France at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.

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

Medallists

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Boxing2226
Judo2215
Equestrian2103
Canoeing1113
Fencing1113
Sailing1023
Rowing1012
Athletics0336
Swimming0213
Handball0202
Shooting0112
Archery0101
Pentathlon0101
Taekwondo0101
Cycling0011
Total10181442
Medals by date
DayDate Total
16 Aug0000
27 Aug0101
38 Aug0000
49 Aug2215
510 Aug0000
611 Aug0145
712 Aug3306
813 Aug0101
914 Aug2024
1015 Aug0112
1116 Aug0235
1217 Aug1012
1318 Aug0123
1419 Aug1203
1520 Aug0303
1621 Aug1102
Total10181442
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male5101328
Female37111
Mixed2103
Total10181442

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

Multiple medallists

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

NameMedalSportEvent
Astier Nicolas  Gold
 Silver
EquestrianTeam eventing
Individual eventing
Gauthier Grumier  Gold
 Bronze
FencingMen's team épée
Men's épée
Florent Manaudou  Silver
 Silver
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Men's 50 m freestyle

Competitors

Archery

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

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lucas DanielMen's individual66621  Alvariño (ESP)
L 0–6
did not advance
Pierre Plihon65736  Gazoz (TUR)
L 5–6
did not advance
Jean-Charles Valladont6808  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 Daniel
Pierre Plihon
Jean-Charles Valladont
Men's team20035  Malaysia (MAS)
W 6–2
 Australia (AUS)
L 3–5
did not advance

Athletics

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

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

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

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Dimitri Bascou110 m hurdles13.311 Q13.231 Q13.24
Wilhem BelocianDSQdid not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse800 m1:48.121 Q1:43.851 Q1:43.414
Kévin Campion20 km walk1:26:2249
Florian Carvalho1500 m3:41.8710did not advance
Yohann Diniz50 km walk3:46:438
Yoann Kowal3000 m steeplechase8:23.495 q8:16.755
Christophe Lemaitre100 mBye10.163 q10.073did not advance
200 m20.282 Q20.012 Q20.12
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde110 m hurdles13.362 Q13.252 Q13.294
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad3000 m steeplechase8:26.323 Q8:11.52
Jimmy Vicaut100 mBye10.194 q9.951 Q10.047
Guy-Elphège Anouman
Stuart Dutamby
Christophe Lemaitre
Marvin René
Jimmy Vicaut
Mickael-Meba Zeze
4 × 100 m relay38.355did not advance
Mame-Ibra Anne
Teddy Atine-Venel
Mamadou Kasse Hann
Mamoudou Hanne
Thomas Jordier
Ludvy Vaillant
4 × 400 m relay3:00.826did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Phara Anacharsis400 m hurdles56.645did not advance
Cindy Billaud100 m hurdles12.985 q13.036did not advance
Christelle DaunayMarathonDNF
Justine Fedronic800 m2:02.735did not advance
Sandra Gomis100 m hurdles13.043 Q13.237did not advance
Floria Gueï400 m51.293 q51.084did not advance
Rénelle Lamote800 m2:02.195did not advance
Émilie Menuet20 km walk1:32:0413
Stella Akakpo
Céline Distel-Bonnet
Floriane Gnafoua
Jennifer Galais
Maroussia Paré
Carolle Zahi
4 × 100 m relay43.074did not advance
Phara Anacharsis
Elea Mariama Diarra
Floria Gueï
Marie Gayot
Brigitte Ntiamoah
Agnès Raharolahy
4 × 400 m relay3:26.185did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Benjamin CompaoréTriple jump16.729 Q16.5410
Harold Correa16.6013did not advance
Kafétien GomisLong jump7.8911 q8.058
Stanley JosephPole vault5.4516did not advance
Renaud Lavillenie5.704 Q5.98
Kévin Menaldo5.4516did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mathilde AndraudJavelin throw56.6124did not advance
Jeanine Assani IssoufTriple jump13.9719did not advance
Vanessa BoslakPole vault4.3028did not advance
Pauline PousseDiscus throw58.9813did not advance
Mélina Robert-Michon62.597 Q66.73 NR
Alexandra TavernierHammer throw70.3012 q65.1811
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Bastien AuzeilResult11.177.0715.411.9849.3414.8242.235.1061.914:40.50806413
Points823830815785845871710941767677
Kévin MayerResult10.817.6015.762.0448.2814.0246.785.4065.044:25.498834 NR
Points9039608368408969728041035814774
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Antoinette Nana Djimou IdaResult13.371.7714.8825.076.4348.762:20.36638311
Points1069941853880985836819

Badminton

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

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brice LeverdezMen's singles  Jørgensen (DEN)
L (11–21, 18–21)
 Must (EST)
W (21–18, 18–21, 21–12)
2did not advance
Delphine LansacWomen's singles  Sung J-h (KOR)
L (13–21, 14–21)
 Liang Xy (SIN)
L (7–21, 15–21)
3did not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

