France at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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]

France at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Barcelona
Competitors339 (241 men and 98 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer Jean-François Lamour
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
16
Total
29
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldCatherine FleuryJudoWomen's 61 kg30 July
 GoldPhilippe OmnèsFencingMen's foil31 July
 GoldÉric SreckiFencingMen's épée1 August
 GoldFranck DavidSailingMen's Lechner A-3902 August
 GoldCécile NowakJudoWomen's 48 kg2 August
 GoldNicolas Hénard
Yves Loday		SailingTornado3 August
 GoldSébastien FluteArcheryMen's individual3 August
 GoldMarie-José PérecAthleticsWomen's 400 metres5 August
 SilverJeannie Longo-CiprelliCyclingWomen's individual road race26 July
 SilverFranck BadiouShootingMen's 10 metre air rifle27 July
 SilverPascal TayotJudoMen's 86 kg29 July
 SilverSylvain CurinierCanoeingMen's slalom K-12 August
 SilverJean-Philippe GatienTable tennisMen's singles6 August
 BronzeHervé Boussard
Didier Faivre-Pierret
Philippe Gaumont
Jean-Louis Harel		CyclingMen's team time trial26 July
 BronzeNathalie LupinoJudoWomen's +72 kg27 July
 BronzeDavid DouilletJudoMen's +95 kg27 July
 BronzeStéphan CaronSwimmingMen's 100 metre freestyle28 July
 BronzeLaetitia MeignanJudoWomen's 72 kg28 July
 BronzeCatherine PlewinskiSwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterfly29 July
 BronzeFranck EspositoSwimmingMen's 200 metre butterfly30 July
 BronzeBertrand DamaisinJudoMen's 78 kg30 July
 BronzeJacky AvrilCanoeingMen's slalom C-11 August
 BronzeJean-Michel HenryFencingMen's épée1 August
 BronzeFranck Adisson
Wilfrid Forgues		CanoeingMen's slalom C-22 August
 BronzeJean-François LamourFencingMen's sabre2 August
 BronzeHubert Bourdy
Hervé Godignon
Éric Navet
Michel Robert		EquestrianTeam jumping4 August
 BronzeJean-Philippe Daurelle
Franck Ducheix
Hervé Granger-Veyron
Pierre Guichot
Jean-François Lamour		FencingMen's team sabre7 August
 BronzeOlivier Boivin
Didier Hoyer		CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 metres8 August
 BronzeFrance men's national handball team
  • 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
HandballMen's tournament8 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 336
Athletics 381957
Badminton 134
Boxing 5–5
Canoeing 23831
Cycling 14418
Diving 202
Equestrian 8412
Fencing 15520
Gymnastics 3811
Handball 16016
Judo 7714
Modern pentathlon 3–3
Rowing 18725
Sailing 13417
Shooting 10717
Swimming 151025
Synchronized swimming –33
Table tennis 426
Tennis 347
Volleyball 12012
Water polo 13–13
Weightlifting 6–6
Wrestling 9–9
Total24198339

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bruno Felipe Individual 1273 31 Q  Shikarev (EUN)
L 102–103		 Did not advance
Sébastien Flute 1301 14 Q  Im (KOR)
W 107–102		  Han (KOR)
W 106–97		  Lipponen (FIN)
W 109–103		  Grov (NOR)
W 110–107		  Chung (KOR)
W 110–107		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michaël Taupin 1232 56 Did not advance
Bruno Felipe
Sébastien Flute
Michaël Taupin		 Team 3806 9 Q —  Italy
W 235–229		  South Korea
W 241–240		  Finland
L 230–237		  Great Britain
L 231–233		 4
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Séverine Bonal Individual 1321 9 Q  Li (PRK)
W 104–96		  Lai (TPE)
L 108–109		 Did not advance
Christine Gabillard 1254 41 Did not advance
Nathalie Hibon 1285 23 Q  Nowicka (POL)
L 100–105		 Did not advance
Séverine Bonal
Christine Gabillard
Nathalie Hibon		 Team 3860 5 Q —  Indonesia
W 236–235		  United States
W 234–225		  South Korea
L 221–246		  Unified Team
L 222–240		 4

