France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.
| France at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 385 (222 men & 172 women) in 31 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Clarisse Agbegnenou Samir Aït Saïd[2] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Steven Da Costa[1] |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
France competed in all sports except baseball (softball), field hockey, and water polo.
France repeated its gold medal tally from the previous games, but its overall medal haul was down from 42 to 33, the lowest since Athens 2004. The country however scored numerous victories in team sports, namely a double in handball (both men and women won gold), gold in men's volleyball, silver in men's basketball and women's rugby sevens, and bronze in women's basketball.
Medalists
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total | ||
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fencing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Handball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Judo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Sailing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Triathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 | ||
| Multiple medalists | ||||||
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| Name | Sport | | | | Total | |
| Clarisse Agbegnenou | Judo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sarah-Léonie Cysique | Judo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Amandine Buchard | Judo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Madeleine Malonga | Judo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Romane Dicko | Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Teddy Riner | Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Manon Brunet | Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 42 | 19 | 61 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Basketball | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Boxing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Canoeing | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Cycling | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Fencing | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Handball | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Judo | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Karate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Sailing | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Shooting | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Skateboarding | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Surfing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennis | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 222 | 172 | 393 |
Archery
France fielded two archers (one man and one woman) to compete in the men's and women's individual recurve, respectively, at the Games by finishing among the top four vying for qualification at the 2021 European Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Thomas Chirault | Men's individual | 648 | 51 |  Broeksma (NED)L 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Pierre Plihon | 653 | 36 |  Williams (USA)W 6–4 |  Kim W-j (KOR)L 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jean-Charles Valladont | 640 | 57 | van den Berg (NED) L 3–7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Thomas Chirault Pierre Plihon Jean-Charles Valladont | Men's team | 1941 | 12 | — | United States (USA) L 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lisa Barbelin | Women's individual | 654 | 13 |  Andreoli (ITA)W 6–2 | Schloesser (NED) W 6–0 |  Valencia (MEX)L 0–6 | Did not advance | |||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jean-Charles Valladont Lisa Barbelin | Mixed team | 1307 | 14 |  Japan (JPN)W 5–3 | Netherlands (NED) L 4–5 | Did not advance | ||
Artistic swimming
France fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by winning the silver medal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Charlotte Tremble Laura Tremble | Duet | 87.3474 | 8 | 88.5667 | 175.9141 | 8 Q | 89.6333 | 176.9807 | 8 |
Athletics
French athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):[5][6]
On 19 March 2020, four marathon runners (Amdouni, Chahdi, Navarro, and Kipsang), along with race walkers Kévin Campion and three-time Olympian Yohann Diniz, became the first French track and field athletes to be officially selected to the Tokyo 2020 roster.[7]
On 2 July 2021, 65 athletes, 44 men and 21 women, are announced to be part of the team.[8]
- 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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jimmy Vicaut | 100 m | Bye | 10.07 | 2 Q | 10.11 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | 800 m | 1:45.97 | 6 q | — | 1:48.62 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Benjamin Robert | 1:47.12 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gabriel Tual | 1:45.63 | 3 Q | 1:44.28 | 3 q | 1:46.03 | 7 | |||
| Azzedine Habz | 1500 m | 3:41.24 | 4 Q | — | 3:35.12 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexis Miellet | 3:41.23 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Baptiste Mischler | 3:37.53 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jimmy Gressier | 5000 m | 13:33.47 | 9 q | — | 13:11.33 | 13 | |||
| Hugo Hay | 13:39.95 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Morhad Amdouni | 10000 m | — | 27:53.58 | 10 | |||||
| Wilhem Belocian | 110 m hurdles | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | 13.37 | 2 Q | 13.25 | 2 Q | 13.16 | 5 | |||
| Aurel Manga | 13.24 | 1 Q | 13.24 | 2 Q | 13.38 | 8 | |||
| Wilfried Happio | 400 m hurdles | 49.39 | 5 q | — | 49.49 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Ludvy Vaillant | 49.23 | 5 q | 49.02 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Djilali Bedrani | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.23 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Louis Gilavert | 8:36.35 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alexis Phelut | 8:19.36 | 3 Q | 8:23.14 | 12 | |||||
| Mouhamadou Fall Jimmy Vicaut Méba-Mickaël Zézé Ryan Zézé | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.18 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Gilles Biron Thomas Jordier Muhammad Abdallah Kounta Ludovic Ouceni | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.81 PB | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Morhad Amdouni | Marathon | — | 2:14:33 | 17 | |||||
| Hassan Chahdi | 2:18:40 | 45 | |||||||
| Nicolas Navarro | 2:12:50 | 12 | |||||||
| Gabriel Bordier | 20 km walk | — | 1:25:23 | 24 | |||||
| Kévin Campion | 1:23:53 | 16 | |||||||
| Yohann Diniz | 50 km walk | — | DNF | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Gemina Joseph | 200 m | 22.94 | 3 Q | 23.19 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Amandine Brossier | 400 m | 51.65 | 2 Q | 51.30 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Rénelle Lamote | 800 m | 2:01.92 | 1 Q | 1:59.40 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Cyréna Samba-Mayela | 100 m hurdles | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Laura Valette | DSQ | Did not advance | |||||||
| Gémima Joseph Cynthia Leduc Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue Carolle Zahi | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.68 | 4 q | — | 42.89 | 7 | |||
| Amandine Brossier Floria Gueï Sokhna Lacoste Brigitte Ntiamoah | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.07 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Susan Jeptooo Kipsang | Marathon | — | 2:36:29 | 38 | |||||
- Field events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Augustin Bey | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Benjamin Compaoré | Triple jump | 16.59 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Jean-Marc Pontvianne | NM | — | Did not advance | ||
| Melvin Raffin | 16.83 | 11 q | NM | — | |
| Ethan Cormont | Pole vault | 5.50 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Renaud Lavillenie | 5.75 | 6 Q | 5.70 | 8 | |
| Valentin Lavillenie | 5.65 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Lolassonn Djouhan | Discus throw | 60.74 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Quentin Bigot | Hammer throw | 78.73 | 4 Q | 79.39 | 5 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yanis David | Long jump | 6.27 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Rouguy Diallo | Triple jump | 14.29 | 10 q | 14.38 | 9 |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 60.88 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Alexandra Tavernier | Hammer throw | 73.51 | 5 Q | 74.41 | 4 |
- Combined events – Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mayer | Result | 10.68 | 7.50 | 15.07 | 2.08 | 50.31 | 13.90 | 48.08 | 5.20 | 73.09 | 4:43.17 | 8726 | |
| Points | 933 | 935 | 794 | 878 | 800 | 987 | 830 | 972 | 937 | 660 |
Badminton