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

Team roster

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

France men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG4Thomas Heurtel27 – (1989-04-10)10 April 19891.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Anadolu Efes S.K.
SF5Nicolas Batum27 – (1988-12-14)14 December 19882.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Charlotte Hornets
G6Antoine Diot27 – (1989-01-17)17 January 19891.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Valencia BC
F/C7Joffrey Lauvergne24 – (1991-09-30)30 September 19912.09 m (6 ft 10 in)Denver Nuggets
SF8Charles Lombahe-Kahudi30 – (1986-07-19)19 July 19861.97 m (6 ft 6 in)ASVEL Basket
PG9Tony Parker34 – (1982-05-17)17 May 19821.86 m (6 ft 1 in)San Antonio Spurs
PF11Florent Piétrus35 – (1981-01-19)19 January 19812.01 m (6 ft 7 in)SLUC Nancy
G12Nando de Colo29 – (1987-06-23)23 June 19871.96 m (6 ft 5 in)CSKA Moscow
PF13Boris Diaw34 – (1982-04-16)16 April 19822.03 m (6 ft 8 in)San Antonio Spurs
SF15Mickaël Gelabale33 – (1983-05-22)22 May 19832.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Le Mans Sarthe
C16Rudy Gobert24 – (1992-06-26)26 June 19922.16 m (7 ft 1 in)Utah Jazz
C17Kim Tillie28 – (1988-07-15)15 July 19882.11 m (6 ft 11 in)Saski Baskonia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 United States550524407+11710Quarterfinals
2  Australia541444368+769
3  France532423378+458
4  Serbia523426387+397
5  Venezuela514315444−1296
6  China505318466−1485
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
14:15
Australia  87–66  France
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 16–19, 25–15, 26–18
Pts: Mills 21
Rebs: Baynes 8
Asts: Dellavedova 10
Pts: Parker 18
Rebs: Gobert 6
Asts: Diaw, Heurtel 3
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,719
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steven Anderson (USA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
22:30
France  88–60  China
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 23–9, 22–22, 24–15
Pts: de Colo 19
Rebs: Batum 10
Asts: Parker 8
Pts: Yi 19
Rebs: Yi 6
Asts: Ding, Guo 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,360
Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
14:15
Serbia  75–76  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 19–14, 24–17, 15–19
Pts: Raduljica 16
Rebs: Jokić 7
Asts: Teodosić 9
Pts: de Colo 22
Rebs: Diaw 9
Asts: Diaw 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,901
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
22:30
France  96–56  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 19–12, 24–17, 30–9
Pts: Lauvergne 17
Rebs: Kahudi 12
Asts: Heurtel 8
Pts: Echenique 12
Rebs: Vargas 7
Asts: Cox 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,312
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
14:15
United States 100–97  France
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28
Pts: Thompson 30
Rebs: Durant 6
Asts: Irving 12
Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18
Rebs: Heurtel 8
Asts: Heurtel 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,302
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)

Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
14:30
Spain  92–67  France
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 24–14, 26–19, 23–18
Pts: Mirotić 23
Rebs: Gasol 8
Asts: Navarro 5
Pts: Parker 14
Rebs: Gobert 12
Asts: Diaw 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,725
Referees: José Reese (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

Women's tournament

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

Team roster

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

France women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C4Isabelle Yacoubou (C)30 – (1986-04-21)21 April 19861.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Familia Schio
C5Endéné Miyem28 – (1988-05-15)15 May 19881.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Dynamo Kursk
C7Sandrine Gruda29 – (1987-06-25)25 June 19871.93 m (6 ft 4 in)UMMC Ekaterinburg
F10Sarah Michel27 – (1989-01-10)10 January 19891.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Basket Lattes
SF11Valériane Ayayi22 – (1994-04-29)29 April 19941.84 m (6 ft 0 in)Basket Lattes
C12Gaëlle Skrela33 – (1983-01-24)24 January 19831.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Basket Lattes
C16Héléna Ciak26 – (1989-12-15)15 December 19891.97 m (6 ft 6 in)CJM Bourges Basket
G17Marine Johannès21 – (1995-01-21)21 January 19951.77 m (5 ft 10 in)USO Mondeville
PG20Amel Bouderra27 – (1989-03-26)26 March 19891.63 m (5 ft 4 in)Flammes Carolo Basket
F21Laetitia Kamba29 – (1987-01-10)10 January 19871.87 m (6 ft 2 in)ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
G22Olivia Époupa22 – (1994-04-30)30 April 19941.64 m (5 ft 5 in)Toulouse Métropole Basket
C25Marielle Amant26 – (1989-12-09)9 December 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in)ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Grégory Halin
  • Olivier Lafargue
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Australia550400345+5510Quarter-finals
2  France532344343+18[a]
3  Turkey532324325−18[a]
4  Japan532386378+88[a]
5  Belarus514347361−146
6  Brazil (H)505335384−495
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
12:00
Turkey  39–55  France
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 3–14, 16–19, 4–14
Pts: Yılmaz 16
Rebs: Yılmaz 6
Asts: Vardarlı 5
Pts: Michel, Miyem 14
Rebs: Yacoubou 11
Asts: Epoupa 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,042
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:45
France  73–72  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 20–20, 18–11, 21–19
Pts: Epoupa 16
Rebs: Michel 8
Asts: Epoupa 5
Pts: Likhtarovich 16
Rebs: Leuchanka 13
Asts: Harding 8
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,075
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Duan Zhu (CHN), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
12:15
Australia  89–71  France
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–10, 23–21, 20–21
Pts: Taylor 31
Rebs: Cambage 7
Asts: Taylor 9
Pts: Epoupa 15
Rebs: Epoupa 7
Asts: Bouderra 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 1,481
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
15:30
France  74–64  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 15–9, 22–19, 17–16
Pts: Skrela 18
Rebs: Gruda 10
Asts: Époupa 7
Pts: Dantas 21
Rebs: Dos Santos 10
Asts: three players 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,128
Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:45
Japan  79–71  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 23–13, 23–22, 16–17
Pts: Yoshida 24
Rebs: Tokashiki 7
Asts: Yoshida 7
Pts: Epoupa, Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 9
Asts: Gruda 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,351
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
22:15
France  68–63  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–12, 18–13, 18–13
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda 10
Asts: Époupa 6
Pts: Gaucher 15
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Tatham 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Semifinal
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
19:00
France  67–86  United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–21, 8–25, 23–21
Pts: Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Michel 3
Pts: Taurasi 18
Rebs: Fowles 9
Asts: Taurasi 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,431
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN)

Bronze medal match
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
11:30
France  63–70  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–9, 15–28, 21–15
Pts: Miyem 18
Rebs: Yacoubou 10
Asts: Époupa 4
Pts: Milovanović 18
Rebs: Page 8
Asts: A. Dabović 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,039
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Anne Panther (GER), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

