France at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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France at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of France.svg
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Rio de Janeiro
5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) – 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
Competitors401 in 27 sports
Flag bearer Teddy Riner [1]
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
10
Silver
18
Bronze
14
Total
42
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes had appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. The French Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation in Olympic history outside of when it was the host nation, with a total of 401 athletes, 232 men and 169 women, competing in all sports, except field hockey.

Contents

Medallists

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Multiple medallists

The following competitors won several medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

NameMedalSportEvent
Astier Nicolas Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Equestrian Team eventing
Individual eventing
Gauthier Grumier Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Fencing Men's team épée
Men's épée
Florent Manaudou Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Men's 50 m freestyle

Competitors

Archery

Three French archers qualified for the men's events by virtue of the nation's podium finish in the team recurve competition at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey. [2]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lucas Daniel Men's individual 66621Flag of Spain.svg  Alvariño  (ESP)
L 0–6
did not advance
Pierre Plihon 65736Flag of Turkey.svg  Gazoz  (TUR)
L 5–6
did not advance
Jean-Charles Valladont 6808Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Kouassi  (CIV)
W 6–4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ruban  (UKR)
W 6–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thamwong  (THA)
W 6–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Nespoli  (ITA)
W 6–5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  van den Berg  (NED)
W 7–3
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ku B-c  (KOR)
L 3–7
Silver medal icon.svg
Lucas Daniel
Pierre Plihon
Jean-Charles Valladont
Men's team 20035Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)
W 6–2
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
L 3–5
did not advance

Athletics

French athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

On 25 April 2016, marathon runner Christelle Daunay and race walkers Yohann Diniz and Kévin Campion became the first French athletes to be selected to the Olympic team. [5] Decathlete Kévin Mayer and women's 20 km (12 mi) racewalker Émilie Menuet were named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016. [6]

A total of 22 athletes (11 per gender) were added to the track and field team for the Games, based on their performances achieved at the French Championships & Olympic Trials ( 24 to 26 June) in Angers, with Mélina Robert-Michon throwing the discus at her fifth straight Games, Kafétien Gomis returning for his second Olympics in the long jump after a 12-year absence, and pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie aiming to defend his Olympic pole vault title. Other athletes also featured Christophe Lemaitre, middle-distance runner Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, steeplechaser and double Olympic silver medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, and 2015 Worlds bronze medalist Alexandra Tavernier (women's hammer throw). [7] Twenty-seven more athletes rounded out the French roster at the end of the qualifying period, extending its size to a total of 54. [8] [9]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Dimitri Bascou 110 m hurdles 13.311 Q13.231 Q13.24Bronze medal icon.svg
Wilhem Belocian DSQdid not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 800 m 1:48.121 Q1:43.851 Q1:43.414
Kévin Campion 20 km walk 1:26:2249
Florian Carvalho 1500 m 3:41.8710did not advance
Yohann Diniz 50 km walk 3:46:438
Yoann Kowal 3000 m steeplechase 8:23.495 q8:16.755
Christophe Lemaitre 100 m Bye10.163 q10.073did not advance
200 m 20.282 Q20.012 Q20.12Bronze medal icon.svg
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 110 m hurdles 13.362 Q13.252 Q13.294
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 3000 m steeplechase 8:26.323 Q8:11.52Bronze medal icon.svg
Jimmy Vicaut 100 m Bye10.194 q9.951 Q10.047
Guy-Elphège Anouman
Stuart Dutamby
Christophe Lemaitre
Marvin René
Jimmy Vicaut
Mickael-Meba Zeze
4 × 100 m relay 38.355did not advance
Mame-Ibra Anne
Teddy Atine-Venel
Mamadou Kasse Hann
Mamoudou Hanne
Thomas Jordier
Ludvy Vaillant
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.826did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Phara Anacharsis 400 m hurdles 56.645did not advance
Cindy Billaud 100 m hurdles 12.985 q13.036did not advance
Christelle Daunay Marathon DNF
Justine Fedronic 800 m 2:02.735did not advance
Sandra Gomis 100 m hurdles 13.043 Q13.237did not advance
Floria Gueï 400 m 51.293 q51.084did not advance
Rénelle Lamote 800 m 2:02.195did not advance
Émilie Menuet 20 km walk 1:32:0413
Stella Akakpo
Céline Distel-Bonnet
Floriane Gnafoua
Jennifer Galais
Maroussia Paré
Carolle Zahi
4 × 100 m relay 43.074did not advance
Phara Anacharsis
Elea Mariama Diarra
Floria Gueï
Marie Gayot
Brigitte Ntiamoah
Agnès Raharolahy
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.185did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Benjamin Compaoré Triple jump 16.729 Q16.5410
Harold Correa 16.6013did not advance
Kafétien Gomis Long jump 7.8911 q8.058
Stanley Joseph Pole vault 5.4516did not advance
Renaud Lavillenie 5.704 Q5.98Silver medal icon.svg
Kévin Menaldo 5.4516did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mathilde Andraud Javelin throw 56.6124did not advance
Jeanine Assani Issouf Triple jump 13.9719did not advance
Vanessa Boslak Pole vault 4.3028did not advance
Pauline Pousse Discus throw 58.9813did not advance
Mélina Robert-Michon 62.597 Q66.73 NR Silver medal icon.svg
Alexandra Tavernier Hammer throw 70.3012 q65.1811
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Bastien Auzeil Result11.177.0715.411.9849.3414.8242.235.1061.914:40.50806413
Points823830815785845871710941767677
Kévin Mayer Result10.817.6015.762.0448.2814.0246.785.4065.044:25.498834 NR Silver medal icon.svg
Points9039608368408969728041035814774
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida Result13.371.7714.8825.076.4348.762:20.36638311
Points1069941853880985836819

Badminton

France has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Brice Leverdez and Delphine Lansac were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016. [10]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brice Leverdez Men's singles Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgensen  (DEN)
L (11–21, 18–21)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Must  (EST)
W (21–18, 18–21, 21–12)
2did not advance
Delphine Lansac Women's singles Flag of South Korea.svg  Sung J-h  (KOR)
L (13–21, 14–21)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Liang Xy  (SIN)
L (7–21, 15–21)
3did not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

France men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by securing its lone outright berth and winning the final match over Canada at the Manila leg of the 2016 FIBA World Qualifying Tournament. [11]

Team roster

The following is the France roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [12]

France men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Thomas Heurtel 27 – (1989-04-10)10 April 19891.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Anadolu Efes S.K. Flag of Turkey.svg
SF 5 Nicolas Batum 27 – (1988-12-14)14 December 19882.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Charlotte Hornets Flag of the United States.svg
G 6 Antoine Diot 27 – (1989-01-17)17 January 19891.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Valencia BC Flag of Spain.svg
F/C 7 Joffrey Lauvergne 24 – (1991-09-30)30 September 19912.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Denver Nuggets Flag of the United States.svg
SF 8 Charles Lombahe-Kahudi 30 – (1986-07-19)19 July 19861.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Basket Flag of France.svg
PG 9 Tony Parker 34 – (1982-05-17)17 May 19821.86 m (6 ft 1 in) San Antonio Spurs Flag of the United States.svg
PF 11 Florent Piétrus 35 – (1981-01-19)19 January 19812.01 m (6 ft 7 in) SLUC Nancy Flag of France.svg
G 12 Nando de Colo 29 – (1987-06-23)23 June 19871.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
PF 13 Boris Diaw 34 – (1982-04-16)16 April 19822.03 m (6 ft 8 in) San Antonio Spurs Flag of the United States.svg
SF 15 Mickaël Gelabale 33 – (1983-05-22)22 May 19832.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Le Mans Sarthe Flag of France.svg
C 16 Rudy Gobert 24 – (1992-06-26)26 June 19922.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Utah Jazz Flag of the United States.svg
C 17 Kim Tillie 28 – (1988-07-15)15 July 19882.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Saski Baskonia Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg United States 550524407+11710 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541444368+769
3Flag of France.svg  France 532423378+458
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 523426387+397
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5143154441296
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5053184661485
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
14:15
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8766Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:20–14, 16–19, 25–15, 26–18
Pts: Mills 21
Rebs: Baynes 8
Asts: Dellavedova 10
Pts: Parker 18
Rebs: Gobert 6
Asts: Diaw, Heurtel 3
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,719
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steve Anderson (basketball)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
22:30
France  Flag of France.svg8860Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter:19–14, 23–9, 22–22, 24–15
Pts: de Colo 19
Rebs: Batum 10
Asts: Parker 8
Pts: Yi 19
Rebs: Yi 6
Asts: Ding, Guo 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,360
Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
14:15
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7576Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 19–14, 24–17, 15–19
Pts: Raduljica 16
Rebs: Jokić 7
Asts: Teodosić 9
Pts: de Colo 22
Rebs: Diaw 9
Asts: Diaw 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,901
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
22:30
France  Flag of France.svg9656Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:23–18, 19–12, 24–17, 30–9
Pts: Lauvergne 17
Rebs: Kahudi 12
Asts: Heurtel 8
Pts: Echenique 12
Rebs: Vargas 7
Asts: Cox 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,312
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
14:15
United States Flag of the United States.svg10097Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28
Pts: Thompson 30
Rebs: Durant 6
Asts: Irving 12
Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18
Rebs: Heurtel 8
Asts: Heurtel 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,302
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)

Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
14:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg9267Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:19–16, 24–14, 26–19, 23–18
Pts: Mirotić 23
Rebs: Gasol 8
Asts: Navarro 5
Pts: Parker 14
Rebs: Gobert 12
Asts: Diaw 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,725
Referees: José Reese (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

Women's tournament

France women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics with a quarterfinal victory at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nantes. [13]

Team roster

The following is the France roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics [14] [15]

France women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C 4 Isabelle Yacoubou  (C)30 – (1986-04-21)21 April 19861.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Familia Schio Flag of Italy.svg
C 5 Endéné Miyem 28 – (1988-05-15)15 May 19881.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Dynamo Kursk Flag of Russia.svg
C 7 Sandrine Gruda 29 – (1987-06-25)25 June 19871.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Flag of Russia.svg
F 10 Sarah Michel 27 – (1989-01-10)10 January 19891.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Lattes Flag of France.svg
SF 11 Valériane Ayayi 22 – (1994-04-29)29 April 19941.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes Flag of France.svg
C 12 Gaëlle Skrela 33 – (1983-01-24)24 January 19831.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Lattes Flag of France.svg
C 16 Héléna Ciak 26 – (1989-12-15)15 December 19891.97 m (6 ft 6 in) CJM Bourges Basket Flag of France.svg
G 17 Marine Johannès 21 – (1995-01-21)21 January 19951.77 m (5 ft 10 in) USO Mondeville Flag of France.svg
PG 20 Amel Bouderra 27 – (1989-03-26)26 March 19891.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Flammes Carolo Basket Flag of France.svg
F 21 Laetitia Kamba 29 – (1987-01-10)10 January 19871.87 m (6 ft 2 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq Flag of France.svg
G 22 Olivia Époupa 22 – (1994-04-30)30 April 19941.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Toulouse Métropole Basket Flag of France.svg
C 25 Marielle Amant 26 – (1989-12-09)9 December 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq Flag of France.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of France.svg Grégory Halin
  • Flag of France.svg Olivier Lafargue
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 550400345+5510 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 532344343+18 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 53232432518 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 532386378+88 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 514347361146
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)505335384495
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: France 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, −2 PD; Japan 3 pts, −6 PD
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
12:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3955Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:16–8, 3–14, 16–19, 4–14
Pts: Yılmaz 16
Rebs: Yılmaz 6
Asts: Vardarlı 5
Pts: Michel, Miyem 14
Rebs: Yacoubou 11
Asts: Epoupa 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,042
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:45
France  Flag of France.svg7372Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 20–20, 18–11, 21–19
Pts: Epoupa 16
Rebs: Michel 8
Asts: Epoupa 5
Pts: Likhtarovich 16
Rebs: Leuchanka 13
Asts: Harding 8
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,075
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Duan Zhu (CHN), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
12:15
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8971Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:21–19, 25–10, 23–21, 20–21
Pts: Taylor 31
Rebs: Cambage 7
Asts: Taylor 9
Pts: Epoupa 15
Rebs: Epoupa 7
Asts: Bouderra 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 1,481
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
15:30
France  Flag of France.svg7464Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 15–9, 22–19, 17–16
Pts: Skrela 18
Rebs: Gruda 10
Asts: Époupa 7
Pts: Dantas 21
Rebs: Dos Santos 10
Asts:three players 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,128
Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:45
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg7971Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 23–13, 23–22, 16–17
Pts: Yoshida 24
Rebs: Tokashiki 7
Asts: Yoshida 7
Pts: Epoupa, Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 9
Asts: Gruda 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,351
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
22:15
France  Flag of France.svg6863Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–12, 18–13, 18–13
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda 10
Asts: Époupa 6
Pts: Gaucher 15
Rebs:three players 5
Asts: Tatham 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Semifinal
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
19:00
France  Flag of France.svg6786Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–21, 8–25, 23–21
Pts: Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Michel 3
Pts: Taurasi 18
Rebs: Fowles 9
Asts: Taurasi 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,431
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN)

Bronze medal match
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
11:30
France  Flag of France.svg6370Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Bronze medal icon.svg
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–9, 15–28, 21–15
Pts: Miyem 18
Rebs: Yacoubou 10
Asts: Époupa 4
Pts: Milovanović 18
Rebs: Page 8
Asts: A. Dabović 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,039
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Anne Panther (GER), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

Boxing

France has entered ten boxers (eight men and two women) to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Mathieu Bauderlique was the only Frenchman finishing among the top two of their respective division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series, while 2012 Olympian Tony Yoka earned a lone outright Olympic berth in the super heavyweight bout at the 2015 World Championships. [16] [17] Three more boxers (Oumiha, Assomo, and Biongolo) had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey. [18]

Sarah Ourahmoune and Estelle Mossely were confirmed as France's first ever female Olympic boxers with a quarterfinal victory each in women's flyweight and lightweight division, respectively, at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. [19] Meanwhile, Souleymane Cissokho, Elie Konki, and Hassan Amzile secured additional Olympic places on the French roster at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. [20]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elie Konki Flyweight Flag of Germany.svg  Touba  (GER)
W 3–0
Flag of Russia.svg  Aloyan  (RUS)
L 0–3
did not advance
Sofiane Oumiha Lightweight Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Lopéz  (HON)
W 3–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Ruenroeng  (THA)
WTKO
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Selimov  (AZE)
W 3–0
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Otgondalai  (MGL)
W 3–0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Conceição  (BRA)
L 0–3
Silver medal icon.svg
Hassan Amzile Light welterweight Flag of Namibia.svg  Junias  (NAM)
W 3–0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Sotomayor  (AZE)
L 1–2
did not advance
Souleymane Cissokho Welterweight Flag of Hungary.svg  Bacskai  (HUN)
W 3–0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Baghirov  (AZE)
W 3–0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Adi  (THA)
W 3–0
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yeleussinov  (KAZ)
L 0–3
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Christian Mbilli Asomo Middleweight Flag of Ukraine.svg  Mytrofanov  (UKR)
W 3–0
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Delgado  (ECU)
W 2–1
Flag of Cuba.svg  López  (CUB)
L 0–3
did not advance
Mathieu Bauderlique Light heavyweight ByeFlag of Colombia.svg  Carrillo  (COL)
W 3–0
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Mina  (ECU)
WTKO
Flag of Cuba.svg  La Cruz  (CUB)
L 0–3
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Paul Omba-Biongolo Heavyweight Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Abdullayev  (AZE)
LTKO
did not advance
Tony Yoka Super heavyweight ByeFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Laurent  (ISV)
W 3–0
Flag of Jordan.svg  Ishaish  (JOR)
W 3–0
Flag of Croatia.svg  Hrgović  (CRO)
W 2–1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joyce  (GBR)
W 2–1
Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sarah Ourahmoune Flyweight Flag of Morocco.svg  Ez-Zahraoui  (MAR)
W 3–0
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Shekerbekova  (KAZ)
W 3–0
Flag of Colombia.svg  Valencia  (COL)
W 2–0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adams  (GBR)
L 0–3
Silver medal icon.svg
Estelle Mossely Lightweight ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Testa  (ITA)
W 3–0
Flag of Russia.svg  Belyakova  (RUS)
WTKO
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yin Jh  (CHN)
W 2–1
Gold medal icon.svg