France entered four badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings: one entry each in the men's and women's singles and in the mixed doubles. The team was officially announced by the FFBaD on 23 June 2021.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Brice Leverdez | Men's singles |  Pochtarov (UKR)W (21–10, 21–8) |  Lee (MAS)L (21–17, 21–5) | — | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Qi Xuefei | Women's singles |  Nguyễn (VIE)L (11–21, 11–21) |  Jaquet (SUI)W (21–10 21–14) |  Tai T-y (TPE)L (10–21, 13–21) | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | Mixed doubles |  Ellis / Smith (GBR) L (18–21, 17–21) |  Puavaranukroh / Taerattanachai (THA) L (9–21, 15–21) |  Hurlburt-Yu / Wu (CAN) W (21–12, 21–13) | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||
Basketball
Indoor
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament |  United States W 83–76 |  Czech Republic W 97–77 |  Iran W 79–62 | 1 Q |  Italy W 84–75 |  Slovenia W 90–89 | United States L 82–87 | |
| France women's | Women's tournament |  Japan L 70–74 |  Nigeria W 87–62 | United States L 82–93 | 3 q |  Spain W 67–64 | Japan L 71–87 |  Serbia W 91–76 | |
Men's tournament
France men's basketball team qualified for the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and securing an outright berth as one of two highest-ranked squads from Europe at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[10]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 21 May 2021.[11]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 215 | +44 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 233 | +82 | 5 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 294 | −49 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 283 | −77 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
| France | 83–76 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–23, 25–11, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Fournier 28 Rebs: Gobert 9 Asts: Batum, De Colo 5 | Pts: Holiday 18 Rebs: Adebayo 10 Asts: Green, Holiday 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Michael Weiland (CAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
| Czech Republic | 77–97 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 12–29, 16–26, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Veselý 19 Rebs: Balvín 8 Asts: Satoranský 9 | Pts: Fournier 21 Rebs: Gobert 10 Asts: De Colo 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG) |
| Iran | 62–79 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 10–24, 20–16, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Haddadi 18 Rebs: Haddadi 12 Asts: Haddadi 5 | Pts: Heurtel 16 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: De Colo 5 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
- Quarterfinal
| Italy | 75–84 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 17–23, 12–21, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Fontecchio 23 Rebs: Gallinari 10 Asts: Pajola 6 | Pts: Gobert 22 Rebs: Batum 14 Asts: De Colo 7 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Steven Anderson (USA) |
- Semifinal
| France | 90–89 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 15–15, 29–21, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: De Colo 25 Rebs: Gobert 16 Asts: De Colo 5 | Pts: Tobey 23 Rebs: Dončić 10 Asts: Dončić 18 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
- Gold medal game
| France | 82–87 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–22, 24–27, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Fournier, Gobert 16 Rebs: Gobert 8 Asts: de Colo 7 | Pts: Durant 29 Rebs: Tatum 7 Asts: Green 5 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
Women's tournament
France women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Bourges meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13]
- Team roster
A 15-player roster was announced on 1 July 2021.[14] The final roster was revealed on 5 July 2021.[15]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 223 | +37 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 239 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 229 | +10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 270 | −53 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
| Japan | 74–70 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–19, 18–13, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Hayashi 12 Rebs: Akaho 9 Asts: Machida 11 | Pts: Gruda 18 Rebs: Gruda 9 Asts: Johannès 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), James Boyer (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
| France | 87–62 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 26–15, 23–15, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Gruda 14 Rebs: Gruda, Williams 9 Asts: Duchet 5 | Pts: Amukamara 11 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Amukamara, Kalu 3 | |
| France | 82–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22 | ||
| Pts: Miyem 15 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Johannès 7 | Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts: Loyd 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
- Quarterfinal
| Spain | 64–67 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–15, 18–19, 16–12 | ||
| Pts: Ndour 16 Rebs: Ndour 11 Asts: Gil 4 | Pts: Johannès 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Duchet 5 | |
- Semifinal
| Japan | 87–71 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 27–12, 27–16, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Akaho 17 Rebs: Akaho, Miyazawa 7 Asts: Machida 18 | Pts: Gruda 18 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Williams 7 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Luis Castillo (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
- Bronze medal match
| Serbia | 76–91 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–24, 16–24, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 24 Rebs: Vasić 8 Asts: Anderson, Brooks 5 | Pts: Williams 17 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: three players 4 | |
3×3 basketball
- Summary
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France women's 3×3 | Women's 3×3 tournament | United States L 10–17 | Italy W 19–16 | Japan L 15–19 |  ChinaL 13–20 |  MongoliaW 22–18 |  ROCW 17–14 |  RomaniaW 22–12 | 5 Q | Japan W 16–14 | United States L 16–18 | China L 14–16 | 4 |
Women's tournament
France women's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[17]
- Team roster
The players were announced on 2 July 2021.[18]
- Ana Cata-Chitiga
- Laëtitia Guapo
- Marie-Ève Paget
- Mamignan Touré
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 98 | +38 | Semifinals |
| 2 | ROC | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 129 | 90 | +39 | |
| 3 | China | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 127 | 97 | +30 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan (H) | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | |
| 5 | France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 116 | +2 | |
| 6 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 125 | −27 | |
| 7 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 142 | −53 | |
| 8 | Mongolia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 141 | −62 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
| United States | 17–10 | France |
| Pts: Dolson 7 | Pts: Paget, Touré 3 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Edmond Ho (HKG) |
| France | 19–16 | Italy |
| Pts: Cata-Chitiga, Guapo 6 | Pts: D'Alie 8 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Shi Qirong (CHN), Jasmina Juras (SRB) |
| Japan | 19–15 | France |
| Pts: three players 5 | Pts: Paget 6 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vanessa Devlin (AUS) |
| China | 20–13 | France |
| Pts: Wang L., Yang 7 | Pts: Touré 5 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS) |
| France | 22–18 | Mongolia |
| Pts: Guapo 9 | Pts: Khulan, Tserenlkham 7 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY) |
| France | 17–14 | ROC |
| Pts: Touré 10 | Pts: three players 4 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Shi Qirong (CHN) |
| France | 22–12 | Romania |
| Pts: Touré 11 | Pts: Ursu-Kim, Stoenescu 4 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Su Yu-yen (TPE) |
- Quarterfinal
| Japan | 14–16 | France |
| Pts: Shinozaki 7 | Pts: Paget 5 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Cecília Tóth (HUN) |
- Semifinal
| United States | 18–16 | France |
| Pts: Gray, Plum 6 | Pts: Cata-Chitiga 8 |
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU) |
- Bronze medal match
Boxing
France entered six boxers (five men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. 2019 world bronze medalist Billal Bennama (men's flyweight), Samuel Kistohurry (men's featherweight), Rio 2016 silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha (men's lightweight), Mourad Aliev (men's super heavyweight), and Maïva Hamadouche (women's lightweight) secured the spots on the French squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.[19][20]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Billal Bennama | Men's flyweight | — |  Bibossinov (KAZ)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Samuel Kistohurry | Men's featherweight | Ragan (USA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sofiane Oumiha | Men's lightweight | — | Davis (USA) L RSC | Did not advance | |||