Boxing

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

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

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elie KonkiFlyweight  Touba (GER)
W 3–0
 Aloyan (RUS)
L 0–3
did not advance
Sofiane OumihaLightweight  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 AmzileLight welterweight  Junias (NAM)
W 3–0
 Sotomayor (AZE)
L 1–2
did not advance
Souleymane CissokhoWelterweight  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 AsomoMiddleweight  Mytrofanov (UKR)
W 3–0
 Delgado (ECU)
W 2–1
 López (CUB)
L 0–3
did not advance
Mathieu BauderliqueLight heavyweightBye  Carrillo (COL)
W 3–0
 Mina (ECU)
W TKO
 La Cruz (CUB)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Paul Omba-BiongoloHeavyweight  Abdullayev (AZE)
L TKO
did not advance
Tony YokaSuper heavyweightBye  Laurent (ISV)
W 3–0
 Ishaish (JOR)
W 3–0
 Hrgović (CRO)
W 2–1
 Joyce (GBR)
W 2–1
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sarah OurahmouneFlyweight  Ez-Zahraoui (MAR)
W 3–0
 Shekerbekova (KAZ)
W 3–0
 Valencia (COL)
W 2–0
 Adams (GBR)
L 0–3
Estelle MosselyLightweightBye  Testa (ITA)
W 3–0
 Belyakova (RUS)
W TKO
 Yin Jh (CHN)
W 2–1

Canoeing

Slalom

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

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Denis Gargaud ChanutMen's C-1102.031193.48293.482 Q98.063 Q94.17
Gauthier Klauss
Matthieu Péché
Men's C-2103.353102.431102.432 Q110.195 Q103.24
Sébastien CombotMen's K-189.13588.94588.949 Q94.598 Q92.558
Marie-Zélia LafontWomen's K-1110.5211118.6713110.5216did not advance

Sprint

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

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Thomas SimartC-1 200 m40.4151 Q40.6702 FA40.1808
Adrien BartC-1 1000 m4:10.0435 Q4:08.5935 FB4:00.91110
Maxime BeaumontK-1 200 m34.3221 Q34.3981 FA35.362
Cyrille CarréK-1 1000 m3:36.3223 Q3:38.1156 FB3:36.60613
Maxime Beaumont
Sébastien Jouve
K-2 200 m31.8553 Q32.5262 FA32.6997
Étienne Hubert
Arnaud Hybois
K-2 1000 m3:25.6544 Q3:21.1005 FB3:19.41510
Cyrille Carré
Étienne Hubert
Arnaud Hybois
Sébastien Jouve
K-4 1000 m3:02.3765 Q3:00.8963 FA3:07.4887
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sarah GuyotK-1 200 m40.3171 Q40.5162 FA40.8945
Manon Hostens
Léa Jamelot
Amandine Lhote
Sarah Troël
K-4 500 m1:37.036 Q1:39.066 FB1:41.06912

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

Cycling

Road

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

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Julian AlaphilippeRoad race6:10:274
Time trial1:24:39.9932
Romain BardetRoad race6:16:1724
Warren BarguilRoad racedid not finish
Alexis VuillermozRoad race6:16:1723
Time trial1:20:43.8729
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Audrey CordonRoad race4:01:0437
Time trial49:32.8724
Pauline Ferrand-PrévotRoad race3:56:3426

Track

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

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

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Grégory BaugéMen's sprint9.807
73.416
6 Q  Kelemen (CZE)
W 10.214
70.491
Bye  Hoogland (NED)
W 10.103
71.265
Bye  Dmitriev (RUS)
L, L
Did not advance5th place final
 Eilers (GER)
 Xu C (CHN)
 Constable (AUS)
L
7
François Pervis9.898
72.741
11 Q  Hoogland (NED)
L
 Puerta (COL)
 Sarnecki (POL)
L
did not advance
Sandie ClairWomen's sprint11.517
62.516
25did not advance
Virginie Cueff11.099
64.870
16 Q  Lee W S (HKG)
L
 Morton (AUS)
 Gong Jj (CHN)
W 11.496
62.630
 James (GBR)
L
 Krupeckaitė (LTU)
 Hansen (NZL)
L
did not advance9th place final
 Hansen (NZL)
 Meares (AUS)
 Welte (GER)
L
12
Team sprint
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
François Pervis
Men's team sprint43.185
62.521
4 Q  Poland (POL)
W 43.153
62.568
3 FB  Australia (AUS)
W 43.143
62.582
Sandie Clair
Virginie Cueff
Women's team sprint33.625
53.531
6 Q  Germany (GER)
L 33.517
53.704
6did not advance

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

Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Michaël D'AlmeidaMen's keirin1 QBye68
François Pervis3 R1 Q511
Sandie ClairWomen's keirin6 R3did not advance
Virginie CueffDNF R3did not advance
Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
Thomas BoudatMen's omnium3364:19.9185322381:04.227112013.2729242261725
Laurie BerthonWomen's omnium8263:40.180121892435.27533613.90333623916310

Mountain biking

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

AthleteEventTimeRank
Julien AbsalonMen's cross-country1:36:438
Victor Koretzky1:37:2710
Maxime Marotte1:35:014
Perrine ClauzelWomen's cross-country1:42:2326
Pauline Ferrand-Prévotdid not finish

BMX

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

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Joris DaudetMen's BMX34.6171186did not advance
Amidou Mir35.24811145did not advance
Jérémy Rencurel35.88422287did not advance
Manon ValentinoWomen's BMX36.37712124 Q2:41.1098

Diving

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

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Matthieu RossetMen's 3 m springboard373.4023did not advance
Benjamin AuffretMen's 10 m platform470.455 Q477.004 Q507.354
Laura MarinoWomen's 10 m platform289.3519did not advance

Equestrian

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

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Stéphanie BrieusselAmorakIndividual65.114 #55did not advance
Ludovic HenryAfter You69.21440did not advance
Karen TebarDon Luis75.02918 Q72.77325did not advance
Pierre VollaBadinda Altena71.50030 Q65.74231did not advance
Stéphanie Brieussel
Ludovic Henry
Karen Tebar
Pierre Volla
See aboveTeam71.9148did not advancedid not advance

