France at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Barcelona
Competitors	339 (241 men and 98 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer	Jean-François Lamour
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 8 Silver 5 Bronze 16 Total 29
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France competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 339 competitors, 241 men and 98 women, took part in 196 events in 25 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Sebastien Flute — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
• Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
• Philippe Omnès — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Éric Srecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
• Cécile Nowak — Judo, Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
• Catherine Fleury-Vachon — Judo, Women's Half Middleweight (61 kg)
• Franck David — Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard
• Nicolas Hénard and Yves Loday — Sailing, Men's Tornado

Silver

• Sylvain Curinier — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
• Pascal Tayot — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
• Franck Badiou — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
• Jean-Philippe Gatien — Table tennis, Men's Singles

Bronze

• Olivier Boivin and Didier Hoyer — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Pairs
• Jacky Avril — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
• Frank Adisson and Wilfrid Forgues — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom Pairs
• Hervé Boussard, Didier Faivre-Pierret, Philippe Gaumont, and Jean-Louis Harel — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Hubert Bourdy, Hervé Godignon, Eric Navet, and Michel Robert — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
• Jean-Michel Henry — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
• Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
• Jean-Philippe Daurelle, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
• Philippe Debureau, Philippe Gardent, Denis Lathoud, Pascal Mahe, Philippe Medard, Gael Monthurel, Laurent Munier, Frédéric Perez, Thierry Perreux, Alain Portes, Eric Quintin, Jackson Richardson, Stéphane Stoecklin, Jean-Luc Thiebaut, Denis Tristant, and Frederic Volle — Handball, Men's Team Competition
• Bertrand Damaisin — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
• David Douillet — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
• Laetitia Meignan — Judo, Women's Half Heavyweight (72 kg)
• Nathalie Lupino — Judo, Women's Heavyweight
• Stéphan Caron — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
• Franck Esposito — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
• Catherine Plewinski — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly

Archery

In France's fifth appearance in modern Olympic archery, the individual archers went 7-3 in head-to-head competition, buoyed by Sebastien Flute's 5-0 record as he advanced to the final and won the gold medal. It was the first medal the French had won in modern Olympic archery. Both teams won the first two rounds before being defeated in the semifinals. They also both lost their bronze medal matches.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Severine Bonal — Round of 16 → 9th place (1-1)
• Nathalie Hibon — Round of 32 → 22nd place (0-1)
• Christine Gabillard — Ranking Round → 41st place (0-0)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Sébastien Flute — Final →
  
  Gold Medal (5-0)
• Bruno Felipe — Round of 32 → 21st place (0-1)
• Michael Taupin — Ranking Round → 56th place (0-0)

Women's Team Competition:

• Bonal, Hibon, and Gabillard — Bronze Medal Match → 4th place (2-2)

Men's Team Competition:

• Flute, Felipe, and Taupin — Bronze Medal Match → 4th place (2-2)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Max Morinière
• Daniel Sangouma

Men's 200 metres

• Gilles Quénéhervé
• Jean-Charles Trouabal

Men's 800 metres

• Frédéric Cornette

Men's 5,000 metres

• Pascal Thiebault
  • Heat — 13:31.16
  • Final — 13:43.39 (→ 13th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

• António Martins Bordelo
  • Heat — 28:35.13
  • Final — 28:47.66 (→ 15th place)
• Thierry Pantel
  • Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Jean-Louis Rapnouil, Yann Quentrec, Stéphane Caristan, and Stéphane Diagana
  • Heat — 3:04.25 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Dominique Chauvelier — 2:19.09 (→ 31st place)
• Luis Soares — 2:21.57 (→ 45th place)
• Pascal Zilliox — 2:30.02 (→ 64th place)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Stéphane Diagana
  • Heat — 48.41
  • Semifinal — 48.28
  • Final — 48.13 (→ 4th place)
• Stéphane Caristan
  • Heat — 49.16
  • Semifinal — 49.50
  • Final — 48.86 (→ 7th place)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Sébastien Thibault
  • Heats — 13.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Thierry Toutain — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 km Walk

• René Piller — 4:02:40 (→ 15th place)
• Alain Lemercier — 4:06:31 (→ 16th place)
• Martial Fesselier — 4:07:30 (→ 17th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Serge Helan
  • Qualification — 7.60 m (→ did not advance)
• Franck Lestage
  • Qualification — 7.72 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Pierre Camara
  • Qualification — 17.34 m
  • Final — 16.52 m (→ 11th place)
• Georges Sainte-Rose
  • Qualification — 16.50 m (→ did not advance)
• Serge Helan
  • Qualification — 16.47 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Christophe Épalle
  • Qualification — 76.24 m
  • Final — 74.84 m (→ 10th place)
• Raphaël Piolanti
  • Qualification — 73.22 m (→ did not advance)
• Frédéric Kuhn
  • Qualification — 71.76 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Patricia Girard-Léno
• Odiah Sidibé
• Laurence Bily

