France at the 2012 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, between 27 July and 12 August 2012. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 330 athletes to the Games, 183 men and 147 women, to compete in 24 sports.

France at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in London
27 July 2012 (2012-07-27) – 12 August 2012 (2012-08-12)
Competitors330 in 24 sports
Flag bearer Laura Flessel-Colovic
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
11
Silver
11
Bronze
13
Total
35
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France left London with a total of 34 medals—11 gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze—finishing seventh in the gold medal standings and eighth in the overall medal standings. Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in judo, cycling, and swimming. Six French athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London. France's team-based athletes proved successful at these games, as the men's national handball team and the women's national basketball team won gold and silver medals, respectively. Furthermore, the men's national handball team managed to defend its 2008 Olympic title from Beijing. For the first time since 1960, France did not win an Olympic medal in fencing.

Among the nation's medalists were Yannick Agnel and Camille Muffat (retired in 2014 and killed tragically in a helicopter crash one year later), who emerged as France's most successful Olympic swimmers after winning three medals, including a gold, in their events. Meanwhile, Florent Manaudou succeeded his sister Laure with an Olympic gold medal in freestyle swimming. Renaud Lavillenie set a new Olympic record in the pole vault, becoming the third French man to claim the title, and the first to do so since 1996. Tony Estanguet won his third gold medal in the men's slalom canoeing singles, making him one of the most successful French athletes in Olympic history. On 11 August 2012, Estanguet was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes. He would then go on to head the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Medalists

Delegation

The French Olympic Committee selected a team of 330 athletes, 183 men and 147 women, to compete in 24 different sports; it was the nation's third largest team outside the host nation, and the first with the highest percentage of women in Olympic history. France did not qualify teams in field hockey, volleyball and water polo, but did mark its Olympic return to men's basketball after a twelve-year absence.

The French team included past Olympic champions, three of them defending (Greco-Roman wrestler Steeve Guenot, mountain biker Julien Absalon, and the men's national handball team). Equestrian eventing rider Denis Mesples, at age 49, was the oldest athlete of the team, while gymnast Anne Kuhm was the youngest, at age 15. Pistol shooter and former Olympic gold medalist Franck Dumoulin made his sixth appearance, having participated at every Summer Olympics since 1992. Épée fencer and multiple-time Olympic medalist Laura Flessel-Colovic, meanwhile, became the first French female athlete to compete at five separate Olympic Games. Because of her repeated successes in fencing, Flessel-Colovic became France's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996.

Other notable French athletes included slalom canoer and multiple-time world champion Tony Estanguet, judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Teddy Riner, swimmer and junior European champion Yannick Agnel, pole vaulter and multiple-time European champion Renaud Lavillenie, and basketballer Tony Parker, who had previously played for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.

Archery

France qualified three archers for the men's individual event, an archer for the women's individual event and a team for the men's team event:

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 Faucheron Men's individual 665 27  Thamwong (THA) (38)
W 6–0
 Prévost (FRA) (27)
L 3–7
Did not advance
Romain Girouille 677 9  Myo Aung (MYA) (56)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Gaël Prévost 679 6  Kouassi (CIV) (59)
W 6–3
 Faucheron (FRA) (27)
W 7–3
 Ruban (UKR) (43)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Thomas Faucheron
Romain Girouille
Gaël Prévost
Men's team 2021 2 Bye  Mexico (7)
L 212–220
Did not advance
Bérengère Schuh Women's individual 640 37  Kawanaka (JPN) (28)
W 6–2
 Lin C-E (TPE) (5)
W 6–5
 Choi H-j (KOR) (21)
W 6–5
 Lorig (USA) (4)
L 6–2
Did not advance

Athletics

French athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

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
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jamale Aarrass 1500 m 3:45.13 12 Did not advance
Dimitri Bascou 110 m hurdles 13.57 4 q 13.55 6 Did not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 800 m 1:46.03 4 q 1:45.10 4 Did not advance
Florian Carvalho 1500 m 3:37.05 7 q 3:40.61 13 Did not advance
Garfield Darien 110 m hurdles 13.54 4 q 13.48 5 Did not advance
Yohann Diniz 50 km walk DSQ
Ladji Doucouré 110 m hurdles 13.67 4 q 13.74 8 Did not advance
Hassan Hirt 5000 m DSQ* Did not advance
Cédric Houssaye 50 km walk 3:55:16 31
Abraham Kiprotich Marathon DNF
Yoann Kowal 1500 m 3:41.12 3 Q 3:43.48 8 Did not advance
Christophe Lemaitre 200 m 20.34 1 Q 20.03 3 q 20.19 6
Abdellatif Meftah Marathon DNF
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 3000 m steeplechase 8:16.23 1 Q 8:19.08
Bertrand Moulinet 20 km walk 1:20:12 8
50 km walk 3:45:35 12
Patrick Tambwé Marathon DNF
Jimmy Vicaut 100 m Bye 10.11 2 Q 10.16 6 Did not advance
Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux 3000 m steeplechase 8:36.96 8 Did not advance
Emmanuel Biron
Christophe Lemaitre
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
Ronald Pognon
Jimmy Vicaut
4 × 100 m relay 38.15 4 38.16

* Tested positive for the blood-booster EPO; the IOC ordered him to leave the Olympics on 10 August 2012.

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Quentin Bigot Hammer throw 72.42 24 Did not advance
Jérôme Bortoluzzi 74.15 14 Did not advance
Benjamin Compaoré Triple jump 17.06 3 q 17.08 6
Nicolas Figère Hammer throw 69.74 32 Did not advance
Mickaël Hanany High jump 2.26 =8 q 2.20 14
Renaud Lavillenie Pole vault 5.65 =1 q 5.97 OR
Romain Mesnil 5.60 6 q 5.50 10
Salim Sdiri Long jump 7.71 23 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Kevin Mayer Result 11.32 7.17 14.05 2.05 48.76 15.59 41.20 4.70 62.41 4:23.02 7952 15
Points 791 854 731 850 873 780 689 819 774 791
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Véronique Mang 100 m Bye 11.41 6 Did not advance
Reïna-Flor Okori 100 m hurdles 13.01 2 Q DSQ Did not advance
Myriam Soumaré 100 m Bye 11.07 2 Q 11.13 5 Did not advance
200 m 22.70 2 Q 22.56 3 q 22.63 7
Nelly Banco
Johanna Danois
Ayodelé Ikuesan
Lina Jacques-Sébastien
Véronique Mang
Myriam Soumaré
4 × 100 m relay DSQ Did not advance
Phara Anacharsis
Elea-Mariama Diarra
Marie Gayot
Floria Gueï
Lénora Guion-Firmin
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.94 3 Q 3:25.92 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Vanessa Boslak Pole vault 4.55 =7 q 4.30 10
Stéphanie Falzon Hammer throw 71.67 11 q 73.06 9
Éloyse Lesueur Long jump 6.48 10 q 6.67 8
Marion Lotout Pole vault 4.10 =33 Did not advance
Melanie Melfort High jump 1.93 =2 q 1.93 9
Mélina Robert-Michon Discus throw 62.47 12 q 63.98 6
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Marisa De Aniceto Result 13.74 1.71 13.09 25.26 5.76 51.98 2:16.20 6030 21
Points 1015 867 733 863 777 899 876
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida Result 12.96 1.80 14.26 24.72 6.13 55.87 2:13.62 6576 6
Points 1130 978 811 913 890 974 912