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Karim LaghouagEntebbeIndividual43.40 #1450.40 #93.40 #301.0094.40 #28did not advance
Mathieu LemoineBart39.20314.4053.60108.0061.609 Q8.0069.601569.6015
Astier NicolasPiaf de B'Neville42.00110.0042.0030.0042.002 Q6.0048.00248.00
Thibaut ValletteQing du Briot41.00624.4065.40180.0065.4014 Q4.0069.401369.4013
Karim Laghouag
Mathieu Lemoine
Astier Nicolas
Thibaut Vallette
See aboveTeam122.20238.80161.0038.00169.001169.00

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Roger-Yves BostSydney Une PrinceIndividual0=1 Q11=12 Q125 Q0=1 Q55=165=16
Pénélope LeprevostFlora de Mariposa47 #=6804768TOdid not competedid not advance
Philippe RozierRahotep de Toscane0=1 Q4 #4=28 Q15=13 Q4=16 Q913231323
Kevin StautRêveur de Hurtebise *HDC4=27 Q04=15 Q04=7 Q4=16 Q812221222
Roger-Yves Bost
Pénélope Leprevost
Philippe Rozier
Kevin Staut
See aboveTeam4=3 Q1=5 Q2313

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Fencing

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

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

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

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yannick BorelÉpéeBye  Rédli (HUN)
W 15–9
 Kauter (SUI)
W 15–14
 Steffen (SUI)
L 10–15
did not advance
Gauthier GrumierBye  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 JérentBye  F Limardo (VEN)
L 14–15
did not advance
Yannick Borel
Gauthier Grumier
Daniel Jérent
Team épéeBye  Venezuela (VEN)
W 45–29
 Hungary (HUN)
W 45–40
 Italy (ITA)
W 45–31
Jérémy CadotFoilBye  Cassarà (ITA)
L 14–15
did not advance
Erwann Le PéchouxBye  Lei S (CHN)
W 15–9
 Meinhardt (USA)
L 14–15
did not advance
Enzo LefortBye  Joppich (GER)
L 13–15
did not advance
Jérémy Cadot
Erwann Le Péchoux
Enzo Lefort
Jean-Paul Tony Helissey
Team foil  China (CHN)
W 45–42
 Italy (ITA)
W 45–30
 Russia (RUS)
L 41–45
Vincent AnstettSabre  Tokunan (JPN)
W 15–13
 Vũ T A (VIE)
W 15–8
 Abedini (IRI)
L 13–15
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Marie-Florence CandassamyÉpée  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 RembiBye  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 Candassamy
Auriane Mallo
Lauren Rembi
Team épéeBye  Russia (RUS)
L 41–44
Classification semi-final
 United States (USA)
L 28–32
7th place final
 Ukraine (UKR)
W 45–38
7
Astrid GuyartFoilBye  Leleiko (UKR)
W 15–9
 Prescod (USA)
W 14–11
 Deriglazova (RUS)
L 6–15
did not advance
Ysaora ThibusBye  Karamete (TUR)
W 15–6
 Le Hl (CHN)
W 15–13
 Shanaeva (RUS)
L 10–15
did not advance
Cécilia BerderSabreBye  Pérez Maurice (ARG)
W 15–6
 Muhammad (USA)
W 15–12
 Velikaya (RUS)
L 10–15
did not advance
Manon BrunetBye  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 LembachBye  Vecchi (ITA)
W 15–11
 Velikaya (RUS)
L 14–15
did not advance
Cécilia Berder
Manon Brunet
Charlotte Lembach
Team sabre  Italy (ITA)
L 36–45
Classification semi-final
 South Korea (KOR)
L 40–45
7th place final
 Mexico (MEX)
L 38–45
8

Football

Women's tournament

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

Team roster

Head coach: Philippe Bergeroo

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

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKMéline Gérard (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 26)40 Olympique Lyon
22DFGriedge Mbock Bathy (1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 21)90 Olympique Lyon
32DFWendie Renard (captain) (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 26)7117 Olympique Lyon
42DFSakina Karchaoui (1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20)10 Montpellier HSC
52DFSabrina Delannoy (1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (aged 30)262 Paris Saint-Germain
63MFAmandine Henry (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 26)486 Portland Thorns
72DFAmel Majri (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23)203 Olympique Lyon
82DFJessica Houara (1987-09-29)29 September 1987 (aged 28)413 Olympique Lyon
94FWEugénie Le Sommer (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 27)11652 Olympique Lyon
103MFCamille Abily (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 31)14529 Olympique Lyon
113MFClaire Lavogez (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22)131 Olympique Lyon
124FWÉlodie Thomis (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)11631 Olympique Lyon
134FWKadidiatou Diani (1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 21)51 FCF Juvisy
143MFLouisa Cadamuro (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 29)12532 Olympique Lyon
153MFÉlise Bussaglia (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)14326 VfL Wolfsburg
161GKSarah Bouhaddi (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 29)930 Olympique Lyon
173MFKheira Hamraoui (1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 26)221 Olympique Lyon
184FWMarie-Laure Delie (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 28)9062 Paris Saint-Germain
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  United States321052+37Quarter-finals
2  France320171+66
3  New Zealand310215−43
4  Colombia301227−51
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
France  4–0  Colombia
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 6,847[37]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

United States  1–0  France
Lloyd 64'Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 11,782[38]
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

New Zealand  0–3  France
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Le Sommer 38'
Cadamuro 63', 90+2' (pen.)
Quarterfinal
Canada  1–0  France
Schmidt 56'Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 38,688[40]
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Golf

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

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Grégory BourdyMen's67697273281−3=21
Julien Quesne71797271293+9=55
Karine IcherWomen's73727376294+10=44
Gwladys Nocera73717472290+6=39