Canoeing

Slalom

French canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. [21] The roster of French slalom canoeists, led by London 2012 Olympians Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Péché, was announced on 10 April 2016 as a result of their top performances at the Olympic Trials in Pau. [22]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Denis Gargaud Chanut Men's C-1 102.031193.48293.482 Q98.063 Q94.17Gold medal icon.svg
Gauthier Klauss
Matthieu Péché
Men's C-2 103.353102.431102.432 Q110.195 Q103.24Bronze medal icon.svg
Sébastien Combot Men's K-1 89.13588.94588.949 Q94.598 Q92.558
Marie-Zélia Lafont Women's K-1 110.5211118.6713110.5216did not advance

Sprint

French canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [23] The sprint canoeing team was named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016. [6]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Thomas Simart C-1 200 m 40.4151 Q40.6702 FA40.1808
Adrien Bart C-1 1000 m 4:10.0435 Q4:08.5935 FB4:00.91110
Maxime Beaumont K-1 200 m 34.3221 Q34.3981 FA35.362Silver medal icon.svg
Cyrille Carré K-1 1000 m 3:36.3223 Q3:38.1156 FB3:36.60613
Maxime Beaumont
Sébastien Jouve
K-2 200 m 31.8553 Q32.5262 FA32.6997
Étienne Hubert
Arnaud Hybois
K-2 1000 m 3:25.6544 Q3:21.1005 FB3:19.41510
Cyrille Carré
Étienne Hubert
Arnaud Hybois
Sébastien Jouve
K-4 1000 m 3:02.3765 Q3:00.8963 FA3:07.4887
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sarah Guyot K-1 200 m 40.3171 Q40.5162 FA40.8945
Manon Hostens
Léa Jamelot
Amandine Lhote
Sarah Troël
K-4 500 m 1:37.036 Q1:39.066 FB1:41.06912

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

French riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women). [24] [25] The women's road cycling team (Cordon & Ferrand-Prévot) was named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016, with four male cyclists (Alaphilippe, Bardet, Barguil, & Pinot, later remplaced by Vuillermoz) joining them on 13 July. [6] [8]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Julian Alaphilippe Road race 6:10:274
Time trial 1:24:39.9932
Romain Bardet Road race 6:16:1724
Warren Barguil Road race did not finish
Alexis Vuillermoz Road race 6:16:1723
Time trial 1:20:43.8729
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Audrey Cordon Road race 4:01:0437
Time trial 49:32.8724
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Road race 3:56:3426

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, French riders accumulated spots in both men's and women's team sprint, as well as the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, France has won the right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.

The French Cycling Federation announced the track cycling squad for the Olympics on 5 April 2016, including 2012 double silver medalist Grégory Baugé in the men's sprint. [26]

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Grégory Baugé Men's sprint 9.807
73.416
6 QFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kelemen  (CZE)
W 10.214
70.491
ByeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Hoogland  (NED)
W 10.103
71.265
ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Dmitriev  (RUS)
L, L
Did not advance5th place final
Flag of Germany.svg  Eilers  (GER)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C  (CHN)
Flag of Australia.svg Constable (AUS)
L
7
François Pervis 9.898
72.741
11 QFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Hoogland  (NED)
L
Flag of Colombia.svg  Puerta  (COL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Sarnecki  (POL)
L
did not advance
Sandie Clair Women's sprint 11.517
62.516
25did not advance
Virginie Cueff 11.099
64.870
16 QFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Lee W S  (HKG)
L
Flag of Australia.svg  Morton  (AUS)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong Jj  (CHN)
W 11.496
62.630
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James  (GBR)
L
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Krupeckaitė  (LTU)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Hansen  (NZL)
L
did not advance9th place final
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Hansen  (NZL)
Flag of Australia.svg  Meares  (AUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Welte  (GER)
L
12
Team sprint
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
François Pervis
Men's team sprint 43.185
62.521
4 QFlag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
W 43.153
62.568
3 FBFlag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
W 43.143
62.582
Bronze medal icon.svg
Sandie Clair
Virginie Cueff
Women's team sprint 33.625
53.531
6 QFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 33.517
53.704
6did not advance

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Michaël D'Almeida Men's keirin 1 QBye68
François Pervis 3 R1 Q511
Sandie Clair Women's keirin 6 R3did not advance
Virginie Cueff DNFR3did not advance
Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
Thomas Boudat Men's omnium 3364:19.9185322381:04.227112013.2729242261725
Laurie Berthon Women's omnium 8263:40.180121892435.27533613.90333623916310

Mountain biking

French mountain bikers qualified for three men's and two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's second-place finish for men and fourth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. The mountain biking team was named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016, with double Olympic champion Julien Absalon remarkably going to his fourth Games. [6]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Julien Absalon Men's cross-country 1:36:438
Victor Koretzky 1:37:2710
Maxime Marotte 1:35:014
Perrine Clauzel Women's cross-country 1:42:2326
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot did not finish

BMX

French riders qualified for three men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's fourth-place finish for men and fifth for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 31 May 2016. The BMX riders, led by London 2012 Olympian Joris Daudet, were named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016. [6]

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Joris Daudet Men's BMX 34.6171186did not advance
Amidou Mir 35.24811145did not advance
Jérémy Rencurel 35.88422287did not advance
Manon Valentino Women's BMX 36.37712124 Q2:41.1098

Diving

French divers qualified for the following individual and synchronized team spots at the 2016 Summer Olympics through the World Championships and the FINA World Cup series. The diving squad was selected as part of the first batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 27 April 2016. [5] [27]

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Matthieu Rosset Men's 3 m springboard 373.4023did not advance
Benjamin Auffret Men's 10 m platform 470.455 Q477.004 Q507.354
Laura Marino Women's 10 m platform 289.3519did not advance

Equestrian

French equestrians have qualified a full squad in the team dressage, eventing and jumping competitions through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 2015 European Dressage Championships, and the 2015 European Eventing Championships. [28]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Stéphanie Brieussel Amorak Individual 65.114 #55did not advance
Ludovic Henry After You69.21440did not advance
Karen Tebar Don Luis75.02918 Q72.77325did not advance
Pierre Volla Badinda Altena71.50030 Q65.74231did not advance
Stéphanie Brieussel
Ludovic Henry
Karen Tebar
Pierre Volla
See above Team 71.9148did not advancedid not advance

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Karim Laghouag Entebbe Individual 43.40 #1450.40 #93.40 #301.0094.40 #28did not advance
Mathieu Lemoine Bart39.20314.4053.60108.0061.609 Q8.0069.601569.6015
Astier Nicolas Piaf de B'Neville42.00110.0042.0030.0042.002 Q6.0048.00248.00Silver medal icon.svg
Thibaut Vallette Qing du Briot41.00624.4065.40180.0065.4014 Q4.0069.401369.4013
Karim Laghouag
Mathieu Lemoine
Astier Nicolas
Thibaut Vallette
See above Team 122.20238.80161.0038.00169.001169.00Gold medal icon.svg

"#" 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.

