. 59 French cyclists competed.
France dominated the fencing competitions at the second modern Olympics, taking five of the seven gold medals and 15 of the 21 overall medals.
Club Française represented France in the football competition. The club squad lost to Upton Park F.C. but defeated the Université de Bruxelles team to take second place in the three-team competition.
France was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events.
France's first Olympic gymnastics medals came in the second edition of the competitions. France took all three medals in the single combined event. 108 of the 135 entrants in the event were French.
France sent one of two teams that competed in the pelota tournament. The two-man team lost to Spain's team, taking the silver medal.
France was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. Frenchmen played on two of the five teams, one of which also included British players. The mixed French/British combination was one of the third-place teams.
France was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. France won both of its games, taking top prize in the tournament.
France matched Great Britain in gold medals won in the inaugural sailing events in 1900, but took 16 of the 20 silver and bronze medals (8 each). 76 French sailors took part.
France competed again in shooting at the second modern Olympic Games. France won the most medals in the sport that year with 10, but took only three gold medals to Switzerland's five.
France sent a team to compete in the tug of war competition in 1900, losing to a combined Denmark-Sweden team.
