France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It will be the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992.[1]
| France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 162 in 17 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Badminton | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Blind football | 9 | — | 9 |
| Boccia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Goalball | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Judo | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Paracanoeing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sitting volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Swimming | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Table tennis | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Wheelchair fencing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Wheelchair rugby | TBD | TBD | 12 |
| Total | 99 | 63 | 162[2] |
Archery
As the host nation, France entered six athletes.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Damien Letulle | Individual W1 | — | |||||||
| Maxime Guérin | Individual compound | ||||||||
| Thierry Joussaume | |||||||||
| Guillaume Toucoullet | Individual recurve | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Julie Rigault-Chupin | Individual compound | ||||||||
| Aziza Benhami | Individual recurve | ||||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| | Team compound | |||||||
| | Team recurve | |||||||
Athletics
As the host nation, track and field athletes from France achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
- 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
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Timothée Adolphe | 100 m T11 | ||||
| 400 m T11 | |||||
| Tresor Makunda | |||||
| Charles-Antoine Kouakou | 400 m T20 | ||||
| Pierre Fairbank | 400 m T53 | ||||
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nantenin Keita | 400 m T13 | ||||
- Men's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Valentin Bertrand | Long jump T37 | ||
| Arnaud Assoumani | Long jump T47 | ||
| Soane Luka Meissonnier | Shot put F20 | ||
| Badr Touzi | Shot put F63 | ||
- Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Manon Genest | Long jump T37 | ||
| Gloria Agblemagnon | Shot put F20 | ||
Badminton
As the host nation, France has qualified seven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| David Toupé | Singles WH1 | |||||||
| Thomas Jakobs | Singles WH2 | |||||||
| Lucas Mazur | Singles SL4 | |||||||
| Meril Loquette | Singles SU5 | |||||||
| Charles Noakes | Singles SH6 | |||||||
| Thomas Jakobs David Toupé | Doubles WH1–2 | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Faustine Noël | Singles SL4 | |||||||
| Maud Lefort | Singles SU5 | |||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël | Doubles SL3–SU5 | ||||||
Boccia
As host nation, France directly qualifies three males, three females and one gender-free slots. Aurélie Aubert, Aurélien Fabre, Sonia Heckel, Fayçal Meguenni and Jules Menard have all qualified to compete.
Cycling
As the host nation, France entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[4]
Equestrian
As host nation, France directly qualifies a team of four athletes.[5]
- Team
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Score | Rank | |||
| See above | Team | ||||
Football 5-a-side
French men's blind football team qualified for the games as host.[6]
Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament | |||||||
Goalball
French men's and women's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.[7]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament | |||||||
| France women's | Women's tournament | |||||||
Judo
As host nation, France directly qualifies eight male and eight female judoka.
Paracanoeing
France earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rémy Boullé | Men's KL1 | ||||||
| Abel Aber | Women's VL3 | ||||||
| Eléa Charvet | Women's KL3 | ||||||
| Nélia Barbosa | Women's VL3 | ||||||
Paratriathlon
Powerlifting
Rowing
French rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; and 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| PR1 men's single sculls | |||||||
| PR1 women's single sculls | |||||||
| | PR2 mixed double sculls | ||||||
| | PR3 mixed double sculls | ||||||
| | PR3 mixed coxed four | ||||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
As host nation, France entered nine para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[8]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| R1 – 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P2 – 10 metre air pistol SH1 | |||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| P3 – 25 m pistol SH1 | |||||
| R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | |||||
| R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | |||||
| R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1 | |||||
| R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2 | |||||
Sitting volleyball
France men's and women's Sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.[9]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| France men's | Men's tournament | |||||||
| France women's | Women's tournament | |||||||
Swimming
As the host nation, France secured fourteen quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines and Paralympic qualification ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Laurent Chardard | Men's 50 m butterfly S6 | ||||
| Hector Denayer | |||||
| Ugo Didier | Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 | ||||
| Dimitri Granjux | |||||
| Alex Portal | Men's 100 m butterfly S13 | ||||
| Kylian Portal | |||||
| David Smetanine | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Assya Espiau-Maurin | |||||
| Élodie Lorandi | |||||
| Léane Piece | |||||
| Agathe Pauli | |||||
| Emeline Pierre | |||||
| Anaëlle Roulet | |||||
| Solène Sache | |||||
Table tennis
As the host nation, France entered nineteen athletes for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Fabien Lamirault | Individual C2 | ||||||||
| Julien Michaud | |||||||||
| Florian Merrien | Individual C3 | ||||||||
| Sylvain Noël | |||||||||
| Maxime Thomas | Individual C4 | ||||||||
| Emeric Martin | |||||||||
| Esteban Herrault | Individual C6 | ||||||||
| Stéphane Messi | Individual C7 | ||||||||
| Kevin Dourbecker | |||||||||
| Thomas Bouvais | Individual C8 | ||||||||
| Lucas Didier | Individual C9 | ||||||||
| Matéo Bohéas | Individual C10 | ||||||||
| Lucas Créange | Individual C11 | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Flora Vautier | Individual C4 | ||||||||
| Alexandra Saint-Pierre | Individual C5 | ||||||||
| Morgen Caillaud | Individual C6 | ||||||||
| Thu Kamkasomphou | Individual C8 | ||||||||
| Lucie Hautière | |||||||||
| Léa Ferney | Individual C11 | ||||||||
Taekwondo
As the host nation, France entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Bopha Kong | Men's –58 kg | |||||||
| Sophie Caverzan | Women's –57 kg | |||||||
| Djélika Diallo | Women's –65 kg | |||||||
Wheelchair basketball
France men has qualified to compete by virtue of their top four results at the 2024 IWBF Men's Repechage in Antibes, France.
Men's tournament
| Squad | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| France men's | |||||||
Wheelchair fencing
Clémence Delavoipiere, Cécile Demaude, Ludovic Lemoine, Yohan Peter, Damien Tokatlian, Maxime Valet and Brianna Vide had all qualified to compete.
Wheelchair rugby
French Wheelchair rugby team qualified as host.[10]
- Summary
| Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |
| Mixed team | |||||||