France at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Athens
Competitors308 (195 men and 113 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer Jackson Richardson[2]
Medals
Ranked 7[1]th
Gold
11
Silver
9
Bronze
13
Total
33
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 308 athletes to the Games, 195 men and 113 women, to compete in 25 sports.

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France has qualified three archers each in the men's and women's team.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jocelyn de Grandis Individual 663 13  Peljor (BHU)
L 136–161 		did not advance
Franck Fisseux 622 56  Yamamoto (JPN)
L 147–155 		did not advance
Thomas Naglieri 626 53  Cuddihy (AUS)
L 127–148 		did not advance
Jocelyn de Grandis
Franck Fisseux
Thomas Naglieri 		Team 1911 12 —  Japan (JPN)
L 241–254 		did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Alexandra Fouace Individual 627 30  Matsushita (JPN)
L 157–165 		did not advance
Bérengère Schuh 626 31  Romantzi (GRE)
L 143–151 		did not advance
Aurore Trayan 594 60  Zhang Jj (CHN)
L 122–135 		did not advance
Alexandra Fouace
Bérengère Schuh
Aurore Trayan 		Team 1847 13 —  Poland (POL)
W 226–224 		 India (IND)
W 228–227 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 234–249 		 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 228–242 		4

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

French athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[3][4]

Key
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Nicolas Aissat 800 m 1:45.31 4 q — 1:47.14 5 Did not advance
Mehdi Baala 1500 m 3:46.06 13 — Did not advance
David Boulanger 50 km walk — 4:01:32 22
Eddy de Lépine 100 m 10.27 5 q DNS Did not advance
Leslie Djhone 400 m 45.40 1 Q — 45.01 3 q 44.94 7
Ladji Doucouré 110 m hurdles 13.18 NR 1 Q 13.23 1 Q 13.06 NR 1 Q 13.76 8
Driss El Himer Marathon — 2:29:07 68
Naman Keïta 400 m hurdles 48.88 2 Q — 48.24 3 q 48.26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Florent Lacasse 800 m 1:46.91 3 — Did not advance
El Hassan Lahssini Marathon — 2:19:50 36
Denis Langlois 50 km walk — DNF
Vincent Le Dauphin 3000 m steeplechase 8:20.13 5 q — 8:16.15 10
Issa-Aimé Nthépé 100 m 10.67 5 Did not advance
Ronald Pognon 10.18 2 Q 10.15 4 q 10.32 7 Did not advance
Eddy Riva 50 km walk — 4:00:25 21
Ismaïl Sghyr 10000 m — 27:57.09 8
Bouabdellah Tahri 3000 m steeplechase 8:18.98 3 Q — 8:14.26 7
Mounir Yemmouni 1500 m 3:51.08 10 — Did not advance
David Alerte
Frédéric Krantz
Issa-Aimé Nthépé
Ronald Pognon 		4 × 100 m relay 38.93 7 — Did not advance
Leslie Djhone
Ahmed Douhou
Abderrahim El Haouzy
Ibrahima Wade 		4 × 400 m relay 3:04.39 7 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
David Brisseault Javelin throw 71.86 31 Did not advance
Yann Domenech Long jump 7.73 28 Did not advance
Kafétien Gomis 7.99 14 Did not advance
Nicolas Guigon Pole vault 5.30 =31 Did not advance
Julien Kapek Triple jump 16.91 12 q 16.81 10
Romain Mesnil Pole vault 5.65 18 Did not advance
Salim Sdiri Long jump 8.08 9 q 7.94 12
Karl Taillepierre Triple jump 15.50 42 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Romain Barras Result 11.14 6.99 14.91 1.94 49.41 14.37 44.83 4.60 64.55 4:27.09 8067 13
Points 830 811 784 749 842 927 763 790 807 764
Laurent Hernu Result 10.97 7.19 14.65 2.03 48.73 14.25 44.72 4.80 57.76 4:24.35 8237 7
Points 867 859 768 831 874 942 761 849 704 782
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Christine Arron 100 m 11.14 2 Q 11.10 1 Q 11.21 6 Did not advance
200 m 22.60 2 Q 22.90 4 q 23.05 7 Did not advance
Hind Dehiba 1500 m 4:07.96 8 — Did not advance
Latifa Essarokh 4:09.08 10 — Did not advance
Sylviane Félix 200 m 22.94 2 Q 23.08 5 q 22.99 7 Did not advance
Linda Ferga-Khodadin 100 m hurdles 13.02 4 — Did not advance
Reïna-Flor Okori 12.81 1 Q — 12.81 6 Did not advance
Hafida Gadi Marathon — 2:50:29 52
Élisabeth Grousselle 800 m 2:00.31 3 Q — 2:00.21 6 Did not advance
Muriel Hurtis 200 m 22.77 4 Q 23.33 6 Did not advance
Véronique Mang 100 m 11.24 2 Q 11.39 6 Did not advance
Rakiya Maraoui-Quétier Marathon — DNF
Maria Martins 1500 m 4:05.95 4 Q — 4:12.76 12 Did not advance
Margaret Maury 5000 m 14:56.79 6 q — 15:09.77 11
Nicole Ramalalanirina 100 m hurdles 13.07 4 — Did not advance
Corinne Raux Marathon — 2:35:54 15
Christine Arron
Sylviane Félix
Muriel Hurtis
Véronique Mang 		4 × 100 m relay 42.98 3 Q — 42.54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Eunice Barber Long jump 6.37 29 Did not advance
Vanessa Boslak Pole vault 4.40 11 q 4.40 6
Laurence Manfredi Shot put 17.78 16 Did not advance
Manuela Montebrun Hammer throw 67.90 15 Did not advance
Marie Poissonnier Pole vault 4.00 34 Did not advance
Mélina Robert-Michon Discus throw 56.70 31 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Marie Collonvillé Result 13.65 1.85 12.35 25.26 6.19 49.14 2:13.62 6279 7
Points 1028 1041 684 863 908 843 912

