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France at the 2016 Summer Olympics

France at the2016 Summer Olympics

FRA
French National Olympic and Sports Committee
www.franceolympique.com (in French)
401 in 27 sports
Teddy Riner
Gold
10
Silver
18
Bronze
14
Total
42
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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.

– Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

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

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Astier Nicolas	Gold Silver	Equestrian	Team eventingIndividual eventing
Gauthier Grumier	Gold Bronze	Fencing	Men's team épéeMen's épée
Florent Manaudou	Silver Silver	Swimming	Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayMen's 50 m freestyle

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.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Lucas Daniel	Men's individual	666	21	Alvariño (ESP)L 0–6	did not advance
Pierre Plihon	657	36	Gazoz (TUR)L 5–6	did not advance
Jean-Charles Valladont	680	8	Kouassi (CIV)W 6–4	Ruban (UKR)W 6–0	Thamwong (THA)W 6–0	Nespoli (ITA)W 6–5	van den Berg (NED)W 7–3	Ku B-c (KOR)L 3–7
Lucas DanielPierre PlihonJean-Charles Valladont	Men's team	2003	5	—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a	MalaysiaW 6–2	AustraliaL 3–5	did not advance

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

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. 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.

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). Twenty-seven more athletes rounded out the French roster at the end of the qualifying period, extending its size to a total of 54.

Track & road events Men

Athlete	Event	Heat	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Dimitri Bascou	110 m hurdles	13.31	1 Q	—N/a	13.23	1 Q	13.24
Wilhem Belocian	DSQ	—N/a	did not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	800 m	1:48.12	1 Q	—N/a	1:43.85	1 Q	1:43.41	4
Kévin Campion	20 km walk	—N/a	1:26:22	49
Florian Carvalho	1500 m	3:41.87	10	—N/a	did not advance
Yohann Diniz	50 km walk	—N/a	3:46:43	8
Yoann Kowal	3000 m steeplechase	8:23.49	5 q	—N/a	8:16.75	5
Christophe Lemaitre	100 m	Bye	10.16	3 q	10.07	3	did not advance
200 m	20.28	2 Q	—N/a	20.01	2 Q	20.12
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	110 m hurdles	13.36	2 Q	—N/a	13.25	2 Q	13.29	4
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad	3000 m steeplechase	8:26.32	3 Q	—N/a	8:11.52
Jimmy Vicaut	100 m	Bye	10.19	4 q	9.95	1 Q	10.04	7
Guy-Elphège AnoumanStuart DutambyChristophe LemaitreMarvin RenéJimmy VicautMickael-Meba Zeze	4 × 100 m relay	38.35	5	—N/a	did not advance
Mame-Ibra AnneTeddy Atine-VenelMamadou Kasse HannMamoudou HanneThomas JordierLudvy Vaillant	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.82	6	—N/a	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat	Semifinal	Final
Phara Anacharsis	400 m hurdles	56.64	5	did not advance
Cindy Billaud	100 m hurdles	12.98	5 q	13.03	6	did not advance
Christelle Daunay	Marathon	—N/a	DNF
Justine Fedronic	800 m	2:02.73	5	did not advance
Sandra Gomis	100 m hurdles	13.04	3 Q	13.23	7	did not advance
Floria Gueï	400 m	51.29	3 q	51.08	4	did not advance
Rénelle Lamote	800 m	2:02.19	5	did not advance
Émilie Menuet	20 km walk	—N/a	1:32:04	13
Stella AkakpoCéline Distel-BonnetFloriane GnafouaJennifer GalaisMaroussia ParéCarolle Zahi	4 × 100 m relay	43.07	4	—N/a	did not advance
Phara AnacharsisElea Mariama DiarraFloria GueïMarie GayotBrigitte NtiamoahAgnès Raharolahy	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.18	5	—N/a	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Benjamin Compaoré	Triple jump	16.72	9 Q	16.54	10
Harold Correa	16.60	13	did not advance
Kafétien Gomis	Long jump	7.89	11 q	8.05	8
Stanley Joseph	Pole vault	5.45	16	did not advance
Renaud Lavillenie	5.70	4 Q	5.98
Kévin Menaldo	5.45	16	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Mathilde Andraud	Javelin throw	56.61	24	did not advance
Jeanine Assani Issouf	Triple jump	13.97	19	did not advance
Vanessa Boslak	Pole vault	4.30	28	did not advance
Pauline Pousse	Discus throw	58.98	13	did not advance
Mélina Robert-Michon	62.59	7 Q	66.73 NR
Alexandra Tavernier	Hammer throw	70.30	12 q	65.18	11

Combined events – Men's decathlon

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

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.

Athlete	Event	Group Stage	Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Brice Leverdez	Men's singles	Jørgensen (DEN)L (11–21, 18–21)	Must (EST)W (21–18, 18–21, 21–12)	2	did not advance
Delphine Lansac	Women's singles	Sung J-h (KOR)L (13–21, 14–21)	Liang Xy (SIN)L (7–21, 15–21)	3	did not advance

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.