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Max Morinière 100 metres 10.36 8 Q 10.34 14 Q 10.42 14 Did not advance
Daniel Sangouma 10.63 28 Q 10.64 30 Did not advance
Gilles Quénéhervé 200 metres 20.99 17 Q 20.96 24 Did not advance
Jean-Charles Trouabal DNF Did not advance
Frédéric Cornette 800 metres 1:48.22 27 — Did not advance
Pascal Thiébaut 5000 metres 13:31.16 6 Q — 13:43.39 13
Antonio Martins Bordelo 10,000 metres 28:35.13 20 q — 28:47.66 15
Thierry Pantel DNF — Did not advance
Dominique Chauvelier Marathon — 2:19:09 31
Luis Soares — 2:21:57 45
Pascal Zilliox — 2:30:02 64
Dan Philibert 110 metres hurdles 13.72 18 q 13.74 13 q 13.77 11 Did not advance
Sébastien Thibault 13.94 27 Did not advance
Philippe Tourret 13.91 24 q 14.09 23 Did not advance
Stéphane Caristan 400 metres hurdles 49.16 11 Q — 49.50 8 Q 48.86 7
Stéphane Diagana 48.41 2 Q — 48.28 4 Q 48.13 4
Thierry Brusseau 3000 metres steeplechase 8:33.10 22 Q — 8:42.48 23 Did not advance
Joseph Mahmoud 8:30.54 17 Q — 8:52.00 24 Did not advance
Max Moriniére
Daniel Sangouma
Gilles Quénéhervé
Bruno Marie-Rose		 4 × 100 metres relay 39.49 6 Q — 39.02 9 Did not advance
Jean-Louis Rapnouil
Yann Quentrec
Stéphane Caristan
Stéphane Diagana		 4 × 400 metres relay 3:04.25 11 — Did not advance
Thierry Toutain 20 kilometres walk — DQ
Martial Fesselier 50 kilometres walk — 4:06:31 16
Alain Lemercier — 4:07:30 17
René Piller — 4:02:40 15
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Philippe Collet Pole vault 5.55 12 q 5.55 7
Philippe d'Encausse 5.50 14 Did not advance
Jean Galfione 5.50 13 Did not advance
Serge Hélan Long jump 7.60 31 Did not advance
Franck Lestage 7.72 21 Did not advance
Pierre Camara Triple jump 17.34 1 Q 16.52 11
Serge Hélan 16.47 20 Did not advance
Georges Sainte-Rose 16.50 19 Did not advance
Christophe Épalle Hammer throw 76.24 8 Q 74.84 10
Frédéric Kuhn 71.76 19 Did not advance
Raphaël Piolanti 73.22 17 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Alain Blondel Result 11.31 7.31 13.56 2.03 49.19 14.50 37.78 5.10 58.00 4:23.82 8031 15
Points 793 888 701 831 852 911 620 941 708 786
William Motti Result 11.42 7.13 15.44 2.12 50.44 15.02 50.58 4.70 67.50 4:48.89 8164 7
Points 769 845 817 915 794 847 882 819 851 625
Christian Plaziat Result 10.70 7.21 14.88 1.97 DNF
Points 929 864 782 776
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Laurence Bily 100 metres 11.57 19 Q 11.64 22 Did not advance
Patricia Girard 11.51 18 Q 11.54 16 Q 11.70 16 Did not advance
Odiah Sidibé 11.62 22 q 11.63 21 Did not advance
Valérie Jean-Charles 200 metres 23.69 25 q 23.64 26 Did not advance
Maguy Nestoret 24.15 34 Did not advance
Elsa Devassoigne 400 metres 52.07 3 Q 51.75 14 Q 52.85 16 Did not advance
Marie-José Pérec 53.64 23 Q 50.89 6 Q 49.48 1 Q 48.83 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Viviane Dorsile 800 metres 2:01.54 19 — Did not advance
Marie-Pierre Duros 1500 metres 4:10.14 21 q — 4:26.61 26 Did not advance
Marie-Pierre Duros 3000 metres 8:42.32 1 Q — DNF
Zohra Graziani-Koullou 8:55.21 18 — Did not advance
Rosario Murcia 10,000 metres 33:16.96 26 — Did not advance
Annette Sergent 32:57.29 23 — Did not advance
Maria Rebélo Marathon — DNF
Cécile Cinélu 100 metres hurdles 13.40 23 Q 13.07 9 q 13.24 12 Did not advance
Monique Éwanjé-Épée 13.73 30 Did not advance
Anne Piquereau 13.11 9 Q 13.17 11 Q 13.32 13 Did not advance
Patricia Girard
Odiah Sidibé
Laurence Bily
Marie-José Pérec		 4 × 100 metres relay 42.58 5 Q — 42.85 4
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Sandrine Fricot High jump 1.90 21 Did not advance
Combined event – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Odile Lesage Result 13.75 1.88 13.48 25.24 5.99 41.28 2:15.57 6141 15
Points 1014 1080 759 865 846 692 885
Nathalie Teppe Result 14.06 1.79 12.69 26.13 5.65 52.58 2:24.42 5847 23
Points 970 966 707 786 744 910 764