| Mourad Aliev | Men's super heavyweight | — |  Zukhurov (TJK)W 5–0 | Clarke (GBR) L DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| Maïva Hamadouche | Women's lightweight |  Potkonen (FIN)L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||
Canoeing
Slalom
French canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.[21] The slalom canoeists, including Rio 2016 Olympian Marie-Zélia Lafont in the women's K-1, were officially named to the French roster on 15 October 2020.[22]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martin Thomas | Men's C-1 | 102.75 | 7 | 102.83 | 7 | 102.75 | 9 Q | 100.65 | 1 Q | 104.98 | 5 |
| Boris Neveu | Men's K-1 | 147.12 | 21 | 91.78 | 5 | 91.78 | 5 Q | 94.86 | 2 Q | 101.18 | 7 |
| Marjorie Delassus | Women's C-1 | 121.74 | 12 | 167.47 | 19 | 121.74 | 17 Q | 117.71 | 5 Q | 115.93 | 4 |
| Marie-Zélia Lafont | Women's K-1 | 121.48 | 19 | 110.25 | 11 | 110.25 | 13 Q | 115.81 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Sprint
French canoeists qualified five boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[23] Meanwhile, one additional boat was awarded to the French canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m by winning the bronze medal at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta.[24] The sprint canoeists, including Rio 2016 silver medalist Maxime Beaumont in the men's K-1 200 m, were officially named to the French roster on 8 June 2021.[25]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Adrien Bart | C-1 1000 m | 4:03.771 | 2 SF | Bye | 4:04.026 | 1 FA | 4:06.171 | 4 | |
| Maxime Beaumont | K-1 200 m | 35.259 | 2 SF | Bye | 36.072 | 6 FB | 35.998 | 9 | |
| Guillaume Burger | K-1 1000 m | 3:53.241 | 4 QF | 3:52.817 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Etienne Hubert | 3:45.072 | 4 QF | 3:46.274 | 2 SF | 3:27.319 | 6 FB | 3:31.553 | 15 | |
| Guillaume Burger Étienne Hubert | K-2 1000 m | 3:29.296 | 5 QF | 3:18.284 | 5 FB | Bye | 3:32.690 | 15 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Léa Jamelot | K-1 200 m | 43.589 | 6 QF | 43.338 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Vanina Paoletti | 42.334 | 3 QF | 43.163 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Manon Hostens | K-1 500 m | 1:53.668 | 6 QF | 1:54.095 | 2 SF | 1:57.394 | 6 FC | 1:58.133 | 23 |
| Manon Hostens Sarah Guyot | K-2 500 m | 1:45.533 | 2 SF | Bye | 1:38.632 | 3 FA | 1:40.329 | 7 | |
| Sarah Guyot Manon Hostens Léa Jamelot Vanina Paoletti | K-4 500 m | 1:39.032 | 5 QF | 1:37.138 | 4 SF | 1:38.202 | 5 FB | 1:38.346 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
France entered a squad of six riders (five men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[26] Juliette Labous was named as part of the ninth batch of nominated French athletes to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 11 May 2021.[27]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rémi Cavagna | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 58:39.06 | 17 | |
| Benoît Cosnefroy | Men's road race | 6:16:53 | 57 |
| Kenny Elissonde | 6:15:38 | 38 | |
| David Gaudu | 6:06:33 | 7 | |
| Guillaume Martin | 6:11:46 | 27 | |
| Juliette Labous | Women's road race | 3:56:07 | 30 |
| Women's time trial | 32:42.14 | 9 | |
Track
Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, French riders accumulated spots in the men's team sprint, women's team pursuit, men's and women's omnium and men's and women's madison. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, France won its right to enter two riders in the men's sprint and keirin. Unable to earn a quota place in the women's team sprint, France entered at least one rider to compete in the women's sprint and keirin based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.
The sprint riders were officially named as part of the tenth batch of nominated French athletes to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 26 May 2021.[28]
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | 1/8 Finals | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Rayan Helal | Men's sprint | 9.669 74.465 | 20 Q |  Dmitriev (ROC)L |  Bötticher (GER) Richardson (AUS)L | Did not advance | |||||||
| Sébastien Vigier | 9.551 75.385 | 10 Q | Barrette (CAN) W 10.182 70.713 | Bye |  Webster (NZL)L |  Tjon En Fa (SUR)W 9.900 72.727 | Carlin (GBR) L | Webster (NZL) Sahrom (MAS) W 10.169 70.803 | Hoogland (NED) L | Did not advance | Fifth place final Levy (GER) Paul (TTO) Kenny (GBR)L | 7 | |
| Mathilde Gros | Women's sprint | 10.400 69.231 | 4 Q | Lee H-j (KOR) W 11.216 64.194 | Bye | Kobayashi (JPN) W 11.292 63.762 | Bye |  Lee W-s (HKG)L | Genest (CAN) Voynova (ROC) L | Did not advance | |||
| Coralie Demay | 11.849 60.765 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
- Team sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Florian Grengbo Rayan Helal Sébastien Vigier | Men's team sprint | 42.722 63.199 | 4 | New Zealand (NZL) W 42.294 63.839 | 4 FB | Australia (AUS) W 42.331 63.783 | |
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Victoire Berteau Marion Borras Coralie Demay Valentine Fortin Marie Le Net | Women's team pursuit | 4:12.502 | 5 | Canada (CAN) L 4:11.888 | 8 FD | New Zealand (NZL) W 4:10.600 | 7 |
- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Rayan Helal | Men's keirin | 1 QF | Bye | 3 SF | 4 | 10 |
| Sébastien Vigier | 6 R | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Coralie Demay | Women's keirin | 5 R | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Mathilde Gros | 6 R | 2 QF | 5 | Did not advance | ||
- Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Points race | Total points | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||
| Benjamin Thomas | Men's omnium | 2 | 38 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 118 | 4 |
| Clara Copponi | Women's omnium | DNF | 16 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 85 | 8 |
- Madison
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donavan Grondin Benjamin Thomas | Men's madison | 40 | 0 | |
| Clara Copponi Marie Le Net | Women's madison | 19 | 0 | 5 |
Mountain biking
French mountain bikers qualified for two men's and two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's third-place finish for men and fifth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021. The mountain biking team was named as part of the nation's tenth batch of nominated athletes on 26 May 2021, with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot leading the bikers to her third consecutive Games.[28][29][30]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Koretzky | Men's cross-country | 1:26.00 | 5 |
| Jordan Sarrou | 1:26.50 | 9 | |
| Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | Women's cross-country | 1:20.18 | 10 |
| Loana Lecomte | 1:18.43 | 6 |
BMX
France received a total of seven quota spots (four men's and three women's) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top-place finish for men's race, third for women's race, and fifth for men's freestyle in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 1 June 2021; and the nation's top-two placement at the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu, China.[31][32]
The BMX squad was named as part of the nation's eleventh batch of nominated athletes on 8 June 2021, with Joris Daudet leading the riders to his third consecutive Games.[25]
- Race
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sylvain André | Men's race | 3 | 1 Q | 11 | 3 Q | 40.676 | 4 |
| Joris Daudet | 3 | 1 Q | 8 | 3 Q | DNF | ||
| Romain Mahieu | 10 | 3 Q | 4 | 1 Q | 41.952 | 6 | |
| Axelle Étienne | Women's race | 9 | 3 Q | 11 | 3 Q | 45.853 | 7 |
| Manon Valentino | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Anthony Jeanjean | Men's freestyle | 84.65 | 4 | 78.20 | 7 |
Diving
French divers qualified for three individual spots at the Games by finishing in the top twelve of their respective events at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexis Jandard | Men's 3 m springboard | 423.60 | 11 Q | 357.85 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Matthieu Rosset | Men's 10 m platform | 275.70 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Alaïs Kalonji | Women's 10 m platform | 295.90 | 14 Q | 269.00 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Equestrian
French equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team eventing and jumping competition, respectively, by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States and a top-three finish at the 2019 FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[33][34] Meanwhile, a composite squad of three dressage riders was formed and thereby added to the French roster by receiving a spare berth freed up by one of two nations (South Africa and Brazil), unable to fulfill the NOC Certificate of Capability, based on their individual results in the FEI Olympic rankings at the end of 2019 season.