Team roster

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

Group play

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1	5	5	0	524	407	+117	10	Quarterfinals
2	5	4	1	444	368	+76	9
3	5	3	2	423	378	+45	8
4	5	2	3	426	387	+39	7
5	5	1	4	315	444	−129	6
6	5	0	5	318	466	−148	5

Quarterfinal

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

Team roster

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

Group play

Pos	Teamvte	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	5	5	0	400	345	+55	10	Quarter-finals
2	5	3	2	344	343	+1	8
3	5	3	2	324	325	−1	8
4	5	3	2	386	378	+8	8
5	5	1	4	347	361	−14	6
6	5	0	5	335	384	−49	5

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

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. Three more boxers (Oumiha, Assomo, and Biongolo) had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.

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. 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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Elie Konki	Flyweight	Touba (GER)W 3–0	Aloyan (RUS)L 0–3	did not advance
Sofiane Oumiha	Lightweight	Lopéz (HON)W 3–0	Ruenroeng (THA)W TKO	Selimov (AZE)W 3–0	Otgondalai (MGL)W 3–0	Conceição (BRA)L 0–3
Hassan Amzile	Light welterweight	Junias (NAM)W 3–0	Sotomayor (AZE)L 1–2	did not advance
Souleymane Cissokho	Welterweight	Bacskai (HUN)W 3–0	Baghirov (AZE)W 3–0	Adi (THA)W 3–0	Yeleussinov (KAZ)L 0–3	Did not advance
Christian Mbilli Asomo	Middleweight	Mytrofanov (UKR)W 3–0	Delgado (ECU)W 2–1	López (CUB)L 0–3	did not advance
Mathieu Bauderlique	Light heavyweight	Bye	Carrillo (COL)W 3–0	Mina (ECU)W TKO	La Cruz (CUB)L 0–3	Did not advance
Paul Omba-Biongolo	Heavyweight	—N/a	Abdullayev (AZE)L TKO	did not advance
Tony Yoka	Super heavyweight	Bye	Laurent (ISV)W 3–0	Ishaish (JOR)W 3–0	Hrgović (CRO)W 2–1	Joyce (GBR)W 2–1

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Sarah Ourahmoune	Flyweight	Ez-Zahraoui (MAR)W 3–0	Shekerbekova (KAZ)W 3–0	Valencia (COL)W 2–0	Adams (GBR)L 0–3
Estelle Mossely	Lightweight	Bye	Testa (ITA)W 3–0	Belyakova (RUS)W TKO	Yin Jh (CHN)W 2–1

French canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. 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.

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Thomas Simart	C-1 200 m	40.415	1 Q	40.670	2 FA	40.180	8
Adrien Bart	C-1 1000 m	4:10.043	5 Q	4:08.593	5 FB	4:00.911	10
Maxime Beaumont	K-1 200 m	34.322	1 Q	34.398	1 FA	35.362
Cyrille Carré	K-1 1000 m	3:36.322	3 Q	3:38.115	6 FB	3:36.606	13
Maxime BeaumontSébastien Jouve	K-2 200 m	31.855	3 Q	32.526	2 FA	32.699	7
Étienne HubertArnaud Hybois	K-2 1000 m	3:25.654	4 Q	3:21.100	5 FB	3:19.415	10
Cyrille Carré Étienne HubertArnaud HyboisSébastien Jouve	K-4 1000 m	3:02.376	5 Q	3:00.896	3 FA	3:07.488	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Sarah Guyot	K-1 200 m	40.317	1 Q	40.516	2 FA	40.894	5
Manon HostensLéa JamelotAmandine LhoteSarah Troël	K-4 500 m	1:37.03	6 Q	1:39.06	6 FB	1:41.069	12

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

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). 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 replaced by Vuillermoz) joining them on 13 July.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Julian Alaphilippe	Road race	6:10:27	4
Time trial	1:24:39.99	32
Romain Bardet	Road race	6:16:17	24
Warren Barguil	Road race	did not finish
Alexis Vuillermoz	Road race	6:16:17	23
Time trial	1:20:43.87	29

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Audrey Cordon	Road race	4:01:04	37
Time trial	49:32.87	24
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	Road race	3:56:34	26

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.

Sprint

Team sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Semifinals	Final
Grégory BaugéMichaël D'AlmeidaFrançois Pervis	Men's team sprint	43.18562.521	4 Q	PolandW 43.15362.568	3 FB	AustraliaW 43.14362.582
Sandie ClairVirginie Cueff	Women's team sprint	33.62553.531	6 Q	GermanyL 33.51753.704	6	did not advance

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

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st Round	Repechage	2nd Round	Final
Michaël D'Almeida	Men's keirin	1 Q	Bye	6	8
François Pervis	3 R	1 Q	5	11
Sandie Clair	Women's keirin	6 R	3	did not advance
Virginie Cueff	DNF R	3	did not advance

Omnium

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.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Julien Absalon	Men's cross-country	1:36:43	8
Victor Koretzky	1:37:27	10
Maxime Marotte	1:35:01	4
Perrine Clauzel	Women's cross-country	1:42:23	26
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot	did not finish

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.