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Roger-Yves Bost Sydney Une Prince Individual 0=1 Q11=12 Q125 Q0=1 Q55=165=16
Pénélope Leprevost Flora de Mariposa47 #=6804768TOdid not competedid not advance
Philippe Rozier Rahotep de Toscane0=1 Q4 #4=28 Q15=13 Q4=16 Q913231323
Kevin Staut Rêveur de Hurtebise *HDC4=27 Q04=15 Q04=7 Q4=16 Q812221222
Roger-Yves Bost
Pénélope Leprevost
Philippe Rozier
Kevin Staut
See above Team 4=3 Q1=5 Q2313Gold medal icon.svg

"#" 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

French fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's team foil, men's team épée, and women's team sabre by virtue of their top 4 national finish in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's épée team picked up a spare berth freed by Africa for being the next highest ranking team. [29] Sabre fencer Vincent Anstett, along with 2012 Olympic foilists Astrid Guyart and Ysaora Thibus had claimed their spots on the French team by finishing among the top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. [30]

The men's foil fencers (Cadot, Le Pechoux, & Lefort), along with the épée teams (both men and women), were named to the Olympic roster on 26 May 2016. [31] [32] The women's sabre team rounded out the fencing selection on 2 June 2016. [33]

The fencing team was officially named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016. [6]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yannick Borel Épée ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Rédli  (HUN)
W 15–9
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Kauter  (SUI)
W 15–14
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Steffen  (SUI)
L 10–15
did not advance
Gauthier Grumier ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Schwantes  (BRA)
W 15–7
Flag of Egypt.svg  Fayez  (EGY)
W 15–9
Flag of Japan.svg  Minobe  (JPN)
W 15–8
Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre  (HUN)
L 13–15
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Steffen  (SUI)
W 15–11
Bronze medal icon.svg
Daniel Jérent ByeFlag of Venezuela.svg  F Limardo  (VEN)
L 14–15
did not advance
Yannick Borel
Gauthier Grumier
Daniel Jérent
Team épée ByeFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)
W 45–29
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
W 45–40
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
W 45–31
Gold medal icon.svg
Jérémy Cadot Foil ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Cassarà  (ITA)
L 14–15
did not advance
Erwann Le Péchoux ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei S  (CHN)
W 15–9
Flag of the United States.svg  Meinhardt  (USA)
L 14–15
did not advance
Enzo Lefort ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Joppich  (GER)
L 13–15
did not advance
Jérémy Cadot
Erwann Le Péchoux
Enzo Lefort
Jean-Paul Tony Helissey
Team foil Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
W 45–42
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
W 45–30
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
L 41–45
Silver medal icon.svg
Vincent Anstett Sabre Flag of Japan.svg  Tokunan  (JPN)
W 15–13
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vũ T A  (VIE)
W 15–8
Flag of Iran.svg  Abedini  (IRI)
L 13–15
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Marie-Florence Candassamy Épée Flag of Brazil.svg  Simeão  (BRA)
W 15–6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Aq  (CHN)
W 15–8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Moellhausen  (BRA)
L 12–15
did not advance
Auriane Mallo Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn T N H  (VIE)
W 15–7
Flag of Romania.svg  Brânză  (ROU)
L 8–15
did not advance
Lauren Rembi ByeFlag of Romania.svg  Gherman  (ROU)
W 13–10
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kryvytska  (UKR)
W 9–7
Flag of Brazil.svg  Moellhausen  (BRA)
W 15–12
Flag of Hungary.svg  Szász  (HUN)
L 10–6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Yw  (CHN)
L 13–15
4
Marie-Florence Candassamy
Auriane Mallo
Lauren Rembi
Team épée ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
L 41–44
Classification semi-final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
L 28–32
7th place final
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)
W 45–38
7
Astrid Guyart Foil ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Leleiko  (UKR)
W 15–9
Flag of the United States.svg  Prescod  (USA)
W 14–11
Flag of Russia.svg  Deriglazova  (RUS)
L 6–15
did not advance
Ysaora Thibus ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  Karamete  (TUR)
W 15–6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Le Hl  (CHN)
W 15–13
Flag of Russia.svg  Shanaeva  (RUS)
L 10–15
did not advance
Cécilia Berder Sabre ByeFlag of Argentina.svg  Pérez Maurice  (ARG)
W 15–6
Flag of the United States.svg  Muhammad  (USA)
W 15–12
Flag of Russia.svg  Velikaya  (RUS)
L 10–15
did not advance
Manon Brunet ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  Hwang S-a  (KOR)
W 15–11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Márton  (HUN)
W 15–12
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Besbes  (TUN)
W 15–14
Flag of Russia.svg  Velikaya  (RUS)
L 14–15
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kharlan  (UKR)
L 10–15
4
Charlotte Lembach ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Vecchi  (ITA)
W 15–11
Flag of Russia.svg  Velikaya  (RUS)
L 14–15
did not advance
Cécilia Berder
Manon Brunet
Charlotte Lembach
Team sabre Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
L 36–45
Classification semi-final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 40–45
7th place final
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)
L 38–45
8

Football

Women's tournament

France's women's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the top three for European teams at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. [34]

Team roster

Head coach: Philippe Bergeroo

France named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament, which was announced on 7 July 2016. [35] Prior to the tournament, Laura Georges withdrew injured and was replaced on 18 July 2016 by Sakina Karchaoui, who was initially selected as an alternate player. [36] Sandie Toletti subsequently filled the vacant alternate spot.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Méline Gérard (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 26)40 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
22 DF Griedge Mbock Bathy (1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 21)90 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
32 DF Wendie Renard (captain) (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 26)7117 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
42 DF Sakina Karchaoui (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20)10 Flag of France.svg Montpellier HSC
52 DF Sabrina Delannoy (1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (aged 30)262 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
63 MF Amandine Henry (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 26)486 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns
72 DF Amel Majri (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23)203 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
82 DF Jessica Houara (1987-09-29)29 September 1987 (aged 28)413 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
94 FW Eugénie Le Sommer (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 27)11652 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
103 MF Camille Abily (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 31)14529 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
113 MF Claire Lavogez (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22)131 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
124 FW Élodie Thomis (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)11631 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
134 FW Kadidiatou Diani (1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 21)51 Flag of France.svg FCF Juvisy
143 MF Louisa Cadamuro (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 29)12532 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
153 MF Élise Bussaglia (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)14326 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg
161 GK Sarah Bouhaddi (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 29)930 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
173 MF Kheira Hamraoui (1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 26)221 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyon
184 FW Marie-Laure Delie (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 28)9062 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321052+37 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 320171+66
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31021543
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 30122751
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg4–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 6,847 [37]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg64' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 11,782 [38]
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Le Sommer Soccerball shade.svg38'
Cadamuro Soccerball shade.svg63', 90+2' (pen.)
Quarterfinal
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of France.svg  France
Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg56' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 38,688 [40]
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Golf

France has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Grégory Bourdy (world no. 112), Julien Quesne (world no. 123), Karine Icher (world no. 60), and Gwladys Nocera (world no. 134) qualified directly among the top 60 players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016. [41] [42]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Grégory Bourdy Men's 67697273281−3=21
Julien Quesne 71797271293+9=55
Karine Icher Women's 73727376294+10=44
Gwladys Nocera 73717472290+6=39

Gymnastics

Artistic

France has fielded a full squad of ten gymnasts (five men and five women) into the Olympic competition. Both men's and women's squads had claimed one of the remaining four spots each in the team all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [43] [44] The French Olympic Committee named the men's and women's artistic gymnastics teams on 27 June 2016. [45]

Men
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Samir Aït Saïd Team 15.533 Q*12.866did not advance
Axel Augis 14.03314.50014.33313.16615.30014.70086.03223 Q
Julien Gobaux 13.06614.23314.50013.70014.76614.30084.56529
Danny Rodrigues 13.13315.266 Q14.23313.433
Cyril Tommasone 13.96615.650 Q14.100
Total41.06544.38345.29939.73244.29942.433257.21112
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB
Samir Aït Saïd Rings Withdrew due to injury [46]
Axel Augis All-around 13.93313.10013.93314.26614.76612.90082.89821
Cyril Tommasone Pommel horse 15.60015.6004
Danny Rodrigues Rings 15.23315.2337
Women
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Marine Boyer Team 14.20014.600 Q13.233did not advance
Marine Brevet 14.13314.33314.16613.93356.56516 Q
Loan His 13.900
Oréane Lechenault 12.30013.16613.63313.66652.76546
Louise Vanhille 13.96614.86613.63313.30055.76521 Q
Total42.29943.09942.39940.899168.69611
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F
Marine Boyer Balance beam 14.60014.6004
Marine Brevet All-around 14.16614.30014.13314.00056.59915
Louise Vanhille 14.00014.23313.20013.23354.66620