The French equestrian squads were named on 2 July 2021.[35]
Dressage
Isabelle Pinto and Hot Chocolat VD Kwaplas have been named the travelling alternates.[35]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Alexandre Ayache | Zo What | Individual | 68.929 | 34 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Morgan Barbançon | Sir Donnerhall II | 70.543 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Maxime Collard | Cupido | 69.068 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alexandre Ayache Morgan Barbançon Maxime Collard | See above | Team | 6715.0 | 9 | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Eventing
Karim Laghouag and Triton Fontaine were named as the travelling alternates[35] and replaced Thomas Carlile and Birmane who withdrew.[36]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Karim Laghouag | Triton Fontaine | Individual | 32.40 | 26 | 0.00 | 32.40 | 8 | 4.00 | 36.40 | 13 | 8.80 | 45.20 | 12 | 45.20 | 12 |
| Christopher Six | Totem de Brecey | 29.60 | 13 | 1.60 | 31.20 | 11 | 0.00 | 31.20 | 6 | 4.00 | 35.20 | 7 | 35.20 | 7 | |
| Nicolas Touzaint | Absolut Gold | 33.10 | 32 | 0.40 | 33.50 | 13 | 0.40 | 33.90 | 10 | 0.00 | 33.90 | 6 | 33.90 | 6 | |
| Karim Laghouag Christopher Six Nicolas Touzaint | See above | Team | 95.10 | 9 | 2.00 | 97.10 | 3 | 4.40 | 101.50 | 3 | — | 101.50 | | ||
Jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Mathieu Billot | Quel Filou | Individual | 7 | 43 | Did not advance | ||
| Nicolas Delmotte | Urvoso du Roch | 0 | =1 Q | 5 | 88.04 | 12 | |
| Pénélope Leprevost | Vancouver de Lanlore | 10 | =52 | Did not advance | |||
| Mathieu Billot Simon Delestre Pénélope Leprevost | Quel Filou Berlux Z Vancouver de Lanlore | Team | 15 | 6 Q | 2+EL | 168.46 | 8 |
Fencing
French fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil, men's team épée, and women's team sabre at the Games, by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[37][38][39] London 2012 Olympian Boladé Apithy (men's sabre) and rookie Coraline Vitalis (women's épée) secured additional places on the French team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for individual qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[40]
Daniel Jérent initially qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events, but was banned from participating due to a positive urine test for a banned product.[41][42][43][44] Jérent was replaced by Romain Cannone, who went on to win the gold medal in individual epee. Ronan Gustin was recalled to be a team replacement.[43]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Alexandre Bardenet | Épée | Bye | McDowald (USA) W 15–12 | Santarelli (ITA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Yannick Borel | Bye |  El-Sayed (EGY)L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Romain Cannone | Bye |  Limardo (VEN)W 15–12 | Verwijlen (NED) W 15–11 | Bida (ROC) W 15–12 | Reizlin (UKR) W 15–10 |  Siklósi (HUN)W 15–10 | | |
| Alexandre Bardenet Yannick Borel Romain Cannone Ronan Gustin | Team épée | — | Bye | Japan (JPN) L 44–45 | Classification semifinal Switzerland (SUI) W 45–37 | Fifth place match Ukraine (UKR) W 45–39 | 5 | |
| Enzo Lefort | Foil | Bye | Cervantes (MEX) W 15–11 | Saito (JPN) W 15–4 | Garozzo (ITA) L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Julien Mertine | Bye | Cheung K-l (HKG) L 12–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Maxime Pauty | Bye | Matsuyama (JPN) L 7–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Erwann Le Péchoux Enzo Lefort Julien Mertine Maxime Pauty | Team foil | — | Bye | Egypt (EGY) W 45–34 | Japan (JPN) W 45–42 | ROC W 45–28 | | |
| Boladé Apithy | Sabre | Bye |  Rahbari (IRI)L 13–15 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Coraline Vitalis | Épée | Bye |  Beljajeva (EST)L 5–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anita Blaze | Foil | Bye | Guo (CAN) L 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Pauline Ranvier | Bye | Harvey (CAN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ysaora Thibus | Bye | Pásztor (HUN) W 15–13 | Korobeynikova (ROC) L 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anita Blaze Astrid Guyart Pauline Ranvier Ysaora Thibus | Team foil | — | Canada (CAN) W 45–29 | Italy (ITA) W 45–43 | ROC L 34–45 | | ||
| Cécilia Berder | Sabre | Bye | Choi S-y (KOR) L 11–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Manon Brunet | Bye |  Bhavani Devi (IND)W 15–7 | Emura (JPN) W 15–12 | Nikitina (ROC) W 15–5 | Pozdniakova (ROC) L 10–15 | Márton (HUN) W 15–6 | | |
| Charlotte Lembach | Bye | Vecchi (ITA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sara Balzer Cécilia Berder Manon Brunet Charlotte Lembach | Team sabre | — | Bye | United States (USA) W 45–30 | Italy (ITA) W 45–39 | ROC L 41–45 | | |
Football
- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| France men's | Men's tournament |  MexicoL 1–4 |  South AfricaW 4–3 | Japan L 0–4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Men's tournament
France men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy, signifying the country's recurrence to the Olympic tournament after twenty-four years.[45]
- Team roster
France's initial final squad was announced on 25 June 2021.[46] However, after several clubs refused to release their players, a new squad was announced on 2 July 2021, along with additional players to complete the final roster.[47] Before the start of the tournament, Niels Nkounkou was called up to replace the injured Jérémy Gelin.[48]
Head coach: Sylvain Ripoll[49]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Paul Bernardoni | 18 April 1997 (aged 24) | Angers |
| 2 | DF | Pierre Kalulu | 5 June 2000 (aged 21) | Milan |
| 3 | DF | Melvin Bard | 6 November 2000 (aged 20) | Lyon |
| 4 | DF | Timothée Pembélé | 9 September 2002 (aged 18) | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 5 | DF | Niels Nkounkou | 1 November 2000 (aged 20) |  Everton |
| 6 | MF | Lucas Tousart | 29 April 1997 (aged 24) |  Hertha BSC |
| 7 | FW | Arnaud Nordin | 17 June 1998 (aged 23) | Saint-Étienne |
| 8 | MF | Enzo Le Fée | 3 February 2000 (aged 21) | Lorient |
| 9 | FW | Nathanaël Mbuku | 16 March 2002 (aged 19) | Reims |
| 10 | FW | André-Pierre Gignac* (captain) | 5 December 1985 (aged 35) | UANL |
| 11 | MF | Téji Savanier* | 22 December 1991 (aged 29) | Montpellier |
| 12 | MF | Alexis Beka Beka | 29 March 2001 (aged 20) | Caen |
| 13 | DF | Clément Michelin | 11 May 1997 (aged 24) | Lens |
| 14 | FW | Florian Thauvin* | 26 January 1993 (aged 28) | UANL |
| 15 | DF | Modibo Sagnan | 14 April 1999 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad |
| 16 | GK | Stefan Bajic | 23 December 2001 (aged 19) | Saint-Étienne |
| 17 | DF | Anthony Caci | 1 July 1997 (aged 24) | Strasbourg |
| 18 | FW | Randal Kolo Muani | 5 December 1998 (aged 22) | Nantes |
| 19 | DF | Ismaël Doukouré | 24 July 2003 (aged 17) | Valenciennes |
| 20 | FW | Isaac Lihadji | 4 April 2002 (aged 19) | Lille |
| 22 | GK | Dimitry Bertaud | 6 June 1998 (aged 23) | Montpellier |
* Overage player.