Athlete	Event	Seeding	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Joris Daudet	Men's BMX	34.617	1	18	6	did not advance
Amidou Mir	35.248	11	14	5	did not advance
Jérémy Rencurel	35.884	22	28	7	did not advance
Manon Valentino	Women's BMX	36.377	12	—N/a	12	4 Q	2:41.109	8

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.

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Semifinals	Final
Matthieu Rosset	Men's 3 m springboard	373.40	23	did not advance
Benjamin Auffret	Men's 10 m platform	470.45	5 Q	477.00	4 Q	507.35	4
Laura Marino	Women's 10 m platform	289.35	19	did not advance

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.

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix	Grand Prix Special	Grand Prix Freestyle	Overall
Stéphanie Brieussel	Amorak	Individual	65.114 #	55	did not advance
Ludovic Henry	After You	69.214	40	did not advance
Karen Tebar	Don Luis	75.029	18 Q	72.773	25	did not advance
Pierre Volla	Badinda Altena	71.500	30 Q	65.742	31	did not advance
Stéphanie BrieusselLudovic HenryKaren TebarPierre Volla	See above	Team	71.914	8	did not advance	—N/a	did not advance

"#" 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.

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. 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.

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. The women's sabre team rounded out the fencing selection on 2 June 2016.

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal
Yannick Borel	Épée	Bye	Rédli (HUN)W 15–9	Kauter (SUI)W 15–14	Steffen (SUI)L 10–15	did not advance
Gauthier Grumier	Bye	Schwantes (BRA)W 15–7	Fayez (EGY)W 15–9	Minobe (JPN)W 15–8	Imre (HUN)L 13–15	Steffen (SUI)W 15–11
Daniel Jérent	Bye	F Limardo (VEN)L 14–15	did not advance
Yannick BorelGauthier GrumierDaniel Jérent	Team épée	—N/a	Bye	VenezuelaW 45–29	HungaryW 45–40	ItalyW 45–31
Jérémy Cadot	Foil	Bye	Cassarà (ITA)L 14–15	did not advance
Erwann Le Péchoux	Bye	Lei S (CHN)W 15–9	Meinhardt (USA)L 14–15	did not advance
Enzo Lefort	Bye	Joppich (GER)L 13–15	did not advance
Jérémy CadotErwann Le PéchouxEnzo LefortJean-Paul Tony Helissey	Team foil	—N/a	ChinaW 45–42	ItalyW 45–30	RussiaL 41–45
Vincent Anstett	Sabre	—N/a	Tokunan (JPN)W 15–13	Vũ T A (VIE)W 15–8	Abedini (IRI)L 13–15	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Marie-Florence Candassamy	Épée	Simeão (BRA)W 15–6	Xu Aq (CHN)W 15–8	Moellhausen (BRA)L 12–15	did not advance
Auriane Mallo	Nguyễn T N H (VIE)W 15–7	Brânză (ROU)L 8–15	did not advance
Lauren Rembi	Bye	Gherman (ROU)W 13–10	Kryvytska (UKR)W 9–7	Moellhausen (BRA)W 15–12	Szász (HUN)L 10–6	Sun Yw (CHN)L 13–15	4
Marie-Florence CandassamyAuriane MalloLauren Rembi	Team épée	—N/a	Bye	RussiaL 41–44	Classification semi-final United StatesL 28–32	7th place final UkraineW 45–38	7
Astrid Guyart	Foil	Bye	Leleiko (UKR)W 15–9	Prescod (USA)W 14–11	Deriglazova (RUS)L 6–15	did not advance
Ysaora Thibus	Bye	Karamete (TUR)W 15–6	Le Hl (CHN)W 15–13	Shanaeva (RUS)L 10–15	did not advance
Cécilia Berder	Sabre	Bye	Pérez Maurice (ARG)W 15–6	Muhammad (USA)W 15–12	Velikaya (RUS)L 10–15	did not advance
Manon Brunet	Bye	Hwang S-a (KOR)W 15–11	Márton (HUN)W 15–12	Besbes (TUN)W 15–14	Velikaya (RUS)L 14–15	Kharlan (UKR)L 10–15	4
Charlotte Lembach	Bye	Vecchi (ITA)W 15–11	Velikaya (RUS)L 14–15	did not advance
Cécilia BerderManon BrunetCharlotte Lembach	Team sabre	—N/a	ItalyL 36–45	Classification semi-final South KoreaL 40–45	7th place final MexicoL 38–45	8

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.