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Hongyan Pi Women's singles  Seo Y-H (KOR)
L 6–11, 11–6, 7–11 		Did not advance
Svetoslav Stoyanov
Victoria Wright 		Mixed doubles  Eriksen /
Schjoldager (DEN)
L 13–15, 15–2, 5–15 		Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8–6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Redouane Asloum Light flyweight  Nalbandyan (ARM)
L 20–27 		Did not advance
Jérôme Thomas Flyweight  Kumar (IND)
W 37–16 		 Payano (DOM)
W 36–17 		 Siler (USA)
W 23–18 		 Aslanov (AZE)
W 23–18 		 Gamboa (CUB)
L 23–38 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ali Hallab Bantamweight  Bouziane (ALG)
L 16–19 		Did not advance
Khedafi Djelkhir Featherweight  Nejmaoui (TUN)
W 38–13 		 Tajbert (GER)
L 26–40 		Did not advance
Willy Blain Light welterweight  Ali Sassi (TUN)
W 36–14 		 Maletin (RUS)
W 28–20 		 Boonjumnong (THA)
L 8–20 		Did not advance
Xavier Noël Welterweight  Berto (HAI)
W 36–34 		 Polyakov (UKR)
L 25–32 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Tony Estanguet Men's C-1 99.23 1 102.30 5 201.53 2 Q 93.37 2 Q 95.79 3 189.16 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nicolas Peschier 108.74 15 112.62 14 221.36 14 Did not advance
Fabien Lefèvre Men's K-1 95.00 5 95.80 4 190.80 4 Q 95.13 6 Q 95.86 2 190.99 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Benoît Peschier 99.33 14 95.04 2 194.37 8 Q 93.93 2 Q 94.03 1 187.96 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yann Le Pennec
Philippe Quémerais 		Men's C-2 105.29 3 110.04 5 215.33 4 Q 105.79 2 Q 111.00 5 216.79 5
Peggy Dickens Women's K-1 121.31 14 108.27 2 229.58 12 Q 104.95 2 Q 113.85 7 218.80 4

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Babak Amir-Tahmasseb Men's K-1 500 m 1:39.401 3 q 1:40.467 3 Q 1:40.187 7
Men's K-1 1000 m 3:36.882 6 q 3:32.582 5 Did not advance
Yannick Lavigne
José Lenoir 		Men's C-2 500 m 1:49.940 7 q 1:45.458 7 Did not advance
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:35.939 5 q 3:35.232 5 Did not advance
Nathalie Marie Women's K-1 500 m 1:57.342 5 q 1:57.944 5 Did not advance
Marie Delattre
Anne-Laure Viard 		Women's K-2 500 m 1:45.090 5 q 1:45.626 4 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Laurent Brochard Road race 5:44:13 44
Sylvain Chavanel Did not finish
Christophe Moreau Road race Did not finish
Time trial 59:50.28 11
Richard Virenque Road race 5:44:13 48
Thomas Voeckler 5:41:56 20
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sonia Huguet Road race 3:30:30 40
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Road race 3:25:23 10
Time trial 33:05.72 14
Edwige Pitel Road race 3:28:39 32
Time trial 34:02.35 20

Track

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank 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) 		Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Mickaël Bourgain Men's sprint 10.264
70.148 		4  Jeřábek (SVK)
W 10.988
65.526 		Bye  Eadie (AUS)
W 10.936
65.837 		Bye  Gané (FRA)
L, L 		Did not advance 5th place final
 Edgar (GBR)
 Forde (BAR)
 Zieliński (POL)
L 		8
Laurent Gané 10.271
70.100 		5  Kim C-B (KOR)
W 11.166
64.481 		Bye  Villanueva (ESP)
W 10.772
66.839 		Bye  Bourgain (FRA)
W 11.018, W 10.876 		 Bayley (AUS)
L, L 		 Wolff (GER)
L, L 		4
Mickaël Bourgain
Laurent Gané
Arnaud Tournant 		Men's team sprint 44.179
61.115 		1 Q  Greece (GRE)
W 44.128
61.185 		—  Australia (AUS)
W 44.359
60.867 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Fabien Sanchez Men's individual pursuit 4:20.606 8 Q  Wiggins (GBR)
L 4:21.235 		6 Did not advance
Mathieu Ladagnous
Anthony Langella
Jérôme Neuville
Fabien Sanchez 		Men's team pursuit 4:07.336 7 Q  Great Britain (GBR)
LAP 		7 Did not advance
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Arnaud Tournant Men's time trial 1:00.896 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
François Pervis 1:02.328 6
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Mickaël Bourgain Men's keirin 7 R 1 Q 3 Q 4
Laurent Gané 6 R 6 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Franck Perque Men's points race 43 2 10
Sonia Huguet Women's points race 2 0 13
Mathieu Ladagnous
Jérôme Neuville 		Men's madison Did not finish

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Julien Absalon Men's cross-country 2:15:02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Miguel Martinez Did not finish
Jean-Christophe Péraud 2:20:59 11
Laurence Leboucher Women's cross-country 2:05:34 8

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France has qualified a single diver.