Badminton

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brice Leverdez Men's singles  Wong W K (HKG)
L 11–21, 16–21
 Ekiring (UGA)
W 21–12, 21–11
2 Did not advance
Pi Hongyan Women's singles  Hosny (EGY)
W 21–11, 21–9
 Magee (IRL)
W 16–21, 21–18, 21–14
1 Q  Yip P Y (HKG)
L 21–13, 12–21, 16–21
Did not advance

Basketball

The French men's basketball team qualified for the 2012 Olympics by reaching the final of the EuroBasket 2011. The French women's team qualified through the World Qualification Tournament.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the France roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

France men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Kevin Séraphin 22 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Washington Wizards
F 5 Nicolas Batum 23 – (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Portland Trail Blazers
G 6 Fabien Causeur 25 – (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Caja Laboral
F 7 Yakhouba Diawara 29 – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Pallacanestro Varese
F/C 8 Ali Traoré 27 – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar
G 9 Tony Parker 30 – (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Antonio Spurs
G 10 Yannick Bokolo 27 – (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BCM Gravelines
F 11 Florent Piétrus 31 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Valencia BC
G 12 Nando de Colo 25 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) San Antonio Spurs
F 13 Boris Diaw 30 – (1982-04-16)16 April 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) San Antonio Spurs
C 14 Ronny Turiaf 31 – (1981-06-18)18 June 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Los Angeles Clippers
F 15 Mickaël Gelabale 29 – (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Khimki
Head coach
    Legend
    • Club – describes last
      club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 July 2012
    Group play
    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1  United States 5 5 0 589 398 +191 10 Quarterfinals
    2  France 5 4 1 376 378 −2 9
    3  Argentina 5 3 2 448 424 +24 8
    4  Lithuania 5 2 3 395 399 −4 7
    5  Nigeria 5 1 4 338 456 −118 6
    6  Tunisia 5 0 5 320 411 −91 5
    Source: FIBA archive
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
    29 July 2012
    14:30
    Report
    United States 98–71  France
    Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 30–15, 26–15, 20–20
    Pts: Durant 22
    Rebs: three players 9
    Asts: James 8
    Pts: Traoré 12
    Rebs: Turiaf 9
    Asts: de Colo 3
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Saša Pukl (SLO), Michael Aylen (AUS)
    31 July 2012
    20:00
    Report
    France  71–64  Argentina
    Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 13–17, 23–24, 16–11
    Pts: Parker 17
    Rebs: Batum 7
    Asts: Parker 5
    Pts: Ginóbili 26
    Rebs: Scola 8
    Asts: Prigioni 8
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Marcos Benito (BRA), Luigi Lamonica (ITA)
    2 August 2012
    09:00
    Report
    France  82–74  Lithuania
    Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 14–22, 20–9, 23–22
    Pts: Parker 27
    Rebs: Turiaf 10
    Asts: Diaw 8
    Pts: Kleiza 17
    Rebs: Kleiza 7
    Asts: Jasikevičius 5
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
    4 August 2012
    09:00
    Report
    Tunisia  69–73  France
    Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 12–15, 16–25, 26–13
    Pts: Hdidane 20
    Rebs: Ben Romdhane 8
    Asts: Laghnej, Mejri 3
    Pts: Parker 22
    Rebs: Batum 8
    Asts: Diaw 5
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Bill Kennedy (USA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)
    6 August 2012
    14:30
    Report
    France  79–73  Nigeria
    Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 18–20, 15–24, 23–19
    Pts: Batum 23
    Rebs: Batum, Diaw 6
    Asts: Parker 7
    Pts: Oguchi 35
    Rebs: Diogu, A. Aminu 7
    Asts: four players 2
    Basketball Arena, London
    Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Michael Aylen (AUS), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
    Quarter-final
    8 August 2012
    16:15
    Report
    France  59–66  Spain
    Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 15–17, 16–17, 6–15
    Pts: Parker, Diaw 15
    Rebs: Diaw 8
    Asts: Diaw 5
    Pts: M. Gasol 14
    Rebs: P. Gasol 11
    Asts: P. Gasol, Fernández 3
    North Greenwich Arena, London
    Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Bill Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the France roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    France women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
    Players Coaches
    Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
    C 4 Isabelle Yacoubou 26 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartak Moscow
    C 5 Endéné Miyem 24 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket
    G 6 Clémence Beikes 28 – (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Union Hainaut
    C 7 Sandrine Gruda 25 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg
    G 8 Edwige Lawson-Wade 33 – (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier
    G 9 Céline Dumerc 30 – (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) CJM Bourges Basket
    G 10 Florence Lepron 27 – (1985-01-16)16 January 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
    G 11 Émilie Gomis 28 – (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
    G 12 Marion Laborde 25 – (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Landes
    C 13 Élodie Godin 27 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Taranto Cras Basket
    C 14 Emmeline Ndongue 29 – (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) CJM Bourges Basket
    F 15 Jennifer Digbeu 25 – (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
    Head coach
      Legend
      • Club – describes last
        club before the tournament
      • Age – describes age
        on 28 July 2012
      Group play
      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
      1  France 5 5 0 356 319 +37 10 Quarterfinals
      2  Australia 5 4 1 353 322 +31 9
      3  Russia 5 3 2 314 308 +6 8
      4  Canada 5 2 3 328 332 −4 7
      5  Brazil 5 1 4 329 354 −25 6
      6  Great Britain (H) 5 0 5 327 372 −45 5
      Source: [ FIBA archive]
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
      (H) Hosts
      28 July 2012
      20:00
      Report
      Brazil  58–73  France
      Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 14–18, 15–18, 9–21
      Pts: de Souza 17
      Rebs: Santos 12
      Asts: Pinto 5
      Pts: Dumerc 23
      Rebs: Miyem 7
      Asts: Dumerc 5
      Basketball Arena, London
      Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Felicia Grinter (USA)
      30 July 2012
      14:30
      Report
      France  74–70 (OT)  Australia
      Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 17–13, 24–24, 13–14Overtime: 9–5
      Pts: Gomis 22
      Rebs: Yacoubou 7
      Asts: Beikes, Dumerc 2
      Pts: Batkovic 17
      Rebs: Batkovic 10
      Asts: O'Hea 5
      Basketball Arena, London
      Referees: William Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Peng Ling (CHN)
      1 August 2012
      09:00
      Report
      Canada  60–64  France
      Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 13–15, 15–14, 20–22
      Pts: Thorburn 17
      Rebs: Achonwa 8
      Asts: Thorburn 3
      Pts: Gomis 16
      Rebs: Gruda 6
      Asts: three players 3
      Basketball Arena, London
      Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Shoko Suguro (JPN)
      3 August 2012
      20:00
      Report
      France  80–77 (OT)  Great Britain
      Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 17–10, 20–21, 20–23Overtime: 13–10
      Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 16
      Rebs: Godin 8
      Asts: Godin 4
      Pts: Leedham 29
      Rebs: Page, Leedham 8
      Asts: Page 3
      Basketball Arena, London
      Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Snehal Bendke (IND)
      5 August 2012
      09:00
      Report
      France  65–54  Russia
      Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 15–6, 30–13, 10–20
      Pts: Dumerc 12
      Rebs: Yacoubou, Beikes 7
      Asts: Dumerc 3
      Pts: Belyakova 14
      Rebs: Hammon, Osipova 5
      Asts: Danilochkina, Osipova 3
      Basketball Arena, London
      Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG), Saša Pukl (SLO), Shoko Sugruro (JPN)
      Quarter-final
      7 August 2012
      22:15
      Report
      France  71–68  Czech Republic
      Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 12–16, 13–23, 30–17
      Pts: Dumerc 23
      Rebs: Gruda 7
      Asts: Dumerc 6
      Pts: Vítečková 17
      Rebs: Horáková 7
      Asts: Horáková 5
      Basketball Arena, London
      Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Felicia Grinter (USA), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
      Semi-final
      9 August 2012
      21:00
      Report
      Russia  64–81  France
      Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 16–14, 20–21, 13–22
      Pts: Danilochkina, Hammon 13
      Rebs: Vieru 8
      Asts: Hammon 5
      Pts: Lawson-Wade 18
      Rebs: Gruda 8
      Asts: Lawson-Wade 5
      North Greenwich Arena, London
      Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Stephen Seibel (CAN)
      Final
      11 August 2012
      21:00
      Report
      United States  86–50  France
      Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 17–10, 26–12, 23–13
      Pts: Parker 21
      Rebs: Parker 11
      Asts: Taurasi 6
      Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 12
      Rebs: Ndongue 8
      Asts: Dumerc 3
      North Greenwich Arena, London
      Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS), Peng Ling (CHN)

