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 ball
Michel Théato – marathon
Albert Robert Ayat – fencing, masters épée
Albert Robert Ayat – fencing, amateurs-masters épée
Roger de Barbarin – shooting, trap shooting
Louis Bastien – cycling, 25 kilometres
Hermann Barrelet – rowing, single sculls
Emile Coste – fencing, foil
Georges de la Falaise – fencing, sabre
Dominique Gardères – equestrian, high jump
Pierre Gervais – sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
Emile Grumiaux – archery, Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
Henri Hérouin – archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
Maurice Larrouy – shooting, rapid fire pistol
Lucien Mérignac – fencing, masters foil
Eugène Mougin – archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
Achille Paroche – shooting, prone military rifle
Émile Sacré – sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
Gustave Sandras – gymnastics, combined exercises
Georges Taillandier – cycling, 2000 metre sprint
Charles Devendeville – swimming, men's underwater swimming
Chrétien Waydelich – croquet, singles two balls
Gaston Aumoitte and Georges Johin – croquet, doubles
Émile Billard, Paul Perquer – sailing, 10-20 ton
Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix – rowing, coxed fours
Union des Sociétés Français de Sports Athletiques – rugby, men's tournament
Noël Bas – gymnastics, combined exercises
Emile Bougnol – fencing, masters épée
Émile Champion – athletics, marathon
Jean Decazes – sailing, 10-20 ton
Henri Deloge – athletics, 1500 metres
André Gaudin – rowing, single sculls
René Guyot – shooting, trap shooting
Henri Helle – archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
Louis Hildebrand – cycling, 25 kilometres
Georges John – croquet, singles one ball
Alphonse Kirchhoffer – fencing, masters foil
Henri Masson – fencing, foil
Léon Moreaux – shooting, rapid fire pistol
Achille Paroche – shooting, individual military pistol
Louis Perrée – fencing, épée
Hélène Prévost – tennis, women's singles
Fernand Sanz – cycling, 2000 metre sprint
Auguste Serrurier – archery, Sur la Perche à la Herse
Auguste Serrurier – archery, Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
André Six – swimming, men's underwater swimming
Henri Tauzin – athletics, 400 metre hurdles
Victor Thibaud – archery, Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
Victor Thibaud – archery, Au Chapelet 33 metres
Léon Thiébaut – fencing, sabre
Maurice Vignerot – croquet, singles two balls
Henri Deloge, Jacques Chastanié, André Castanet, Michel Champoudry, and Gaston Ragueneau – athletics, 5000 metre team race
Maurice Durquetty, Etchegaray – pelota, two-man
Louis Duffoy, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, Trinité – shooting, team military pistol
Raymond Basset, Jean Collas, Charles Gondouin, Joseph Roffo, Émile Sarrade, Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría – tug of war
Jean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier – sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
Jean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier – sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
Jacques Baudrier, Jean le Bret, F. Marcotte, William Martin, Jules Valton – sailing, ½-1 ton race 1
Auguste Albert, Albert Suval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana – sailing, 1-2 ton race 1
Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret, Susse – sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret, Susse – sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
A. Dubos, J. Dubos, Maurice Gufflet, Robert Gufflet, Charly Guiraist – sailing, 3-10 ton race 2
Club Française – football, men's competition
Club Nautique de Lyon – rowing, coxed fours
French Athletic Club Union – cricket, 2-day 12-man
Société Nautique de la Marne – rowing, coxed pairs
Tritons Lillois – swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
Max Décugis and Basil Spalding de Garmendia (USA) – tennis, men's doubles
Hélène Prévost and Harold Mahony (GBR) – tennis, mixed doubles
Eugène Balmé – shooting, rapid fire pistol
de Bellegarde – equestrian, long jump
Marcel Boulenger – fencing, foil
Louis de Champsavin – equestrian, jumping
Jacques Chastanié – athletics, 2500 metre steeplechase
Justinien de Clary – shooting, trap shooting
Daumain – cycling, 25 kilometres
Lucien Démanet – gymnastics, combined exercises
Auguste Donny – sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
Pierre Gervais – sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
Henri Helle – archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
Henri Laurent – fencing, masters épée
Louis Martin – swimming, men's 4000 metre freestyle
Émile Mercier – archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
Jean-Baptiste Mimiague – fencing, masters foil
Charles Frédéric Petit – archery, Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
Charles Frédéric Petit – archery, Au Chapelet 33 metres
Sautereau – croquet, singles two balls
Léon Sée – fencing, épée
Léon Sée – fencing, amateurs-masters épée
Emile Torcheboeuf – athletics, standing long jump
Chrétien Waydelich – croquet, singles one ball
Auguste Cavadini, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, René Thomas – shooting, team military rifle
André Prévost and Georges de la Chapelle – tennis, men's doubles
Henri Monnot, Léon Tellier, Gaston Cailleux – sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
Marcel Meran, E. Michelet, F. Michelet – sailing, ½-1 ton race 1
Jacques Baudrier, Lucien Baudrier, Dubosq, Edouard Mantois – sailing, ½-1 ton race 2
Auguste Albert, Duval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana – sailing, 1-2 ton race 2
De Cottignon, Emile Jean-Fontaine, Ferdinand Schlatter – sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
E. Michelet, F. Michelet – sailing, open class
Rowing Club Castillon – rowing, coxed pairs
Pupilles de Neptune – swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
Pupilles de Neptune – water polo, men's tournament
Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris – polo, men's tournament
Libellule de Paris – water polo, men's tournament
France 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.
