France at the 1996 Summer Olympics

France at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (French)
in Atlanta
Competitors	299 (197 men and 102 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer	Marie-José Pérec
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 15 7 15 37
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 299 competitors, 197 men and 102 women, took part in 183 events in 25 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Jean Galfione — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
• Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
• Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
• Frank Adisson and Wilfrid Forgues — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom Pairs
• Florian Rousseau — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
• Christophe Capelle, Philippe Ermenault, Jean-Michel Monin, Francis Moreau, and Hervé Thuet — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
• Félicia Ballanger — Cycling, Women's Sprint
• Nathalie Lancien — Cycling, Women's Points Race
• Laura Flessel — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
• Valérie Barlois, Laura Flessel, and Sophie Moressee-Pichot — Fencing, Women's Épée Team
• Djamel Bouras — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
• David Douillet — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
• Marie-Claire Restoux — Judo, Women's Half Lightweight (52 kg)
• Jean Pierre Amat — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

Silver

• Philippe Ermenault — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
• Marion Clignet — Cycling, Women's Individual Pursuit
• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Time Trial
• Lionel Plumenail — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Valérie Barlois — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
• Gilles Bosquet, Daniel Fauché, Olivier Moncelet, and Bertrand Vecten — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
• Ghani Yalouz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight (68 kg)

Bronze

• Patricia Girard — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
• Patrice Estanguet — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
• Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi — Canoeing, Women's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
• Miguel Martinez — Cycling, Men's Cross-country Mountainbike
• Alexandra Ledermann — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
• Franck Boidin — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Jean-Michel Henry, Robert Leroux, and Éric Srecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
• Damien Touya — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
• Christophe Gagliano — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
• Stéphane Traineau — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
• Christine Cicot — Judo, Women's Heavyweight
• Samuel Barathay and Frédéric Kowal — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
• Michel Andrieux and Jean-Christophe Rolland — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Hélène Cortin and Christine Gosse — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
• Jean Pierre Amat — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle

Archery

In France's sixth appearance in modern Olympic archery, defending gold medallist Sebastien Flute was defeated in the first round of elimination. Fellow veteran Severine Bonal was also defeated early, while Lionel Torres reached the quarterfinal. The men's team was defeated in the first round.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Severine Bonal → Round of 32, 20th place (1-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Lionel Torres → Quarterfinal, 8th place (3-1)
• Sebastien Flute → Round of 64, 39th place (0-1)
• Damien Letulle → Round of 64, 56th place (0-1)

Men's Team Competition:

• Torres, Flute, and Letulle → Round of 16, 9th place (0-1)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Mickael Damian
  • Qualification — 3:39.21 (→ did not advance)
• Eric Dubus
  • Qualification — 3:47.01 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• Nadir Bosch
  • Heat — 8:31.65
  • Semifinals — 8:47.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Christian Plaziat
  • Final Result — 8282 points (→ 11th place)
• Sebastien Levicq
  • Final Result — 8192 points (→ 17th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Raphaël Piolanti
  • Qualification — 76.44m
  • Final — 75.24m (→ 11th place)
• Christophe Épalle
  • Qualification — 74.22m (→ did not advance)
• Gilles Dupray
  • Qualification — 74.04m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Thierry Toutain — 1:21:56 (→ 10th place)
• Denis Langlois — 1:23:08 (→ 14th place)
• Jean-Olivier Brosseau — 1:26:29 (→ 35th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• René Piller — 3:58:00 (→ 19th place)
• Martial Fesselier — 4:04:42 (→ 28th place)
• Thierry Toutain — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Women's 10,000 metres

• Chantal Dallenbach
  • Qualification — 33:22.35 (→ did not advance)
• Farida Fates
  • Qualification — 34:38.49 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x400 metres Relay

• Francine Landre, Viviane Dorsile, Evelyne Elien, and Elsa de Vassoigne
  • Qualification — 3:28.07
  • Final — 3:28.46 (→ 8th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Nadine Auzeil
  • Qualification — 52.76m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Isabelle Devaluez
  • Qualification — 55.08m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Nadia Prasad — 2:50.05 (→ 56th place)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Nathalie Fortain — 46:43 (→ 31st place)
• Valérie Nadaud — 47:49 (→ 36th place)

Badminton

Beach volleyball

• Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud — 13th place overall

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)

• Rachid Bouaita
  • First Round — Defeated Bektas Abubakirov (Kazakhstan), 10-4
  • Second Round — Defeated Gabriel Križan (Slovak Republic), 13-6
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 8-15

Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)

• Nordine Mouichi
  • First Round — Defeated Ullah Usman (Pakistan), knock-out in first round
  • Second Round — Defeated Sergey Bykovsky (Belarus), 17-6
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Oktay Urkal (Germany), 10-19

Men's Welterweight (— 67 kg)

• Hussein Bayram
  • First Round — Lost to Marian Simion (Romania), 6-13

Men's Middleweight (— 75 kg)

• Jean-Paul Mendy
  • First Round — Lost to Sven Ottke (Germany), 4-11

Men's Light Heavyweight (— 81 kg)

• Jean-Louis Mandengue
  • First Round — Defeated Pourtaghi Ayoub Ghoshchi (Iran), 21-9
  • Second Round — Lost to Daniel Bispo (Brazil), referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Heavyweight (— 91 kg)