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Claire Febvay 10 m platform 195.06 33 Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France has qualified two riders in dressage, and a spot for the team each in eventing and show jumping. The team of Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cédric Lyard, Jean Teulère and Nicolas Touzaint captured the gold medal in team eventing after winning an appeal against an earlier decision imposed by the FEI Ground Jury, that gave German rider Bettina Hoy and her team a triumphant gold medal double.[5][6]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Julia Chevanne Gimel Calimucho Individual 68.750 19 Q 70.560 16 Did not advance
Karen Tebar Falada M 67.958 24 Q 67.440 21 Did not advance

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Arnaud Boiteau Expo du Moulin Individual 45.80 # 21 Eliminated Did not advance
Didier Courrèges Debat d'Estruval 45.60 20 0.00 45.60 14 15.00 # 60.60 20 Q 45.00 105.60 25 105.60 25
Cédric Lyard Fine Mervielle 54.40 # 34 3.20 # 57.60 # 26 13.00 70.60 # 28 Did not advance 70.60 28
Jean Teulère Espoir de la Mare 38.40 6 0.00 38.40 4 8.00 46.40 6 Q 4.00 50.40 4 50.40 4
Nicolas Touzaint Galan de Sauvagere 29.40 1 0.00 29.40 1 4.00 33.40 1 Q 19 52.40 8 52.40 8
Arnaud Boiteau
Didier Courrèges
Cédric Lyard
Jean Teulère
Nicolas Touzaint 		See above Team 113.40 2 0.00 113.40 =1 25.00 140.40 9 — 140.40 1st place, gold medalist(s)

"#" 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.

Show jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Eugenie Angot Cigale du Taillis Individual 6 42 4 10 27 Q 1 11 12 Q 16 =36 Did not advance 16 =36
Florian Angot First de Launay 4 =19 4 8 =16 Q 9 17 =21 Q 20 =40 Did not advance 20 =40
Bruno Broucqsault Dileme de Cephe 4 =19 Retired Did not advance
Eric Navet Dollar du Murier 5 =31 16 21 =48 Q Retired Did not advance
Eugenie Angot
Florian Angot
Bruno Broucqsault
Eric Navet 		See above Team — 24 10 Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Érik Boisse Individual épée Bye  Rathprasert (THA)
W 15–9 		 Carillo (CUB)
W 15–11 		 Jeannet (FRA)
W 15–14 		 Fischer (SUI)
L 9–15 		 Kolobkov (RUS)
L 8–15 		4
Fabrice Jeannet Bye  Kochetkov (RUS)
W 15–11 		 Lee (KOR)
W 15–5 		 Boisse (FRA)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Hugues Obry Bye  Carillo (CUB)
L 10–15 		Did not advance
Érik Boisse
Fabrice Jeannet
Jérôme Jeannet
Hugues Obry 		Team épée —  United States (USA)
W 45–32 		 Germany (GER)
W 45–44 		 Hungary (HUN)
W 43–32 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Loïc Attely Individual foil Bye  Schlosser (AUT)
W 15–14 		 Guyart (FRA)
L 4–15 		Did not advance
Brice Guyart Bye  El Azizi (ALG)
W 15–3 		 Attely (FRA)
W 15–4 		 Joppich (GER)
W 15–12 		 Cassarà (ITA)
W 15–14 		 Sanzo (ITA)
W 15–13 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Erwann Le Péchoux Bye  Dong Zz (CHN)
W 15-9 		 Vanni (ITA)
L 8-15 		Did not advance
Loïc Attely
Brice Guyart
Erwann Le Péchoux
Jean-Noël Ferrari 		Team foil —  Russia (RUS)
L 38–45 		Classification semi-final
 Egypt (EGY)
W 45–32 		5th place final
 Germany (GER)
W 45–38 		5
Julien Pillet Individual sabre Bye  Oh E-S (KOR)
W 15–13 		 Sharikov (RUS)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Damien Touya Bye  Sznajder (POL)
L 14–15 		Did not advance
Gaël Touya Bye  Smart (USA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Julien Pillet
Damien Touya
Gaël Touya 		Team sabre —  China (CHN)
W 45–35 		 United States (USA)
W 45–44 		 Italy (ITA)
W 45–42 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Laura Flessel-Colovic Individual épée Bye  Gómez (CUB)
W 15–9 		 Kiraly-Picot (FRA)
W 15–9 		 Hristou (GRE)
W 15–13 		 Mincza-Nébald (HUN)
W 15–14 		 Nagy (HUN)
L 10–15 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot Bye  Shen Ww (CHN)
W 11–7 		 Flessel-Colovic (FRA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Maureen Nisima Bye  Magkandaki (GRE)
W 6-5 		 Halls (AUS)
W 15–10 		 Duplitzer (GER)
W 15–14 		 Nagy (HUN)
L 14–15 		 Mincza-Nébald (HUN)
W 15–12 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Laura Flessel-Colovic
Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot
Maureen Nisima 		Team épée —  China (CHN)
W 45–33 		 Germany (GER)
L 32–33 		 Canada (CAN)
W 45–37 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Adeline Wuillème Individual foil —  Silchenko (BLR)
W 15–4 		 Granbassi (ITA)
W 15–9 		 Vezzali (ITA)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Cécile Argiolas Individual sabre —  Nedeshkowskaia (UKR)
W 15–9 		 Tan X (CHN)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Léonore Perrus — Bye  E Jacobson (USA)
W 15–13 		 S Jacobson (USA)
L 11–15 		Did not advance
Anne-Lise Touya — Bye  Zhang Y (CHN)
L 12–15 		Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Pierre-Yves Bény Team 8.837 9.475 9.750 Q 9.250 — Did not advance
Benoît Caranobe 9.287 9.162 9.587 9.612 9.450 9.537 56.635 15 Q
Yann Cucherat — 9.512 8.912 — 9.750 Q 9.700 —
Dimitri Karbanenko 9.612 8.375 9.012 9.475 8.550 9.537 54.561 39
Florent Marée 9.212 — 9.387 9.375 9.150 9.687 —
Johan Mounard 8.525 9.050 — 9.187 9.725 9.637 —
Total 36.948 37.199 37.736 37.712 38.075 38.561 226.231 9
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Pierre-Yves Bény Rings — 9.800 — 9.800 =5
Benoît Caranobe All-around 9.112 9.400 9.575 9.187 9.087 9.612 55.973 17
Yann Cucherat Parallel bars — 9.762 — 9.762 6
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Coralie Chacon Team 9.450 Q — 8.650 9.062 — 9.462 —
Soraya Chaouch 9.125 9.550 8.962 8.200 35.837 39 — 8.937 — 8.987 —
Marine Debauve 9.150 9.500 9.425 9.362 37.437 11 Q — 9.437 9.400 9.350 —
Émilie Le Pennec 9.325 9.662 Q 8.900 9.425 37.312 12 Q 9.325 8.637 8.850 9.112 —
Camille Schmutz — 9.337 9.137 — — 9.287 —
Isabelle Severino 9.337 9.137 — 9.175 — 9.375 —
Total 37.262 38.049 36.424 37.024 148.759 6 Q 28.162 27.011 27.537 27.449 110.157 6
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Coralie Chacon Vault 4.456 — 4.456 8
Marine Debauve All-around 9.162 9.512 9.262 9.425 37.361 7
Émilie Le Pennec All-around 9.300 9.687 8.112 9.537 36.636 14
Uneven bars — 9.687 — 9.687 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Trampoline