Gymnastics

Artistic

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

Men
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Samir Aït SaïdTeam15.533 Q*12.866did not advance
Axel Augis14.03314.50014.33313.16615.30014.70086.03223 Q
Julien Gobaux13.06614.23314.50013.70014.76614.30084.56529
Danny Rodrigues13.13315.266 Q14.23313.433
Cyril Tommasone13.96615.650 Q14.100
Total41.06544.38345.29939.73244.29942.433257.21112
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB
Samir Aït SaïdRingsWithdrew due to injury[46]
Axel AugisAll-around13.93313.10013.93314.26614.76612.90082.89821
Cyril TommasonePommel horse15.60015.6004
Danny RodriguesRings15.23315.2337
Women
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Marine BoyerTeam14.20014.600 Q13.233did not advance
Marine Brevet14.13314.33314.16613.93356.56516 Q
Loan His13.900
Oréane Lechenault12.30013.16613.63313.66652.76546
Louise Vanhille13.96614.86613.63313.30055.76521 Q
Total42.29943.09942.39940.899168.69611
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F
Marine BoyerBalance beam14.60014.6004
Marine BrevetAll-around14.16614.30014.13314.00056.59915
Louise Vanhille14.00014.23313.20013.23354.66620

Rhythmic

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

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Kseniya MoustafaevaIndividual17.60017.51617.50017.36669.98210 Q17.70016.83316.91616.74168.24010

Trampoline

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

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Sébastien MartinyMen's106.23010did not advance
Marine JurbertWomen's96.76014did not advance

Handball

Summary
Key:
  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men'sMen's tournament  Tunisia
W 25–23
 Qatar
W 35–20
 Argentina
W 31–24
 Croatia
L 28–29
 Denmark
W 33–30
2  Brazil
W 34–27
 Germany
W 29–28
 Denmark
L 26–28
France women'sWomen's tournament  Netherlands
W 18–14
 Russia
L 25–26
 Argentina
W 27–11
 South Korea
W 21–17
 Sweden
W 27–25
2  Spain
W 27–26ET
 Netherlands
W 24–23
 Russia
L 19–22

Men's tournament

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Claude Onesta

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
8LBDaniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 37)1.89 m280858 Paris Saint-Germain
12GKVincent Gérard (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 30)1.88 m250 Montpellier Handball
13CBNikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 33)1.96 m2521024 Paris Saint-Germain
14CBKentin Mahé (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 26)1.86 m4298 Flensburg-Handewitt
15LBMathieu Grébille (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 25)1.98 m3957 Montpellier Handball
16GKThierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 40)1.92 m3281 Paris Saint-Germain
17LBTimothey N'Guessan (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 24)1.96 m2035 Chambéry Savoie
19RWLuc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 32)1.82 m196646 Paris Saint-Germain
20PCédric Sorhaindo (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 33)1.92 m150302 Barcelona
21LWMichaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 35)1.79 m218771 Montpellier Handball
22PLuka Karabatić (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 29)2.02 m4246 Paris Saint-Germain
23PLudovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 21)1.98 m75 Montpellier Handball
27RBAdrien Dipanda (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 29)2.02 m710 Saint-Raphaël
28RBValentin Porte (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 26)1.90 m48114 Fenix Toulouse
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Croatia5401147134+138[a]Quarter-finals
2  France5401152126+268[a]
3  Denmark5302136127+96
4  Qatar5212122127−55
5  Argentina5104110126−162
6  Tunisia5014118145−271
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:50
France  25–23  TunisiaFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mahé 5(16–11)Tej 6
 1× Report  6×

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

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

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

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40
France  33–30  DenmarkFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9(17–16)Hansen 8
 3× Report  5×
Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
10:00
Brazil  27–34  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pozzer 8(16–16)Guigou 8
 4× Report  3×
Semifinal
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
15:30
France  29–28  GermanyFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Narcisse 7(16–13)Gensheimer 11
 4× Report  5×
Gold medal match
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
14:00
Denmark  28–26  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen 8(16–14)Guigou 6
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Women's tournament

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKLaura Glauser (1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 22)1.78 m380 Metz Handball
3RWBlandine Dancette (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 28)1.69 m80103 Chambray Touraine
5RBCamille Ayglon (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 31)1.80 m207378 CSM București
7CBAllison Pineau (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 27)1.81 m182475 Brest Bretagne Handball
8PLaurisa Landre (1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 30)1.74 m3858 S.C.M. Craiova
10CBGrace Zaadi (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 23)1.71 m4865 Metz Handball
12GKAmandine Leynaud (1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 28)1.78 m1771 Vardar
13LWManon Houette (1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 24)1.68 m2649 Thüringer HC
17LWSiraba Dembélé (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 30)1.72 m211681 Rostov-Don
18RWChloé Bulleux (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 24)1.72 m2645 Siófok
24PBéatrice Edwige (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 27)1.82 m2813 Metz Handball
27LBEstelle Nze Minko (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 24)1.76 m3861 Siófok
29LBGnonsiane Niombla (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26)1.72 m47138 CSM București
64RBAlexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 29)1.72 m173541 Vardar
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Russia5500165147+1810Quarter-finals
2  France540111893+258
3  Sweden5212150141+95
4  Netherlands512213513504
5  South Korea5113130136−63
6  Argentina5005101147−460
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
11:30
Netherlands  14–18  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
three players 3(6–10)Lacrabère, Pineau 5
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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
11:30
France  25–26  RussiaFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lacrabère 11(10–15)Kuznetsova 6
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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
21:50
France  27–11  ArgentinaFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Houette 8(15–4)Campigli 4
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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
21:50
South Korea  17–21  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Song 5(11–11)Lacrabère 7
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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
11:30
Sweden  25–27  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Roberts 8(13–15)Lacrabère 8
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Quarterfinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
13:30
Spain  26–27 (ET)  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Pena 13(12–5)Lacrabère 7
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FT: 23–23 ET: 3–4

