France at the 1980 Winter Olympics

France competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, from February 14 to February 23

France at the 1980 Winter Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Lake Placid
Competitors	22 (16 men, 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Fabienne Serrat, Alpine Skiing
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Perrine Pelen	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom	February 20

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Philippe Pugnat	Downhill					1:50.13	25

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Caroline Attia	Downhill					DNF	–
Marie-Luce Waldmeier						1:41.05	16
Anne-Flore Rey	Giant Slalom	1:20.03	30	1:31.38	23	2:51.41	25
Marina Laurencon		1:18.49	23	DNF	–	DNF	–
Perrine Pelen		1:15.45	6	1:26.96	1	2:42.41
Fabienne Serrat		1:15.43	5	1:26.99	2	2:42.42	4
Marina Laurencon	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Anne-Flore Rey		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Fabienne Serrat		44.40	8	DNF	–	DNF	–
Perrine Pelen		43.46	4	DNF	–	DNF	–

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ^1	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Yves Blondeau	8	37:44.87	39
	Yvon Mougel	6	36:57.43	33
	Christian Poirot	1	34:38.60	13

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ^2	Rank
20 km	Denis Sandona	1'13:21.01	2	1'15:21.01	20
	André Geourjon	1'10:53.37	2	1'12:53.37	9
	Yvon Mougel	1'08:33.60	3	1'11:33.60	6

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses ^1	Time	Rank
Yvon Mougel Denis Sandona André Geourjon Christian Poirot	0	1'38:23.36	5

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Dominique Locatelli	47:06.72	45
	Gérard Durand-Poudret	45:47.26	42
	Paul Fargeix	44:39.94	28
	Jean-Paul Pierrat	43:32.53	14
30 km	Michel Thierry	1'38:17.35	44
	Philippe Poirot	1'35:47.39	38
	Paul Fargeix	1'35:12.25	35
	Jean-Paul Pierrat	1'31:43.03	19
50 km	Philippe Poirot	DNF	–
	Paul Fargeix	2'45:39.70	35
	Michel Thierry	2'41:38.26	31
	Jean-Paul Pierrat	2'34:13.07	12

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Paul Fargeix Gérard Durand-Poudret Michel Thierry Jean-Paul Pierrat	2'08:43.61	10

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Jean-Christophe Simond	6	10	9	175.00	64	7

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Gérard Colin	Normal hill	69.5	87.9	77.0	105.9	193.8	35
Bernard Moullier		79.0	108.1	77.0	102.4	210.5	24
Gérard Colin	Large hill	89.0	86.8	91.5	93.8	180.6	42
Bernard Moullier		92.0	92.5	94.0	95.8	188.3	37

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Emmanuel Michon	39.47	21
1000 m	Emmanuel Michon	1:19.43	18