      Boxing

      France qualified boxers in the following events:

      Men
      Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Jérémy Beccu Light flyweight  Zhakypov (KAZ)
      L 17–18
      Did not advance
      Nordine Oubaali Flyweight  Faisal (AFG)
      W 22–9
       Warren (USA)
      W 19–18
       Conlan (IRL)
      L 22–18
      Did not advance
      Rachid Azzedine Lightweight  Ramírez (USA)
      L 20–21
      Did not advance
      Alexis Vastine Welterweight  Wojcicki (GER)
      W 16–12
       Tüvshinbat (MGL)
      W 13–12
       Shelestyuk (UKR)
      L 18–18+
      Did not advance
      Tony Yoka Super heavyweight  Kean (CAN)
      L 16–16+
      Did not advance

      Canoeing

      Slalom

      France qualified boats for all slalom events:

      Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
      Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Étienne Daille Men's K-1 90.12 7 241.73 22 90.12 13 Q 100.55 10 Q 101.87 7
      Tony Estanguet Men's C-1 93.24 2 99.20 10 93.24 7 Q 101.67 3 Q 97.06
      Gauthier Klauss
      Matthieu Péché
      Men's C-2 96.98 1 151.03 12 96.98 1 Q 109.27 3 Q 109.17 4
      Émilie Fer Women's K-1 112.77 12 106.46 8 106.46 10 Q 109.73 3 Q 105.90

      Sprint

      France qualified boats for the following sprint events:

      Men
      Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Maxime Beaumont K-1 200 m 35.571 2 Q 35.814 2 FA 36.688 4
      Cyrille Carré K-1 1000 m 3:32.705 5 Q 3:38.981 8 FB 3:33.513 12
      Mathieu Goubel C-1 200 m 41.248 OB 1 Q 41.938 2 FA 44.045 7
      C-1 1000 m 3:58.122 1 Q 3:51.811 1 FA 3:50.758 5
      Arnaud Hybois
      Sébastien Jouve
      K-2 200 m 32.933 3 Q 32.668 3 FA 35.012 4
      Women
      Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Marie Delattre
      Sarah Guyot
      Joanne Mayer
      Gabrielle Tuleu
      K-4 500 m 1:40.022 3 Q 1:33.303 5 FA 1:35.299 8

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

      Cycling

      Road

      Men
      Athlete Event Time Rank
      Mickaël Bourgain Road race Did not finish
      Sylvain Chavanel Road race 5:46:05 20
      Time trial 56:07.67 29
      Arnaud Démare Road race 5:46;37 30
      Tony Gallopin 5:46:37 86
      Women
      Athlete Event Time Rank
      Aude Biannic Road race 3:35:56 10
      Audrey Cordon Road race OTL
      Time trial 40:40.51 15
      Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Road race 3:35:56 8

      Track

      Sprint
      Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 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)
      Rank
      Grégory Baugé Men's sprint 9.952
      72.347
      2  Volkakis (GRE)
      W DSQ
      Bye  Nakagawa (JPN)
      W 10.490
      68.636
      Bye  Förstemann (GER)
      W 10.490, W 10.300
       Perkins (AUS)
      W 10.358, W 10.268
       Kenny (GBR)
      L, L
      Virginie Cueff Women's sprint 11.439
      62.942
      15  Vogel (GER)
      L
       Kanis (NED)
       Larreal (VEN)
      L
      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
      Grégory Baugé
      Michaël D'Almeida
      Kévin Sireau
      Men's team sprint 43.097
      62.649
      2 Q  New Zealand
      W 42.991
      62.803
      2 Q  Great Britain
      L 43.013
      62.771
      Sandie Clair
      Virginie Cueff
      Women's team sprint 33.638
      53.510
      6 Q  Germany
      L 33.707
      53.401
      6 Did not advance
      Keirin
      Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Final
      Rank Rank Rank Rank
      Mickaël Bourgain Men's keirin 1 Q Bye 4 8
      Clara Sanchez Women's keirin 6 1 Q 2 Q 4
      Omnium
      Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
      Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
      Bryan Coquard Men's omnium 13.347 5 51 4 1 4:30.780 12 3 1:03.078 4 29
      Clara Sanchez Women's omnium 14.058 2 0 18 13 3:56.800 18 18 35.451 3 72 14