Semifinal
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
15:30
Netherlands  23–24  FranceFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
van der Heijden 8(13–17)Pineau 7
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Gold medal match
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
15:30
France  19–22  RussiaFuture Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR)
Dembélé, Pineau 5(7–10)Vyakhireva 5
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Judo

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

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Walide Khyar−60 kg  Yacoub (PLE)
W 100–000
 Kitadai (BRA)
L 000–001
did not advance
Kilian Le Blouch−66 kgBye  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 kgBye  Valois-Fortier (CAN)
L 000–001
did not advance
Alexandre Iddir−90 kgBye  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 advance7
Cyrille Maret−100 kgBye  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 kgBye  Tayeb (ALG)
W 100–000
 R Silva (BRA)
W 010–000
 Sasson (ISR)
W 010–000
Bye  Harasawa (JPN)
W 000–000 S
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
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 kgBye  Smythe-Davis (GBR)
W 100–000
 Matsumoto (JPN)
L 000–010
Did not advance  Monteiro (POR)
L 000–100
Did not advance7
Clarisse Agbegnenou−63 kgBye  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 kgBye  Conway (GBR)
L 001–100
did not advance
Audrey Tcheuméo−78 kgBye  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 kgBye  Zambotti (MEX)
W 000–000 S
 Chikhrouhou (TUN)
W 000–000 S
 Yu S (CHN)
W 100–000
Bye  Ortíz (CUB)
W 100–000

Modern pentathlon

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

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
RRBRRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Valentin BelaudMen's19–162132142:04.4432317141328611:39.3722601142020
Valentin Prades21–14142272:07.8318327232327711:04.08363614674
Élodie ClouvelWomen's21–14172272:08.62231571129312:59.06175211356

Rowing

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

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

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Germain Chardin
Dorian Mortelette
Pair6:42.001 SA/BBye6:26.103 FA7:09.915
Matthieu Androdias
Hugo Boucheron
Double sculls6:33.032 SA/BBye6:16.153 FA7:02.066
Jérémie Azou
Pierre Houin
Lightweight double sculls6:24.621 SA/BBye6:34.431 FA6:30.70
Benjamin Lang
Mickaël Marteau
Théophile Onfroy
Valentin Onfroy
Four6:00.723 SA/BBye6:26.945 FB6:02.2111
Thomas Baroukh
Thibault Colard
Guillaume Raineau
Franck Solforosi
Lightweight four6:07.314 R6:01.181 SA/B6:07.322 FA6:22.85
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Noémie Kober
Marie Le Nepvou
Pair7:26.284 R7:59.443 SA/B7:44.816 FB7:26.5512
Hélène Lefebvre
Elodie Ravera
Double sculls7:05.653 SA/BBye6:54.343 FA7:52.035

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

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)EventsPointsUnion
1FWJonathan Laugel (1993-01-30)January 30, 1993 (aged 23)4095 Unattached
2FWManoël Dall'igna (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 31)50255 Unattached
3FWDamien Cler (1983-10-02)October 2, 1983 (aged 32)1065 Unattached
4BKTerry Bouhraoua (c) (1987-08-26)August 26, 1987 (aged 28)37915 Unattached
5BKStephen Parez (1994-08-01)August 1, 1994 (aged 22)24273 Unattached
6BKSteeve Barry (1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 25)39274 Stade Rochelais
7BKVirimi Vakatawa (1992-05-01)May 1, 1992 (aged 24)16300 Unattached
8FWPierre-Gilles Lakafia (1987-03-12)March 12, 1987 (aged 29)21115 Unattached
9BKJérémy Aicardi (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 27)16114 Unattached
10BKJulien Candelon (1980-07-08)July 8, 1980 (aged 36)35546 Unattached
11FWSacha Valleau (1996-10-08)October 8, 1996 (aged 19)1042 Unattached
12BKVincent Inigo (1983-02-10)February 10, 1983 (aged 33)29109 Unattached
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  South Africa32015512+437Quarter-finals
2  France32015745+127
3  Australia32015248+47
4  Spain30031776−593
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
11:00
Australia  14–31  France
Try: Parahi 8' c
Jenkins 9' c
Con: Stannard (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Bouhraoua (3) 4' c, 6' c, 14' c
Dall'igna 13' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/3)
Inigo (1/1)
Pen: Bouhraoua (1/1) 7'
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)

9 August 2016
16:30
South Africa  26–0  France
Try: Geduld 1' c
Smith 4' c
Brown 6' m
Sage 12' c
Con: Afrika (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

10 August 2016
11:00
France  26–5  Spain
Try: Vakatawa (2) 4' c, 8' m
Cler 10' c
Aicardi 12' c
Con: Bouhraoua (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Sempere 14' m
Con: Genua (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Anthony Moyes (Australia)
Quarterfinal
10 August 2016
17:30
Japan  12–7  France
Try: Tuqiri 8' m
Goto 7' c
Con: Sakai (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Cler 4' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Classification semifinal (5–8)
11 August 2016
13:30
New Zealand  24–19  France
Try: Ware (2) 2' m, 12' c
A. Ioane 8' m
R. Ioane 10' c
Con: Kaka (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Parez (2) 4' c, 7' m
Valleau 14' c
Con: Bouhraoua (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Seventh place match
11 August 2016
17:30
France  12–10  Australia
Try: Bouhraoua 6' m
Candelon 8' c
Con: Bouhraoua (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Hutchison 1' m
Jenkins 13' m
Con: Stannard (0/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Women's tournament

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: David Courteix

BacksForwards
4Pauline Biscarat1Rose Thomas
5Jade Le Pesq2Audrey Amiel
6Fanny Horta (c)3Marjorie Mayans
7Caroline Ladagnous9Jennifer Troncy
8Camille Grassineau10Elodie Guiglion
12Lina Guérin11Shannon Izar
14Jessy Tremouliere
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  New Zealand330010912+979Quarter-finals
2  France32017140+317
3  Spain31023165−345
4  Kenya300317111−943
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016
11:00
France  24–7  Spain
Try: Grassineau 3' c
Guérin 7' m
Ladagnous 9' c
Guiglion 13' m
Con: Biscarat (2/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: P. García 11' c
Con: P. García (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