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| Mexico | 4–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) | Gignac  69' (pen.) |
| France | 4–3 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) |
| France | 0–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) |
Golf
France entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Victor Perez qualified but chose not to play.[50]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Romain Langasque | Men's | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 277 | −7 | =35 |
| Antoine Rozner | 68 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 280 | −4 | =45 | |
| Céline Boutier | Women's | 73 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 282 | −2 | =34 |
| Perrine Delacour | 70 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 280 | −4 | =29 | |
Gymnastics
Artistic
France fielded a full squad of seven artistic gymnasts (three men and four women) into the Olympic competition, failing to send the men's all-around team for the first time since 1992. The women's squad topped the list of nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around to assure its Olympic berth at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[51] On the men's side, two-time Olympian Cyril Tommasone, his Rio 2016 teammate Samir Aït Saïd, and rookie Loris Frasca booked their spots in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the same tournament, with Tommasone finishing sixth in the pommel horse final and Aït Saïd capturing the bronze in the rings.[52]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Samir Aït Saïd | Rings | — | 15.066 | — | 15.066 | 3 Q | — | 14.900 | — | 14.900 | 4 | ||||||
| Loris Frasca | All-around | 13.700 | 13.766 | 13.100 | 13.366 | 13.433 | 12.833 | 80.332 | 44 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Cyril Tommasone | Pommel horse | — | 13.100 | — | 13.100 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
- Women
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||||
| Marine Boyer | Team | 13.466 | 12.733 | 50.332 | 60 | — | 12.066 | 13.000 | — | ||||||
| Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos | 14.466 | 14.566 | 13.233 | 13.166 | 55.431 | 10 Q | 14.500 | 14.200 | 13.566 | 13.700 | |||||
| Aline Friess | 14.966 | 13.666 | 53.632 | 25 | 14.900 | 13.733 | — | ||||||||
| Carolann Héduit | 14.233 | 13.966 | 13.200 | 12.900 | 54.299 | 18 Q | 14.200 | 13.466 | 12.833 | 13.100 | |||||
| Total | 43.665 | 42.198 | 39.899 | 38.799 | 164.561 | 4 Q | 43.600 | 41.399 | 38.465 | 39.800 | 163.264 | 6 | |||
- Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos | All-around | See team results | 14.366 | 13.833 | 12.166 | 13.333 | 53.698 | 11 | |||||
| Carolann Héduit | See team results | 14.400 | 13.566 | 12.566 | 13.033 | 53.565 | 12 | ||||||
Trampoline
France qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[53] The athletes were announced on 16 June 2021.[54]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Allan Morante | Men's | 21.080 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Léa Labrousse | Women's | 68.085 | 12 | Did not advance | |
Handball
- Summary
Key:
- ET: After extra time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament |  ArgentinaW 33–27 |  BrazilW 34–29 | Germany W 30–29 | Spain W 36–31 |  NorwayL 29–32 | 1 Q |  BahrainW 42–28 |  EgyptW 27–23 |  DenmarkW 25–23 | |
| France women's | Women's tournament |  HungaryW 30–29 | Spain L 25–28 |  SwedenT 28–28 | ROC L 27–28 | Brazil W 29–22 | 3 Q |  NetherlandsW 32–22 | Sweden W 29–27 | ROC W 30–25 | |
Men's tournament
France men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Montpellier leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.[55]
- Team roster
The squad was announced on 5 July 2021.[56] On 2 August, Timothey N'Guessan was replaced by Romain Lagarde.[57]
Head coach: Guillaume Gille
|
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 148 | +14 | 8[a] | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 142 | +13 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 131 | +15 | 6[b] | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 132 | +4 | 6[b] | |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 145 | −17 | 2 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 154 | −29 | 0 |
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:
| 24 July 2021 11:00 | France | 33–27 | Argentina | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| Richardson 7 | (12–10) | D. Simonet 8 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 26 July 2021 09:00 | Brazil | 29–34 | France | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Dutra 10 | (13–16) | three players 4 | ||
4× 1× | Report | 2× |
| 28 July 2021 21:30 | France | 30–29 | Germany | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Mem 6 | (16–13) | Kastening 7 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 30 July 2021 14:15 | France | 36–31 | Spain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Remili 9 | (18–12) | Dujshebaev, Gómez 5 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 1 August 2021 16:15 | Norway | 32–29 | France | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Sagosen 7 | (15–15) | Descat, N. Karabatić 5 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
- Quarterfinal
| 3 August 2021 09:30 | France | 42–28 | Bahrain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Mahé 9 | (21–14) | Al-Sayyad 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× 5× |
- Semifinal
| 5 August 2021 17:00 | France | 27–23 | Egypt | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| Descat, Mem 5 | (13–13) | El-Ahmar, Omar 5 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 1× 1× |
- Gold medal game
| 7 August 2021 21:00 | France | 25–23 | Denmark | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Remili 5 | (14–10) | M. Hansen 9 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 1× |
Women's tournament
France women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2018 European Championships in Paris.[58][59]
- Team roster
The squad was announced on 5 July 2021.[60] On 28 July, Alexandra Lacrabère was replaced by Océane Sercien-Ugolin.[61]
Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz
|
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 133 | +19 | 7[a] | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | ROC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 149 | −1 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 135 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 149 | −7 | 4[b] | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 142 | −7 | 4[b] | |
| 6 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 133 | 141 | −8 | 3 |
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:
| 25 July 2021 21:30 | Hungary | 29–30 | France | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Vámos 7 | (12–15) | Zaadi 10 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 27 July 2021 21:30 | France | 25–28 | Spain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Coatanea, Pineau 5 | (12–12) | Martín 6 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 2× 5× |
| 29 July 2021 21:30 | Sweden | 28–28 | France | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR) |
| Strömberg 7 | (16–17) | Foppa 6 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 31 July 2021 14:15 | ROC | 28–27 | France | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Ilyina 9 | (15–17) | Pineau 9 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 2 August 2021 11:00 | France | 29–22 | Brazil | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Lassource, Pineau 4 | (17–11) | Do Nascimento 6 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× |
- Quarterfinal
| 4 August 2021 20:45 | France | 32–22 | Netherlands | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Flippes 6 | (19–11) | Malestein 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 4× |
- Semifinal
| 6 August 2021 17:00 | France | 29–27 | Sweden | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Zaadi 7 | (15–14) | Carlson, Westberg 6 | ||
| 1× 6× | Report | 1× 4× 1× |
- Gold medal game
