France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.
Pierre Quinon — Athletics, Men's Pole VaultPhilippe Boisse — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualJean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre IndividualPhilippe Hébérle — Shooting, Men's Air RifleWilliam Ayache, Michel Bibard, Michel Bensoussan, Dominique Bijotat, François Brisson, Patrick Cubaynes, Patrice Garande, Philippe Jeannol, Guy Lacombe, Jean-Claude Lemoult, Jean-Philippe Rohr, Albert Rust, Didier Sénac, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, José Touré, Daniel Xuereb, and Jean-Louis Zanon — Football (soccer), Men's Team CompetitionJoseph Mahmoud — Athletics, Men's 3000m SteeplechaseBernard Brégeon and Patrick Lefoulon — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak PairsPhilippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée TeamPhilippe Delrieu, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre TeamAngelo Parisi — Judo, Men's HeavyweightMichel Bury — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, proneFrédéric Delcourt — Swimming, Men's 200m BackstrokeThierry Vigneron — Athletics, Men's Pole VaultMichèle Chardonnet — Athletics, Women's 100m HurdlesChristophe Tiozzo — Boxing, Men's Light MiddleweightBernard Brégeon — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak SinglesFrançois Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit and Didier Vavasseur — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak FoursDidier Hoyer and Eric Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian PairsFabrice Colas — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time TrialMarc Cerboni, Patrick Groc, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Omnès and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil TeamPhilippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualVéronique Brouquier, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Anne Meygret, and Laurence Modaine — Fencing, Women's Foil TeamPhilippe Vatuone — Gymnastics, Men's Floor ExercisesMarc Alexandre — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)Michel Nowak — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)Didier Boube, Joël Bouzou and Paul Four — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team CompetitionCatherine Poirot — Swimming, Women's 100m BreaststrokeThierry Peponnet and Luc Pillot — Sailing, Men's 470 Team CompetitionAfter not competing in archery in 1980, France returned to the sport in 1984 with two male competitors.
Men's Individual Competition:
Gerard Douis – 2485 points (→ 17th place)Philippe Loyen – 2411 points (→ 35th place)Men's CompetitionMen's 400 metres
Aldo CantiHeat — 46.14Quarterfinals — 45.64Semifinals — 45.59 (→ did not advance)Yann QuentrecHeat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)Hector LLatserHeat — 47.30 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Alain LazareFinal — 2:17:52 (→ 28th place)Jacky BoxbergerFinal — 2:22:00 (→ 42nd place)Men's High Jump
Franck VerzyQualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)Men's Javelin Throw
Jean-Paul LakafiaQualification — 80.52mFinal — 70.86m (→ 12th place)Men's Pole Vault
Pierre QuinonQualifying Round — 5.35mFinal — 5.75m (→ Gold Medal)Thierry VigneronQualifying Round — 5.40mFinal — 5.60m (→ Bronze Medal)Serge FerreiraQualifying Round — 5.30mFinal — no mark (→ no ranking)Men's Hammer Throw
Walter CiofaniQualification — 73.10mFinal — 73.46m (→ 7th place)Men's Decathlon
William MottiFinal Result — 8266 points (→ 5th place)Men's 20 km Walk
Gérard LelièvreFinal — 1:27:50 (→ 15th place)Martial FesselierFinal — 1:29:46 (→ 20th place)Dominique GuebeyFinal — did not start (→ no ranking)Men's 50 km Walk
Dominique GuebeyFinal — 4:13:34 (→ 12th place)Gérard LelièvreFinal — DNF (→ no ranking)Women's CompetitionWomen's 3.000 metres
Annette SergentHeat — 9.15.82 (→ did not advance)Women's High Jump
Maryse Ewanjé-EpéeQualification — 1.90mFinal — 1.94m (→ 4th place)Brigitte RougeronQualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance, 20th place)Women's Heptathlon
Florence PicautFinal Result — 5914 points (→ 13th place)Chantal BeaugeantFinal Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Lost to Uruguay (87-91)Lost to PR China (83-85)Lost to Spain (82-97)Lost to United States (62-120)Lost to Canada (69-96)Classification Matches9th/12th place: Lost to Brazil (86-100)11th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (102-78) → Eleventh placeTeam rosterGregor BeugnotJean Michel SenegalRichard DacouryJacques MonclarPhilippe SzanyielStéphane OstrowskiJean-Luc DeganisHervé DubuissonPatrick ChamBangaly KabaEric BeugnotGeorges VestrisMen's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Louis GomisFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Stefan Gertel (West Germany), retired in the second roundThird Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (Zimbabwe), 0-5Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Vincent SarnelliFirst Round – ByeSecond Round – Lost to Moses Mwaba (Zambia), after knock-out in first roundSeventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented France in 1984. Fabrice Colas won a bronze medal in the 1000m time trial.
