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 Vault
Philippe Boisse — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
Philippe Hébérle — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
William 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 Competition
Joseph Mahmoud — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Bernard Brégeon and Patrick Lefoulon — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
Philippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
Philippe Delrieu, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
Michel Bury — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Frédéric Delcourt — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
Thierry Vigneron — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
Michèle Chardonnet — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
Christophe Tiozzo — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
Bernard Brégeon — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles
François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit and Didier Vavasseur — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Didier Hoyer and Eric Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
Fabrice Colas — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
Marc Cerboni, Patrick Groc, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Omnès and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
Véronique Brouquier, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Anne Meygret, and Laurence Modaine — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
Philippe Vatuone — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
Marc 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 Competition
Catherine Poirot — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
Thierry Peponnet and Luc Pillot — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition
After 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 Competition
Men's 400 metres
Aldo Canti
Heat — 46.14
Quarterfinals — 45.64
Semifinals — 45.59 (→ did not advance)
Yann Quentrec
Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
Hector LLatser
Heat — 47.30 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Alain Lazare
Final — 2:17:52 (→ 28th place)
Jacky Boxberger
Final — 2:22:00 (→ 42nd place)
Men's High Jump
Franck Verzy
Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Jean-Paul Lakafia
Qualification — 80.52m
Final — 70.86m (→ 12th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Pierre Quinon
Qualifying Round — 5.35m
Final — 5.75m (→ Gold Medal)
Thierry Vigneron
Qualifying Round — 5.40m
Final — 5.60m (→ Bronze Medal)
Serge Ferreira
Qualifying Round — 5.30m
Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
Walter Ciofani
Qualification — 73.10m
Final — 73.46m (→ 7th place)
Men's Decathlon
William Motti
Final Result — 8266 points (→ 5th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Gérard Lelièvre
Final — 1:27:50 (→ 15th place)
Martial Fesselier
Final — 1:29:46 (→ 20th place)
Dominique Guebey
Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
Dominique Guebey
Final — 4:13:34 (→ 12th place)
Gérard Lelièvre
Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
Women's Competition
Women's 3.000 metres
Annette Sergent
Heat — 9.15.82 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
Maryse Ewanjé-Epée
Qualification — 1.90m
Final — 1.94m (→ 4th place)
Brigitte Rougeron
Qualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's Heptathlon
Florence Picaut
Final Result — 5914 points (→ 13th place)
Chantal Beaugeant
Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary 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 Matches
9th/12th place: Lost to Brazil (86-100)
11th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (102-78) → Eleventh place
Team roster
Gregor Beugnot
Jean Michel Senegal
Richard Dacoury
Jacques Monclar
Philippe Szanyiel
Stéphane Ostrowski
Jean-Luc Deganis
Hervé Dubuisson
Patrick Cham
Bangaly Kaba
Eric Beugnot
Georges Vestris
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Louis Gomis
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Stefan Gertel (West Germany), retired in the second round
Third Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (Zimbabwe), 0-5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Vincent Sarnelli
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Lost to Moses Mwaba (Zambia), after knock-out in first round
Seventeen 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 race
Daniel Amardeilh
Philippe Bouvatier
Claude Carlin
Denis Pelizzari
Team time trial
Jean-François Bernard
Philippe Bouvatier
Thierry Marie
Denis Pelizzari
Sprint
Philippe Vernet
Franck Dépine
1000m time trial
Fabrice Colas
Individual pursuit
Pascal Robert
Éric Louvel
Team pursuit
Didier Garcia
Éric Louvel
Pascal Potié
Pascal Robert
Points race
Didier Garcia
Éric Louvel
Women's individual road race
Jeannie Longo — 2:12:35 (→ 6th place)
Cécile Odin — 2:13:28 (→ 11th place)
Dominique Damiani — 2:13:28 (→ 14th place)
Marielle Guichard
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1984.
Men's foil
Frédéric Pietruszka
Philippe Omnès
Pascal Jolyot
Men's team foil
Frédéric Pietruszka, Pascal Jolyot, Patrick Groc, Philippe Omnès, Marc Cerboni
Men's épée
Philippe Boisse
Philippe Riboud
Olivier Lenglet
Men's team épée
Philippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, Michel Salesse
Men's sabre
Jean-François Lamour
Hervé Granger-Veyron
Pierre Guichot
Men's team sabre
Jean-François Lamour, Pierre Guichot, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Philippe Delrieu, Franck Ducheix
Women's foil
Véronique Brouquier
Laurence Modaine-Cessac
Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
Women's team foil
Laurence Modaine-Cessac, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Véronique Brouquier, Anne Meygret
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
France – Qatar 2-2
France – Norway 2-1
France – Chile 1-1
Quarterfinal
France – Egypt 2-0
Semifinal
France – Yugoslavia 4-2 [After extra time]
Final
France – Brazil 2-0
Team 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 Bensoussan
Head Coach: Henri Michel
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1984. They won bronze in the team event.
Individual
Paul Four
Didier Boubé
Joël Bouzou
Team
Paul Four
Didier Boubé
Joël Bouzou
Men's 100m Freestyle
Stéphan Caron
Heat — 51.13
Final — 50.70 (→ 6th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Franck Iacono
Heat — 3:55.07
Final — 3:54.58 (→ 5th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Franck Iacono
Heat — 15:27.27
Final — 15:26.96 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Frédéric Delcourt
Heat — 58.22
B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Frédéric Delcourt
Heat — 2:02.59
Final — 2:01.75 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Thierry Pata
Heat — 2:20.14
B-Final — 2:20.05 (→ 10th place)
Christophe Deneuville
Heat — 2:24.54 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Stéphan Caron, Laurent Neuville, Dominique Bataille, and Bruno Lesaffre
Heat — 3:24.68
Final — 3:24.63 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Pierre Andraca, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Stéphan Caron
Heat — 7:27.40
Stéphan Caron, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Pierre Andraca
Final — 7:30.16 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Frédéric Delcourt, Thierry Pata, Xavier Savin, and Stéphan Caron
Heat — 3:50.75 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Sophie Kamoun
Heat — 57.49
B-Final — 57.81 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Laurence Bensimon
Heat — 2:06.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Laurence Bensimon
Heat — 9:01.75 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Laurence Bensimon
Heat — 2:24.34
B-Final — 2:27.13 (→ 16th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Sophie Kamoun, Caroline Amoric, Laurence Bensimon, and Veronique Jardin
Heat — 3:52.67
Final — 3:52.15 (→ 8th place)
