France at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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France at the Olympic Games

Flag of France
IOC code  FRA
NOC French Olympic Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com (French)
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 121 (98 men and 23 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Rank: 8
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
14
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.[1]

Contents

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold medal.svg Gold

[edit] Silver medal.svg Silver

[edit] Bronze medal.svg Bronze

[edit] Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat — 10.53
  • Quarterfinals — 10.29
  • Semifinals — 10.45
  • Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 10.51
  • Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:49.6
  • Semifinals — 1:47.3
  • Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 1:48.5
  • Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 1:49.6
  • Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 3:43.9
  • Semifinals — 3:39.6
  • Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 3:44.6
  • Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Heat — 3:05.4
  • Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.90 m
  • Final — 7.77 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 16.43 m
  • Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualification — 5.35 m
  • Final — 5.65 m (→ 4th place)
  • Qualification — 5.40 m
  • Final — 5.60 m (→ 5th place)
  • Qualification — 5.40 m
  • Final — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 metres

  • Heat — 11.53
  • Quarterfinals — 11.40
  • Semifinals — 11.36
  • Final — 11.32 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 11.56
  • Quarterfinals — 11.48
  • Semifinals — 11.63 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 11.59
  • Quarterfinals — 11.54
  • Semifinals — 11.70 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.60
  • Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 13.18
  • Semifinal — 13.54 (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

  • Florence Picaut — 4424 points (→ 9th place)
    1. 100 metres — 13.75s
    2. Shot Put — 13.24m
    3. High Jump — 1.80m
    4. Long Jump — 5.83m
    5. 800 metres — 2:16.70

[edit] Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

[edit] Canoeing

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Diving

[edit] Fencing

16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

[edit] Gymnastics

[edit] Judo

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Four, Bouzou, and Cortes — 15.345 pts (→ 5th place)

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats — 52,09
  • Semi-Finals — 51,62
  • Final — 52,01 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats — DNS
  • Heats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance)
  • Heats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Final — 55,66 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Final — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Final — 3.49,19 (→ 5th place)


Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Final — 57,88 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heats — 1:12.94 (→ did not advance)

[edit] Weightlifting

[edit] Wrestling

[edit] References

  1. ^ "France at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.