• Christophe Mendy
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Ovidiu Bali (Romania), referee stopped contest in second round
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to David Defiagbon (Canada), disqualification in third round

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Josué Blocus
  • First Round — Defeated Jesús Guevara (Venezuela), referee stopped contest in second round
  • Second Round — Lost to Adaliat Marnedov (Azerbaijan), referee stopped contest in first round

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Laurent Jalabert
  • Final — 1:07:34 (→ 13th place)
• Laurent Brochard
  • Final — 1:09:22 (→ 20th place)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
  • Final — 02:36:13 (→ Gold Medal)
• Catherine Marsal
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 16th place)
• Marion Clignet
  • Final — 02:41:50 (→ 38th place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
  • Final — 37:00 (→ Silver Medal)
• Marion Clignet
  • Final — 38:14 (→ 5th place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Francis Moreau
  • Final — 21 points (→ 5th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Miguel Martinez
  • Final — 2:20.36 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Christophe Dupouey
  • Final — 2:25.03 (→ 4th place)

Women's Cross Country

• Laurence Leboucher
  • Final — 1:59.00 (→ 11th place)
• Sandra Temporelli
  • Final — 2:06.57 (→ 24th place)

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

• Julie Danaux
  • Preliminary Heat — 201.27 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

15 fencers, 9 men and 6 women, represented France in 1996.

Men's foil

• Lionel Plumenail
• Franck Boidin
• Philippe Omnès

Men's épée

• Jean-Michel Henry
• Éric Srecki
• Robert Leroux

Men's team épée

• Jean-Michel Henry, Robert Leroux, Éric Srecki

Men's sabre

• Damien Touya
• Jean-Philippe Daurelle
• Franck Ducheix

Men's team sabre

• Damien Touya, Franck Ducheix, Jean-Philippe Daurelle

Women's foil

• Laurence Modaine-Cessac
• Adeline Wuillème
• Clothilde Magnan

Women's team foil

• Adeline Wuillème, Clothilde Magnan, Laurence Modaine-Cessac

Women's épée

• Laura Flessel-Colovic
• Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux
• Sophie Moressée-Pichot

Women's team épée

• Laura Flessel-Colovic, Sophie Moressée-Pichot, Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Christophe Ruer — 5363 pts (→ 12th place)
• Sebastien Deleigne — 5071 pts (→ 26th place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Christophe Kalfayan
  • Heat — 22.83
  • B-Final — 22.96 (→ 15th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Nicolas Gruson
  • Heat — 50.71 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Christophe Bordeau
  • Heat — 1:52.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Yann deFabrique
  • Heat — 3:55.42
  • B-Final — 3:56.46 (→ 15th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Yann deFabrique
  • Heat — 15:40.49 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Franck Schott
  • Heat — 55.77
  • Final — 55.76 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Jean-Christophe Sarnin
  • Heat — 2:15.27
  • B-Final — 2:16.26 (→ 14th place)
• Stéphan Perrot
  • Heat — 2:18.58 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Franck Esposito
  • Heat — 53.77
  • B-Final — 54.02 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Franck Esposito
  • Heat — 1:58.79
  • Final — 1:58.10 (→ 4th place)
• David Abrard
  • Heat — 2:00.60
  • Final — 2:01.25 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Xavier Marchand
  • Heat — 2:03.17
  • Final — 2:04.29 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Ludovic Depickère, Nicolas Gruson, Peirrick Chavatte, and Frédéric Lefevre
  • Heat — 3:21.79 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Yann deFabrique, Lionel Poirot, Bruno Orsoni, and Christophe Bordeau
  • Heat — 7:22.98
  • Final — 7:24.85 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Franck Schott, Vladimir Latocha, Franck Esposito, and Nicolas Gruson
  • Heat — 3:42.94 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Casey Legler
  • Heat — 26.52 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Solenne Figuès
  • Heat — 56.90 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Solenne Figuès
  • Heat — 2:02.74
  • B-Final — 2:01.47 (→ 12th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Laetitia Choux
  • Heat — 4:21.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Hélène Ricardo
  • Heat — 1:04.03 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Hélène Ricardo
  • Heat — 2:14.18
  • B-Final — 2:16.29 (→ 15th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Karine Brémond
  • Heat — 1:11.80 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Karine Brémond
  • Heat — 2:36.26 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Cécile Jeanson
  • Heat — 1:01.58
  • B-Final — 1:01.20 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Cécile Jeanson
  • Heat — 2:13.58
  • B-Final — 2:12.99 (→ 10th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Solenne Figuès, Jacqueline Delord, Casey Legler, and Marianne Le Verge
  • Heat — 3:48.30 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Marianne Le Verge, Hélène Ricardo, Leatitia Choux, and Solenne Figuès
  • Heat — 8:18.90 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Hélène Ricardo, Karine Brémond, Cécile Jeanson, and Solenne Figuès
  • Heat — 4:15.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Nathalie Tauziat
  • First round — Lost to Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) 5-7 2-6
• Mary Pierce
  • First round — Defeated Olga Barabanschikova (Belarus) 6-3 7-5
  • Second round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 4-6 6-1 5-7

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Eric Bonnel	– 54 kg	105.0	110.0	115.0	135.0	140.0	140.0	250.0	11
Cédric Plançon	– 91 kg	155.0	160.0	160.0	185.0	190.0	190.0	345.0	19

Wrestling

Notes

References