      Mountain biking

      Athlete Event Time Rank
      Julien Absalon Men's cross-country Did not finish
      Jean-Christophe Péraud 1:37:07 29
      Stéphane Tempier 1:31:30 11
      Julie Bresset Women's cross-country 1:30:52
      Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 1:42:21 26

      BMX

      Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
      Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
      Quentin Caleyron Men's BMX 38.637 9 19 3 q 18 6 Did not advance
      Joris Daudet 38.221 2 7 2 Q 16 6 Did not advance
      Moana Moo-Caille 40.015 28 23 6 Did not advance
      Laëtitia Le Corguillé Women's BMX 38.976 4 15 4 Q 38.476 4
      Magalie Pottier 39.778 7 6 2 Q 39.393 7

      Diving

      France qualified five quota places for the diving events:

      Men
      Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
      Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
      Damien Cely 3 m springboard 413.30 22 Did not advance
      Matthieu Rosset 445.15 13 Q 422.50 15 Did not advance
      Women
      Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
      Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
      Fanny Bouvet 3 m springboard 257.10 26 Did not advance
      Marion Farissier 248.70 27 Did not advance
      Audrey Labeau 10 m platform 261.05 24 Did not advance

      Equestrian

      Dressage

      France qualified a single quota by rankings:

      Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
      Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
      Jessica Michel Riwera de Hus Individual 70.410 28 Q 68.810 31 Did not advance

      Eventing

      France qualified one team and five quota places in the individual event after finishing in second place at the 2011 European Eventing Championships.

      Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
      Qualifier Final
      Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
      Lionel Guyon Nemetis de Lalou Individual 50.90 38 20.00 70.90 38 0.00 70.90 28 Q 21.00 91.90 24 91.90 24
      Aurélien Kahn Cádiz 55.90 54 39.60 95.50 49 7.00 102.50 45 Did not advance 102.50 45
      Denis Mesples Oregon de la Vigne 61.50 66 46.00 107.50 =51 19.00 126.50 50 Did not advance 126.50 50
      Donatien Schauly Ocarina du Chanois 44.40 20 7.20 51.60 =18 Withdrew
      Nicolas Touzaint Hildago de l'ille 47.60 =27 7.60 55.20 27 2.00 57.20 21 Q 7.00 64.20 17 64.20 17
      Lionel Guyon
      Aurélien Kahn
      Denis Mesples
      Donatien Schauly
      Nicolas Touzaint
      See above Team 142.90 9 34.80 177.70 7 52.90 230.60 8 230.60 8

      Show jumping

      France qualified one team and four quota places in the individual event after finishing in second place at the World Equestrian Games.

      Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
      Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
      Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
      Simon Delestre Napoli du Ry Individual 0 =1 Q 6 6 30 Q 8 14 32 Q 4 =11 Q 8 12 19 12 19
      Olivier Guillon Lord de Theize 4 =42 Q 4 8 =31 Q 8 16 =33 Q 0 =1 Q 9 9 =12 9 =12
      Pénélope Leprevost Mylord Carthago 1 =33 Q 8 9 =47 Did not advance 9 =47
      Kevin Staut Silvana 0 =1 Q 4 4 =17 Q 4 8 =11 Q 16 34 Did not advance 16 34
      Simon Delestre
      Olivier Guillon
      Pénélope Leprevost
      Kevin Staut
      See above Team 14 12 Did not advance 14 12

      Fencing

      France qualified 11 fencers.

      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
      Yannick Borel Individual épée  Karyuchenko (UKR)
      W 15–10
       Kauter (SUI)
      W 15–11
       Piasecki (NOR)
      L 14–15
      Did not advance
      Gauthier Grumier  Piasecki (NOR)
      L 13–14
      Did not advance
      Erwann Le Péchoux Individual foil Bye  Lefort (FRA)
      W 15–9
       Choi B-c (KOR)
      L 13–15
      Did not advance
      Enzo Lefort Bye  Le Péchoux (FRA)
      L 9–15
      Did not advance
      Victor Sintès Bye  Chida (JPN)
      W 15–11
       Lei S (CHN)
      L 6–15
      Did not advance
      Erwann Le Péchoux
      Enzo Lefort
      Marcel Marcilloux
      Victor Sintès
      Team foil  United States
      L 39–45
      Classification semi-final
       Great Britain
      L 29–45
      7th place final
       China
      L 33–45
      8
      Boladé Apithy Individual sabre Bye  Buikevich (BLR)
      L 11–15
      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
      Laura Flessel-Colovic Individual épée Bye  Hurley (USA)
      W 15–12
       Gherman (ROM)
      L 13–15
      Did not advance
      Astrid Guyart Individual foil Bye  Gaber (EGY)
      W 15–2
       Boubakri (TUN)
      L 5–15
      Did not advance
      Corinne Maîtrejean Bye  Sheppard (GBR)
      W 15–5
       Sugawara (JPN)
      L 9–15
      Did not advance
      Ysaora Thibus Bye  Deriglazova (RUS)
      W 15–8
       Ikehata (JPN)
      L 11–15
      Did not advance
      Anita Blaze
      Astrid Guyart
      Corinne Maîtrejean
      Ysaora Thibus
      Team foil  Poland
      W 42–31
       Italy
      L 31–45
       South Korea
      L 32–45
      4
      Léonore Perrus Individual sabre  Nakayama (JPN)
      L 12–15
      Did not advance

      Football

      • Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

      Women's tournament

      Roster

      Head coach: Bruno Bini

      France named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.

      No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
      1 1GK Céline Deville (1982-01-24)24 January 1982 (aged 30) 54 0 Lyon
      2 2DF Wendie Renard (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 22) 22 3 Lyon
      3 3MF Laure Boulleau (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 25) 27 1 Paris Saint-Germain
      4 2DF Laura Georges (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 27) 118 3 Lyon
      5 2DF Ophélie Meilleroux (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 28) 61 0 Montpellier
      6 3MF Sandrine Soubeyrand (captain) (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 38) 177 18 Juvisy
      7 2DF Corine Franco (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 28) 63 10 Lyon
      8 2DF Sonia Bompastor (1980-06-08)8 June 1980 (aged 32) 149 18 Lyon
      9 4FW Eugénie Le Sommer (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 23) 56 19 Lyon
      10 3MF Camille Abily (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 27) 97 23 Lyon
      11 4FW Marie-Laure Delie (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 24) 40 35 Montpellier
      12 4FW Élodie Thomis (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 25) 72 23 Lyon
      13 3MF Camille Catala (1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (aged 21) 7 1 Saint-Étienne
      14 3MF Louisa Nécib (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 25) 79 16 Lyon
      15 3MF Élise Bussaglia (1984-09-24)24 September 1984 (aged 27) 101 20 Paris Saint-Germain
      16 2DF Sabrina Viguier (1981-01-04)4 January 1981 (aged 31) 91 1 Lyon
      17 4FW Gaëtane Thiney (1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (aged 26) 70 32 Juvisy
      18 1GK Sarah Bouhaddi (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 25) 52 0 Lyon
      Group play
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1  United States 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualified for the quarter-finals
      2  France 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
      3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
      4  Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
      Source: IOC
      United States 4–2 France
      Wambach 19'
      Morgan 32', 66'
      Lloyd 56'
      Report Thiney 12'
      Delie 14'
      Hampden Park, Glasgow
      Attendance: 18,090
      Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