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. 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. Sandie Toletti subsequently filled the vacant alternate spot.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals
1	1GK	(1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 26)	4	0	Olympique Lyon
2	2DF	(1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 21)	9	0	Olympique Lyon
3	2DF	(1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 26)	71	17	Olympique Lyon
4	2DF	(1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20)	1	0	Montpellier HSC
5	2DF	(1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (aged 30)	26	2	Paris Saint-Germain
6	3MF	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 26)	48	6	Portland Thorns
7	2DF	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23)	20	3	Olympique Lyon
8	2DF	(1987-09-29)29 September 1987 (aged 28)	41	3	Olympique Lyon
9	4FW	(1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 27)	116	52	Olympique Lyon
10	3MF	(1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 31)	145	29	Olympique Lyon
11	3MF	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22)	13	1	Olympique Lyon
12	4FW	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)	116	31	Olympique Lyon
13	4FW	(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 21)	5	1	FCF Juvisy
14	3MF	(1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 29)	125	32	Olympique Lyon
15	3MF	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)	143	26	VfL Wolfsburg
16	1GK	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 29)	93	0	Olympique Lyon
17	3MF	(1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 26)	22	1	Olympique Lyon
18	4FW	(1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 28)	90	62	Paris Saint-Germain

Group play

Quarterfinal

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.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Grégory Bourdy	Men's	67	69	72	73	281	−3	=21
Julien Quesne	71	79	72	71	293	+9	=55
Karine Icher	Women's	73	72	73	76	294	+10	=44
Gwladys Nocera	73	71	74	72	290	+6	=39

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. The French Olympic Committee named the men's and women's artistic gymnastics teams on 27 June 2016.

Men Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Samir Aït Saïd	Team	—N/a	15.533 Q*	12.866	—N/a	did not advance
Axel Augis	14.033	14.500	14.333	13.166	15.300	14.700	86.032	23 Q
Julien Gobaux	13.066	14.233	14.500	13.700	14.766	14.300	84.565	29
Danny Rodrigues	—N/a	13.133	15.266 Q	—N/a	14.233	13.433	—N/a
Cyril Tommasone	13.966	15.650 Q	—N/a	14.100	—N/a
Total	41.065	44.383	45.299	39.732	44.299	42.433	257.211	12

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus	Total	Rank
Samir Aït Saïd	Rings	Withdrew due to injury
Axel Augis	All-around	13.933	13.100	13.933	14.266	14.766	12.900	82.898	21
Cyril Tommasone	Pommel horse	—N/a	15.600	—N/a	15.600	4
Danny Rodrigues	Rings	—N/a	15.233	—N/a	15.233	7

Women Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Marine Boyer	Team	14.200	—N/a	14.600 Q	13.233	—N/a	did not advance
Marine Brevet	14.133	14.333	14.166	13.933	56.565	16 Q
Loan His	—N/a	13.900	—N/a
Oréane Lechenault	12.300	13.166	13.633	13.666	52.765	46
Louise Vanhille	13.966	14.866	13.633	13.300	55.765	21 Q
Total	42.299	43.099	42.399	40.899	168.696	11

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus	Total	Rank
Marine Boyer	Balance beam	—N/a	14.600	—N/a	14.600	4
Marine Brevet	All-around	14.166	14.300	14.133	14.000	56.599	15
Louise Vanhille	14.000	14.233	13.200	13.233	54.666	20

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.

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. 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. 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.

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Final
Sébastien Martiny	Men's	106.230	10	did not advance
Marine Jurbert	Women's	96.760	14	did not advance

Summary

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Claude Onesta

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
8	LB	Daniel Narcisse	(1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 37)	1.89 m	280	858	Paris Saint-Germain
12	GK	Vincent Gérard	(1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 30)	1.88 m	25	0	Montpellier Handball
13	CB	Nikola Karabatić	(1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 33)	1.96 m	252	1024	Paris Saint-Germain
14	CB	Kentin Mahé	(1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 26)	1.86 m	42	98	Flensburg-Handewitt
15	LB	Mathieu Grébille	(1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 25)	1.98 m	39	57	Montpellier Handball
16	GK	Thierry Omeyer	(1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 40)	1.92 m	328	1	Paris Saint-Germain
17	LB	Timothey N'Guessan	(1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 24)	1.96 m	20	35	Chambéry Savoie
19	RW	Luc Abalo	(1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 32)	1.82 m	196	646	Paris Saint-Germain
20	P	Cédric Sorhaindo	(1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 33)	1.92 m	150	302	Barcelona
21	LW	Michaël Guigou	(1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 35)	1.79 m	218	771	Montpellier Handball
22	P	Luka Karabatić	(1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 29)	2.02 m	42	46	Paris Saint-Germain
23	P	Ludovic Fabregas	(1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 21)	1.98 m	7	5	Montpellier Handball
27	RB	Adrien Dipanda	(1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 29)	2.02 m	7	10	Saint-Raphaël
28	RB	Valentin Porte	(1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 26)	1.90 m	48	114	Fenix Toulouse

Group play

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 19:50	France	25–23	Tunisia	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mahé 5	(16–11)	Tej 6
3× 1×	Report	4× 6×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 09:30	Qatar	20–35	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 4	(13–16)	Abalo 7
2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 21:50	France	31–24	Argentina	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Abalo 7	(17–12)	F. Fernández 8
3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 5×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 11:30	Croatia	29–28	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Kopljar 6	(14–12)	Guigou 10
4× 5× 2×	Report	4× 2×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 14:40	France	33–30	Denmark	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9	(17–16)	Hansen 8
2× 3×	Report	3× 5×

Quarterfinal

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 10:00	Brazil	27–34	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pozzer 8	(16–16)	Guigou 8
3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

Semifinal

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 15:30	France	29–28	Germany	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Narcisse 7	(16–13)	Gensheimer 11
3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

Gold medal match

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 14:00	Denmark	28–26	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen 8	(16–14)	Guigou 6
2× 4×	Report	3× 2×

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.

