France at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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France at the Olympic Games
Image:Flag of France.svg Flag of France
IOC code:	FRA
NOC:	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français external link (French)
2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	342
Flag bearer	Jackson Richardson
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 11	Silver 9	Bronze 13	Total 33
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français).

[edit] Medals

France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall.

[edit] Gold

Benoît Peschier — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
Tony Estanguet — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
Julien Absalon — Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike
Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cédric Lyard, Jean Teulère, and Nicolas Touzaint — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
Brice Guyart — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet, Jérôme Jeannet, and Hugues Obry — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
Julien Pillet, Damien Touya, and Gaël Touya — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
Émilie Le Pennec — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars
Adrien Hardy and Sebastien Vieilledent — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
Laure Manaudou — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
Faustine Merret — Sailing, Women's Mistral

[edit] Silver

Jérôme Thomas — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Arnaud Tournant — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial Men
Laura Flessel — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
Frédérique Jossinet — Judo, Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
Frédéric Dufour and Pascal Touron — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
Malia Metella — Swimming, Women's 50m Freestyle
Laure Manaudou — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
Amélie Mauresmo — Tennis, Women's Singles
Myriam Baverel — Taekwondo, Women's over 67 kg

[edit] Bronze

Naman Keita — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
Christine Arron, Sylviane Felix, Muriel Hurtis, and Veronique Mang — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay
Fabien Lefèvre — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
Mickaël Bourgain, Laurant Gane, and Arnaud Tournant — Cycling, Men's Team Sprint
Maureen Nisima — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
Sarah Daninthe, Laura Flessel, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, and Maureen Nisima — Fencing, Women's Épée Team
Hugues Duboscq — Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
Solenne Figuès — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
Laure Manaudou — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Pascal Gentil — Taekwondo, Men's over 80 kg
Anna Gomis — Wrestling, Women's Freestyle (55 kg)
Lise Legrand — Wrestling, Women's Freestyle (63 kg)
Pascal Rambeau and Xavier Rohart — Sailing, Men's Star

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

Men's individual:

Franck Fisseux - 38th place
Jocelyn de Grandis - 51st place
Thomas Naglieri - 60th place

Women's individual:

Alexandra Fouace - 34th place
Bérangère Schuh - 43rd place
Aurore Trayan - 59th place

Men's team:

Jocelyn de Grandis, Franck Fisseux, and Thomas Naglieri - 10th place

Women's team:

Alexandra Fouace, Bérangère Schuh, and Aurore Trayan - 4th place

[edit] Athletics

Men's 100 metres:

Ronald Pognon - Semifinal, 10.32 s (did not advance)
Eddy de Lépine - Round 2, DNS (did not advance)
Issa Aime Nthepe - Round 1, 10.67 s (did not advance)

Women's 100 metres:

Christine Arron - Semifinal, 11.21 s (did not advance)
Véronique Mang - Round 2, 11.39 s (did not advance)

Men's 110 metre hurdles:

Ladji Doucouré - Final, 13.76 s (8th place)

Women's 100 metre hurdles:

Reina Flor Okori - Semifinal, 12.81 s (did not advance)
Linda Ferga-Khodadin - Round 1, 13.02 s (did not advance)
Nicole Ramalalanirina - Round 1, 13.07 s (did not advance)

Women's 200 metres:

Sylviane Félix - Round 1: 22.94 s, Round 2: 23.08 s, Semifinal: 22.99 s
Christine Arron - Round 1: 22.60 s, Round 2: 22.90 s, Semifinal: 23.05 s
Muriel Hurtis - Round 1: 22.77 s, Round 2: 23.33 s

Men's 400 metres:

Leslie Djhone - Final, 44.94 s (7th place)

Men's 400 metre hurdles:

Naman Keita - Final, 48.26 s (bronze medal)

Men's 800 metres:

Nicolas Aissat - Semifinal, 1:47.1 (did not advance)
Florent Lacasse - Round 1, 1:46.9 (did not advance)

Women's 800 metres:

Élisabeth Grousselle - Round 1: 2:00.31, Semifinal: 2:00.21

Men's 1500 metres:

Mehdi Baala - Round 1, 3:46.06 (did not advance)
Mounir Yemmouni - Round 1, 3:51.08 (did not advance)

Women's 1500 metres:

Maria Martins - Round 1: 4:05.95, Semifinal: 4:12.76
Hind Dehiba - Round 1: 4:07.96
Latifa Essarokh - Round 1: 4:09.08

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:

Bouabdallah Tahri - Final, 8:14.26 (7th place)
Vincent Ledauphin - Final, 8:16.15 (10th place)

Women's 5000 metres:

Margaret Maury - Round 1: 14:56.79, Final: 15:09.77 (11th place)

Men's 10000 metres:

Ismail Sghyr - Final, 27:57.09 (8th place)

Men's 4x100 metre relay:

Issa Aime Nthepe, Ronald Pognon, Frédéric Krantz, and David Alerte - Round 1, 0:38.93 (did not advance)

Women's 4x100 metre relay:

Véronique Mang, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix and Christine Arron - Round 1: 42.98 s, Final: 42.54 s (bronze medal)

Men's 4x400 metre relay:

Ahmed Douhou, Ibrahima Wade, Abderrahim El Haouzy, and Leslie Djhone - Round 1, 3:04.39 (did not advance)

Men's decathlon:

Laurent Hernu - 8237 points (7th place)
Romain Barras - 8067 points (13th place)

Women's heptathlon:

Marie Collonville - 6279 points (7th place)

Men's marathon:

El Hassan Lahssini - 2:19:50 (36th place)
Driss El Himer - 2:29:07 (68th place)

Women's marathon:

Corinne Raux - 2:35:54 (15th place)
Hafida Gadi - 2:50:29 (52nd place)
Rakiya Maraoui Quetier - DNF

Men's 50 km walk:

Eddy Riva - 4:00:25 (21st place)
David Boulanger - 4:01:32 (22nd place)
Denis Langlois - DNF

Men's long jump:

Salim Sdiri - Final, 7.94 metres (12th place)
Kafétien Gomis - Round 1, 7.99 metres (did not advance)
Yann Domenech - Round 1, 7.73 metres (did not advance)

Women's long jump:

Eunice Barber - Round 1: 6.37 metres

Men's triple jump:

Julien Kapek - Final, 16.81 metres (10th place)
Karl Taillepierre - Round 1, 15.50 metres (did not advance)

Men's pole vault:

Romain Mesnil - Round 1, 5.65 metres (did not advance)
Nicolas Guigon - Round 1, 5.30 metres (did not advance)

Women's pole vault:

Vanessa Boslak - Round 1: 4.40 metres, Final: 4.40 metres (6th place)
Marie Poissonnier - Round 1: 4.00 metres

Women's shot put:

Laurence Manfredi - Round 1: 17.78 metres

Women's discus:

Mélina Robert-Michon - Round 1: 56.70 metres

Men's javelin:

David Brisseault - Round 1, 71.86 metres (did not advance)

Women's hammer:

Manuela Montebrun - Round 1: 67.90 metres

[edit] Badminton

Women's singles:

Pi Hongyan - defeated in round of 32

Mixed doubles:

Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright - defeated in round of 32

France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8-6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48kg)

Redouane Asloum
1. Round of 32 - Lost to Aleksan Nalbandyan of Armenia, 27-20

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Jérôme Thomas - Silver Medal
1. Round of 32 - Defeated Akhil Kumar of India, 37-16
2. Round of 16 - Defeated Juan Carlos Payano of Dominican Republic, 36-17
3. Quarterfinal - Defeated Tulashboy Doniyorov of Uzbekistan, 25-16
4. Semifinal - Defeated Fuad Aslanov of Azerbaijan, 23-18
5. Final - Lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano of Cuba, 38-23

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Ali Hallab
1. Round of 32 - Lost to Malik Bouziane of Algeria, 19-16

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Khedafi Djelkhir
1. Round of 32 - Defeated Saifeddine Nejmaoui of Tunisia, 38-13
2. Round of 16 - Lost to Vitali Tajbert of Germany, 40-26

Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)

Willy Blain
1. Round of 32 - Defeated Sassi Mohamed Ali of Tunisia, 36-14
2. Round of 16 - Defeated Alexandr Maletin of Russia, 28-20
3. Quarterfinal - Lost to Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand, 20-8

Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)

Xavier Noël
1. Round of 32 - Defeated Andre Berto of Haiti, 36-34
2. Round of 16 - Lost to Viktor Polyakov of Ukraine, 32-25