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
David Martin Men's 67.40 6 Q 39.90 8

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the France roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Claude Onesta

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Yohann Ploquin (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 26) 1.90 m France Toulouse MB
2 LB Jérôme Fernandez (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 27) 1.99 m Spain FC Barcelona
3 P Didier Dinart (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 27) 1.97 m Spain BM Ciudad Real
4 RB Cédric Burdet (1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 29) 1.95 m Germany VFL Gummersbach
5 CB Guillaume Gille (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (aged 28) 1.92 m Germany HSV Hamburg
6 P Bertrand Gille (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 26) 1.87 m Germany HSV Hamburg
7 P Guéric Kervadec (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 32) 1.98 m France US Creteil
8 LB Daniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 24) 1.89 m France Chambery Savoie
9 RW Grégory Anquetil (1970-12-14)14 December 1970 (aged 33) 1.78 m France Montpellier HB
11 LW Olivier Girault (1973-02-22)22 February 1973 (aged 31) 1.83 m France Paris SGHB
13 LB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 20) 1.95 m France Montpellier HB
16 GK Thierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 27) 1.92 m France Montpellier HB
17 CB Jackson Richardson (1969-06-16)16 June 1969 (aged 35) 1.86 m Spain Portland San Antonio
18 RW Joël Abati (1971-04-25)25 April 1971 (aged 33) 1.90 m Germany SC Magdeburg
21 LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 22) 1.79 m France Montpellier HB
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 5 0 0 135 108 +27 10 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 5 4 0 1 132 124 +8 8
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 139 110 +29 6
4  Greece (H) 5 2 0 3 117 130 −13 4
5  Brazil 5 1 0 4 105 133 −28 2
6  Egypt 5 0 0 5 110 133 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
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.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004
21:30 		France  31 – 17  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
Anquetil 7 (14-10) Silva 6
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16 August 2004
16:30 		Greece  25 – 29  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Karypidis 7 (15-15) Anquetil 9
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18 August 2004
14:30 		France  26 – 23  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Guigou 6 (9-10) Pérez 10
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20 August 2004
21:30 		France  22 – 21  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
Girault 8 (11-13) Keshk 6
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22 August 2004
14:30 		Germany  22 – 27  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR)
Schwarzer, Kehrmann 5 (12-11) Fernandez 6
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Quarterfinal
24 August 2004
22:05 		France  24 – 26  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Abati 6 (14-13) Ivanov, Kokcharov 5
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5th-8th Classification
27 August 2004
09:30 		Spain  27 – 29  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Romero, Ortega 5 (13-11) Burdet, Girault 8
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Fifth Place Final
28 August 2004
19:30 		Greece  15 – 33  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Grammatikos 7 (7-17) Fernandez 9
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Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Joanne Dudziak (1972-06-08)8 June 1972 (aged 32) 1.70 m France HBC Nimes
2 RB Isabelle Cendier Ajaguin (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 27) 1.72 m France HB Metz
3 RW Estelle Vogein (1976-04-03)3 April 1976 (aged 28) 1.70 m France HB Metz
4 LB Leila Lejeune (1976-03-16)16 March 1976 (aged 28) 1.76 m Denmark Viborg HK
5 CB Sandrine Delerce (1975-04-26)26 April 1975 (aged 29) 1.73 m France ES Besancon
6 RB Melinda Jacques (1971-10-13)13 October 1971 (aged 32) 1.89 m France HB Metz
7 LB Nodjialem Myaro (1976-09-05)5 September 1976 (aged 27) 1.82 m Denmark Kolding HK
8 P Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland (1972-10-09)9 October 1972 (aged 31) 1.72 m France ES Besancon
10 LB Sophie Herbrecht (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 22) 1.74 m France ES Besancon