Rhythmic

France has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [47]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Kseniya Moustafaeva Individual 17.60017.51617.50017.36669.98210 Q17.70016.83316.91616.74168.24010

Trampoline

France has qualified one gymnast in the men's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark. [48] Meanwhile, a spare Olympic berth freed by the Tripartite Commission had been awarded to the French female gymnast, as the next highest from the eligible NOC on the individual ranking list at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [49] The French Olympic Committee had selected Sébastien Martiny and Marine Jurbert to compete in both men's and women's trampoline, respectively, at the Games. [45]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Sébastien Martiny Men's 106.23010did not advance
Marine Jurbert Women's 96.76014did not advance

Handball

Summary
Key:
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's tournament Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
W 25–23
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
W 35–20
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
W 31–24
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
L 28–29
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
W 33–30
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 34–27
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 29–28
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
L 26–28
Silver medal icon.svg
France women's Women's tournament Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 18–14
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
L 25–26
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
W 27–11
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 21–17
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
W 27–25
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 27–26ET
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 24–23
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
L 19–22
Silver medal icon.svg

Men's tournament

The French men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 World Championships. [50]

Team roster

The following is the French roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [51]

Head coach: Claude Onesta

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
8LB Daniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 37)1.89 m280858 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
12GK Vincent Gérard (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 30)1.88 m250 Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
13CB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 33)1.96 m2521024 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
14CB Kentin Mahé (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 26)1.86 m4298 Flag of Germany.svg Flensburg-Handewitt
15LB Mathieu Grébille (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 25)1.98 m3957 Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
16GK Thierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 40)1.92 m3281 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
17LB Timothey N'Guessan (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 24)1.96 m2035 Flag of France.svg Chambéry Savoie
19RW Luc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 32)1.82 m196646 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
20P Cédric Sorhaindo (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 33)1.92 m150302 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
21LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 35)1.79 m218771 Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
22P Luka Karabatić (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 29)2.02 m4246 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
23P Ludovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 21)1.98 m75 Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
27RB Adrien Dipanda (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 29)2.02 m710 Flag of France.svg Saint-Raphaël
28RB Valentin Porte (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 26)1.90 m48114 Flag of France.svg Fenix Toulouse
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5401147134+138 [lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 5401152126+268 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5302136127+96
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 521212212755
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5104110126162
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 5014118145271
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Croatia 29–28 France
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:50
France  Flag of France.svg25–23Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mahé 5(16–11) Tej 6
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
09:30
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg20–35Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 4(13–16) Abalo 7
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
21:50
France  Flag of France.svg31–24Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Abalo 7(17–12) F. Fernández 8
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
11:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg29–28Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Kopljar 6(14–12) Guigou 10
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40
France  Flag of France.svg33–30Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9(17–16) Hansen 8
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Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
10:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg27–34Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pozzer 8(16–16) Guigou 8
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Semifinal
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
15:30
France  Flag of France.svg29–28Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Narcisse 7(16–13) Gensheimer 11
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Gold medal match
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
14:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg28–26Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Hansen 8(16–14) Guigou 6
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Women's tournament

The French women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the first meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Metz. [52]

Team roster

The following is the French roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [53]

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Laura Glauser (1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 22)1.78 m380 Flag of France.svg Metz Handball
3RW Blandine Dancette (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 28)1.69 m80103 Flag of France.svg Chambray Touraine
5RB Camille Ayglon (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 31)1.80 m207378 Flag of Romania.svg CSM București
7CB Allison Pineau (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 27)1.81 m182475 Flag of France.svg Brest Bretagne Handball
8P Laurisa Landre (1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 30)1.74 m3858 Flag of Romania.svg S.C.M. Craiova
10CB Grace Zaadi (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 23)1.71 m4865 Flag of France.svg Metz Handball
12GK Amandine Leynaud (1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 28)1.78 m1771 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Vardar
13LW Manon Houette (1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 24)1.68 m2649 Flag of Germany.svg Thüringer HC
17LW Siraba Dembélé (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 30)1.72 m211681 Flag of Russia.svg Rostov-Don
18RW Chloé Bulleux (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 24)1.72 m2645 Flag of Hungary.svg Siófok
24P Béatrice Edwige (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 27)1.82 m2813 Flag of France.svg Metz Handball
27LB Estelle Nze Minko (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 24)1.76 m3861 Flag of Hungary.svg Siófok
29LB Gnonsiane Niombla (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26)1.72 m47138 Flag of Romania.svg CSM București
64RB Alexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 29)1.72 m173541 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Vardar
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5500165147+1810 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 540111893+258
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5212150141+95
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 512213513504
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 511313013663
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5005101147460
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
11:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg14–18Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
three players 3(6–10) Lacrabère, Pineau 5
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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
11:30
France  Flag of France.svg25–26Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lacrabère 11(10–15) Kuznetsova 6
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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
21:50
France  Flag of France.svg27–11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Houette 8(15–4) Campigli 4
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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
21:50
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg17–21Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Song 5(11–11) Lacrabère 7
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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg25–27Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Roberts 8(13–15) Lacrabère 8
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Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
13:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg26–27 (ET)Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Pena 13(12–5) Lacrabère 7
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FT: 23–23  ET: 3–4

Semifinal
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
15:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg23–24Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
van der Heijden 8(13–17) Pineau 7
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Gold medal match
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
15:30
France  Flag of France.svg19–22Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Dembélé, Pineau 5(7–10) Vyakhireva 5
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Judo

France has qualified a full squad of 14 judokas (seven men and seven women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games by virtue of their top 22 national finish for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. The judo team was named to the Olympic roster on 1 June 2016, including defending Olympic heavyweight champion Teddy Riner, and London 2012 bronze medalists Priscilla Gneto, Automne Pavia, Gévrise Émane, and Audrey Tcheuméo. [54] [55]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Walide Khyar −60 kg Flag of Palestine.svg  Yacoub  (PLE)
W 100–000
Flag of Brazil.svg  Kitadai  (BRA)
L 000–001
did not advance
Kilian Le Blouch −66 kg ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Oates  (GBR)
W 000–000 YUS
Flag of South Korea.svg  An B-u  (KOR)
L 000–110
did not advance
Pierre Duprat −73 kg Flag of North Korea.svg  Hong K-h  (PRK)
W 100–000
Flag of Russia.svg  Iartcev  (RUS)
L 000–000 YUS
did not advance
Loïc Pietri −81 kg ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Valois-Fortier  (CAN)
L 000–001
did not advance
Alexandre Iddir −90 kg ByeFlag of Switzerland.svg  Grossklaus  (SUI)
W 000–000 S
Flag of the United States.svg  Brown  (USA)
W 010–000
Flag of Japan.svg  Baker  (JPN)
L 000–100
Did not advanceFlag of Sweden.svg  Nyman  (SWE)
L 000–100
Did not advance7
Cyrille Maret −100 kg ByeFlag of Mali.svg  Traoré  (MLI)
W 100–000
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Grol  (NED)
W 001–000
Flag of Georgia.svg  Gviniashvili  (GEO)
W 010–000
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Krpálek  (CZE)
L 000–100
ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Frey  (GER)
W 100–000
Bronze medal icon.svg
Teddy Riner +100 kg ByeFlag of Algeria.svg  Tayeb  (ALG)
W 100–000
Flag of Brazil.svg  R Silva  (BRA)
W 010–000
Flag of Israel.svg  Sasson  (ISR)
W 010–000
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Harasawa  (JPN)
W 000–000 S
Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Laëtitia Payet −48 kg Flag of Australia.svg  Rayner  (AUS)
W 101–000
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mönkhbat  (MGL)
L 000–100
did not advance
Priscilla Gneto −52 kg Flag of Switzerland.svg  Tschopp  (SUI)
L 000–100
did not advance
Automne Pavia −57 kg ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Smythe-Davis  (GBR)
W 100–000
Flag of Japan.svg  Matsumoto  (JPN)
L 000–010
Did not advanceFlag of Portugal.svg  Monteiro  (POR)
L 000–100
Did not advance7
Clarisse Agbegnenou −63 kg ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  Katipoğlu  (TUR)
W 102–000
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  van Emden  (NED)
W 101–000
Flag of Japan.svg  Tashiro  (JPN)
W 000–000 S
ByeFlag of Slovenia.svg  Trstenjak  (SLO)
L 000–101
Silver medal icon.svg
Gévrise Émane −70 kg ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Conway  (GBR)
L 001–100
did not advance
Audrey Tcheuméo −78 kg ByeFlag of North Korea.svg  Kyong  (PRK)
W 100–000
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Powell  (GBR)
W 000–000 S
Flag of Brazil.svg  Aguiar  (BRA)
W 000–000 S
ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Harrison  (USA)
L 000–100
Silver medal icon.svg
Émilie Andéol +78 kg ByeFlag of Mexico.svg  Zambotti  (MEX)
W 000–000 S
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chikhrouhou  (TUN)
W 000–000 S
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu S  (CHN)
W 100–000
ByeFlag of Cuba.svg  Ortíz  (CUB)
W 100–000
Gold medal icon.svg