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Stéphane Renault Singles  Mendrek (TCH)
L 5–15, 2–15		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Virginie Delvingt Singles  Bąk (POL)
L 0–11, 2–11		 Did not advance
Sandra Dimbour  Robertson (NZL)
L 10–12, 9–12		 Did not advance
Christelle Mol  Muggeridge (GBR)
L 5–11, 7–11		 Did not advance
Virginie Delvingt
Christelle Mol		 Doubles —  Gowers /
Sankey (GBR)
L 7–15, 7–15		 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Philippe Wartelle Bantamweight  Pérez (COL)
W 12–5		  Jalnaiz (PHI)
L RSC R2		 Did not advance
Djamel Lifa Featherweight  Baleña (PHI)
W 20–12		  Tews (GER)
L 4–9		 Did not advance
Julien Lorcy Lightweight  Marjouane (MAR)
W 11–7		  Dobashi (JPN)
W RSC R2		  Rudolph (GER)
L 10–13		 Did not advance
Saïd Ben Najem Welterweight  Hernández (CUB)
L 0–6		 Did not advance
Patrice Aouissi Light heavyweight  Verde (MEX)
W RSC R3		  Raforme (SEY)
L RSC R2		 Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank
Jacky Avril Men's C-1 117.18 1 135.75 18 117.18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Emmanuel Brugvin 125.14 9 119.19 5 119.19 7
Thierry Humeau 127.42 11 124.91 15 124.91 18
Franck Adisson
Wilfrid Forgues		 Men's C-2 144.09 10 124.38 3 124.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Éric Biau
Bertrand Daille		 133.83 6 160.64 15 133.83 11
Thierry Saïdi
Emmanuel del Rey		 132.29 5 137.96 12 132.29 8
Laurent Brissaud Men's K-1 109.37 2 123.02 24 109.37 5
Sylvain Curinier 133.09 34 107.06 2 107.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vincent Fondeviole 112.69 11 285.19 43 112.69 14
Marianne Agulhon Women's K-1 140.44 7 132.89 4 132.89 5
Anne Boixel 203.19 24 140.81 8 140.81 11
Myriam Jerusalmi 150.86 14 150.76 15 150.76 21

Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pascal Sylvoz C-1 500 metres 1:54.60 4 R 1:55.72 1 SF 1:54.38 4 F 1:55.96 7
C-1 1000 metres 4:03.39 2 SF Bye 4:06.83 1 F 4:09.82 5
Didier Hoyer
Olivier Boivin		 C-2 500 metres 1:44.46 3 SF — 1:42.09 1 F 1:43.04 6
C-2 1000 metres 3:35.82 2 F — Bye 3:39.51 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olivier Lasak
Philippe Aubertin		 K-2 500 metres 1:49.42 8 R 1:32.51 3 SF 1:33.20 9 Did not advance
Philippe Boccara
Pascal Boucherit		 K-2 1000 metres 3:26.81 5 R 3:18.13 3 SF 3:21.02 5 Did not advance
Pierre Lubac
Jean-François Briand
Sébastien Mayer
Patrick Lancereau		 K-4 1000 metres 3:02.60 5 SF — 2:58.98 6 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sabine Goetschy K-1 500 metres 1:57.68 3 SF 1:51.99 3 F 1:53.53 6
Sabine Goetschy
Bernadette Brégeon		 K-2 500 metres 1:45.19 3 SF 1:43.61 6 Did not advance
Françoise Lasak
Bernadette Brégeon
Isabelle Boulogne
Anne Michaut		 K-4 500 metres 1:39.27 5 SF 1:41.83 5 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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.