11 RW Stéphanie Cano (1974-04-17)17 April 1974 (aged 30) 1.64 m Denmark Slagelse FH
13 P Isabelle Wendling (1971-01-30)30 January 1971 (aged 33) 1.75 m France HB Metz
14 LB Myriam Korfanty (1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 25) 1.80 m France US Mios
16 GK Valérie Nicolas (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 29) 1.78 m Denmark Viborg HK
17 LW Delphine Guehl (1978-07-30)30 July 1978 (aged 26) 1.72 m France Dijon
20 LW Raphaëlle Tervel (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 25) 1.78 m France ES Besancon
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 135 103 +32 7[a] Quarterfinals
2  Denmark 4 3 1 0 125 98 +27 7[a]
3  France 4 2 0 2 105 106 −1 4
4  Spain 4 0 1 3 86 110 −24 1[b]
5  Angola 4 0 1 3 97 131 −34 1[b]
Source: [citation needed]
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. ^ a b South Korea 29–29 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Spain 24–24 Angola
15 August 2004
21:30 		Denmark  35 – 26  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO)
Brødsgaard 8 (16-11) Cendier Ajaguin, Pecqueux-Rolland 4
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17 August 2004
21:30 		France  27 – 20  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Lejeune, Tervel 6 (13-10) Puche 5
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21 August 2004
14:30 		Angola  21 – 29  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
Bengue 7 (6-12) Pecqueux-Rolland 8
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23 August 2004
14:30 		France  23 – 30  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
Wendling 8 (13-18) Lim 8
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Quarterfinal
26 August 2004
16:30 		France  25 – 23  Hungary Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena
Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
Lejeune 6 (10-13) Radulovics 6
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Semifinal
27 August 2004
19:30 		France  31 – 32  South Korea Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena
Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR)
Pecqueux-Rolland, Cano 6 (10-13) Lee G 7
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Bronze Medal Final
28 August 2004
16:30 		Ukraine  21 – 18  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena
Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO)
Vergelyuk 6 (10-10) Lejeune 7
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Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France has qualified thirteen judoka.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Benjamin Darbelet −60 kg  Alvarenga (VEN)
W 0010–0002 		 Choi M-H (KOR)
L 0101–0113 		Did not advance
Larbi Benboudaoud −66 kg  Demirel (TUR)
L 0021–1100 		Did not advance
Daniel Fernandes −73 kg  Xie Jh (CHN)
W 0210–0101 		 Razvozov (ISR)
W 1000–0001 		 Guilheiro (BRA)
W 0101–0010 		 Makarov (RUS)
L 0001–1000 		Bye  Pedro (USA)
L 0001–1110 		5
Cédric Claverie −81 kg  Kwon Y-W (KOR)
L 0001–0111 		Did not advance
Frédéric Demontfaucon −90 kg  Goldschmied (MEX)
W 1010–0000 		 Olson (USA)
W 1000–0000 		 Zviadauri (GEO)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance Bye  Taov (RUS)
L 0020–0100 		Did not advance
Ghislain Lemaire −100 kg  Pálkovács (SVK)
W 1000–0000 		 Maksimov (RUS)
W 1001–0000 		 Jurack (GER)
L 0012–0020 		Did not advance Bye  Despaigne (CUB)
W 0221–0000 		 Ze'evi (ISR)
L 0000–1001 		Did not advance
Matthieu Bataille +100 kg  Tangriev (UZB)
L 0001–1120 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Frédérique Jossinet −48 kg  Chervonsky (AUS)
W 0200–0000 		 Moskvina (BLR)
W 1000–0000 		 Gao F (CHN)
W 0102–0011 		 Matijass (GER)
W 1000–0000 		Bye  Tani (JPN)
L 0001–0112 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Annabelle Euranie −52 kg Bye  Aluaș (ROM)
W 0111–0030 		 Monteiro (POR)
W 0001–0000 		 Xian Dm (CHN)
L 0010–1001 		Bye  Heylen (BEL)
L 0000–0001 		5
Barbara Harel −57 kg Bye  Lupetey (CUB)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance Bye  Göldi (SUI)
W WO 		 Yukhareva (RUS)
W 0020–0001 		 Gravenstijn (NED)
L 0010–1000 		5
Lucie Décosse −63 kg  Álvarez (ESP)
W 1000–0001 		 Dixon (AUS)
W 1010–0000 		 Krukower (ARG)
L 0000–0001 		Did not advance Bye  Lee B-H (KOR)
W 0111–0100 		 Chisholm (CAN)
L 0001–1010 		Did not advance
Céline Lebrun −78 kg Bye  Kubes (USA)
W 1011–0000 		 Silva (BRA)
W 0001–0000 		 Anno (JPN)
L 0000–0010 		Bye  Laborde (CUB)
L 0001–1001 		5
Éva Bisséni +78 kg  Patsiou (GRE)
W 1000–0000 		 Blanco (VEN)
L 0000–0002 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France has qualified four athletes in modern pentathlon