Modern pentathlon

French athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Valentin Prades, Valentin Belaud, and Élodie Clouvel secured a selection each in the men's and women's event through the 2015 European Championships. [56]

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Valentin Belaud Men's 19–162132142:04.4432317141328611:39.3722601142020
Valentin Prades 21–14142272:07.8318327232327711:04.08363614674
Élodie Clouvel Women's 21–14172272:08.62231571129312:59.06175211356Silver medal icon.svg

Rowing

France has qualified a total of seven boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Six rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the men's four rowers were further added to the French roster with their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

On 28 June 2016, a total of 18 rowers (14 men and 4 women) were selected to the French team for the Games, including London 2012 silver medalists Germain Chardin and Dorian Mortelette in the men's coxless pair. [7]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Germain Chardin
Dorian Mortelette
Pair 6:42.001 SA/BBye6:26.103 FA7:09.915
Matthieu Androdias
Hugo Boucheron
Double sculls 6:33.032 SA/BBye6:16.153 FA7:02.066
Jérémie Azou
Pierre Houin
Lightweight double sculls 6:24.621 SA/BBye6:34.431 FA6:30.70Gold medal icon.svg
Benjamin Lang
Mickaël Marteau
Théophile Onfroy
Valentin Onfroy
Four 6:00.723 SA/BBye6:26.945 FB6:02.2111
Thomas Baroukh
Thibault Colard
Guillaume Raineau
Franck Solforosi
Lightweight four 6:07.314 R6:01.181 SA/B6:07.322 FA6:22.85Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Noémie Kober
Marie Le Nepvou
Pair 7:26.284 R7:59.443 SA/B7:44.816 FB7:26.5512
Hélène Lefebvre
Elodie Ravera
Double sculls 7:05.653 SA/BBye6:54.343 FA7:52.035

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

France's men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Championships. [57]

Team roster

The following is the France roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [58]

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)EventsPointsUnion
1 FW Jonathan Laugel (1993-01-30)January 30, 1993 (aged 23)4095  Unattached
2 FW Manoël Dall'igna (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 31)50255  Unattached
3 FW Damien Cler (1983-10-02)October 2, 1983 (aged 32)1065  Unattached
4 BK Terry Bouhraoua (c) (1987-08-26)August 26, 1987 (aged 28)37915  Unattached
5 BK Stephen Parez (1994-08-01)August 1, 1994 (aged 22)24273  Unattached
6 BK Steeve Barry (1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 25)39274 Flag of France.svg Stade Rochelais
7 BK Virimi Vakatawa (1992-05-01)May 1, 1992 (aged 24)16300  Unattached
8 FW Pierre-Gilles Lakafia (1987-03-12)March 12, 1987 (aged 29)21115  Unattached
9 BK Jérémy Aicardi (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 27)16114  Unattached
10 BK Julien Candelon (1980-07-08)July 8, 1980 (aged 36)35546  Unattached
11 FW Sacha Valleau (1996-10-08)October 8, 1996 (aged 19)1042  Unattached
12 BK Vincent Inigo (1983-02-10)February 10, 1983 (aged 33)29109  Unattached
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 32015512+437 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 32015745+127
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32015248+47
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30031776593
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
11:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14–31Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Parahi 8' c
Jenkins 9' c
Con: Stannard (2/2)
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Try: Bouhraoua (3) 4' c, 6' c, 14' c
Dall'igna 13' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/3)
Inigo (1/1)
Pen: Bouhraoua (1/1) 7'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)

9 August 2016
16:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg26–0Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Geduld 1' c
Smith 4' c
Brown 6' m
Sage 12' c
Con: Afrika (3/4)
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Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

10 August 2016
11:00
France  Flag of France.svg26–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Vakatawa (2) 4' c, 8' m
Cler 10' c
Aicardi 12' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/4)
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Try: Sempere 14' m
Con: Genua (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Anthony Moyes (Australia)
Quarterfinal
10 August 2016
17:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg12–7Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Tuqiri 8' m
Goto 7' c
Con: Sakai (1/2)
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Try: Cler 4' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Classification semifinal (5–8)
11 August 2016
13:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg24–19Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Ware (2) 2' m, 12' c
A. Ioane 8' m
R. Ioane 10' c
Con: Kaka (2/4)
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Try: Parez (2) 4' c, 7' m
Valleau 14' c
Con: Bouhraoua (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Seventh place match
11 August 2016
17:30
France  Flag of France.svg12–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Bouhraoua 6' m
Candelon 8' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/2)
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Try: Hutchison 1' m
Jenkins 13' m
Con: Stannard (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Women's tournament

France's women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Championships. [59]

Team roster

The following is the France roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [60]

Head coach: David Courteix

BacksForwards
4 Pauline Biscarat 1 Rose Thomas
5 Jade Le Pesq 2 Audrey Amiel
6 Fanny Horta (c)3 Marjorie Mayans
7 Caroline Ladagnous 9 Jennifer Troncy
8 Camille Grassineau 10 Elodie Guiglion
12 Lina Guérin 11 Shannon Izar
14 Jessy Tremouliere
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330010912+979 Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 32017140+317
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31023165345
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 300317111943
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016
11:00
France  Flag of France.svg24–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Grassineau 3' c
Guérin 7' m
Ladagnous 9' c
Guiglion 13' m
Con: Biscarat (2/4)
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Try: P. García 11' c
Con: P. García (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

6 August 2016
16:00
France  Flag of France.svg40–7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Try: Ladagnous (2) 4' c, 14' m
Le Pesq 7' c
Horta 8' c
Guérin 11' c
Amiel 14' c
Con: Le Pesq (4/5)
Biscarat (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
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Try: Masinde 7' c
Con: Awino (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

7 August 2016
11:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg26–7Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Brazier 1' c
Manuel 3' c
Woodman 6' m
McAlister 13' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
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Try: Grassineau 7' c
Con: Biscarat (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Quarterfinal
7 August 2016
17:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg15–5Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Moleschi 6' m
Farella 12' m
Landry 14' m
Con: Landry (0/2)
Russell (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
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Try: Le Pesq 3' m
Con: Le Pesq (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
Classification semifinal (5–8)
8 August 2016
13:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg12–24Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Erbina 12' c
Etxebarría 14' m
Con: P. García (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Mayans 1' m
Guérin (3) 3' c, 7' m, 9' c
Con: Le Pesq (1/3)
Biscarat (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Fifth place match
8 August 2016
18:00
France  Flag of France.svg5–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Grassineau 6' m
Con: Le Pesq (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Kelter 8' c
Javelet 9' m
Fa'avesi 11' c
Con: Kelter (1/2)
Stephens (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)

Sailing

France has qualified one boat for each of the following classes at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats. [63]

On 2 December 2015, the French Sailing Federation had selected the first five sailors to compete at the Rio regatta, including Olympic silver medalist Jonathan Lobert in the Finn class. [64] [65] The rest of the French sailing fleet were named to the Olympic team through a series of selection meets in February 2016; among them featured two-time Olympic Laser sailor Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, and four-time World mixed multihull champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou. [66] [67]