Road
Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sylvain Bolay Road race 4:35:56 7
Pascal Hervé 4:35:56 48
Emmanuel Magnien DNF
Hervé Boussard
Didier Faivre-Pierret
Philippe Gaumont
Jean-Louis Harel		 Team time trial 2:05:25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Marion Clignet Road race 2:05:13 33
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli 2:05:02 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Catherine Marsal 2:05:03 21

Track
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Round 1 Round 2
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)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Frédéric Magné Men's sprint 10.617 7  Jeřábek (TCH),
 Bloch (RSA)
W 11.230		 Bye  Neiwand (AUS),
 Chiappa (ITA)
L		  Carpenter (USA)
L		 Did not advance
Félicia Ballanger Women's sprint 11.508 2  Kuroki (JPN),
 Paraskevin-Young (USA)
W 12.615		 Bye —  Wang (CHN)
W, W		  Salumäe (EST)
L, L		  Haringa (NED)
L, L		 4
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Frédéric Lancien Time trial 1:05.157 6
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Rank
Philippe Ermenault Men's individual pursuit 4:33.892 5 Q  Anderson (NZL)
L 4:28.838		 Did not advance
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Women's individual pursuit 3:46.935 6 Q  Twigg (USA)
L 3:46.547		 Did not advance
Hervé Dagorné
Philippe Ermenault
Daniel Pandèle
Pascal Potié		 Men's individual pursuit 4:23.924 11 Did not advance
Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Laps Points Rank Laps Points Rank
Éric Magnin Points race −1 lap 30 3 Q 0 laps 24 6

Diving
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Philippe Duvernay 3 m springboard 310.14 29 Did not advance
Frédéric Pierre 10 m platform 329.01 19 Did not advance

Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Serge Cornut Olifant Charrière Individual 1444 37 Did not advance
Dominique d'Esmé Rapport II 1427 42 Did not advance
Catherine Durand Orphée RBO 1498 25 Did not advance
Margit Otto-Crépin Maritim 1521 19 Did not advance
Serge Cornut
Dominique d'Esmé
Catherine Durand
Margit Otto-Crépin		 See above Team — 4463 9

Eventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Jean-Jacques Boisson Oscar de la Loge Individual 64.80 42 DQ 5.00 335.00 9 335.00 61
Michel Bouquet Newport AA 49.80 9 78.40 128.20 39 17.00 145.20 9 145.20 28
Marie-Christine Duroy Quart du Placineau 48.20 6 56.40 104.60 30 5.25 109.85 22 109.85 12
Didier Seguret Coeur de Rocker 66.20 48 DNF
Jean-Jacques Boisson
Michel Bouquet
Marie-Christine Duroy
Didier Seguret		 See above Team 162.80 3 400.00 562.80 15 27.25 590.05 8 590.05 14

Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Hubert Bourdy Razzia du Poncel Individual 56.00 29 72.50 8 86.00 2 214.50 4 Q DNF Did not advance
Hervé Godignon Quidam de Revel 62.00 26 84.50 1 DNF 146.50 35 Q 1.00 5 Q 5.25 5 6.25 4
Éric Navet Quito de Baussy 70.50 13 39.50 47 72.00 16 182.00 12 Q 8.00 14 Q 8.50 8 16.50 11
Michel Robert Nonix 82.50 1 19.00 69 78.00 9 179.50 14 Did not compete
Hubert Bourdy
Hervé Godignon
Éric Navet
Michel Robert		 See above Team — 8.75 3 16.00 6 24.75 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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