      France 5–0 North Korea
      Georges 45'
      Thomis 70'
      Delie 71'
      Renard 81'
      Catala 87'
      Report
      Hampden Park, Glasgow
      Attendance: 11,743
      Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)

      France 1–0 Colombia
      Thomis 5' Report
      St James' Park, Newcastle
      Attendance: 13,184
      Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
      Quarter-final
      Sweden 1–2 France
      Fischer 18' Report
      Report
      Georges 29'
      Renard 39'
      Hampden Park, Glasgow
      Attendance: 12,869
      Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
      Semi-final
      France 1–2 Japan
      Le Sommer 76' Report Ōgimi 32'
      Sakaguchi 49'
      Wembley Stadium, London
      Attendance: 61,482
      Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
      Bronze medal game
      Canada 1–0 France
      Matheson 90+2' Report
      City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
      Attendance: 12,465
      Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

      Gymnastics

      Artistic

      Men
      Team
      Athlete Event Qualification Final
      Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
      F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
      Pierre-Yves Bény Team 14.433 13.566 14.266 14.933 14.700 14.333 15.033 14.466 14.566 14.591 13.266
      Yann Cucherat 14.900 14.366 Did not compete
      Gaël Da Silva 15.400 14.366 15.366 14.966 15.200 14.633 15.466 14.766
      Hamilton Sabot 14.033 14.533 15.366 Q 14.866 14.766 14.333 15.566 14.883
      Cyril Tommasone 14.500 15.333 Q 14.166 15.466 15.100 14.133 88.698 14 Q 14.533 15.466 14.441 15.133
      Total 44.333 42.932 43.165 45.765 45.366 44.198 265.759 8 Q 44.066 45.265 43.432 44.473 45.290 42.915 265.441 8
      Individual finals
      Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
      F PH R V PB HB
      Hamilton Sabot Parallel bars 15.566 15.566
      Cyril Tommasone All-around 13.500 15.333 14.400 15.358 15.000 14.066 87.657 16
      Pommel horse 15.141 15.141 5
      Women
      Team
      Athlete Event Qualification Final
      Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
      F V UB BB F V UB BB
      Mira Boumejmajen Team 12.933 13.300 12.966 Did not advance
      Youna Dufournet 14.166 12.966 14.200
      Anne Kuhm 13.533 14.466 13.533 12.566 54.098 29
      Aurélie Malaussena 13.366 14.033 13.300 13.700 54.399 25 Q
      Sophia Serseri 12.933 14.133
      Total 39.832 42.765 41.333 40.866 164.796 11
      Individual finals
      Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
      F V UB BB
      Aurélie Malaussena All-around 13.800 12.800 12.066 11.500 50.166 23

      Rhythmic

      Athlete Event Qualification Final
      Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
      Delphine Ledoux Individual 27.150 27.100 27.250 26.675 108.175 13 Did not advance

      Trampoline

      Athlete Event Qualification Final
      Score Rank Score Rank
      Grégroire Pennes Men's 107.539 7 Q 58.805 7

      Handball

      France participated in the 2012 Olympics as the defending world men's handball champion, and successfully defended its gold medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics. The French women's team qualified through the World Qualification Tournament.

      • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
      • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players

      Men's tournament

      The following is the France roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

      Head coaches: Claude Onesta

      No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
      2 LB Jérôme Fernandez (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 35) 1.99 m Fénix Toulouse
      3 P Didier Dinart (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 35) 1.97 m Atlético Madrid
      4 RB Xavier Barachet (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 23) 1.95 m Chambéry Handball
      5 CB Guillaume Gille (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (aged 36) 1.92 m HSV Hamburg
      6 P Bertrand Gille (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 34) 1.87 m HSV Hamburg
      8 LB Daniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.89 m THW Kiel
      9 RW Guillaume Joli (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m BM Valladolid
      11 LW Samuel Honrubia (1986-07-05)5 July 1986 (aged 26) 1.80 m Montpellier
      12 GK Daouda Karaboué (1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 36) 1.98 m Fénix Toulouse
      13 CB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.96 m Montpellier
      16 GK Thierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 35) 1.92 m THW Kiel
      18 LB William Accambray (1988-04-08)8 April 1988 (aged 24) 1.94 m Montpellier
      19 RW Luc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 27) 1.82 m Atlético Madrid
      20 P Cédric Sorhaindo (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 28) 1.92 m FC Barcelona
      21 LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 30) 1.79 m Montpellier
      Group play
      Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
       Iceland 5 5 0 0 167 132 +35 10 Quarter-finals
       France 5 4 0 1 159 110 +49 8
       Sweden 5 3 0 2 156 115 +41 6
       Tunisia 5 2 0 3 121 125 −4 4
       Argentina 5 1 0 4 113 138 −25 2
       Great Britain 5 0 0 5 96 192 −96 0
      Source: [citation needed]
      29 July 2012
      19:30
      France  44 – 15  Great Britain Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 5,000
      Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
      Joli 11 (21–7) Garnham 6
       2× Report  4× 1×
      31 July 2012
      21:15
      Argentina  20 – 32  France Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 3,906
      Referees: Olesen, Peders (DEN)
      Fernández, Riccobelli 4 (9–17) Karabatić 7
       2× Report  2×
      2 August 2012
      11:15
      France  25 – 19  Tunisia Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,670
      Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
      Narcisse 7 (12–11) Bannour 5
       5× Report  7×
      4 August 2012
      19:30
      Iceland  30 – 29  France Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,521
      Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
      Petersson 6 (16–15) Fernandez 9
       7× Report  4×
      6 August 2012
      21:15
      France  29 – 26  Sweden Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,833
      Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
      Narcisse 6 (18–12) Ekberg, Andersson 5
       1× Report  2×
      Quarter-final
      8 August 2012
      14:30
      Spain  22 – 23  France Basketball Arena, London
      Attendance: 8,890
      Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
      Tomás 6 (12–9) Accambray 7
       3× Report  3×
      Semi-final
      10 August 2012
      20:30
      France  25 – 22  Croatia Basketball Arena, London
      Attendance: 9,849
      Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
      three players 4 (12–10) Horvat 6
       2× Report  2×
      Final
      12 August 2012
      15:00
      Sweden  21 – 22  France Basketball Arena, London
      Attendance: 9,627
      Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
      Ekberg 6 (8–10) Guigou 5
       4× Report  2×