| 8 August 2021 15:00 | ROC | 25–30 | France | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Vedekhina 7 | (13–15) | Foppa, Pineau 7 | ||
| 1× 5× | Report | 1× 5× |
Judo
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Luka Mkheidze | −60 kg | — | Bye |  Garrigos (ESP)W 10–00 | Lesiuk (UKR) W 10–00 | Yang Y-w (TPE) L 00–10 | Bye | Kim W-j (KOR) W 10–00 | |
| Kilian Le Blouch | −66 kg | — |  Alhassane (NIG)W 10–00 | H Abe (JPN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Guillaume Chaine | −73 kg | Barbosa (BRA) W 10–00 |  Shavdatuashvili (GEO)W 01–00 | Did not advance | |||||
| Axel Clerget | −90 kg | Bye | Ustopiriyon (TJK) W 10–00 | Van 't End (NED) L 00–01 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alexandre Iddir | −100 kg | — |  Kotsoiev (AZE)L 00–01 | Did not advance | |||||
| Teddy Riner | +100 kg | — |  Hegyi (AUT)W 10–00 |  Sasson (ISR)W 01–00 | Bashaev (ROC) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Silva (BRA) W 11–00 | Harasawa (JPN) W 10–00 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Shirine Boukli | −48 kg |  Nikolić (SRB)L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Amandine Buchard | −52 kg | Bye | Levytska-Shukvani (GEO) W 11–00 | Park D-s (KOR) W 10–00 | Kocher (SUI) W 10–00 | Bye | U Abe (JPN) L 00–10 | | |
| Sarah-Léonie Cysique | −57 kg | Bye | Kim J-s (KOR) W 01–00 | Liparteliani (GEO) W 10–01 | Klimkait (CAN) W 10–00 | Bye |  Gjakova (KOS)L 00–10 | | |
| Clarisse Agbegnenou | −63 kg | Bye |  Billiet (CPV)W 01–00 | Franssen (NED) W 01–00 | Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN) W 01–00 | Bye |  Trstenjak (SLO)W 01–00 | | |
| Margaux Pinot | −70 kg | Bye |  Teltsidou (GRE)L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Madeleine Malonga | −78 kg | Bye | Graf (AUT) W 11–00 |  Antomarchi (CUB)W 11–01 | Yoon H-j (KOR) W 10–00 | Bye | Hamada (JPN) L 00–10 | | |
| Romane Dicko | +78 kg | Bye |  Jablonskytė (LTU)W 10–00 | Altheman (BRA) W 11–00 | Ortiz (CUB) L 00–01 | Bye |  Sayit (TUR)W 10–00 | | |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Amandine Buchard Sarah-Léonie Cysique Clarisse Agbegnenou Margaux Pinot Madeleine Malonga Romane Dicko Guillaume Chaine Axel Clerget Teddy Riner | Team | Bye | Israel (ISR) W 4–3 | Netherlands (NED) W 4–0 | Bye | Japan (JPN) W 4–1 | |
Karate
France entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world champion Steven Da Costa qualified directly for the men's kumite 67-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[62][63] Alexandra Feracci finished second in the final pool round to secure a spot in the women's kata at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris.[64]
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Steven Da Costa | Men's −67 kg |  Derafshipour (EOR)W 4–0 |  Al-Masatfa (JOR)L 4–7 |  Kalniņš (LAT)W 11–2 | Madera (VEN) W 2–0 | 2 Q | Assadilov (KAZ) W 5–2 | Şamdan (TUR) W 2–0 | |
| Leïla Heurtault | Women's −61 kg | Garcés (VEN) L 0–8 | Someya (JPN) L 3–6 |  Yin Xy (CHN)L 0–1 | Çoban (TUR) W 2–0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
- Kata
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Alexandra Feracci | Women's kata | 24.40 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Modern pentathlon
French athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Valentin Prades and rookie Marie Oteiza confirmed places in their respective events with a top-ten finish (second for Prades and sixth for Oteiza among those eligible for Olympic qualification) at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.[65][66] Less than a month later, Valentin Belaud was added to the French roster with a gold-medal victory at the 2019 UIPM World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[67]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Valentin Belaud | Men's | 18–17 | 4 | 13 | 212 | 2:04.13 | 23 | 302 | 78.16 | 9 | 293 | 11:05.74 | 9 | 635 | 1442 | 11 |
| Valentin Prades | 19–16 | 3 | 11 | 217 | 2:00.73 | 13 | 309 | 82.05 | 26 | 270 | 10:38.89 | 3 | 662 | 1458 | 7 | |
| Élodie Clouvel | Women's | 16–19 | 0 | 24 | 196 | 2:07.51 | 3 | 295 | 74.08 | 12 | 293 | 12:17.78 | 10 | 563 | 1347 | 6 |
| Marie Oteiza | 19–16 | 1 | 13 | 215 | 2:10.15 | 7 | 290 | 87.70 | 13 | 293 | 12:44.75 | 19 | 536 | 1344 | 10 | |
Rowing
France qualified five boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[68][69] Meanwhile, the women's quadruple sculls boat was awarded to the French roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[70]
On 8 June 2021, twelve rowers (eight men and four women) were officially selected to the French roster for the Games, including two-time Olympian Matthieu Androdias and his Rio 2016 partner Hugo Boucheron in the men's coxless pair.[28]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Guillaume Turlan Thibaud Turlan | Pair | 7:09.79 | 4 R | 6:49.19 | 2 SA/B | 6:52.24 | 6 FB | 6:28.01 | 9 |
| Matthieu Androdias Hugo Boucheron | Double sculls | 6:10.45 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 6:20.45 | 1 FA | 6:00.33 OR | | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hélène Lefebvre Élodie Ravera-Scaramozzino | Double sculls | 6:57.83 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 7:12.68 | 4 FB | 6:58.52 | 8 | |
| Claire Bové Laura Tarantola | Lightweight double sculls | 7:03.47 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 6:42.92 | 2 FA | 6:47.68 | | |
| Violaine Aernoudts Margaux Bailleul Marie Jacquet Emma Lunatti | Quadruple sculls | 6:33.64 | 5 R | 6:47.41 | 5 FB | — | 6:29.70 | 9 | |
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
Women's tournament
France's women's national rugby sevens team qualified by securing a spot in the final repechage tournament on 20 June 2021.[71]
- Team roster
France's squad of 12 players was named on 5 July 2021. Additionally, Joanna Grisez was named as a replacement.[72]
Head coach: Christophe Reigt
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | +73 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 5 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 114 | −104 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
| 29 July 2021 9:00 |
| France | 12–5 | Fiji |
| Try: Horta 7' c Okemba 9' m Con: Drouin (1/2) 7' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Riwai 3' m |
| Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 17:00 |
| France | 40–5 | Brazil |
| Try: Ciofani (2) 2' c, 4' m Guérin (2) 6' c, 9' c Ulutule 11' c Grassineau 14' c Con: Ulutule (2/3) 3', 7' Izar (3/3) 9', 11', 14' +1 | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Silva 8' m Con: Kochhann (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
| 30 July 2021 9:30 |
| Canada | 0–31 | France |
| (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Okemba 1' c Ciofani 4' m Ulutule 7' c Neisen 11' c Jacquet 14' m Con: Ulutule (2/2) 1', 7' Izar (1/2) 11' Drouin (0/1) |
| Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
- Quarterfinal
| 30 July 2021 19:30[note 1] |
| France | 24–10 | China |
| Try: Okemba (2) 4' c, 10' m Drouin 6' m Ciofani 9' c Con: Ulutule (2/2) 4', 9' Drouin (0/1) Izar (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Tang (2) 1' m, 12' m Con: Chen (0/2) |
| Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
- Semifinal
| 31 July 2021 11:30 |
Great Britain  | 19–26 | France |
| Try: Joyce (2) 5' c, 7' m Smith 11' c Con: Aitchison (1/2) 6' Hunt (1/1) 11' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Ciofani (2) 1' c, 8' m Okemba 3' c Bertrand 7' c Con: Drouin (2/3) 2', 3' Ulutule (1/1) 7', 9' |
| Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
- Final
| 31 July 2021 18:00 |
New Zealand  | 26–12 | France |
| Try: Blyde 1' c Broughton 5' m Fluhler 6' c Nathan-Wong 11' c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) 1', 7', 11' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Drouin 3' m Ciofani 8' c Con: Drouin (1/2) 9' |
| Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
Sailing
French sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[73][74] Additionally, they received an unused berth from Oceania to send the women's 49erFX crew to the Games based on the results at the 2019 World Championships.