Team roster

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

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Laura Glauser	(1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 22)	1.78 m	38	0	Metz Handball
3	RW	Blandine Dancette	(1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 28)	1.69 m	80	103	Chambray Touraine
5	RB	Camille Ayglon	(1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 31)	1.80 m	207	378	CSM București
7	CB	Allison Pineau	(1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 27)	1.81 m	182	475	Brest Bretagne Handball
8	P	Laurisa Landre	(1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 30)	1.74 m	38	58	S.C.M. Craiova
10	CB	Grace Zaadi	(1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 23)	1.71 m	48	65	Metz Handball
12	GK	Amandine Leynaud	(1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 28)	1.78 m	177	1	Vardar
13	LW	Manon Houette	(1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 24)	1.68 m	26	49	Thüringer HC
17	LW	Siraba Dembélé	(1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 30)	1.72 m	211	681	Rostov-Don
18	RW	Chloé Bulleux	(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 24)	1.72 m	26	45	Siófok
24	P	Béatrice Edwige	(1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 27)	1.82 m	28	13	Metz Handball
27	LB	Estelle Nze Minko	(1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 24)	1.76 m	38	61	Siófok
29	LB	Gnonsiane Niombla	(1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26)	1.72 m	47	138	CSM București
64	RB	Alexandra Lacrabère	(1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 29)	1.72 m	173	541	Vardar

Group play

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 11:30	Netherlands	14–18	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
three players 3	(6–10)	Lacrabère, Pineau 5
3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 11:30	France	25–26	Russia	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lacrabère 11	(10–15)	Kuznetsova 6
3× 6×	Report	4× 4×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 21:50	France	27–11	Argentina	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Houette 8	(15–4)	Campigli 4
3× 4×	Report	2× 7×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 21:50	South Korea	17–21	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Song 5	(11–11)	Lacrabère 7
1× 3×	Report	4× 6×

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 11:30	Sweden	25–27	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Roberts 8	(13–15)	Lacrabère 8
2× 2×	Report	4× 1×

Quarterfinal

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 13:30	Spain	26–27 (ET)	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Pena 13	(12–5)	Lacrabère 7
4× 8× 1×	Report	2× 2×
FT: 23–23 ET: 3–4

Semifinal

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 15:30	Netherlands	23–24	France	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
van der Heijden 8	(13–17)	Pineau 7
3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

Gold medal match

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 15:30	France	19–22	Russia	Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Dembélé, Pineau 5	(7–10)	Vyakhireva 5
2× 1×	Report	3× 2×

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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Walide Khyar	−60 kg	Yacoub (PLE)W 100–000	Kitadai (BRA)L 000–001	did not advance
Kilian Le Blouch	−66 kg	Bye	Oates (GBR)W 000–000 YUS	An B-u (KOR)L 000–110	did not advance
Pierre Duprat	−73 kg	Hong K-h (PRK)W 100–000	Iartcev (RUS)L 000–000 YUS	did not advance
Loïc Pietri	−81 kg	Bye	Valois-Fortier (CAN)L 000–001	did not advance
Alexandre Iddir	−90 kg	Bye	Grossklaus (SUI)W 000–000 S	Brown (USA)W 010–000	Baker (JPN)L 000–100	Did not advance	Nyman (SWE)L 000–100	Did not advance	7
Cyrille Maret	−100 kg	Bye	Traoré (MLI)W 100–000	Grol (NED)W 001–000	Gviniashvili (GEO)W 010–000	Krpálek (CZE)L 000–100	Bye	Frey (GER)W 100–000
Teddy Riner	+100 kg	—N/a	Bye	Tayeb (ALG)W 100–000	R Silva (BRA)W 010–000	Sasson (ISR)W 010–000	Bye	Harasawa (JPN)W 000–000 S

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Laëtitia Payet	−48 kg	Rayner (AUS)W 101–000	Mönkhbat (MGL)L 000–100	did not advance
Priscilla Gneto	−52 kg	Tschopp (SUI)L 000–100	did not advance
Automne Pavia	−57 kg	Bye	Smythe-Davis (GBR)W 100–000	Matsumoto (JPN)L 000–010	Did not advance	Monteiro (POR)L 000–100	Did not advance	7
Clarisse Agbegnenou	−63 kg	Bye	Katipoğlu (TUR)W 102–000	van Emden (NED)W 101–000	Tashiro (JPN)W 000–000 S	Bye	Trstenjak (SLO)L 000–101
Gévrise Émane	−70 kg	Bye	Conway (GBR)L 001–100	did not advance
Audrey Tcheuméo	−78 kg	Bye	Kyong (PRK)W 100–000	Powell (GBR)W 000–000 S	Aguiar (BRA)W 000–000 S	Bye	Harrison (USA)L 000–100
Émilie Andéol	+78 kg	Bye	Zambotti (MEX)W 000–000 S	Chikhrouhou (TUN)W 000–000 S	Yu S (CHN)W 100–000	Bye	Ortíz (CUB)W 100–000

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.