      Women's tournament

      The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

      Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz

      No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
      3 RW Blandine Dancette (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 24) 1.69 m HBC Nîmes
      4 P Nina Kamto Njitam (1983-06-25)25 June 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m Metz Handball
      5 RB Camille Ayglon (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m HBC Nîmes
      7 CB Allison Pineau (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.81 m Oltchim Vâlcea
      8 LB Claudine Mendy (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 22) 1.82 m Metz Handball
      9 LW Paule Baudouin (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.72 m Metz Handball
      10 CB Sophie Herbrecht (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.74 m HBC Nîmes
      12 GK Amandine Leynaud (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.78 m Oltchim Vâlcea
      16 GK Cléopâtre Darleux (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23) 1.76 m Arvor 29
      17 LW Siraba Dembélé (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 26) 1.72 m Toulon HB
      18 RW Audrey Deroin (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 22) 1.76 m Toulon HB
      20 LB Raphaëlle Tervel (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.78 m SD Itxako
      24 LB Mariama Signaté (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 27) 1.89 m Issy Paris HB
      64 RB Alexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 25) 1.77 m Arvor 29
      Group play
      Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
       France 5 4 1 0 125 103 +22 9 Quarter-finals
       South Korea 5 3 1 1 136 130 +6 7
       Spain 5 3 1 1 119 114 +5 7
       Norway 5 2 1 2 118 120 −2 5
       Denmark 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8 2
       Sweden 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23 0
      Source: [citation needed]
      28 July 2012
      21:15
      Norway  23 – 24  France Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 3,968
      Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
      Alstad 5 (12–17) Baudouin, Signaté 5
       2× Report  5× 1×
      30 July 2012
      16:15
      France  18 – 18  Spain Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,671
      Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
      Dembélé 6 (7–10) Mangué 6
       6× 1× Report  4×
      1 August 2012
      14:30
      France  29 – 17  Sweden Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,638
      Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
      three players 4 (16–11) Ahlm 6
       2× Report  1×
      3 August 2012
      11:15
      South Korea  21 – 24  France Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,568
      Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
      Sim Hae-in 6 (12–10) Lacrabère 4
       3× Report  2×
      5 August 2012
      21:15
      Denmark  24 – 30  France Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,616
      Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
      Nørgaard 10 (10–17) Nijtam 6
       2× Report  1×
      Quarter-final
      7 August 2012
      20:30
      France  22 – 23  Montenegro Copper Box, London
      Attendance: 4,559
      Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
      Signaté 5 (13–13) Popović, Bulatović 6
       2× Report  3×

      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
      Sofiane Milous −60 kg Bye  Shukvani (GEO)
      W 0100–0001
       Lomo (SOL)
      W 0020–0001
       Hiraoka (JPN)
      L 0010–0012
      Did not advance  Davtyan (ARM)
      W 0010–0002
       Sobirov (UZB)
      L 0003–0100
      5
      David Larose −66 kg  Pollack (ISR)
      W 0001–0000
       Fâșie (ROU)
      W 0100–0000
       Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
      L 0001–0100
      Did not advance
      Ugo Legrand −73 kg Bye  Adamiec (POL)
      W 0010–0000
       Hafiz (EGY)
      W 0100–0104
       Elmont (NED)
      L 0030–0000
      Did not advance  Boqiev (TJK)
      W 0010–0002
       Wang K-c (KOR)
      W 0101–0001
      Alain Schmitt −81 kg  Elmont (NED)
      W 0000–0001
       Lucenti (ARG)
      L 0000–1000
      Did not advance
      Romain Buffet −90 kg  Bauža (LTU)
      L 0010–0100
      Did not advance
      Thierry Fabre −100 kg  Darwish (EGY)
      W 0011–0002
       Naidangiin (MGL)
      L 0000–0100
      Did not advance
      Teddy Riner +100 kg  Wojnarowicz (POL)
      W 0010–0003
       Jaballah (TUN)
      W 0101–0002
       Brayson (CUB)
      W 0100–0001
       Kim S-M (KOR)
      W 0010–0003
      Bye  Mikhailine (RUS)
      W 0101–0003
      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
      Laëtitia Payet −48 kg Bye  Menezes (BRA)
      L 0001–0000
      Did not advance
      Priscilla Gneto −52 kg  He Hm (CHN)
      W 0111–0012
       Ramos (POR)
      W 1001–0000
       An K-a (PRK)
      L 0013–0102
      Did not advance  Kim K-o (KOR)
      W 0021–0002
       Heylen (BEL)
      W 1012–0012
      Automne Pavia −57 kg  Clark (GBR)
      W 0100–0000
       Renzi (AUS)
      W 0150–0000
       Filzmoser (AUT)
      W 0030–0000
       Matsumoto (JPN)
      L 0000–0010
      Bye  Karakas (HUN)
      W 0011–0002
      Gévrise Émane −63 kg  Howell (GBR)
      W 1000–0000
       Abel (CUB)
      W 0001–0001
       Tsedevsuren (MGL)
      L 0001–0001
      Did not advance  Schlesinger (ISR)
      W 0010–0002
       Joung D-w (KOR)
      W 0000–0000 YUS
      Lucie Décosse −70 kg Bye  Zupancic (CAN)
      W 1001–0001
       Alvear (COL)
      W 1000–0000
       Hwang Y-s (KOR)
      W 0001–0000
      Bye  Thiele (GER)
      W 0120–0000
      Audrey Tcheuméo −78 kg  Cotton (CAN)
      W 0001–0001 YUS
       Pryshchepa (UKR)
      W 0100–0000
       Yang X (CHN)
      W 0101–0001
       Gibbons (GBR)
      L 0000–1000
      Did not advance  Joó (HUN)
      W 1000–0001
      Anne-Sophie Mondière +78 kg  Altheman (BRA)
      L 0000–0101
      Did not advance

      Modern pentathlon

      France qualified one man and two women.