Women's 200 metres

• Valérie Jean-Charles
• Maguy Nestoret

Women's 400 metres

• Marie-José Pérec
• Elsa Devassoigne

Women's 800 metres

• Viviane Dorsile
  • Heat — 2:01.54 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 metres

• Annette Sergent-Palluy
  • Heat — 32:57.29 (→ did not advance)
• Rosario Murcia
  • Heat — 33:16.96 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Maria Rebelo — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's High Jump

• Sandrine Fricot
  • Qualification — 1.90 m (→ did not advance)

Badminton

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

18 cyclists, 14 men and 4 women, represented France in 1992. Jeannie Longo won silver in the women's road race and the men won bronze in the team time trial.

Men's road race

• Sylvain Bolay
• Pascal Hervé
• Emmanuel Magnien

Men's team time trial

• Hervé Boussard
• Didier Faivre-Pierret
• Philippe Gaumont
• Jean-Louis Harel

Men's sprint

• Frédéric Magné

Men's 1 km time trial

• Frédéric Lancien

Men's individual pursuit

• Philippe Ermenault

Men's team pursuit

• Hervé Dagorné
• Philippe Ermenault
• Daniel Pandèle
• Pascal Potié

Men's points race

• Éric Magnin

Women's road race

• Jeannie Longo — 2:05:02 (→
  
  Silver Medal)
• Catherine Marsal — 2:05:03 (→ 21st place)
• Marion Clignet — 2:05:13 (→ 33rd place)

Women's sprint

• Félicia Ballanger

Women's individual pursuit

• Jeannie Longo

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Philippe Duvernay
  • Preliminary Round — 310.14 points (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Frédéric Pierre
  • Preliminary Round — 329.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women represented France in 1992.

Men's foil

• Philippe Omnès
• Patrick Groc
• Patrice Lhôtellier

Men's team foil

• Patrick Groc, Youssef Hocine, Olivier Lambert, Patrice Lhôtellier, Philippe Omnès

Men's épée

• Éric Srecki
• Jean-Michel Henry
• Olivier Lenglet

Men's team épée

• Éric Srecki, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Jean-François Di Martino, Robert Leroux

Men's sabre

• Jean-François Lamour
• Jean-Philippe Daurelle
• Franck Ducheix

Men's team sabre

• Jean-François Lamour, Jean-Philippe Daurelle, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot

Women's foil

• Laurence Modaine-Cessac
• Isabelle Spennato
• Gisèle Meygret

Women's team foil

• Camille Couzi, Gisèle Meygret, Laurence Modaine-Cessac, Julie-Anne Gross, Isabelle Spennato

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • France — Spain 18-16
  • France — Unified Team 22-23
  • France — Germany 23-20
  • France — Romania 26-20
  • France — Egypt 22-19
• Semi Finals
  • France — Sweden 22-25
• Bronze Medal Match
  • France — Iceland 24-20 (→
    
    Bronze Medal)
• Team Roster
  • Philippe Debureau
  • Philippe Gardent
  • Denis Lathoud
  • Pascal Mahé
  • Philippe Médard
  • Gaël Monthurel
  • Laurent Munier
  • Frédéric Perez
  • Thierry Perreux
  • Alain Portes
  • Éric Quintin
  • Jackson Richardson
  • Stéphane Stoecklin
  • Jean-Luc Thiébaut
  • Denis Tristant
  • Frédéric Volle
• Head Coach: Daniel Costantini

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1992.

Individual

• Sébastien Deleigne
• Joël Bouzou
• Christophe Ruer

Team

• Sébastien Deleigne
• Joël Bouzou
• Christophe Ruer

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Franck David
  • Final Ranking — 70.7 points (→
    
    Gold Medal)

Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Maud Herbert
  • Final Ranking — 78.0 points (→ 4th place)

Women's 470 Class

• Florence Le Brun and Odile Barre
  • Final Ranking — 65.7 points (→ 6th place)

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Christophe Kalfayan
  • Heat — 22.70
  • Final — 22.50 (→ 4th place)
• Stéphan Caron
  • Heat — 23.01
  • B-Final — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Stéphan Caron
  • Heat — 49.82
  • Final — 49.50 (→
    
