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 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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)