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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Germain ChardinDorian Mortelette	Pair	6:42.00	1 SA/B	Bye	6:26.10	3 FA	7:09.91	5
Matthieu AndrodiasHugo Boucheron	Double sculls	6:33.03	2 SA/B	Bye	6:16.15	3 FA	7:02.06	6
Jérémie AzouPierre Houin	Lightweight double sculls	6:24.62	1 SA/B	Bye	6:34.43	1 FA	6:30.70
Benjamin LangMickaël MarteauThéophile OnfroyValentin Onfroy	Four	6:00.72	3 SA/B	Bye	6:26.94	5 FB	6:02.21	11
Thomas BaroukhThibault ColardGuillaume RaineauFranck Solforosi	Lightweight four	6:07.31	4 R	6:01.18	1 SA/B	6:07.32	2 FA	6:22.85

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Noémie KoberMarie Le Nepvou	Pair	7:26.28	4 R	7:59.44	3 SA/B	7:44.81	6 FB	7:26.55	12
Hélène LefebvreElodie Ravera	Double sculls	7:05.65	3 SA/B	Bye	6:54.34	3 FA	7:52.03	5

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

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Events	Points	Union
1	FW	Jonathan Laugel	(1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 23)	40	95	Unattached
2	FW	Manoël Dall'igna	(1985-03-12)12 March 1985 (aged 31)	50	255	Unattached
3	FW	Damien Cler	(1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 32)	10	65	Unattached
4	BK	Terry Bouhraoua (c)	(1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 28)	37	915	Unattached
5	BK	Stephen Parez	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 22)	24	273	Unattached
6	BK	Steeve Barry	(1991-04-18)18 April 1991 (aged 25)	39	274	Stade Rochelais
7	BK	Virimi Vakatawa	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24)	16	300	Unattached
8	FW	Pierre-Gilles Lakafia	(1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29)	21	115	Unattached
9	BK	Jérémy Aicardi	(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 27)	16	114	Unattached
10	BK	Julien Candelon	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 36)	35	546	Unattached
11	FW	Sacha Valleau	(1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 19)	10	42	Unattached
12	BK	Vincent Inigo	(1983-02-10)10 February 1983 (aged 33)	29	109	Unattached

Group play

Quarterfinal

Classification semifinal (5–8)

Seventh place match

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: David Courteix

Backs	Forwards
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

Jessy Tremouliere was a late addition before the Olympics, replacing Christelle Le Duff who replaced Shannon Izar.

Group play

Quarterfinal

Classification semifinal (5–8)

Fifth place match

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.

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. 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.

Men

Women

Mixed

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

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.

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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Semifinal	Final
Éric Delaunay	Skeet	121 (+11)	7	did not advance
Cyril Graff	50 m rifle prone	624.3	9	—N/a	did not advance
Jérémy Monnier	10 m air rifle	618.5	38	—N/a	did not advance
50 m rifle prone	618.6	39	—N/a	did not advance
Jean Quiquampoix	25 m rapid fire pistol	586	3 Q	—N/a	30
Alexis Raynaud	50 m rifle 3 positions	1176	5 Q	—N/a	448.4
Valérian Sauveplane	10 m air rifle	621.1	26	—N/a	did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions	1168	24	—N/a	did not advance
Anthony Terras	Skeet	121 (+3)	8	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Semifinal	Final
Laurence Brize	50 m rifle 3 positions	577	20	—N/a	did not advance
Céline Goberville	10 m air pistol	383	10	—N/a	did not advance
Mathilde Lamolle	25 m pistol	550	39	did not advance
Stéphanie Tirode	10 m air pistol	381	13	—N/a	did not advance
25 m pistol	573	26	did not advance

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

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)): 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.