    Bronze Medal)
• Christophe Kalfayan
  • Heat — 50.30
  • B-Final — 50.49 (→ 11th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Christophe Marchand
  • Heat — 3:54.59
  • B-Final — 3:53.24 (→ 13th place)
• Yann DeFabrique
  • Heat — 3:55.66
  • B-Final — 3:54.37 (→ 14th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Christophe Marchand
  • Heat — 15:30.51 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Franck Schott
  • Heat — 55.84
  • Final — 55.72 (→ 6th place)
• David Holderbach
  • Heat — 58.25 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• David Holderbach
  • Heat — 2:03.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Stéphane Vossart
  • Heat — 1:02.81
  • B-Final — 1:02.39 (→ 10th place)
• Christophe Bourdon
  • Heat — 1:04.43 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Stéphane Vossart
  • Heat — 2:15.11
  • B-Final — 2:15.52 (→ 10th place)
• Christophe Bourdon
  • Heat — 2:17.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Bruno Gutzeit
  • Heat — 54.35
  • B-Final — 54.80 (→ 11th place)
• Franck Esposito
  • Heat — 55.26 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Franck Esposito
  • Heat — 1:58.75
  • Final — 1:58.51 (→
    
    Bronze Medal)
• Christophe Bordeau
  • Heat — 2:01.99 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Frédéric Lefevre
  • Heat — 2:03.82
  • B-Final — 2:04.05 (→ 12th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Stéphan Caron, Frédéric Lefevre, Ludovic Depickère, Bruno Gutzeit, Franck Schott, and Christophe Kalfayan
  • Heat — 3:22.01
  • Final — 3:19.16 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Christophe Bordeau, Lionel Poirot, Franck Horter, and Yann DeFabrique
  • Heat — 7:26.22 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Franck Schott, Stéphane Vossart, Franck Esposito, Christophe Kalfayan, Bruno Gutzeit, and Stéphan Caron
  • Heat — 3:43.13
  • Final — 3:40.51 (→ 5th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Catherine Plewinski
  • Heat — 25.78
  • Final — 25.36 (→ 4th place)
• Julie Blaise
  • Heat — 26.48 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Catherine Plewinski
  • Heat — 55.44
  • Final — 55.72 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Catherine Plewinski
  • Heat — 2:00.67
  • Final — 1:59.88 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Céline Bonnet
  • Heat — 1:05.75 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
• Diane Lacombe
  • Heat — 1:06.31 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Audrey Guerit
  • Heat — 1:13.98 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Audrey Guerit
  • Heat — 2:32.33
  • B-Final — 2:32.10 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Catherine Plewinski
  • Heat — 1:00.03
  • Final — 59.01 (→
    
    Bronze Medal)
• Jacqueline Delord
  • Heat — 1:01.78
  • B-Final — 1:03.22 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Cécile Jeanson
  • Heat — 2:13.23
  • B-Final — 2:13.40 (→ 10th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Céline Bonnet
  • Heat — 2:18.95
  • B-Final — 2:19.14 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Céline Bonnet
  • Heat — 4:54.70 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Julie Blaise, Julia Reggiany, Marie-Laure Giraudon, and Veronique Jardin
  • Heat — 3:50.22 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Céline Bonnet, Audrey Guerit, Jacqueline Delord, and Julie Blaise
  • Heat — 4:21.19 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented France in 1992.

Women's solo

• Anne Capron
• Marianne Aeschbacher
• Karine Schuler

Women's duet

• Anne Capron
• Marianne Aeschbacher

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Guy Forget
  • First round — Defeated Cristiano Caratti (Italy) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
  • Second round — Lost to Magnus Larsson (Sweden) 3-6, 3-6, 1-6
• Fabrice Santoro
  • First round — Defeated Christian Miniussi (Argentina) 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
  • Second round — Defeated Javier Frana (Argentina) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
  • Third round — Defeated Boris Becker (Germany) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Goran Ivanišević (Croatia) 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 6-8

Men's Doubles Competition

• Guy Forget and Henri Leconte
  • First round — Defeated Emanuel Couto and Bernardo Mota (Portugal) 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
  • Second round — Lost to Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi (Argentina) 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 3-6

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Team Roster
  • Rivo Andriamamonjy
  • Eric Bouvier
  • Laurent Chambertin
  • Arnaud Josserand
  • Olivier Lecat
  • Luc Marquet
  • Christophe Meneau
  • David Romann
  • Olivier Rossard
  • Philippe Salvan
  • Laurent Tillie
  • Eric Wolfer

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Tied with Germany (7-7)
  • Lost to Australia (5-8)
  • Lost to United States (7-11)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (14-6)
  • Lost to Unified Team (5-9)
• Classification Matches
  • Lost to Greece (6-10)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (8-15) → 11th place
• Team Roster
  • Thierry Alimondo
  • Pierre Garsau
  • Nicolas Jeleff
  • François Besson
  • Emmanuel Charlot
  • Vincent De Nardi
  • Emmanuel Ducher
  • Christophe Gautier
  • Christian Grimaldi
  • Pascal Lousteanu
  • Gilles Madelenat
  • Jean-Marie Olivon
  • Patrice Tillie

Weightlifting

First-heavyweight 90–100 kg

• Francis Tournefier — 4th place, 387.5 kg (170.0 kg/ 217.5 kg)

Wrestling