IOC code FRA Flag bearer Jackson Richardson | Competitors 308 in 25 sports | |
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NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee Website www.franceolympique.com (French) Medals
Ranked 7th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
11
9
13
33 | ||
France competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 308 athletes to the Games, 195 men and 113 women, to compete in 25 sports.
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Archery
France has qualified three archers each in the men's and women's team.
Athletics
French athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Boxing
France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8-6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Road
Track
Diving
France has qualified a single diver.
Equestrian
France has qualified two riders in dressage, and a spot for the team each in eventing and show jumping. The team of Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cédric Lyard, Jean Teulère and Nicolas Touzaint captured the gold medal in team eventing after winning an appeal against an earlier decision imposed by the FEI Ground Jury, that gave German rider Bettina Hoy and her team a triumphant gold medal double.
Eventing
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Fencing
Artistic
Men's tournament
The following is the France roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Claude Onesta
Women's tournament
The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.‹See Tfd›
Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz
Judo
France has qualified thirteen judoka.
Modern pentathlon
France has qualified four athletes in modern pentathlon
Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Swimming
French swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
* Competed only in heats
Tennis
Triathlon
While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000, Frédéric Belaubre earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth-place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.
Men's tournament
The following is the French roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Philippe Blain
Wrestling
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