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Pierre Le Coq RS:X 77126328101723121486Bronze medal icon.svg
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz Laser 11104175473151922905
Jonathan Lobert Finn 101517121411121414EL9514
Sofian Bouvet
Jérémie Mion
470 661026614920228877
Noé Delpech
Julien d'Ortoli
49er 20121612291131791441005
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Charline Picon RS:X 1214510511827310464Gold medal icon.svg
Mathilde de Kerangat Laser Radial 2315251417181491422EL14621
Hélène Defrance
Camille Lecointre
470 6182341377621262Bronze medal icon.svg
Aude Compan
Sarah Steyaert
49erFX 1910121213194151310856
Mixed
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Billy Besson
Marie Riou
Nacra 17 7171581315211311710936

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

French shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016. [68]

The entire shooting squad, led by Olympic bronze medalists Anthony Terras (2008) and Céline Goberville (2012), was announced as part of the initial batch to the Olympic team selection on 25 April 2016. [5]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Éric Delaunay Skeet 121 (+11)7did not advance
Cyril Graff 50 m rifle prone 624.39did not advance
Jérémy Monnier 10 m air rifle 618.538did not advance
50 m rifle prone 618.639did not advance
Jean Quiquampoix 25 m rapid fire pistol 5863 Q30Silver medal icon.svg
Alexis Raynaud 50 m rifle 3 positions 11765 Q448.4Bronze medal icon.svg
Valérian Sauveplane 10 m air rifle 621.126did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 116824did not advance
Anthony Terras Skeet 121 (+3)8did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Laurence Brize 50 m rifle 3 positions 57720did not advance
Céline Goberville 10 m air pistol 38310did not advance
Mathilde Lamolle 25 m pistol 55039did not advance
Stéphanie Tirode 10 m air pistol 38113did not advance
25 m pistol 57326did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

French swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [69] [70] Swimmers must attain the federation's entry standards in finals at the 2016 French Elite Championships in Montpellier (29 March to 3 April) to assure their selection to the Olympic team. [71]

On 6 April 2016, the French Swimming Federation (FFN) had announced the entire roster of 30 swimmers (17 men and 13 women) to compete at the Games, featuring London 2012 Olympic champions Florent Manaudou and Yannick Agnel. [72]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yannick Agnel 200 m freestyle 1:47.3519did not advance
Frédérick Bousquet 50 m freestyle 22.2725did not advance
Jordan Coelho 200 m butterfly 1:58.6225did not advance
Nicolas D'Oriano 1500 m freestyle 15:33.6240did not advance
Damien Joly 14:48.906 Q14:52.737
Camille Lacourt 100 m backstroke 52.961 Q52.724 Q52.705
Florent Manaudou 50 m freestyle 21.724 Q21.321 Q21.41Silver medal icon.svg
Mehdy Metella 100 m butterfly 51.715 Q51.738 Q51.586
Clément Mignon 100 m freestyle 48.57=14 Q48.5714did not advance
Marc-Antoine Olivier 10 km open water 1:53:02.0Bronze medal icon.svg
Jordan Pothain 400 m freestyle 3:45.438 Q3:49.078
Jérémy Stravius 100 m freestyle 48.6218did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:46.6711 QDNSdid not advance
100 m butterfly 52.1017did not advance
Fabien Gilot
Florent Manaudou
Mehdy Metella
William Meynard*
Clément Mignon*
Jérémy Stravius
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:13.274 Q3:10.53Silver medal icon.svg
Lorys Bourelly
Damien Joly
Grégory Mallet
Jordan Pothain
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:13.7114did not advance
Theo Bussiere
Camille Lacourt
Clément Mignon
Jérémy Stravius
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.4710did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Coralie Balmy 200 m freestyle 1:58.8323did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:03.404 Q4:06.988
Charlotte Bonnet 100 m freestyle 53.9310 Q54.5415did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:56.264 Q1:56.387 Q1:56.298
Béryl Gastaldello 100 m freestyle 54.8022did not advance
100 m butterfly 58.9324did not advance
Lara Grangeon 200 m butterfly 2:09.6918did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:43.9822did not advance
Mélanie Henique 50 m freestyle 25.3631did not advance
Fantine Lesaffre 200 m individual medley 2:15.71=30did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:44.4723did not advance
Aurélie Muller 10 km open water DSQ
Anna Santamans 50 m freestyle 24.9321did not advance
Marie Wattel 100 m butterfly 58.9023did not advance
Charlotte Bonnet
Mathilde Cini
Béryl Gastaldello
Anna Santamans
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.85 NR 8 Q3:37.457
Coralie Balmy
Charlotte Bonnet
Margaux Fabre
Cloé Hache
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:55.5510did not advance
Charlotte Bonnet
Fanny Deberghes
Béryl Gastaldello
Marie Wattel
4 × 100 m medley relay DSQdid not advance

Synchronized swimming

France has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their first-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro. [73] [74]

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Laura Augé
Margaux Chrétien
Duet 86.2824986.8667173.14918 Q87.9667174.24918

Table tennis

France has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Emmanuel Lebesson secured one of the remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the repechage group final at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden. [75]

Simon Gauzy and London 2012 Olympian Li Xue were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events, while Carole Grundisch granted an invitation from ITTF to compete in the women's singles as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List. [76]

Tristan Flore was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings. [77] [78]

On 28 July 2016, Grundisch withdrew from the Games due to her elbow injury sustained in a cycling accident. [79]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Simon Gauzy Men's singles ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Kou L  (UKR)
L 1–4
did not advance
Emmanuel Lebesson ByeFlag of Romania.svg  Crişan  (ROU)
L 3–4
did not advance
Tristan Flore
Simon Gauzy
Emmanuel Lebesson
Men's team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
L 2–3
did not advance
Li Xue Women's singles ByeFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Diaz  (PUR)
W 4–0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Li Jie  (NED)
W 4–3
Flag of Germany.svg  Han Y  (GER)
L 1–4
did not advance

Taekwondo

France entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. M'Bar N'Diaye, Yasmina Aziez, Haby Niaré, and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Gwladys Épangue qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings. [80] [81]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
M'bar N'diaye Men's +80 kg Flag of Niger.svg  Issoufou  (NIG)
L 0–6
did not advanceFlag of Brazil.svg  Siqueira  (BRA)
L 2–5
Did not advance7
Yasmina Aziez Women's −49 kg Flag of Aruba.svg  Pimentel  (ARU)
W 2–1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Zaninović  (CRO)
W 4–3
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim S-h  (KOR)
L 0–1 SUD
ByeFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Abakarova  (AZE)
L 2–7
5
Haby Niaré Women's −67 kg Flag of Haiti.svg  Louissaint  (HAI)
W 5–4
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Gbagbi  (CIV)
W 5–4
Flag of Turkey.svg  Tatar  (TUR)
W 3–0 SUD
ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  Oh H-r  (KOR)
L 12–13
Silver medal icon.svg
Gwladys Épangue Women's +67 kg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Koné  (CIV)
W 3–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Sy  (CHN)
L 1–4
Did not advanceFlag of Nepal.svg  Rawal  (NEP)
W 4–3
Flag of the United States.svg  Galloway  (USA)
L 1–2
5

Tennis

France has entered nine tennis players (six men and three women) into the Olympic tournament. Richard Gasquet (world no. 10), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (world no. 12), Gaël Monfils (world no. 15), and Gilles Simon (world no. 18) qualified directly for the men's singles as four of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while Alizé Cornet (world no. 59), Caroline Garcia (world no. 38), and Kristina Mladenovic (world no. 32) did so for the women's singles based on their WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. [7] [82]

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut had their appeals approved by the International Tennis Federation to compete in the men's doubles based on their direct top-10 ATP ranking. [83]