Athlete Event Shooting
(10 m air pistol) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Riding
(show jumping) 		Running
(3000 m) 		Total points Final rank
Points Rank MP Points Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Raphaël Astier Men's 163 32 892 14–17 =19 776 2:06.93 10 1280 204 27 996 10:03.64 19 988 4932 25
Sébastien Deleigne 180 10 1096 15–16 =15 804 2:12.27 24 1216 196 24 1004 9:45.31 7 1060 5180 15
Amélie Cazé Women's 170 17 976 17–14 =7 860 2:14.44 1 1308 124 19 1076 11:39.41 23 924 5144 12
Blandine Lachèze 179 7 1084 13–18 =22 748 2:26.31 19 1168 84 11 1116 11:52.47 28 872 4988 19

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adrien Hardy
Sébastien Vieilledent 		Double sculls 6:45.76 1 SA/B Bye 6:12.40 2 FA 6:29.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Frédéric Dufour
Pascal Touron 		Lightweight double sculls 6:14.55 1 SA/B Bye 6:16.33 1 FA 6:21.46 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cédric Berrest
Jonathan Coeffic
Frédéric Perrier
Xavier Philippe 		Quadruple sculls 5:50.74 4 R 5:50.83 4 Did not advance
Jean-David Bernard
Laurent Cadot
Bastien Gallet
Christophe Lattaignant (cox)
Jean-Baptiste Macquet
Donatien Mortelette
Anthony Perrot
Julien Peudecoeur
Bastien Ripoll 		Eight 5:29.55 4 R 5:34.20 2 FA — 5:53.31 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sophie Balmary
Virginie Chauvel 		Pair 7:49.70 4 R 7:24.19 4 FB 7:17.94 10
Gaelle Buniet
Caroline Delas 		Double sculls 7:41.23 4 R 7:03.50 4 FB 6:52.55 7

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Julien Bontemps Mistral 5 DSQ 9 8 12 11 6 14 4 2 18 89 9
Guillaume Florent Finn 7 7 5 16 3 9 9 15 13 12 19 96 8
Nicolas Le Berre
Gildas Philippe 		470 14 2 13 7 2 17 15 17 12 13 2 97 5
Pascal Rambeau
Xavier Rohart 		Star 3 9 6 15 7 2 4 12 3 1 7 54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Faustine Merret Mistral 2 13 1 4 2 4 4 5 4 3 2 31 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Blandine Rouille Europe 25 17 4 5 5 18 3 14 14 11 6 97 11
Nadege Douroux
Ingrid Petitjean 		470 8 3 5 7 7 20 19 18 10 14 9 100 10
Marion Deplanque
Anne Le Helley
Elodie Lesaffre 		Yngling 3 2 14 11 9 13 10 3 2 3 1 57 5
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Felix Pruvot Laser 10 DSQ 32 10 17 8 32 23 1 9 — 1 143 15
Marc Audineau
Stéphane Christidis 		49er 6 10 14 11 16 1 12 14 4 18 11 11 4 8 10 14 130 11
Olivier Backes
Laurent Voiron 		Tornado 4 12 11 2 5 4 11 5 5 8 — 2 57 4

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Stéphane Clamens Trap 119 =9 Did not advance
Franck Dumoulin 10 m air pistol 577 =20 Did not advance
50 m pistol 550 =24 Did not advance
Yves Tronc Trap 112 =27 Did not advance
Anthony Terras Skeet 121 =9 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Valérie Bellenoue 10 m air rifle 392 =22 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 574 16 Did not advance
Laurence Brize 10 m air rifle 396 8 Q 497.9 7
50 m rifle 3 positions 578 =9 Did not advance
Stéphanie Neau Trap 57 12 Did not advance
Brigitte Roy 10 m air pistol 374 =30 Did not advance
25 m pistol 578 =10 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

French swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Romain Barnier 100 m freestyle 49.49 7 Q 49.63 12 Did not advance
Frédérick Bousquet 50 m freestyle 22.24 2 Q 22.29 12 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.08 5 Q 49.25 10 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 53.63 25 Did not advance
Hugues Duboscq 100 m breaststroke 1:01.15 6 Q 1:01.17 7 Q 1:00.88 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:16.56 25 Did not advance
Simon Dufour 100 m backstroke 55.76 13 Q 56.15 16 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.52 6 Q 1:58.96 6 Q 1:58.49 6
Franck Esposito 100 m butterfly 52.61 8 Q 52.88 11 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:58.12 7 Q 1:59.00 15 Did not advance
Pierre Roger 100 m backstroke 56.07 21 Did not advance
Nicolas Rostoucher 200 m freestyle 1:50.96 25 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:50.73 12 — Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:13.56 11 — Did not advance
Julien Sicot 50 m freestyle 22.30 6 Q 22.26 10 Did not advance
Romain Barnier
Frédérick Bousquet
Fabien Gilot
Amaury Leveaux*
Julien Sicot 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:17.64 =6 Q — 3:16.23 7
Fabien Horth
Nicolas Kintz
Amaury Leveaux
Nicolas Rostoucher 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:21.31 8 Q — 7:17.43 7
Frédérick Bousquet
Hugues Duboscq
Simon Dufour
Franck Esposito 		4 × 100 m medley relay 3:37.60 6 Q — 3:36.57 5