6 August 2016
16:00
France  40–7  Kenya
Try: Ladagnous (2) 4' c, 14' m
Le Pesq 7' c
Horta 8' c
Guérin 11' c
Amiel 14' c
Con: Le Pesq (4/5)
Biscarat (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Masinde 7' c
Con: Awino (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)

Quarterfinal
7 August 2016
17:30
Canada  15–5  France
Try: Moleschi 6' m
Farella 12' m
Landry 14' m
Con: Landry (0/2)
Russell (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Le Pesq 3' m
Con: Le Pesq (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
Classification semifinal (5–8)
8 August 2016
13:30
Spain  12–24  France
Try: Erbina 12' c
Etxebarría 14' m
Con: P. García (1/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Mayans 1' m
Guérin (3) 3' c, 7' m, 9' c
Con: Le Pesq (1/3)
Biscarat (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
Fifth place match

Sailing

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

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

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Pierre Le CoqRS:X77126328101723121486
Jean-Baptiste BernazLaser11104175473151922905
Jonathan LobertFinn101517121411121414EL9514
Sofian Bouvet
Jérémie Mion
470661026614920228877
Noé Delpech
Julien d'Ortoli
49er20121612291131791441005
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Charline PiconRS:X1214510511827310464
Mathilde de KerangatLaser Radial2315251417181491422EL14621
Hélène Defrance
Camille Lecointre
4706182341377621262
Aude Compan
Sarah Steyaert
49erFX1910121213194151310856
Mixed
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Billy Besson
Marie Riou
Nacra 177171581315211311710936

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

Shooting

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

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

Men
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Éric DelaunaySkeet121 (+11)7did not advance
Cyril Graff50 m rifle prone624.39did not advance
Jérémy Monnier10 m air rifle618.538did not advance
50 m rifle prone618.639did not advance
Jean Quiquampoix25 m rapid fire pistol5863 Q30
Alexis Raynaud50 m rifle 3 positions11765 Q448.4
Valérian Sauveplane10 m air rifle621.126did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions116824did not advance
Anthony TerrasSkeet121 (+3)8did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Laurence Brize50 m rifle 3 positions57720did not advance
Céline Goberville10 m air pistol38310did not advance
Mathilde Lamolle25 m pistol55039did not advance
Stéphanie Tirode10 m air pistol38113did not advance
25 m pistol57326did not advance

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

Swimming

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

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

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yannick Agnel200 m freestyle1:47.3519did not advance
Frédérick Bousquet50 m freestyle22.2725did not advance
Jordan Coelho200 m butterfly1:58.6225did not advance
Nicolas D'Oriano1500 m freestyle15:33.6240did not advance
Damien Joly14:48.906 Q14:52.737
Camille Lacourt100 m backstroke52.961 Q52.724 Q52.705
Florent Manaudou50 m freestyle21.724 Q21.321 Q21.41
Mehdy Metella100 m butterfly51.715 Q51.738 Q51.586
Clément Mignon100 m freestyle48.57=14 Q48.5714did not advance
Marc-Antoine Olivier10 km open water1:53:02.0
Jordan Pothain400 m freestyle3:45.438 Q3:49.078
Jérémy Stravius100 m freestyle48.6218did not advance
200 m freestyle1:46.6711 QDNSdid not advance
100 m butterfly52.1017did not advance
Fabien Gilot
Florent Manaudou
Mehdy Metella
William Meynard*
Clément Mignon*
Jérémy Stravius
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:13.274 Q3:10.53
Lorys Bourelly
Damien Joly
Grégory Mallet
Jordan Pothain
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:13.7114did not advance
Theo Bussiere
Camille Lacourt
Clément Mignon
Jérémy Stravius
4 × 100 m medley relay3:34.4710did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Coralie Balmy200 m freestyle1:58.8323did not advance
400 m freestyle4:03.404 Q4:06.988
Charlotte Bonnet100 m freestyle53.9310 Q54.5415did not advance
200 m freestyle1:56.264 Q1:56.387 Q1:56.298
Béryl Gastaldello100 m freestyle54.8022did not advance
100 m butterfly58.9324did not advance
Lara Grangeon200 m butterfly2:09.6918did not advance
400 m individual medley4:43.9822did not advance
Mélanie Henique50 m freestyle25.3631did not advance
Fantine Lesaffre200 m individual medley2:15.71=30did not advance
400 m individual medley4:44.4723did not advance
Aurélie Muller10 km open waterDSQ
Anna Santamans50 m freestyle24.9321did not advance
Marie Wattel100 m butterfly58.9023did not advance
Charlotte Bonnet
Mathilde Cini
Béryl Gastaldello
Anna Santamans
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:36.85 NR8 Q3:37.457
Coralie Balmy
Charlotte Bonnet
Margaux Fabre
Cloé Hache
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:55.5510did not advance
Charlotte Bonnet
Fanny Deberghes
Béryl Gastaldello
Marie Wattel
4 × 100 m medley relayDSQdid not advance

Synchronized swimming

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

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Laura Augé
Margaux Chrétien
Duet86.2824986.8667173.14918 Q87.9667174.24918

Table tennis

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

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

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

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

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Simon GauzyMen's singlesBye  Kou L (UKR)
L 1–4
did not advance
Emmanuel LebessonBye  Crişan (ROU)
L 3–4
did not advance
Tristan Flore
Simon Gauzy
Emmanuel Lebesson
Men's team  Great Britain (GBR)
L 2–3
did not advance
Li XueWomen's singlesBye  Diaz (PUR)
W 4–0
 Li Jie (NED)
W 4–3
 Han Y (GER)
L 1–4
did not advance

Taekwondo

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

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
M'bar N'diayeMen's +80 kg  Issoufou (NIG)
L 0–6
did not advance  Siqueira (BRA)
L 2–5
Did not advance7
Yasmina AziezWomen'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 NiaréWomen'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 ÉpangueWomen'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