On 18 July 2016, Gasquet pulled out of the Games due to a back injury and was replaced by Benoît Paire (world no. 24), the next eligible player from France. [84]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Gaël Monfils Singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Pospisil  (CAN)
W 6–1, 6–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Dutra Silva  (BRA)
W 6–2, 6–4
Flag of Croatia.svg  Čilić  (CRO)
W 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Japan.svg  Nishikori  (JPN)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
did not advance
Benoît Paire Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Rosol  (CZE)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg  Fognini  (ITA)
L 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
did not advance
Gilles Simon Flag of Croatia.svg  Ćorić  (CRO)
W 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Sugita  (JPN)
W 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Flag of Spain.svg  Nadal  (ESP)
L 6–7(5–7), 3–6
did not advance
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Flag of Tunisia.svg  Jaziri  (TUN)
W 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Müller  (LUX)
L 4–6, 3–6
did not advance
Gaël Monfils
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Doubles Flag of the United States.svg  Baker /
Ram  (USA)
L 1–6, 4–6
did not advance
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
Flag of Colombia.svg  Cabal /
Farah  (COL)
L 6–7(4–7), 3–6
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alizé Cornet Singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Larsson  (SWE)
W 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Flag of the United States.svg  S Williams  (USA)
L 6–7(5–7), 2–6
did not advance
Caroline Garcia Flag of Brazil.svg  Pereira  (BRA)
W 6–1, 6–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Konta  (GBR)
L 2–6, 3–6
did not advance
Kristina Mladenovic Flag of Serbia.svg  Krunić  (SRB)
W 6–1, 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg  Keys  (USA)
L 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7)
did not advance
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
Doubles Flag of Japan.svg  Doi /
Hozumi  (JPN)
L 0–6, 6–0, 4–6
did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Caroline Garcia
Nicolas Mahut
Doubles Flag of Brazil.svg  Pereira /
Melo  (BRA)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–7(1–7)
did not advance
Kristina Mladenovic
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of Italy.svg  Vinci /
Fognini  (ITA)
L 4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
did not advance

Triathlon

France has qualified a total of five triathletes for the Olympics. London 2012 Olympian Vincent Luis secured the men's triathlon spot with a top three finish at the ITU World Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro. [85] Meanwhile, rookies Dorian Coninx and Pierre Le Corre, along with Cassandre Beaugrand, were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016. [86] Audrey Merle rounded out the French triathlon roster as a replacement for Emmie Charayron, who announced her withdrawal from the Games for medical reasons on 5 July 2016. [87]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Dorian Coninx Men's 17:280:5256:220:3636:321:51:5036
Pierre Le Corre 17:280:4857:020:3532:431:48:3625
Vincent Luis 17:260:4855:040:3332:211:46:127
Cassandre Beaugrand Women's 19:160:521:04:350:4636:492:02:1830
Audrey Merle 19:190:531:04:310:3937:312:02:5335

Volleyball

Indoor

Men's tournament

France men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top three national finish at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 2004. [88]

Team roster

The following is the French roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [89]

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2015–16 club
2 Jenia Grebennikov (L)13 August 19901.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of Italy.svg Cucine Lube Civitanova
4 Antonin Rouzier 18 August 19862.00 m (6 ft 7 in)102 kg (225 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Arkas İzmir
5 Trévor Clévenot 28 June 19941.99 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)335 cm (132 in)316 cm (124 in) Flag of France.svg Spacer's Toulouse
6 Benjamin Toniutti (C)30 October 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)73 kg (161 lb)320 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in) Flag of Poland.svg ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7 Kévin Tillie 2 November 19902.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in) Flag of Poland.svg ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
9 Earvin N'Gapeth 12 February 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)101 kg (223 lb)358 cm (141 in)327 cm (129 in) Flag of Italy.svg DHL Modena
10 Kévin Le Roux 11 May 19892.09 m (6 ft 10 in)98 kg (216 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Halkbank Ankara
13 Pierre Pujol 13 July 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of France.svg AS Cannes
14 Nicolas Le Goff 15 February 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in)115 kg (254 lb)365 cm (144 in)328 cm (129 in) Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Recycling Volleys
16 Nicolas Maréchal 4 March 19871.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)338 cm (133 in)327 cm (129 in) Flag of Poland.svg PGE Skra Bełchatów
17 Franck Lafitte 8 March 19892.03 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of France.svg Arago de Sète
18 Thibault Rossard 28 August 19931.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of France.svg Arago de Sète
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541121352.6004323751.152 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53291071.4293783781.000
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53291081.2504194051.035
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)53291191.2224674421.057
5Flag of France.svg  France 5236890.8893863671.052
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50501150.0672833980.711
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
09:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,456
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–20, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
11:55
France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,625
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–12, 25–22)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
17:05
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,498
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 16–25, 19–25)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:25
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,877
Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Luis Macias (MEX)
(25–22, 25–22, 14–25, 25–22)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
22:45
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of France.svg  France Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,800
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(25–22, 22–25, 25–20, 25–23)
Results Statistics

Water polo

Summary
Key:
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's tournament Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
L 4–7
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 8–11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 3–6
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
L 4–10
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
W 9–8
6did not advance11

Men's tournament

France men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Trieste, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 1992. [90]

Team roster

The following is the French roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [91]

Head coach: Florian Bruzzo

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birth2016 club
1 Rémi Garsau GK1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)19 July 1984 Flag of France.svg CN Marseille
2 Rémi Saudadier CF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)20 March 1986 Flag of Germany.svg Spandau 04
3 Igor Kovacevic CB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)3 November 1988 Flag of France.svg CN Marseille
4 Enzo Khasz CF2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)13 August 1993 Flag of France.svg CN Marseille
5 Romain Blary CF1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)103 kg (227 lb)20 October 1985 Flag of France.svg Team Strasbourg
6 Thibaut Simon D1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)18 December 1983 Flag of France.svg CN Marseille
7 Ugo Crousillat D1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)27 October 1990 Flag of Hungary.svg Szolnoki Dózsa
8 Michal Iždinský D1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)23 July 1992 Flag of France.svg Olympic Nice
9 Mehdi Marzouki D1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)103 kg (227 lb)26 May 1987 Flag of Germany.svg Spandau 04
10 Mathieu Peisson CB1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)105 kg (231 lb)29 September 1982 Flag of France.svg Team Strasbourg
11 Petar Tomašević D1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)2 January 1989 Flag of France.svg Olympic Nice
12 Alexandre Camarasa (c)CF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)104 kg (229 lb)10 June 1987 Flag of France.svg CN Marseille
13 Jonathan Moriamé GK2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)104 kg (229 lb)19 June 1984 Flag of France.svg CN Noisy
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53114635+117 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5302373706
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5302404116
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 52123632+45
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5203353504
6Flag of France.svg  France 51042842142
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
6 August 2016
19:30
Report France  Flag of France.svg47Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–3, 1–0, 3–2
four players 1Goals Radović 3

8 August 2016
10:20
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg118Flag of France.svg  France Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:4–3, 4–1, 1–2, 2–2
Aicardi 4Goalsthree players 2

10 August 2016
11:40
Report France  Flag of France.svg36Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–4, 0–0, 2–1
three players 1Goals Samuels 3

12 August 2016
20:50
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg104Flag of France.svg  France Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters:3–1, 3–0, 1–1, 3-2
Echenique 3Goals Crousillat 2

14 August 2016
16:50
Report France  Flag of France.svg98Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters:3–2, 3–3, 2–1, 1–2
Marzouki 3Goals Sukno 3

Weightlifting

French weightlifters have qualified three men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single women's Olympic spot had been added to the French roster by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 European Championships. [92] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.

The weightlifting team was named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 7 June 2016, with Benjamin Hennequin going to his third straight Olympics. [6] Meanwhile, Kévin Bouly was added to the French weightlifting roster on 24 June 2016, following the omission of several weightlifters from the rankings list at the World Championships and their failure on the doping tests. [93]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Bernardin Kingue Matam Men's −69 kg 140=1218063207
Giovanni Bardis Men's −85 kg 1658192123579
Benjamin Hennequin 155111951135010
Kévin Bouly Men's −94 kg 155131901234512
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke Women's −75 kg 102813552378

Wrestling

France has qualified two wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while the other had claimed the remaining slot in the women's freestyle 75 kg to round out the French roster at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar. [94]

Key:
Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zelimkhan Khadjiev −74 kg Flag of India.svg  Yadav  (IND)
W 5–0 VF
Flag of Japan.svg  Takatani  (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance8
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cynthia Vescan −75 kg ByeFlag of Belarus.svg  Marzaliuk  (BLR)
L 0–5 VT
did not advance16

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