[edit] Canoe/Kayak

[edit] Flatwater

Men's C2 500 metres:

Yannick Lavigne and José Lenoir - semifinal, 13th place

Men's C2 1000 metres:

Yannick Lavigne and José Lenoir - semifinal, 11th place

Men's K1 500 metres:

Babak Amir Tahmasseb - final, 7th place

Women's K1 500 metres:

Nathalie Marie - semifinal, 16th place

Men's K1 1000 metres:

Babak Amir Tahmasseb - semifinal, 12th place

Women's K2 500 metres:

Anne-Laure Viard and Marie Delattre - semifinal, 10th place

[edit] Slalom

Men's C1 slalom:

Tony Estanguet - final, gold medal
Nicolas Peschier - preliminary heats, 14th place

Men's C2 slalom:

Philippe Quemerais and Yann le Pennec - final, 5th place

Men's K1 slalom:

Benoît Peschier - final, gold medal
Fabien Lefèvre - final, bronze medal

Women's K1 slalom:

Peggy Dickens - final, 4th place

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road cycling

Men's road race:

Thomas Voeckler - 20th place, 5:41:56
Laurent Brochard - 44th place, 5:44:13
Richard Virenque - 48th place, 5:44:13
Sylvain Chavanel - did not finish
Christophe Moreau - did not finish

Women's road race:

Jeannie Longo - 10th place, 3:25:23
Edwige Pitel - 32nd place, 3:28:39
Sonia Huguet - 40th place, 3:30:30

Men's time trial:

Christophe Moreau - 12th place, 59:50.28

Women's time trial:

Jeannie Longo - 14th place, 33:05.72
Edwige Pitel - 20th place, 34:02.35

[edit] Track cycling

Men's individual pursuit:

Fabien Sanchez - first round, 6th place

Men's team pursuit:

Mathieu Ladagnous, Anthony Langella, Jerome Neuville, and Fabien Sanchez - first round, 7th place

Men's individual sprint:

Laurent Gane - bronze medal match, 4th place
Mickaël Bourgain - classification 5-8, 8th place

Men's team sprint:

Mickael Bourgain, Laurent Gane, Arnaud Tournant - bronze medal match, bronze medal

Men's time trial:

Arnaud Tournant - silver medal, 1:00.896
François Pervis - 6th place, 1:02.328

Men's points race:

Franck Perque - 10th place, 43 points

Women's points race:

Sonia Huguet - 12th place, 2 points

Men's Keirin:

Mickaël Bourgain - final, 4th place
Laurent Gane - first repechage, no rank

Men's Madison:

Jérôme Neuville and Mathieu Ladagnous - did not finish

[edit] Mountain biking

Men's Cross Country

Julien Absalon — 2:15:02 (→ Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal)
Jean-Christophe Péraud — 2:20:59 (→ 11th place)
Miguel Martinez — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Ccross Country

Laurence Leboucher — 2:05:34 (→ 8th place)

[edit] Diving

Women's 10 metre platform:

Claire Febvay - preliminary, 33rd place

[edit] Equestrian

The team of Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cédric Lyard, Jean Teulère and Nicolas Touzaint won the gold medal in team eventing (after a time penalty imposed on the German athlete Bettina Hoy by the FEI Ground Jury, the competitor having crossed the start line twice).

[edit] Fencing

Men's épée individual:

Érik Boisse - 4th place
Fabrice Jeannet - defeated in quarterfinals
Hugues Obry - defeated in round of 32

Women's épée individual:

Laura Flessel-Colovic - silver medal
Maureen Nisima - bronze medal
Hajnalka Kiraly Picot - defeated in round of 16

Men's foil individual:

Brice Guyart - gold medal
Loïc Attelly - defeated in round of 16
Erwan le Pechoux - defeated in round of 16

Women's foil individual:

Adeline Wuilleme - defeated in quarterfinals

Men's sabre individual:

Julien Pillet - defeated in round of 16
Gaël Touya - defeated in round of 32
Damien Touya - defeated in round of 32

Women's sabre individual:

Léonore Perrus - defeated in quarterfinals
Anne-Lise Touya - defeated in round of 16
Cécile Argiolas - defeated in round of 16

Men's épée team:

Fabrice Jeannet, Jérôme Jeannet, and Hugues Obry - gold medal

Women's épée team:

Maureen Nisima, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, and Laura Flessel-Colovic - bronze medal

Men's foil team:

Loïc Attelly, Jean-Noël Ferrari, and Brice Guyart - 5th place

Men's sabre team:

Julien Pillet, Damien Touya, and Gaël Touya - gold medal

[edit] Gymnastics

Men's artistic: 9th place team

Pierre-Yves Beny - advanced in one exercise
- Rings - 6th place
Yann Cucherat - advanced in one exercise
- Parallel bars - 6th place
Benoît Caranobe - advanced in one exercise
- All-around - 17th place
Dimitri Karbanenko - did not advance in any exercise
Florent Marée - did not advance in any exercise
Johan Mounard - did not advance in any exercise

Women's artistic: 6th place team

Émilie Le Pennec - advanced in two exercises
- Uneven bars - gold medal
- All-around - 14th place
Marine Debauve - advanced in one exercise
- All-around - 7th place
Coralie Chacon - advanced in one exercise
- Vault - 8th place
Soraya Chaouch - did not advance in any exercise
Camille Schmutz - did not advance in any exercise
Isabelle Severino - did not advance in any exercise

Men's trampoline:

David Martin - 8th place

[edit] Handball

Men's: 5th place

Preliminary round: 5-0-0
Quarterfinal: lost to Russia, 26-24
Classification (5-8): defeated Spain, 29-27
Classification (5/6): defeated Greece, 33-15

Women's: 4th place

Preliminary round: 2-0-2
Quarterfinal: defeated Hungary, 25-23
Semifinal: lost to Korea, 32-31
Bronze medal match: lost to Ukraine, 21-18

[edit] Judo

Men's 60 kg:

Benjamin Darbelet - defeated in round of 16

Men's 66 kg:

Larbi Benboudaoud - defeated in round of 32

Men's 73 kg:

Daniel Fernandes - defeated in semifinals; lost repechage finals

Men's 81 kg:

Cédric Claverie - defeated in round of 32

Men's 90 kg:

Frédéric Demontfaucon - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage round of 16

Men's 100 kg:

Ghislain Lemaire - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals

Men's 100+ kg:

Mathieu Bataille - defeated in round of 32

Women's 48 kg:

Frédérique Josselin - silver medal; defeated in final

Women's 52 kg:

Annabelle Euranie - defeated in semifinals; repechage finals

Women's 57 kg:

Barbara Harel - defeated in round of 16; repechage finals

Women's 63 kg:

Lucie Decosse - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals

Women's 78 kg:

Céline Lebrun - defeated in semifinals; repechage finals

Women's 78+ kg:

Éva Bisseni - defeated in round of 16

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Women's

Amélie Caze - 5144 pts, 11th place
Blandine Lachèze - 4988 pts, 19th place

Men's

Sébastien Deleigne - 5180 pts, 15th place
Raphaël Astier - 4932 pts, 25th place

[edit] Rowing

The team of Sébastien Vieilledent and Adrien Hardy won the gold medal in men's double sculls
The team of Frédéric Dufour and Pascal Touron won the silver medal in lightweight men's double sculls

[edit] Sailing

Faustine Merret won the gold medal in Women's Mistral

[edit] Swimming

Hugues Duboscq won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke
Solenne Figuès won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle
Laure Manaudou won the gold medal in the women's 400 m freestyle, the silver medal in the women's 800 m freestyle and the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke
Malia Metella won the silver medal in the women's 50 m freestyle Metella became the first person of color to win an Olympic medal in swimming

[edit] Taekwondo

Pascal Gentil won the bronze medal in men's over 80 kg
Myriam Baverel won the silver medal in women's over 67 kg

[edit] Tennis

Amélie Mauresmo won the silver medal in women's singles

[edit] Triathlon

While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000, Frédéric Belaubre earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.

Women's:

Delphine Pelletier - 2:22:39.28 (44th place)

Men's:

Frédéric Belaubre - 1:52:00.53 (5th place)
Carl Blasco - 1:53:20.16 (12th place)
Stéphane Poulat - 1:53:51.35 (14th place)

[edit] Volleyball

Men's beach:

Stéphane Canet and Mathieu Hamel
- Prelims: 1-2
- Round of 16: Did not qualify