Tennis

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

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

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

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Gaël MonfilsSingles  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 Monfils
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Doubles  Baker /
Ram (USA)
L 1–6, 4–6
did not advance
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
 Cabal /
Farah (COL)
L 6–7(4–7), 3–6
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alizé CornetSingles  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 Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
Doubles  Doi /
Hozumi (JPN)
L 0–6, 6–0, 4–6
did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Caroline Garcia
Nicolas Mahut
Doubles  Pereira /
Melo (BRA)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–7(1–7)
did not advance
Kristina Mladenovic
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
 Vinci /
Fognini (ITA)
L 4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
did not advance

Triathlon

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

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Dorian ConinxMen's17:280:5256:220:3636:321:51:5036
Pierre Le Corre17:280:4857:020:3532:431:48:3625
Vincent Luis17:260:4855:040:3332:211:46:127
Cassandre BeaugrandWomen's19:160:521:04:350:4636:492:02:1830
Audrey Merle19:190:531:04:310:3937:312:02:5335

Volleyball

Indoor

Men's tournament

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2015–16 club
2Jenia Grebennikov (L)13 August 19901.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) Cucine Lube Civitanova
4Antonin Rouzier18 August 19862.00 m (6 ft 7 in)102 kg (225 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Arkas İzmir
5Trévor Clévenot28 June 19941.99 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)335 cm (132 in)316 cm (124 in) Spacer's Toulouse
6Benjamin Toniutti (C)30 October 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)73 kg (161 lb)320 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in) ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7Kévin Tillie2 November 19902.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in) ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
9Earvin N'Gapeth12 February 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)101 kg (223 lb)358 cm (141 in)327 cm (129 in) DHL Modena
10Kévin Le Roux11 May 19892.09 m (6 ft 10 in)98 kg (216 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in) Halkbank Ankara
13Pierre Pujol13 July 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) AS Cannes
14Nicolas Le Goff15 February 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in)115 kg (254 lb)365 cm (144 in)328 cm (129 in) Berlin Recycling Volleys
16Nicolas Maréchal4 March 19871.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)338 cm (133 in)327 cm (129 in) PGE Skra Bełchatów
17Franck Lafitte8 March 19892.03 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Arago de Sète
18Thibault Rossard28 August 19931.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)320 cm (130 in) Arago de Sète
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1  Italy541121352.6004323751.152Quarterfinals
2  Canada53291071.4293783781.000
3  United States53291081.2504194051.035
4  Brazil (H)53291191.2224674421.057
5  France5236890.8893863671.052
6  Mexico50501150.0672833980.711
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host


7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
09:30
Italy  3–0  FranceGinásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,456
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(25–20, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
11:55
France  3–0  MexicoGinásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,625
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Taoufik Boudaya (TUN)
(25–18, 25–12, 25–22)
Results Statistics

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
17:05
Canada  0–3  FranceGinásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,498
Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(19–25, 16–25, 19–25)
Results Statistics

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:25
United States  3–1  FranceGinásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,877
Referees: Arturo Di Giacomo (BEL), Luis Macias (MEX)
(25–22, 25–22, 14–25, 25–22)
Results Statistics

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
22:45
Brazil  3–1  FranceGinásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,800
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Nasr Shaaban (EGY)
(25–22, 22–25, 25–20, 25–23)
Results Statistics

Water polo

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

Men's tournament

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

Team roster

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

Head coach: Florian Bruzzo

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birth2016 club
1Rémi GarsauGK1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)19 July 1984 CN Marseille
2Rémi SaudadierCF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)20 March 1986 Spandau 04
3Igor KovacevicCB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)3 November 1988 CN Marseille
4Enzo KhaszCF2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)13 August 1993 CN Marseille
5Romain BlaryCF1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)103 kg (227 lb)20 October 1985 Team Strasbourg
6Thibaut SimonD1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)18 December 1983 CN Marseille
7Ugo CrousillatD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)27 October 1990 Szolnoki Dózsa
8Michal IždinskýD1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)23 July 1992 Olympic Nice
9Mehdi MarzoukiD1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)103 kg (227 lb)26 May 1987 Spandau 04
10Mathieu PeissonCB1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)105 kg (231 lb)29 September 1982 Team Strasbourg
11Petar TomaševićD1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)2 January 1989 Olympic Nice
12Alexandre Camarasa (c)CF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)104 kg (229 lb)10 June 1987 CN Marseille
13Jonathan MoriaméGK2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)104 kg (229 lb)19 June 1984 CN Noisy
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Spain53114635+117Quarter-finals
2  Croatia5302373706
3  Italy53024041−16
4  Montenegro52123632+45
5  United States5203353504
6  France51042842−142
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
6 August 2016
19:30
ReportFrance  4–7  MontenegroMaria 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 1GoalsRadović 3

8 August 2016
10:20
ReportItaly  11–8  FranceMaria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–1, 1–2, 2–2
Aicardi 4Goalsthree players 2

10 August 2016
11:40
ReportFrance  3–6  United StatesMaria 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 1GoalsSamuels 3

12 August 2016
20:50
ReportSpain  10–4  FranceMaria 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 3GoalsCrousillat 2

14 August 2016
16:50
ReportFrance  9–8  CroatiaOlympic 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 3GoalsSukno 3

Weightlifting

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

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

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Bernardin Kingue MatamMen's −69 kg140=1218063207
Giovanni BardisMen's −85 kg1658192123579
Benjamin Hennequin155111951135010
Kévin BoulyMen's −94 kg155131901234512
Gaëlle Nayo-KetchankeWomen's −75 kg102813552378

Wrestling

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

Key:
  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • VF – Victory by forfeit
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zelimkhan Khadjiev−74 kg  Yadav (IND)
W 5–0 VF
 Takatani (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance8
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cynthia Vescan−75 kgBye  Marzaliuk (BLR)
L 0–5 VT
did not advance16

See also

References

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