Individual
Pool stage
Athlete Event Group Stage
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Patrick Groc Men's foil  Holubytskiy (EUN)
L 2–5		  Yu (KOR)
W 5–1		  Kajbjer (SWE)
W 5–4		  González (ARG)
W 5–0		  Gosbee (GBR)
L 3–5		 — 22 Q
Patrice Lhôtellier  Betancourt (CUB)
L 3–5		  Abe (JPN)
W 5–1		  Lo (HKG)
W 5–0		  Giasson (CAN)
W 5–4		  El-Khoury (LBN)
L 1–5		 — 23 Q
Philippe Omnès  Cerioni (ITA)
L 1–5		  Ichigatani (JPN)
W 5–0		  Busa (HUN)
W 5–2		  García (ESP)
W 5–2		  van Garderen (RSA)
W 5–1		  Youssef (LBN)
W 5–1		 4 Q
Jean-Michel Henry Men's épée  Chouinard (CAN)
W 5–3		  Kuhn (SUI)
W 5–2		  Sandegren (SWE)
W 5–3		  Nawrocki (POL)
W 5–1		  van Garderen (RSA)
W 5–1		  Kim (KOR)
L 3–5		 7 Q
Olivier Lenglet  Borrmann (GER)
L 2–5		  Lee (KOR)
W 5–4		  Arnold (AUS)
W 5–1		  El-Khoury (LBN)
W 5–2		  Strydom (RSA)
W 5–0		  Ječmínek (TCH)
L 3–5		 13 Q
Éric Srecki  Kravchuk (EUN)
L 5–5		  Lazzarini (BRA)
W 5–0		  Douba (TCH)
W 5–2		  Paul (GBR)
W 5–3		  O'Loughlin (USA)
W 5–1		  Zakaria (INA)
W 5–2		 5 Q
Jean-Philippe Daurelle Men's sabre  Szabó (HUN)
L 2–5		  Chiculiţă (ROU)
W 5–4		  Zavieh (GBR)
W 5–0		  Jia (CHN)
W 5–3		 — 11 Q
Franck Ducheix  Scalzo (ITA)
L 4–5		  Pogosov (EUN)
W 5–2		  Lofton (USA)
W 5–2		  Plourde (CAN)
W 5–4		  van Garderen (RSA)
W 5–2		  Babanasis (GRE)
L 3–5		 13 Q
Jean-François Lamour  Kempenich (GER)
W 5–3		  Kościelniakowski (POL)
W 5–4		  Williams (GBR)
W 5–2		  Al-Baker (KSA)
W 5–2		  Grigore (ROU)
L 4–5		 — 5 Q
Gisèle Meygret Women's foil  Zalaffi (ITA)
L 4–5		  Maciejewska (POL)
L 0–5		  Lee (KOR)
L 2–5		  Tremblay (CAN)
W 5–2		  Takayanagi (JPN)
W 5–3		  Botha (RSA)
W 5–1		 28 Q
Laurence Modaine  Jánosi-Németh (HUN)
L 3–5		  Tufan (ROU)
L 1–5		  Sobczak (POL)
L 2–5		  Bilodeaux-Banos (USA)
W 5–2		  Bracewell (GBR)
W 5–1		  Iannuzzi (ARG)
W 5–0		 27 Q
Isabelle Spennato  Sadovskaya (EUN)
W 5–2		  Bortolozzi (ITA)
L 2–5		  Nasson (RSA)
W 5–1		  Shin (KOR)
W 5–1		  Chiuchich (ARG)
W 5–1		  Savić (IOA)
L 3–5		 12 Q
Elimination phase
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Patrick Groc Men's foil  Krzesiński (POL)
W 2–0		  Wendt (AUT)
L 1–2		 —  Bravo (ESP)
W 2–1		  Kiełpikowski (POL)
L 1–2		 Did not advance
Patrice Lhôtellier  McKenzie (GBR)
L 0–2		 Did not advance
Philippe Omnès Bye  Ludwig (AUT)
W 2–0		  Grigoryev (EUN)
W 2–0		  Borella (ITA)
L 1–2		 Bye  Richter (AUT)
W 2–0		  Wendt (AUT)
W 2–0		  Wagner (GER)
W 2–1		  Holubytskiy (EUN)
W 2–1		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jean-Michel Henry Men's épée Bye  Lundblad (SWE)
W 2–0		  Felisiak (GER)
L 1–2		 — Bye  Chouinard (CAN)
W 2–0		  Kulcsár (HUN)
W 2–1		  Vánky (SWE)
W 2–0		  Borrmann (GER)
W 2–1		  Kolobkov (EUN)
L 1–2		  Kaaberma (EST)