At the end of the 2019 season, the French Sailing Federation selected the first five sailors to compete at the Enoshima regatta, including the reigning Olympic windsurfing champion Charline Picon (women's RS:X) and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Camille Lecointre (women's 470).[75][76] The 49er and Nacra 17 crews were named to the Olympic team on 7 January 2020, with New Caledonia native Thomas Goyard scoring a third-place finish at the Worlds two months later to lock the men's RS:X spot on the roster.[77][78] Laser Radial sailor Marie Bolou, with Jean-Baptiste Bernaz making his fourth Olympic trip in the Laser class, joined Goyard as part of the fifth batch of nominated French athletes on 19 March 2020.[7] The women's 49erFX crew (Dubois and Sebesi) completed the country's sailing lineup for the Games on 27 April 2021.[79]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Thomas Goyard | RS:X | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | OCS | 74 | | |
| Jean-Baptiste Bernaz | Laser | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 22 | — | 2 | 92 | 6 | ||
| Jérémie Mion Kevin Peponnet | 470 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | — | EL | 87 | 11 | ||
| Émile Amoros Lucas Rual | 49er | 15 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | EL | 134 | 15 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Charline Picon | RS:X | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 | | |
| Marie Bolou | Laser Radial | 28 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | — | EL | 121 | 11 | ||
| Camille Lecointre Aloïse Retornaz | 470 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 12 | 54 | | ||
| Albane Dubois Lili Sebesi | 49erFX | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 111 | 9 | |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Quentin Delapierre Manon Audinet | Nacra 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 8 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
French shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtain a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[80]
On 19 March 2020, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee announced the first six shooters to compete at the Games, including Rio 2016 silver and 2018 world bronze medalist Jean Quiquampoix in the men's rapid fire pistol.[7] Pistol shooter and London 2012 bronze medalist Celine Goberville, along with shotgun rookies Emmanuel Petit (men's skeet) and Mélanie Couzy (women's trap), joined as part of the sixth batch of nominated French athletes for Tokyo 2020 three months later.[81]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Clément Bessaguet | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 582 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Éric Delaunay | Skeet | 124 | 1 Q | 25 | 5 |
| Emmanuel Petit | 121 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Jean Quiquampoix | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 586 | 2 Q | 34 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lucie Anastassiou | Skeet | 119 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Carole Cormenier | Trap | 117 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Mélanie Couzy | 110 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Céline Goberville | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 8 Q | 114.9 | 8 |
| 25 m pistol | 574 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Mathilde Lamolle | 10 m air pistol | 578 | 5 Q | 134.6 | 7 |
| 25 m pistol | 582 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Océanne Muller | 10 m air rifle | 630.7 | 5 Q | 187.7 | 5 |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1155 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
Skateboarding
France entered five skateboarders to compete across all events at the Games based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of 30 June 2021: one entry each in the men's and women's park with the rest in the street (two men's and one women's).Madeleine Larcheron will be the youngest athlete in the French delegation at the Tokyo Olympic Games (15 years old)
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vincent Matheron | Men's park | 74.07 | 7 Q | 42.33 | 7 |
| Aurélien Giraud | Men's street | 35.88 | 1 Q | 29.09 | 6 |
| Vincent Milou | 34.36 | 5 Q | 34.14 | 4 | |
| Madeleine Larcheron | Women's park | 32.34 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Charlotte Hym | Women's street | 5.34 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Sport climbing
France entered four sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Mickaël Mawem qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.[82] Meanwhile, Mickäel's brother Bassa Mawem and Julia Chanourdie joined the French roster, by finishing in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse.[83][84] The fourth and final slot was awarded to Anouck Jaubert, after accepting an unused berth, as the highest-ranked sport climber vying for qualification on the women's side, at the Worlds.[85]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | Speed | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | ||||||||||
| Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | ||||||
| Bassa Mawem | Men's | 5.45 OR | 1 | 0T1z 0 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 20 | 360.00 | 7 Q | DNS[a] | 8 | DNS | 8 | DNS | — | 8 | 512 | 8 |
| Mickaël Mawem | 5.95 | 3 | 3T4z 4 5 | 1 | 28+ | 2:24 | 11 | 33.00 | 1 Q | 6.36 | 4 | 1T3z 1 3 | 2 | 23+ | — | 7 | 42 | 5 | |
| Julia Chanourdie | Women's | 8.17 | 8 | 0T3z 0 9 | 15 | 25+ | — | 9 | 1080.00 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Anouck Jaubert | 7.12 | 2 | 1T1z 4 1 | 13 | 16+ | 2:14 | 15 | 390.00 | 8 Q | 7.40 | 2 | 0T1z 0 2 | 6 | 13+ | — | 7 | 84 | 6 | |
- a.^ Injured and could not compete.
Surfing
France sent four surfers (two per gender) to compete in their respective shortboard races at the Games. Michel Bourez, Jérémy Florès, and Johanne Defay finished within the top ten (for men) and top eight (for women), respectively, of those eligible for qualification in the World Surf League rankings to secure their spots on the French roster for Tokyo 2020.[86] Meanwhile, Pauline Ado completed the nation's surfing lineup by scoring a top-two finish within her heat at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador.[87]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Michel Bourez | Men's shortboard | 10.10 | 2 Q | Bye |  Boukhiam (MAR)W 12.43—9.40 | Medina (BRA) L 13.66—15.33 | Did not advance | |||
| Jérémy Florès | 7.63 | 4 q | 11.37 | 2 Q | Wright (AUS) L 12.90—15.00 | Did not advance | ||||
| Pauline Ado | Women's shortboard | 9.17 | 3 q | 9.66 | 2 Q | Fitzgibbons (AUS) L 9.03—10.86 | Did not advance | |||
| Johanne Defay | 10.60 | 2 Q | Bye |  Hopkins (POR)L 9.40—10.84 | Did not advance | |||||
Swimming
French swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[88][89] Swimmers must attain the federation's entry standards in one of two prerequisite Olympic qualification stages to assure their selection to the French roster: the 2020 French Winter Championships (10–13 December) in Saint-Raphael and the 2021 French Elite Championships & Olympic Trials (15–20 June) in Chartres.[90]
- Men
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Charlotte Bonnet | 100 m freestyle | 53.67 | 15 Q | 54.10 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:56:88 | 10 Q | 1:57.35 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Cyrielle Duhamel | 200 m individual medley | 2:11:11 | 11 Q | 2:10.84 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Béryl Gastaldello | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.69 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Lara Grangeon | 10 km open water | — | 2:00:57.3 | 9 | |||
| Mélanie Henique | 50 m freestyle | 24.69 | 14 Q | 24.63 | =11 | Did not advance | |
| Fantine Lesaffre | 200 m individual medley | 2:14:20 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:41.98 | 13 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Marie Wattel | 50 m freestyle | 24.82 | 18 Q | 24.76 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.71 | =16 Q | 53.12 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 57.08 | 8 Q | 56.16 | 2 Q | 56.27 | 6 | |
| Charlotte Bonnet Margaux Fabre Béryl Gastaldello Anouchka Martin | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.61 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Charlotte Bonnet Margaux Fabre Lucile Tessariol Assia Touati | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:55.05 | 7 Q | — | 7:58.15 | 8 | |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Table tennis
France entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament.[91] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the French table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles based on the ITTF World Rankings of 1 May 2021. 16-year-old teen Prithika Pavade and Chinese-born Yuan Jia Nan scored a second-match final triumph each to book two of the four available places in the women's singles at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal.[92] On 9 June 2021, ITTF granted a spare berth forfeited by North Korea to the French women's table tennis team, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation in the federation's World Rankings.
