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.
Thierry Rey — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's HeavyweightPascale Hachin-Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil IndividualPhilippe Bonnin, Bruno Boscherie, Didier Flament, Pascal Jolyot and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team CompetitionPhilippe Boisse, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Hubert Gardas and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team CompetitionIsabelle Bégard, Véronique Brouquier, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille and Christine Muzio — Fencing, Women's Foil Team CompetitionAlain Lebas — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak SinglesYavé Cahard — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Sprint (Scratch)Alain Bondue — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual PursuitPascal Jolyot — Fencing, Men's Foil IndividualAngelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Open ClassBernard Tchoullouyan — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualAntoine Richard, Hermann Panzo, Patrick Barré and Pascal Barré — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres RelayMen's 100 metres
Hermann PanzoHeat — 10.53Quarterfinals — 10.29Semifinals — 10.45Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place)Antoine RichardHeat — 10.51Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)Men's 200 metres
Pascal BarréHeat — did not start (→ did not advance)Men's 800 metres
José MarajoHeat — 1:49.6Semifinals — 1:47.3Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place)Roger MilhauHeat — 1:48.5Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)Philippe DupontHeat — 1:49.6Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)Men's 1,500 metres
José MarajoHeat — 3:43.9Semifinals — 3:39.6Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place)Alex GonzalezHeat — 3:44.6Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Jean-Michel CharbonnelFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Jacques Fellice, Robert Froissart, Didier Dubois, and Francis DemarthonHeat — 3:05.4Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)Men's 50 km Walk
Gérard LelièvreFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's High Jump
Francis AgboQualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)Men's Long Jump
Philippe DerocheQualification — 7.90 mFinal — 7.77 m (→ 10th place)Men's Triple Jump
Christian ValetudieQualification — 16.43 mFinal — no mark (→ no ranking)Men's Pole Vault
Philippe HouvionQualification — 5.35 mFinal — 5.65 m (→ 4th place)Jean-Michel BellotQualification — 5.40 mFinal — 5.60 m (→ 5th place)Thierry VigneronQualification — 5.40 mFinal — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)Women's 100 metres
Chantal RégaHeat — 11.53Quarterfinals — 11.40Semifinals — 11.36Final — 11.32 (→ 7th place)Emma SulterHeat — 11.56Quarterfinals — 11.48Semifinals — 11.63 (→ did not advance)Laureen BecklesHeat — 11.59Quarterfinals — 11.54Semifinals — 11.70 (→ did not advance)Women's 100 m Hurdles
Laurence ElloyHeat — 13.60Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance)Laurence Le BeauHeat — 13.18Semifinal — 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
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Ali Ben MagheniaFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Pushkardhoj Shahi (Nepal) walk-overThird Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) on points (0-5)Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Daniel LondasFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)Nine cyclists represented France in 1980. Alain Bondue won a silver medal in the individual pursuit.
Individual road raceChristian FaureMarc MadiotFrancis CastaingRégis ClèreSprintYavé Cahard1000m time trialYavé CahardIndividual pursuitAlain BondueTeam pursuitAlain BonduePhilippe ChevalierPascal PoissonJean-Marc Rebière16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980.
Men's foilPascal JolyotFrédéric PietruszkaDidier FlamentMen's team foilFrédéric Pietruszka, Didier Flament, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Bonin, Bruno BoscherieMen's épéePhilippe RiboudPhilippe BoissePatrick PicotMen's team épéePhilippe Boisse, Hubert Gardas, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Michel SalesseMen's sabreJean-François LamourWomen's foilPascale Trinquet-HachinBrigitte Latrille-GaudinVéronique BrouquierWomen's team foilPascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Christine Muzio, Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Véronique BrouquierThree 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)Men's 100m Freestyle
René EcuyerHeats — 52,09Semi-Finals — 51,62Final — 52,01 (→ 7th place)Men's 200m Freestyle
Mark LazzaroHeats — DNSPaskal LagetHeats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance)Fabien NoëlHeats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)Men's 100m Butterfly
Xavier SavinFinal — 55,66 (→ 7th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Fabien Noël, Mark Lazzaro, Dominique Petit, and Paskal LagetFinal — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Frédéric Delcourt, Olivier Borios, Xavier Savin, and René EcuyerFinal — 3.49,19 (→ 5th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Guylaine BergerFinal — 57,88 (→ 7th place)Women's 100m Breaststroke
Catherine PoirotHeats — 1:12.94 (→ did not advance) 