W 2–1		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olivier Lenglet  Milan (ROU)
W 2–0		  Jacquet (SUI)
W 2–0		  Rivas (COL)
L 1–2		 — Bye  Kravchuk (EUN)
L 1–2		 Did not advance
Éric Srecki Bye  Schmitt (GER)
'W 2–0		  Shong (CAN)
W 2–0		  Kaaberma (EST)
L 1–2		 Bye  Shuvalov (EUN)
W 2–0		  Kovács (HUN)
W 2–1		  Kaaberma (EST)
W 2–0		  Kolobkov (EUN)
W 2–0		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jean-Philippe Daurelle Men's sabre Bye  Gniewkowski (POL)
L 0–2		 —  Zavieh (GBR)
W 2–0		  Banos (CAN)
W 2–0		  Shirshov (EUN)
W 2–1		  Nolte (GER)
L 0–2		 Did not advance
Franck Ducheix Bye  Banos (CAN)
W 2–0		  Scalzo (ITA)
L 1–2		 — Bye  Zheng (CHN)
L 1–2		 Did not advance
Jean-François Lamour Bye  Yang (CHN)
W 2–0		  Marin (ITA)
W 2–0		  Kiriyenko (EUN)
W 2–1		 Bye  Kościelniakowski (POL)
W 2–0		  Marin (ITA)
L 0–2		  Scalzo (ITA)
L 1–2		 4
Gisèle Meygret Women's foil  Dobmeier (GER)
W 2–1		  Sin (KOR)
L 1–2		 —  E (CHN)
W 2–1		  Jánosi-Németh (HUN)
L 0–2		 Did not advance
Laurence Modaine Bye  Glikina (EUN)
W 2–0		  Tufan (ROU)
W 2–1		  Bau (GER)
L 1–2		 Bye  Jánosi-Németh (HUN)
W 2–0		  Zalaffi (ITA)
W 2–0		  Wang (CHN)
L 1–2		  Sadovskaya (EUN)
L 1–2		 4
Isabelle Spennato Bye  Xiao (CHN)
L 0–2		 —  Savić (IOA)
W 2–0		  Sobczak (POL)
L 0–2		 Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Patrick Groc
Youssef Hocine
Olivier Lambert
Patrice Lhôtellier
Philippe Omnès		 Men's foil  Unified Team
L 6–8		  Spain
W 9–4		 2 Q  Germany
L 5–9		  Italy
L 6–9		  South Korea
W 9–2		 7
Jean-François Di Martino
Jean-Michel Henry
Olivier Lenglet
Robert Leroux
Éric Srecki		 Men's épée  Sweden
W 9–7		  South Korea
W 9–5		 1 Q  Spain
W 8–2		  Hungary
L 3–9		  Unified Team
L 8–8		 4
Jean-Philippe Daurelle
Franck Ducheix
Hervé Granger-Veyron
Pierre Guichot
Jean-François Lamour		 Men's sabre  Romania
W 9–7		  United States
W 9–5		 1 Q  China
W 9–5		  Hungary
L 1–9		  Romania
W 9–4		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Patrick Groc
Youssef Hocine
Olivier Lambert
Patrice Lhôtellier
Philippe Omnès		 Women's foil  China
L 6–8		  United States
W 9–5		 2 Q  Germany
L 8–8		  Poland
W 9–3		  China
W 9–5		 5

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1992.

Individual
  • Sébastien Deleigne
  • Joël Bouzou
  • Christophe Ruer
Team
  • Sébastien Deleigne
  • Joël Bouzou
  • Christophe Ruer

Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

First-heavyweight 90–100 kg

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

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "France at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  2. France at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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