* Competed only in heats

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Solenne Figuès 200 m freestyle 1:59.90 5 Q 1:58.65 2 Q 1:58.45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Laure Manaudou 400 m freestyle 4:06.76 1 Q — 4:05.34 EU 1st place, gold medalist(s)
800 m freestyle 8:25.91 1 Q — 8:24.96 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 m backstroke 1:01.27 1 Q 1:00.88 2 Q 1:00.88 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Malia Metella 50 m freestyle 25.21 3 Q 24.99 3 Q 24.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 m freestyle 55.08 5 Q 54.57 4 Q 54.50 4
100 m butterfly 59.38 9 Q 59.28 9 did not advance
Aurore Mongel 100 m butterfly 1:00.65 25 did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:12.26 15 Q 2:11.13 11 did not advance
Alexandra Putra 100 m backstroke 1:04.13 29 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:19.75 27 did not advance
Céline Couderc
Solenne Figuès
Malia Metella
Aurore Mongel 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:42.42 7 Q — 3:40.23 5
Céline Couderc
Solenne Figuès
Elsa N'Guessan
Katarin Quelennec 		4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:09.42 10 — did not advance
Malia Metella
Aurore Mongel
Alexandra Putra
Laurie Thomassin 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:11.42 14 — did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Virginie Dedieu
Laure Thibaud 		Duet 47.667 5 47.584 95.167 6 Q 47.917 95.584 5

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Patrick Chila Men's singles Bye  Toriola (NGR)
W 4–2 		 Boll (GER)
L 1–4 		did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Christophe Negrel Men's −80 kg  Stevens (NED)
W 13–10 		 Ahmadov (AZE)
L 17–24 		did not advance
Pascal Gentil Men's +80 kg  Chukwumerije (NGR)
W 2–0 		 Moitland (CRC)
W 4–(−1) 		 Moon D-S (KOR)
L 3–5 		Bye  Zrouri (MAR)
W 3–1 		 Kamal (JOR)
W 6–2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gwladys Épangue Women's −57 kg  Corsi (ITA)
L 0–2 		did not advance
Myriam Baverel Women's +67 kg  Bosshart (CAN)
W 7–5 		 Castrignano (ITA)
W 8–8 SUP 		 Dawani (JOR)
W 3–3 SUP 		Bye  Chen Z (CHN)
L 5–12 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Grégory Carraz Singles  Baghdatis (CYP)
L 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 		did not advance
Arnaud Clément  Lapentti (ECU)
W 7–6(7–5), 6–2 		 Karlović (CRO)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6 		did not advance
Sébastien Grosjean  Horna (PER)
W 6–2, 7–5 		 Arthurs (AUS)
W 7–6(7–2), 6–3 		 López (ESP)
W 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–0 		 González (CHI)
L 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 		did not advance
Fabrice Santoro  Volandri (ITA)
W 6–1, 6–2 		 Robredo (ESP)
L 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 		did not advance
Arnaud Clément
Sébastien Grosjean 		Doubles —  Black /
Ullyett (ZIM)
L 7–5, 4–6, 7–9 		did not advance
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro 		—  Malisse /
Rochus (BEL)
W 6–3, 6–2 		 Nestor /
Niemeyer (CAN)
W 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 		 Ančić /
Ljubičić (CRO)
L 6–4, 3–6, 7–9 		did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Nathalie Dechy Singles  Suárez (ARG)
L 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 7–9 		did not advance
Amélie Mauresmo  Martínez (ESP)
W 6–1, 6–4 		 Camerin (ITA)
W 6–0, 6–1 		 Rubin (USA)
W 6–3, 6–1 		 Kuznetsova (RUS)
W 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–2 		 Molik (AUS)
W 7–6(10–8), 6–3 		 Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
L 3–6, 3–6 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mary Pierce  Medina Garrigues (ESP)
W 6–3, 7–5 		 Petrova (RUS)
W 6–2, 6–1 		 Williams (USA)
W 6–4, 6–4 		 Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
L 4–6, 4–6 		did not advance
Sandrine Testud  Elia (ITA)
L 0–6, 2–6 		did not advance
Nathalie Dechy
Sandrine Testud 		Doubles —  Križan /
Srebotnik (SLO)
W 7–5, 6–3 		 Kuznetsova /
Likhovtseva (RUS)
W 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 		 Suárez /
Tarabini (ARG)
L 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 		did not advance
Amélie Mauresmo
Mary Pierce 		—  Daniilidou /
Zachariadou (GRE)
W 7–5, 6–1 		 Navratilova /
Raymond (USA)
L RET 		did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000, Frédéric Belaubre earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth-place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Frédéric Belaubre Men's 18:04 0:19 1:00:58 0:24 32:58 1:52:00.53 5
Carl Blasco 18:06 0:18 1:01:43 0:19 33:31 1:53:20.16 12
Stéphane Poulat 18:04 0:19 1:01:43 0:20 34:04 1:53:51.35 14
Delphine Pelletier Women's 20:40 0:19 1:18:13 0:27 43:46 2:22:39.28 44

