France at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 238 in 21 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Angelo Parisi | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 12 |
Gold 5 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 16 |
Total 28 |
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France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.[1]
[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Pierre Quinon — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Philippe Boisse — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Philippe Hébérle — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
- William Ayache, Michel Bibard, Michel Bensoussan, Dominique Bijotat, François Brisson, Patrick Cubaynes, Patrice Garande, Philippe Jeannol, Guy Lacombe, Jean-Claude Lemoult, Jean-Philippe Rohr, Albert Rust, Didier Sénac, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, José Touré, Daniel Xuereb, and Jean-Louis Zanon — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
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Silver
- Joseph Mahmoud — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase
- Bernard Brégeon and Patrick Lefoulon — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
- Philippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Philippe Delrieu, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Michel Bury — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
- Frédéric Delcourt — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
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Bronze
- Thierry Vigneron — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Michèle Chardonnet — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
- Christophe Tiozzo — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Bernard Brégeon — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit and Didier Vavasseur — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
- Didier Hoyer and Eric Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
- Fabrice Colas — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
- Marc Cerboni, Patrick Groc, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Omnès and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Véronique Brouquier, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Anne Meygret, and Laurence Modaine — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
- Philippe Vatuone — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Marc Alexandre — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
- Michel Nowak — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
- Didier Boube, Joël Bouzou and Paul Four — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Catherine Poirot — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Thierry Peponnet and Luc Pillot — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics
After not competing in archery in 1980, France returned to the sport in 1984 with two male competitors.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Gerard Douis – 2485 points (→ 17th place)
- Philippe Loyen – 2411 points (→ 35th place)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Men's Competition
Men's 400 metres
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- Heat — 46.14
- Quarterfinals — 45.64
- Semifinals — 45.59 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 47.30 (→ did not advance)
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- Final — 2:17:52 (→ 28th place)
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- Final — 2:22:00 (→ 42nd place)
Men's High Jump
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- Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
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- Qualification — 80.52m
- Final — 70.86m (→ 12th place)
Men's Pole Vault
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- Qualifying Round — 5.35m
- Final — 5.75m (→
Gold Medal)
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- Qualifying Round — 5.40m
- Final — 5.60m (→
Bronze Medal)
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- Qualifying Round — 5.30m
- Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 73.10m
- Final — 73.46m (→ 7th place)
Men's Decathlon
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- Final Result — 8266 points (→ 5th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
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- Final — 1:27:50 (→ 15th place)
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- Final — 1:29:46 (→ 20th place)
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- Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
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- Final — 4:13:34 (→ 12th place)
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- Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
- Women's Competition
Women's 3.000 metres
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- Heat — 9.15.82 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
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- Qualification — 1.90m
- Final — 1.94m (→ 4th place)
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- Qualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's Heptathlon
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- Final Result — 5914 points (→ 13th place)
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- Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Uruguay (87-91)
- Lost to PR China (83-85)
- Lost to Spain (82-97)
- Lost to United States (62-120)
- Lost to Canada (69-96)
- Classification Matches
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- 9th/12th place: Lost to Brazil (86-100)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (102-78) → Eleventh place
- Team roster
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Stefan Gertel (West Germany), retired in the second round
- Third Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (Zimbabwe), 0-5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
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- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Moses Mwaba (Zambia), after knock-out in first round
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Women's Individual Road Race
- Jeannie Longo — 2:12:35 (→ 6th place)
- Cécile Odin — 2:13:28 (→ 11th place)
- Dominique Damiani — 2:13:28 (→ 14th place)
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1984.
- Laurence Modaine-Cessac, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Véronique Brouquier, Anne Meygret
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Quarterfinal
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- France – Egypt 2-0
- Semifinal
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- France – Yugoslavia 4-2 [After extra time]
- Final
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- France – Brazil 2-0
- Team Roster
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- ( 1.) Albert Rust
- ( 2.) William Ayache
- ( 3.) Michel Bibard
- ( 4.) Dominique Bijotat
- ( 5.) François Brisson
- ( 6.) Patrick Cubaynes
- ( 7.) Patrice Garande
- ( 8.) Philippe Jeannol
- ( 9.) Guy Lacombe
- (10.) Jean-Claude Lemoult
- (11.) Jean-Philippe Rohr
- (12.) Didier Sénac
- (13.) Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
- (14.) José Toure
- (15.) Daniel Xuereb
- (16.) Jean-Louis Zanon
- (17.) Michel Bensoussan
- Head Coach: Henri Michel
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 51.13
- Final — 50.70 (→ 6th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat — 3:55.07
- Final — 3:54.58 (→ 5th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
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- Heat — 15:27.27
- Final — 15:26.96 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat — 58.22
- B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:02.59
- Final — 2:01.75 (→
Silver Medal)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:20.14
- B-Final — 2:20.05 (→ 10th place)
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- Heat — 2:24.54 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:24.68
- Final — 3:24.63 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 7:27.40
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- Final — 7:30.16 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
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- Heat — 3:50.75 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 57.49
- B-Final — 57.81 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat — 2:06.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
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- Heat — 9:01.75 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:24.34
- B-Final — 2:27.13 (→ 16th place)
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:52.67
- Final — 3:52.15 (→ 8th place)
[edit] Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "France at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1984/. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