The men's table tennis team was officially named as part of the nation's tenth batch of nominated athletes for the Games on 26 May 2021, including Rio 2016 Olympians Emmanuel Lebesson and Simon Gauzy.[28][93]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Simon Gauzy | Singles | Bye |  Groth (DEN)W 4–0 | Ma L (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Emmanuel Lebesson | Bye |  Gaćina (CRO)W 4–0 | Fan Zd (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alexandre Cassin Simon Gauzy Emmanuel Lebesson | Team | — | Hong Kong (HKG) W 3–0 | China (CHN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Prithika Pavade | Singles | Bye | Noskova (ROC) L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Yuan Jianan | Bye | Abdel Razek (EGY) W 4–0 | Takahashi (BRA) W 4–0 | Jeon J-h (KOR) L 3–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Stéphanie Loeuillette Prithika Pavade Yuan Jianan | Team | — |  Singapore (SGP)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Emmanuel Lebesson Yuan Jianan | Doubles | Hu / Tapper (AUS) W 4–0 | Wong C-t / Doo H K (HKG) W 4–3 | Xu X / Liu Sw (CHN) L 0–4 | Lin Y-j / Cheng I-c (TPE) L 0–4 | 4 |
Taekwondo
France entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2019 world bronze medalist Magda Wiet-Hénin (women's 67 kg) and Althéa Laurin (women's +67 kg) secured the spots on the French taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[94][95]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Magda Wiet-Hénin | Women's −67 kg | Wahba (EGY) L 10–11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Althéa Laurin | Women's +67 kg | Acosta (MEX) W 21–3 | Zheng Sy (CHN) W 14–6 | Mandić (SRB) L 5–7 | Bye |  Traoré (CIV)W 17–8 | |
Tennis
At the conclusion of the qualification period for the Olympic tennis tournament, the following French players had qualified for the competition by means of rankings.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jérémy Chardy | Singles |  Barrios (CHI)W 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | Karatsev (ROC) W 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | Broady (GBR) W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–1 | Zverev (GER) L 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | ||
| Ugo Humbert | Andújar (ESP) W 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | Kecmanović (SRB) W 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | Tsitsipas (GRE) W 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Khachanov (ROC) L 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Gaël Monfils |  Ivashka (BLR)L 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gilles Simon | Gerasimov (BLR) L 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jérémy Chardy Gaël Monfils | Doubles | — | Bublik / Golubev (KAZ) W 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–8] | Struff / Zverev (GER) L 4–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | |||
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | — | Murray / Salisbury (GBR) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Alizé Cornet | Singles |  Plíšková (CZE)L 1–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Fiona Ferro | Sevastova (LAT) W 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Sorribes (ESP) L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Caroline Garcia | Vekić (CRO) L 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kristina Mladenovic | Badosa (ESP) L 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alizé Cornet Fiona Ferro | Doubles | — | Svitolina / Yastremska (UKR) W 6–2, 6–4 | Mattek-Sands / Pegula (USA) L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | — | Bertens / Schuurs (NED) L 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [9–11] | Did not advance | |||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kristina Mladenovic Nicolas Mahut | Doubles | Vesnina / Karatsev (ROC) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Fiona Ferro Pierre-Hugues Herbert |  Świątek / Kubot (POL) L 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | Did not advance | ||||
Triathlon
French qualified five triathletes for the following events at the Games by finishing among the top seven nations in the ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Rankings.[96]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Léo Bergère | Men's | 18:00 | 0:41 | 56:22 | 0:30 | 31:47 | 1:47:20 | 21 |
| Dorian Coninx | 18:04 | 0:41 | 56:18 | 0:30 | 31:15 | 1:46:48 | 17 | |
| Vincent Luis | 17:39 | 0:39 | 56:45 | 0:30 | 30:51 | 1:46:24 | 13 | |
| Cassandre Beaugrand | Women's | 19:37 | 0:42 | Did not finish | ||||
| Léonie Périault | 19:13 | 0:43 | 1:03:13 | 0:34 | 34:06 | 1:57:49 | 5 | |
- Relay
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total group | |||
| Dorian Coninx | Mixed relay | 4:12 | 0:38 | 9:24 | 0:27 | 5:28 | 20:09 | — |
| Vincent Luis | 3:54 | 0:35 | 9:34 | 0:27 | 5:48 | 20:18 | ||
| Cassandre Beaugrand | 4:19 | 0:38 | 10:31 | 0:29 | 6:00 | 21:57 | ||
| Léonie Périault | 4:02 | 0:40 | 10:22 | 0:31 | 6:05 | 21:40 | ||
| Total | — | 1:24:04 | | |||||
Volleyball
Indoor
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament | United States L 0–3 |  TunisiaW 3–0 | Argentina L 2–3 | ROC W 3–1 | Brazil L 2–3 | 4 Q |  PolandW 3–2 | Argentina W 3–0 | ROC W 3–2 | |
Men's tournament
France men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match and securing an outright berth at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin, Germany.[97]
- Team roster
The French roster was announced on 18 June 2021.[98]
Head coach: Laurent Tillie
- 1 Barthélémy Chinenyeze MB
- 2 Jenia Grebennikov L
- 4 Jean Patry OP
- 6 Benjamin Toniutti (C) S
- 7 Kevin Tillie OS
- 9 Earvin N'Gapeth OS
- 11 Antoine Brizard S
- 12 Stephen Boyer OP
- 14 Nicolas Le Goff MB
- 16 Daryl Bultor MB
- 17 Trévor Clévenot OS
- 19 Yacine Louati OS
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 427 | 397 | 1.076 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 476 | 450 | 1.058 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 476 | 464 | 1.026 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 449 | 442 | 1.016 | |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 432 | 412 | 1.049 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 339 | 434 | 0.781 |
| 24 July 2021 23:00 v | United States | 3–0 | France | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG) |
| (25–18, 25–18, 25–22) Results Statistics | ||||
| 26 July 2021 16:25 v | France | 3–0 | Tunisia | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Kang Joo-hee (KOR) |
| (25–21, 25–11, 25–21) Results Statistics | ||||
| 28 July 2021 14:20 v | Argentina | 3–2 | France | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA) |
| (23–25, 25–17, 25–20, 15–25, 15–13) Results Statistics | ||||
| 30 July 2021 22:35 v | ROC | 1–3 | France | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Paulo Turci (BRA) |
| (21–25, 25–20, 17–25, 20–25) Results Statistics | ||||
| 1 August 2021 11:05 v | Brazil | 3–2 | France | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Liu Jiang (CHN) |
| (25–22, 37–39, 25–17, 21–25, 20–18) Results Statistics | ||||
- Quarterfinal
| 3 August 2021 21:30 v | Poland | 2–3 | France | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA) |
| (25–21, 22–25, 25–21, 21–25, 9–15) Results Statistics | ||||
- Semifinal
| 5 August 2021 21:00 v | France | 3–0 | Argentina | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Liu Jiang (CHN) |
| (25–22, 25–19, 25–22) Results Statistics | ||||
- Gold medal game
| 7 August 2021 21:15 v | France | 3–2 | ROC | Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Paulo Turci (BRA) |
| (25–23, 25–17, 21–25, 21–25, 15–12) Results Statistics | ||||
Weightlifting
France qualified four weightlifters (one man and three women) for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian Bernardin Kingue Matam (men's 67 kg) and Dora Tchakounté (women's 59 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking, with Anaïs Michel (women's 49 kg) and Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (women's 87 kg) topping the list of weightlifters from Europe in the IWF Absolute Continental Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Bernardin Kingue Matam | Men's −67 kg | 135 | 8 | DNF | 135 | DNF | |
| Anaïs Michel | Women's −49 kg | 78 | 9 | 99 | 5 | 177 | 7 |
| Dora Tchakounté | Women's −59 kg | 96 | 2 | 117 | 4 | 213 | 4 |
| Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke | Women's −87 kg | 108 | 6 | 139 | 5 | 247 | 5 |
Wrestling
France qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them granted an Olympic license by advancing to the top two finals of the women's freestyle 68 kg at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, while another French wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the women's freestyle 57 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[99][100]
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mathilde Rivière | Women's −57 kg |  Boldsaikhan (MGL)L 0–5 VB | Did not advance | 14 | |||
| Koumba Larroque | Women's −68 kg | Soronzonbold (MGL) L 0–5 VT | Did not advance | 13 | |||