Volleyball

Beach

See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Stéphane Canet
Mathieu Hamel 		Men's Pool B
 Araújo – Insfran (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (13–21, 14–21)
 Dieckmann – Scheuerpflug (GER)
W 2 – 1 (17–21, 21–18, 15–10)
 Álvarez – Rossell (CUB)
L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21) 		4 did not advance

Indoor

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the French roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Philippe Blain

№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2004 club
2 Hubert Henno (L) 6 October 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) France Tours VB
3 Dominique Daquin (C) 10 November 1972 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 325 cm (128 in) Russia VC Dynamo Moscow
7 Stéphane Antiga 3 February 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 321 cm (126 in) Italy Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
8 Laurent Capet 5 May 1972 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) France Tourcoing LM
9 Frantz Granvorka 10 March 1976 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 364 cm (143 in) 327 cm (129 in) Greece Iraklis VC
10 Vincent Montmeát 1 September 1977 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 330 cm (130 in) France Stade Poitevin Poitiers
11 Loïc De Kergret 20 August 1970 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 315 cm (124 in) France Tours VB
14 Philippe Barça-Cysique 22 April 1977 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 325 cm (128 in) France Nice VB
15 Guillaume Samica 28 September 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 318 cm (125 in) Italy Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
16 Mathias Patin 25 April 1974 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 315 cm (124 in) France Paris Volley
17 Oliver Kieffer 27 August 1979 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in) France Paris Volley
18 Sébastien Frangolacci 31 March 1976 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 322 cm (127 in) France Paris Volley
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia and Montenegro 5 4 1 9 12 6 2.000 427 398 1.073 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 5 3 2 8 12 9 1.333 475 454 1.046
3  Argentina 5 3 2 8 12 9 1.333 471 457 1.031
4  Poland 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111 422 419 1.007
5  France 5 2 3 7 8 10 0.800 405 394 1.028
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 5 4 15 0.267 373 451 0.827
Source: FIVB
15 August 2004
14:00 		Argentina  3–0  France Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Hiroyuki Ito (JPN)
(25–15, 25–23, 25–22)
result
17 August 2004
11:25 		France  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Bela Hobor (HUN)
(21–25, 28–30, 22–25)
result
19 August 2004
14:00 		Poland  0–3  France Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 5,230
Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Luciano Gaspari (ITA)
(15–25, 18–25, 17–25)
result
21 August 2004
19:30 		Greece  3–2  France Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 9,360
Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Frank Leuthaeusser (GER)
(25–22, 14–25, 26–24, 23–25, 15–10)
result
23 August 2004
09:00 		France  3–1  Tunisia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 1,860
Referees: Francisco Medina (CUB), Fernando Nava (MEX)
(25–23, 18–25, 25–19, 25–19)
result

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Eric Bonnel Men's −56 kg 112.5 DNF — — — DNF
Samson Ndicka Men's −62 kg 127.5 =10 160 =5 287.5 6
Romuald Ernault Men's −69 kg 142.5 =8 165 8 307.5 7
David Matam Men's −85 kg 167.5 =6 192.5 DNF 167.5 DNF
Virginie Lachaume Women's −53 kg 75 =7 100 8 175 7

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key:

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Vincent Aka-Akesse −84 kg  Mindorashvili (GEO)
L 0–3 PO 		 Loizidis (GRE)
L 0–3 PO 		3 did not advance 20
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mélonin Noumonvi −84 kg  Tsitsiashvili (ISR)
L 1–3 PP 		 Mishin (RUS)
L 0–3 PO 		3 did not advance 16
Yannick Szczepaniak −120 kg  Galstyan (ARM)
W 3–1 PP 		 Barreno (VEN)
W 4–0 ST 		1 Q  Barzi (IRI)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance  López (CUB)
L 0–5 VT 		6
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Classification Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Angélique Berthenet −48 kg  Enkhjargal (MGL)
W 3–1 PP 		 Ross (GBS)
W 5–0 VT 		1 Q Bye  C Icho (JPN)
L 1–4 SP 		 Miranda (USA)
L 1–3 PP 		4
Anna Gomis −55 kg  Lee N-L (KOR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Poumpouridou (GRE)
W 4–0 ST 		1 Q Bye  Yoshida (JPN)
L 1–3 PP 		 Karlsson (SWE)
W 3–0 PO 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lise Legrand −63 kg  Khilko (BLR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Ivanova (TJK)
W 3–0 PO 		1 Q Bye  K Icho (JPN)
L 0–3 PO 		 Zygouri (GRE)
W 5–0 VT 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2004 Athens: Medal Tally". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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  3. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Summer 2004 Games: Equestrian – France Wins Gold Medal On an Appeal". The New York Times. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Eventing chaos explained". BBC Sport. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – France (FRA)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 17 September 2015. p. 213.
  8. ^ "Women's Handball Team Roster – France (FRA)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 17 September 2015. p. 7.
  9. ^ "France men's volleyball team roster". Athens 2004. FIVB. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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