      Athlete Event Fencing
      (épée one touch)
      Swimming
      (200 m freestyle)
      Riding
      (show jumping)
      Combined: shooting/running
      (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
      Total points Final rank
      Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
      Christopher Patte Men's 16–19 =20 784 2:05.99 20 1292 84 21 1116 10:43.96 11 2428 5620 17
      Amélie Cazé Women's 19–16 =11 856 2:11.33 4 1224 20 2 1180 12:08.71 32 1848 5108 18
      Élodie Clouvel 15–20 =25 760 2:09.87 3 1244 140 27 1060 12:44.50 34 1704 4768 31

      Rowing

      France qualified boats for the following rowing events:

      Men
      Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Germain Chardin
      Dorian Mortelette
      Pair 6:17.22 2 SA/B Bye 6:58.67 2 FA 6:21.11
      Julien Bahain
      Cédric Berrest
      Double sculls 6:19.61 3 SA/B Bye 6:29.61 5 FB 6:26.44 10
      Jérémie Azou
      Stany Delayre
      Lightweight double sculls 6:40.89 1 SA/B Bye 6:37.29 2 FA 6:42.69 4
      Matthieu Androdias
      Benjamin Chabanet
      Adrien Hardy
      Pierre-Jean Peltier
      Quadruple sculls 5:44.25 3 SA/B Bye 6:12.81 4 FB 6:02.12 10
      Thomas Baroukh
      Fabrice Moreau
      Nicolas Moutton
      Franck Solforosi
      Lightweight four 5:50.79 1 SA/B Bye 6:06.90 4 FB 6:08.37 7

      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

      Sailing

      France qualified one boat for each of the following events:

      Men
      Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
      Julien Bontemps RS:X 23 14 2 5 5 4 17 5 8 6 4 70 5
      Jean-Baptiste Bernaz Laser 3 21 6 9 19 11 2 18 20 34 10 119 10
      Jonathan Lobert Finn 9 4 4 2 6 7 5 10 3 7 2 49
      Vincent Garos
      Pierre Leboucher
      470 9 10 11 6 10 2 19 11 4 11 16 90 7
      Pierre-Alexis Ponsot
      Xavier Rohart
      Star 1 13 10 11 12 14 12 6 6 8 8 86 9
      Women
      Fleet racing
      Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
      Charline Picon RS:X 9 11 5 7 10 6 12 10 11 6 14 89 8
      Sarah Steyaert Laser Radial 21 14 19 12 11 26 10 19 22 15 EL 143 16
      Mathilde Géron
      Camille Lecointre
      470 10 17 1 8 12 3 7 6 3 5 10 65 4
      Match racing
      Athlete Event Round Robin Rank Knockouts Rank

      POR

      AUS

      NED

      SWE

      USA

      GBR

      ESP

      DEN

      NZL

      RUS

      FIN
      Q-final S-final Final
      Élodie Bertrand
      Claire Leroy
      Marie Riou
      Elliott 6m W L W W L L L W W W L 6 Q
      ESP
      L (0–3)
      Did not advance 6
      Open
      Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
      Stéphane Christidis
      Manu Dyen
      49er 1 9 9 12 1 10 12 13 10 21 2 5 10 7 14 12 127 6

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

      Shooting

      France earned 14 quota places for the shooting events at the 2012 Olympics:

      Men
      Athlete Event Qualification Final
      Points Rank Points Rank
      Stéphane Clamens Trap 119 19 Did not advance
      Franck Dumoulin 50 m pistol 541 33 Did not advance
      10 m air pistol 577 18 Did not advance
      Cyril Graff 50 m rifle 3 positions 1171 3 Q 1271.0 4
      50 m rifle prone 586 46 Did not advance
      Walter Lapeyre 50 m pistol 554 21 Did not advance
      10 m air pistol 575 22 Did not advance
      Jérémy Monnier 10 m air rifle 592 26 Did not advance
      Pierre Edmond Piasecki 596 8 Q 699.1 6
      Valérian Sauveplane 50 m rifle prone 592 22 Did not advance
      50 m rifle 3 positions 1167 13 Did not advance
      Anthony Terras Skeet 117 17 Did not advance
      Women
      Athlete Event Qualification Final
      Points Rank Points Rank
      Laurence Brize 50 m rifle 3 positions 581 18 Did not advance
      10 m air rifle 394 26 Did not advance
      Émilie Évesque 50 m rifle 3 positions 578 25 Did not advance
      10 m air rifle 392 33 Did not advance
      Veronique Girardet Skeet 66 10 Did not advance
      Céline Goberville 10 m air pistol 387 3 Q 486.6
      25 m pistol 579 21 Did not advance
      Delphine Réau Trap 72 4 Q 93 S/O 2
      Stéphanie Tirode 10 m air pistol 375 38 Did not advance
      25 m pistol 582 14 Did not advance

      Swimming

      French swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

      Men
      Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Yannick Agnel 100 m freestyle 48.93 12 Q 48.23 7 Q 47.84 4
      200 m freestyle 1:46.60 3 Q 1:45.84 2 Q 1:43.14 NR
      Fabien Gilot 100 m freestyle 48.95 14 Q 48.49 11 Did not advance
      Damien Joly 1500 m freestyle 15:08.50 14 Did not advance
      Camille Lacourt 100 m backstroke 53.51 4 Q 53.03 2 Q 53.08 4
      Clément Lefert 100 m butterfly 53.22 29 Did not advance
      Amaury Leveaux 50 m freestyle 22.35 18 Did not advance
      Grégory Mallet 200 m freestyle 1:47.39 13 Q 1:47.56 14 Did not advance
      Florent Manaudou 50 m freestyle 22.09 =7 Q 21.80 6 Q 21.34
      Anthony Pannier 1500 m freestyle 15:24.08 20 Did not advance
      Giacomo Perez d'Ortona 100 m breaststroke 1:00.59 17 Did not advance
      Julien Sauvage 10 km open water 1:50:42.8 11
      Benjamin Stasiulis 100 m backstroke 55.36 31 Did not advance
      200 m backstroke 1:59.52 24 Did not advance
      Yannick Agnel
      Alain Bernard*
      Fabien Gilot
      Clément Lefert
      Amaury Leveaux
      Jérémy Stravius*
      4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:13.38 4 Q 3:09.93
      Yannick Agnel
      Clément Lefert
      Amaury Leveaux
      Grégory Mallet
      Jérémy Stravius*
      4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:09.18 2 Q 7:02.77 NR
      Yannick Agnel
      Camille Lacourt
      Giacomo Perez d'Ortona
      Romain Sassot
      4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.60 10 Did not advance
      Women
      Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Ophélie Aspord 10 km open water 1:58:43.1 6
      Fanny Babou 100 m breaststroke 1:09.76 32 Did not advance
      Coralie Balmy 400 m freestyle 4:03.56 3 Q 4:05.95 6
      800 m freestyle 8:27.15 8 Q 8:29.26 7
      Charlotte Bonnet 100 m freestyle 55.12 20 Did not advance
      Justine Bruno 100 m butterfly 1:01.14 38 Did not advance
      Alexianne Castel 100 m backstroke 1:00.16 14 Q 1:00.24 11 Did not advance
      200 m backstroke 2:08.92 6 Q 2:08.24 5 Q 2:08.43 7
      Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne 200 m freestyle 1:59.15 18 Did not advance
      Lara Grangeon 400 m individual medley 4:44.28 18 Did not advance
      Laure Manaudou 100 m backstroke 1:01.03 22 Did not advance
      200 m backstroke 2:14.29 30 Did not advance
      Camille Muffat 200 m freestyle 1:58.49 12 Q 1:56.18 3 Q 1:55.58
      400 m freestyle 4:03.29 1 Q 4:01.45 OR
      Anna Santamans 50 m freestyle 25.23 15 Q 24.94 =10 Did not advance
      Coralie Balmy
      Charlotte Bonnet
      Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne
      Margaux Farrell*
      Mylène Lazare*
      Camille Muffat
      4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:52.88 5 Q 7:47.49
      Fanny Babou
      Charlotte Bonnet
      Justine Bruno
      Laure Manaudou
      4 × 100 m medley relay 4:05.53 14 Did not advance

      Synchronized swimming

      France qualified two Olympic quota places in synchronized swimming.

      Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
      Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
      Sara Labrousse
      Chloé Willhelm
      Duet 87.700 10 88.340 176.040 10 Q 88.560 176.260 10

      Table tennis

      France qualified one man and two women.

      Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Adrien Mattenet Men's singles Bye  Chen Wx (AUT)
      L 0–4
      Did not advance
      Xian Yi Fang Women's singles Bye  Hanffou (CMR)
      W 4–1
       Ri M-S (PRK)
      W 4–2
       Wang Yg (SIN)
      L 0–4
      Did not advance
      Li Xue Bye  Lay (AUS)
      W 4–3
       Shen Yf (ESP)
      L 0–4
      Did not advance

      Taekwondo

      France had qualified two places in women's taekwondo.

      Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Marlène Harnois Women's −57 kg  Contreras (CHI)
      W 14–3 PTG
       Wahba (EGY)
      W 8–6
       Hou Yz (CHN)
      L 3–8
      Bye  Hamada (JPN)
      W 12–8
      Did not advance
      Anne Caroline Graffe Women's +67 kg  Mamatova (UZB)
      W 17–9
       Lee I-J (KOR)
      W 7–4
       Hernández (CUB)
      W 6–4
      Bye  Mandić (SRB)
      L 7–9

      Tennis

      France qualified six Olympic tennis players in 2012: four in the men's events and two in the women's events. France ultimately won two medals – one silver and one bronze – in the men's doubles.

      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
      Julien Benneteau Singles  Youzhny (RUS)
      W 7–5, 6–3
       Federer (SUI)
      L 2–6, 2–6
      Did not advance
      Richard Gasquet  Haase (NED)
      W 6–3, 6–3
       Baghdatis (CYP)
      L 4–6, 4–6
      Did not advance
      Gilles Simon  Kukushkin (KAZ)
      W 6–4, 6–2
       Dimitrov (BUL)
      W 6–3, 6–3
       del Potro (ARG)
      L 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
      Did not advance
      Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  Bellucci (BRA)
      W 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
       Raonic (CAN)
      W 6–3, 3–6, 25–23
       López (ESP)
      W 7–6(7–5), 6–4
       Djokovic (SRB)
      L 4–6, 5–7
      Did not advance
      Julien Benneteau
      Richard Gasquet
      Doubles  Fleming /
      Hutchins (GBR)
      W 7–5, 6–3
       Bhupathi /
      Bopanna (IND)
      W 6–3, 6–4
       Tipsarević /
      Zimonjić (SRB)
      W 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
       B. Bryan /
      M. Bryan (USA)
      L 4–6, 4–6
       Ferrer /
      F. López (ESP)
      W 7–6(7–4), 6–2
      Michaël Llodra
      Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
       Nalbandian /
      Schwank (ARG)
      W 6–3, 7–5
       Paes /
      Vardhan (IND)
      W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
       Melo /
      Soares (BRA)
      W 6–4, 6–2
       Ferrer /
      F. López (ESP)
      W 3–6, 6–4, 18–16
       B. Bryan /
      M. Bryan (USA)
      L 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
      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  Paszek (AUT)
      W 7–6(7–4), 6–4
       Hantuchová (SVK)
      L 3–6, 0–6
      Did not advance
      Alizé Cornet
      Kristina Mladenovic
      Doubles  Peng /
      Zheng (CHN)
      L 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
      Did not advance

      Triathlon

      France qualified the following triathletes:

      Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
      David Hauss Men's 17:24 0:38 58:50 0:29 29:53 1:47:14 4
      Vincent Luis 17:20 0:38 58:53 0:27 31:00 1:48:18 11
      Laurent Vidal 17:27 0:43 58:42 0:28 30:01 1:47:21 5
      Emmie Charayron Women's 19:48 0:39 1:06:58 0:34 34:27 2:02:26 18
      Jessica Harrison 18:39 0:43 1:06:16 0:31 35:13 2:01:22 9
      Carole Péon 19:30 0:45 1:07:11 0:33 35:59 2:03:58 29

      Weightlifting

      France qualified three men and one woman.

      Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
      Result Rank Result Rank
      Vencelas Dabaya Men's −69 kg 135 DNF DNF
      Bernardin Kingue Matam 143 DNF DNF
      Benjamin Hennequin Men's −85 kg 163 DNF DNF
      Mélanie Bardis Women's −48 kg 73 9 93 9 166 10

      Wrestling

      France qualified six quota places:

      Key:

      • VT – Victory by Fall.
      • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
      • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
      Men's freestyle
      Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Didier Pais −60 kg Bye  Madany (EGY)
      L 1–3 PP
      Did not advance 11
      Men's Greco-Roman
      Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Tarik Belmadani −60 kg Bye  Ala-Huikku (FIN)
      W 3–0 PO
       Matsumoto (JPN)
      L 0–3 PO
      Did not advance 9
      Steeve Guénot −66 kg Bye  Rivas (VEN)
      W 3–0 PO
       Abdevali (IRI)
      W 3–0 PO
       Kim H-W (KOR)
      L 1–3 PP
      Bye  Mulens (CUB)
      W 3–0 PO
      Christophe Guénot −74 kg Bye  Ayet Ikram (TUN)
      W 3–0 PO
       Vlasov (RUS)
      L 1–3 PP
      Did not advance  Madsen (DEN)
      L 1–3 PP
      Did not advance 8
      Mélonin Noumonvi −84 kg Bye  Hietaniemi (FIN)
      W 3–0 PO
       Gaber (EGY)
      L 1–3 PO
      Did not advance Bye  Žugaj (CRO)
      W 3–0 PO
       Janikowski (POL)
      L 0–3 PO
      5
      Women's freestyle
      Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Cynthia Vescan −72 kg Bye  Saenko (MDA)
      L 1–3 PP
      Did not advance 12

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