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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat	Semifinal	Final
Yannick Agnel	200 m freestyle	1:47.35	19	did not advance
Frédérick Bousquet	50 m freestyle	22.27	25	did not advance
Jordan Coelho	200 m butterfly	1:58.62	25	did not advance
Nicolas D'Oriano	1500 m freestyle	15:33.62	40	—N/a	did not advance
Damien Joly	14:48.90	6 Q	—N/a	14:52.73	7
Camille Lacourt	100 m backstroke	52.96	1 Q	52.72	4 Q	52.70	5
Florent Manaudou	50 m freestyle	21.72	4 Q	21.32	1 Q	21.41
Mehdy Metella	100 m butterfly	51.71	5 Q	51.73	8 Q	51.58	6
Clément Mignon	100 m freestyle	48.57	=14 Q	48.57	14	did not advance
Marc-Antoine Olivier	10 km open water	—N/a	1:53:02.0
Jordan Pothain	400 m freestyle	3:45.43	8 Q	—N/a	3:49.07	8
Jérémy Stravius	100 m freestyle	48.62	18	did not advance
200 m freestyle	1:46.67	11 Q	DNS	did not advance
100 m butterfly	52.10	17	did not advance
Fabien GilotFlorent ManaudouMehdy MetellaWilliam MeynardClément MignonJérémy Stravius	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:13.27	4 Q	—N/a	3:10.53
Lorys BourellyDamien JolyGrégory MalletJordan Pothain	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:13.71	14	—N/a	did not advance
Theo BussiereCamille LacourtClément MignonJérémy Stravius	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:34.47	10	—N/a	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat	Semifinal	Final
Coralie Balmy	200 m freestyle	1:58.83	23	did not advance
400 m freestyle	4:03.40	4 Q	—N/a	4:06.98	8
Charlotte Bonnet	100 m freestyle	53.93	10 Q	54.54	15	did not advance
200 m freestyle	1:56.26	4 Q	1:56.38	7 Q	1:56.29	8
Béryl Gastaldello	100 m freestyle	54.80	22	did not advance
100 m butterfly	58.93	24	did not advance
Lara Grangeon	200 m butterfly	2:09.69	18	did not advance
400 m individual medley	4:43.98	22	—N/a	did not advance
Mélanie Henique	50 m freestyle	25.36	31	did not advance
Fantine Lesaffre	200 m individual medley	2:15.71	=30	did not advance
400 m individual medley	4:44.47	23	—N/a	did not advance
Aurélie Muller	10 km open water	—N/a	DSQ
Anna Santamans	50 m freestyle	24.93	21	did not advance
Marie Wattel	100 m butterfly	58.90	23	did not advance
Charlotte BonnetMathilde CiniBéryl GastaldelloAnna Santamans	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:36.85 NR	8 Q	—N/a	3:37.45	7
Coralie BalmyCharlotte BonnetMargaux FabreCloé Hache	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:55.55	10	—N/a	did not advance
Charlotte BonnetFanny DeberghesBéryl GastaldelloMarie Wattel	4 × 100 m medley relay	DSQ	—N/a	did not advance

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.

Athlete	Event	Technical routine	Free routine (preliminary)	Free routine (final)
Laura AugéMargaux Chrétien	Duet	86.2824	9	86.8667	173.1491	8 Q	87.9667	174.2491	8

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.

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.

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.

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

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16
Simon Gauzy	Men's singles	Bye	Kou L (UKR)L 1–4	did not advance
Emmanuel Lebesson	Bye	Crişan (ROU)L 3–4	did not advance
Tristan FloreSimon GauzyEmmanuel Lebesson	Men's team	—N/a	Great BritainL 2–3	did not advance
Li Xue	Women's singles	Bye	Diaz (PUR)W 4–0	Li Jie (NED)W 4–3	Han Y (GER)L 1–4	did not advance

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.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
M'bar N'diaye	Men's +80 kg	Issoufou (NIG)L 0–6	did not advance	Siqueira (BRA)L 2–5	Did not advance	7
Yasmina Aziez	Women's −49 kg	Pimentel (ARU)W 2–1	Zaninović (CRO)W 4–3	Kim S-h (KOR)L 0–1 SUD	Bye	Abakarova (AZE)L 2–7	5
Haby Niaré	Women's −67 kg	Louissaint (HAI)W 5–4	Gbagbi (CIV)W 5–4	Tatar (TUR)W 3–0 SUD	Bye	Oh H-r (KOR)L 12–13
Gwladys Épangue	Women's +67 kg	Koné (CIV)W 3–1	Zheng Sy (CHN)L 1–4	Did not advance	Rawal (NEP)W 4–3	Galloway (USA)L 1–2	5

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.

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.

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.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals
Gaël Monfils	Singles	Pospisil (CAN)W 6–1, 6–3	Dutra Silva (BRA)W 6–2, 6–4	Čilić (CRO)W 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4	Nishikori (JPN)L 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)	did not advance
Benoît Paire	Rosol (CZE)W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Fognini (ITA)L 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)	did not advance
Gilles Simon	Ćorić (CRO)W 6–4, 7–6(7–1)	Sugita (JPN)W 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Nadal (ESP)L 6–7(5–7), 3–6	did not advance
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Jaziri (TUN)W 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Müller (LUX)L 4–6, 3–6	did not advance
Gaël MonfilsJo-Wilfried Tsonga	Doubles	—N/a	Baker / Ram (USA)L 1–6, 4–6	did not advance
Pierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut	—N/a	Cabal / Farah (COL)L 6–7(4–7), 3–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16
Alizé Cornet	Singles	Larsson (SWE)W 6–1, 2–6, 6–3	S Williams (USA)L 6–7(5–7), 2–6	did not advance
Caroline Garcia	Pereira (BRA)W 6–1, 6–2	Konta (GBR)L 2–6, 3–6	did not advance
Kristina Mladenovic	Krunić (SRB)W 6–1, 6–4	Keys (USA)L 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7)	did not advance
Caroline GarciaKristina Mladenovic	Doubles	—N/a	Doi / Hozumi (JPN)L 0–6, 6–0, 4–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Caroline GarciaNicolas Mahut	Doubles	Pereira / Melo (BRA)L 6–7(4–7), 6–7(1–7)	did not advance
Kristina MladenovicPierre-Hugues Herbert	Vinci / Fognini (ITA)L 4–6, 6–3, [8–10]	did not advance