Men's individual road raceDaniel AmardeilhPhilippe BouvatierClaude CarlinDenis PelizzariTeam time trialJean-François BernardPhilippe BouvatierThierry MarieDenis PelizzariSprintPhilippe VernetFranck Dépine1000m time trialFabrice ColasIndividual pursuitPascal RobertÉric LouvelTeam pursuitDidier GarciaÉric LouvelPascal PotiéPascal RobertPoints raceDidier GarciaÉric LouvelWomen's individual road raceJeannie Longo — 2:12:35 (→ 6th place)Cécile Odin — 2:13:28 (→ 11th place)Dominique Damiani — 2:13:28 (→ 14th place)Marielle Guichard20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1984.
Men's foilFrédéric PietruszkaPhilippe OmnèsPascal JolyotMen's team foilFrédéric Pietruszka, Pascal Jolyot, Patrick Groc, Philippe Omnès, Marc CerboniMen's épéePhilippe BoissePhilippe RiboudOlivier LengletMen's team épéePhilippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, Michel SalesseMen's sabreJean-François LamourHervé Granger-VeyronPierre GuichotMen's team sabreJean-François Lamour, Pierre Guichot, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Philippe Delrieu, Franck DucheixWomen's foilVéronique BrouquierLaurence Modaine-CessacBrigitte Latrille-GaudinWomen's team foilLaurence Modaine-Cessac, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Véronique Brouquier, Anne MeygretMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)France – Qatar 2-2France – Norway 2-1France – Chile 1-1QuarterfinalFrance – Egypt 2-0SemifinalFrance – Yugoslavia 4-2 [After extra time]FinalFrance – Brazil 2-0Team Roster( 1.) Albert Rust( 2.) William Ayache( 3.) Michel Bibard( 4.) Dominique Bijotat( 5.) François Brisson( 6.) Patrick Cubaynes( 7.) Patrice Garande( 8.) Philippe Jeannol( 9.) Guy Lacombe(10.) Jean-Claude Lemoult(11.) Jean-Philippe Rohr(12.) Didier Sénac(13.) Jean-Christophe Thouvenel(14.) José Toure(15.) Daniel Xuereb(16.) Jean-Louis Zanon(17.) Michel BensoussanHead Coach: Henri MichelThree male pentathletes represented France in 1984. They won bronze in the team event.
IndividualPaul FourDidier BoubéJoël BouzouTeamPaul FourDidier BoubéJoël BouzouMen's 100m Freestyle
Stéphan CaronHeat — 51.13Final — 50.70 (→ 6th place)Men's 400m Freestyle
Franck IaconoHeat — 3:55.07Final — 3:54.58 (→ 5th place)Men's 1500m Freestyle
Franck IaconoHeat — 15:27.27Final — 15:26.96 (→ 5th place)Men's 100m Backstroke
Frédéric DelcourtHeat — 58.22B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)Men's 200m Backstroke
Frédéric DelcourtHeat — 2:02.59Final — 2:01.75 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 200m Breaststroke
Thierry PataHeat — 2:20.14B-Final — 2:20.05 (→ 10th place)Christophe DeneuvilleHeat — 2:24.54 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Stéphan Caron, Laurent Neuville, Dominique Bataille, and Bruno LesaffreHeat — 3:24.68Final — 3:24.63 (→ 6th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Pierre Andraca, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Stéphan CaronHeat — 7:27.40Stéphan Caron, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Pierre AndracaFinal — 7:30.16 (→ 8th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Frédéric Delcourt, Thierry Pata, Xavier Savin, and Stéphan CaronHeat — 3:50.75 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Sophie KamounHeat — 57.49B-Final — 57.81 (→ 13th place)Women's 200m Freestyle
Laurence BensimonHeat — 2:06.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Women's 800m Freestyle
Laurence BensimonHeat — 9:01.75 (→ did not advance, 15th place)Women's 200m Individual Medley
Laurence BensimonHeat — 2:24.34B-Final — 2:27.13 (→ 16th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Sophie Kamoun, Caroline Amoric, Laurence Bensimon, and Veronique JardinHeat — 3:52.67Final — 3:52.15 (→ 8th place) 