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. 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. 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.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Dorian Coninx	Men's	17:28	0:52	56:22	0:36	36:32	1:51:50	36
Pierre Le Corre	17:28	0:48	57:02	0:35	32:43	1:48:36	25
Vincent Luis	17:26	0:48	55:04	0:33	32:21	1:46:12	7
Cassandre Beaugrand	Women's	19:16	0:52	1:04:35	0:46	36:49	2:02:18	30
Audrey Merle	19:19	0:53	1:04:31	0:39	37:31	2:02:53	35

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.

Team roster

The following is the France roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
2	Jenia Grebennikov (L)	13 August 1990	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
4	Antonin Rouzier	18 August 1986	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Arkas İzmir
5	Trévor Clévenot	28 June 1994	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Spacer's Toulouse
6	Benjamin Toniutti (c)	30 October 1989	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	300 cm (120 in)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7	Kévin Tillie	2 November 1990	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	12 February 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	327 cm (129 in)	DHL Modena
10	Kévin Le Roux	11 May 1989	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Halkbank Ankara
13	Pierre Pujol	13 July 1984	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	315 cm (124 in)	AS Cannes
14	Nicolas Le Goff	15 February 1992	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Berlin Recycling Volleys
16	Nicolas Maréchal	4 March 1987	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	338 cm (133 in)	327 cm (129 in)	PGE Skra Bełchatów
17	Franck Lafitte	8 March 1989	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Arago de Sète
18	Thibault Rossard	28 August 1993	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Arago de Sète

Group play

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)09:30	Italy	3–0	France	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de JaneiroAttendance: 4,456Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–20, 25–20, 25–15)Results Statistics

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)11:55	France	3–0	Mexico	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de JaneiroAttendance: 6,625Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–12, 25–22)Results Statistics

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)17:05	Canada	0–3	France	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de JaneiroAttendance: 6,498Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 16–25, 19–25)Results Statistics

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)17:25	United States	3–1	France	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de JaneiroAttendance: 7,877Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Luis Macias (MEX)
(25–22, 25–22, 14–25, 25–22)Results Statistics

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)22:45	Brazil	3–1	France	Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de JaneiroAttendance: 9,800Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(25–22, 22–25, 25–20, 25–23)Results Statistics

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
France men's	Men's tournament	MontenegroL 4–7	ItalyL 8–11	United StatesL 3–6	SpainL 4–10	CroatiaW 9–8	6	did not advance	11

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.

Team roster

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

Head coach: Florian Bruzzo

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	2016 club
1	Rémi Garsau	GK	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	19 July 1984	CN Marseille
2	Rémi Saudadier	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	20 March 1986	Spandau 04
3	Igor Kovacevic	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	3 November 1988	CN Marseille
4	Enzo Khasz	CF	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	13 August 1993	CN Marseille
5	Romain Blary	CF	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	20 October 1985	Team Strasbourg
6	Thibaut Simon	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	18 December 1983	CN Marseille
7	Ugo Crousillat	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	27 October 1990	Szolnoki Dózsa
8	Michal Iždinský	D	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	23 July 1992	Olympic Nice
9	Mehdi Marzouki	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	26 May 1987	Spandau 04
10	Mathieu Peisson	CB	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	29 September 1982	Team Strasbourg
11	Petar Tomašević	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	2 January 1989	Olympic Nice
12	Alexandre Camarasa (c)	CF	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	10 June 1987	CN Marseille
13	Jonathan Moriamé	GK	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	19 June 1984	CN Noisy

Group play

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
6 August 2016 19:30	Report	France	4–7	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 1	Goals	Radović 3

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
8 August 2016 10:20	Report	Italy	11–8	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 4	Goals	three players 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
10 August 2016 11:40	Report	France	3–6	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 1	Goals	Samuels 3

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
12 August 2016 20:50	Report	Spain	10–4	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 3	Goals	Crousillat 2

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
14 August 2016 16:50	Report	France	9–8	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 3	Goals	Sukno 3

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. 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. 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.

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Bernardin Kingue Matam	Men's −69 kg	140	=12	180	6	320	7
Giovanni Bardis	Men's −85 kg	165	8	192	12	357	9
Benjamin Hennequin	155	11	195	11	350	10
Kévin Bouly	Men's −94 kg	155	13	190	12	345	12
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke	Women's −75 kg	102	8	135	5	237	8

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.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Zelimkhan Khadjiev	−74 kg	Yadav (IND)W 5–0 VF	Takatani (JPN)L 1–3 PP	did not advance	8

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Cynthia Vescan	−75 kg	Bye	Marzaliuk (BLR)L 0–5 VT	did not advance	16

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