France at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 339 (241 men and 98 women) in 25 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jean-François Lamour | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 9 |
Gold 8 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 16 |
Total 29 |
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France competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 339 competitors, 241 men and 98 women, took part in 196 events in 25 sports.[1]
[edit] Medalists
[edit]
Gold
- Sebastien Flute — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Philippe Omnès — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Éric Srecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Cécile Nowak — Judo, Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
- Catherine Fleury-Vachon — Judo, Women's Half Middleweight (61 kg)
- Franck David — Sailing, Men's Lechner Sailboard
- Nicolas Hénard and Yves Loday — Sailing, Men's Tornado
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Silver
- Sylvain Curinier — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
- Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
- Pascal Tayot — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
- Franck Badiou — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
- Jean-Philippe Gatien — Table tennis, Men's Singles
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Bronze
- Olivier Boivin and Didier Hoyer — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Pairs
- Jacky Avril — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
- Frank Adisson and Wilfrid Forgues — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom Pairs
- Hervé Boussard, Didier Faivre-Pierret, Philippe Gaumont, and Jean-Louis Harel — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Hubert Bourdy, Hervé Godignon, Eric Navet, and Michel Robert — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
- Jean-Michel Henry — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Jean-Philippe Daurelle, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Philippe Debureau, Philippe Gardent, Denis Lathoud, Pascal Mahe, Philippe Medard, Gael Monthurel, Laurent Munier, Frédéric Perez, Thierry Perreux, Alain Portes, Eric Quintin, Jackson Richardson, Stéphane Stoecklin, Jean-Luc Thiebaut, Denis Tristant, and Frederic Volle — Handball, Men's Team Competition
- Bertrand Damaisin — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
- David Douillet — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Laetitia Meignan — Judo, Women's Half Heavyweight (72 kg)
- Nathalie Lupino — Judo, Women's Heavyweight
- Stéphan Caron — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
- Franck Esposito — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
- Catherine Plewinski — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
[edit] Archery
In France's fifth appearance in modern Olympic archery, the individual archers went 7-3 in head-to-head competition, buoyed by Sebastien Flute's 5-0 record as he advanced to the final and won the gold medal. It was the first medal the French had won in modern Olympic archery. Both teams won the first two rounds before being defeated in the semifinals. They also both lost their bronze medal matches.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Severine Bonal — Round of 16 → 9th place (1-1)
- Nathalie Hibon — Round of 32 → 22nd place (0-1)
- Christine Gabillard — Ranking Round → 41st place (0-0)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Sebastien Flute — Final →
Gold Medal (5-0) - Bruno Felipe — Round of 32 → 21st place (0-1)
- Michael Taupin — Ranking Round → 56th place (0-0)
Women's Team Competition:
- Bonal, Hibon, and Gabillard — Bronze Medal Match → 4th place (2-2)
Men's Team Competition:
- Flute, Felipe, and Taupin — Bronze Medal Match → 4th place (2-2)
[edit] Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
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- Heat — 13:31.16
- Final — 13:43.39 (→ 13th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
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- Heat — 28:35.13
- Final — 28:47.66 (→ 15th place)
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- Heat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4x400m Relay
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- Heat — 3:04.25 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Dominique Chauvelier — 2:19.09 (→ 31st place)
- Luis Soares — 2:21.57 (→ 45th place)
- Pascal Zilliox — 2:30.02 (→ 64th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
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- Heat — 48.41
- Semifinal — 48.28
- Final — 48.13 (→ 4th place)
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- Heat — 49.16
- Semifinal — 49.50
- Final — 48.86 (→ 7th place)
Men's 110m Hurdles
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- Heats — 13.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Thierry Toutain — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- René Piller — 4:02:40 (→ 15th place)
- Alain Lemercier — 4:06:31 (→ 16th place)
- Martial Fesselier — 4:07:30 (→ 17th place)
Men's Long Jump
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- Qualification — 7.60 m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 7.72 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
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- Qualification — 17.34 m
- Final — 16.52 m (→ 11th place)
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- Qualification — 16.50 m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 16.47 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 76.24 m
- Final — 74.84 m (→ 10th place)
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- Qualification — 73.22 m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 71.76 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 800 metres
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- Heat — 2:01.54 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10.000 metres
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- Heat — 32:57.29 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 33:16.96 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Maria Rebelo — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's High Jump
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- Qualification — 1.90 m (→ did not advance)
[edit] Badminton
[edit] Boxing
[edit] Canoeing
[edit] Cycling
Women's Individual Road Race
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- Final — 2:05:03 (→ 21st place)
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- Final — 2:05:13 (→ 33rd place)
[edit] Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 310.14 points (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 10m Platform
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- Preliminary Round — 329.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
[edit] Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women represented France in 1992.
[edit] Gymnastics
[edit] Handball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- France — Spain 18-16
- France — Unified Team 22-23
- France — Germany 23-20
- France — Romania 26-20
- France — Egypt 22-19
- Semi Finals
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- France — Sweden 22-25
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Daniel Costantini
[edit] Judo
[edit] Modern pentathlon
[edit] Rhythmic gymnastics
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
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- Final Ranking — 78.0 points (→ 4th place)
Women's 470 Class
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- Final Ranking — 65.7 points (→ 6th place)
[edit] Shooting
[edit] Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 22.70
- Final — 22.50 (→ 4th place)
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- Heat — 23.01
- B-Final — DNS (→ no ranking)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 50.30
- B-Final — 50.49 (→ 11th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 3:54.59
- B-Final — 3:53.24 (→ 13th place)
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- Heat — 3:55.66
- B-Final — 3:54.37 (→ 14th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 15:30.51 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 55.84
- Final — 55.72 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat — 58.25 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:03.11 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 1:02.81
- B-Final — 1:02.39 (→ 10th place)
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- Heat — 1:04.43 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:15.11
- B-Final — 2:15.52 (→ 10th place)
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- Heat — 2:17.68 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 54.35
- B-Final — 54.80 (→ 11th place)
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- Heat — 55.26 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 2:01.99 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:03.82
- B-Final — 2:04.05 (→ 12th place)
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Stéphan Caron, Frédéric Lefevre, Ludovic Depickère, Bruno Gutzeit, Franck Schott, and Christophe Kalfayan
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- Heat — 3:22.01
- Final — 3:19.16 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 7:26.22 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Franck Schott, Stéphane Vossart, Franck Esposito, Christophe Kalfayan, Bruno Gutzeit, and Stéphan Caron
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- Heat — 3:43.13
- Final — 3:40.51 (→ 5th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 25.78
- Final — 25.36 (→ 4th place)
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- Heat — 26.48 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 55.44
- Final — 55.72 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 2:00.67
- Final — 1:59.88 (→ 4th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 1:05.75 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
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- Heat — 1:06.31 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 1:13.98 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:32.33
- B-Final — 2:32.10 (→ 11th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:01.78
- B-Final — 1:03.22 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 2:13.23
- B-Final — 2:13.40 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:18.95
- B-Final — 2:19.14 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 4:54.70 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:50.22 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
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- Heat — 4:21.19 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
[edit] Synchronized swimming
[edit] Table tennis
[edit] Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
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- First round — Defeated Cristiano Caratti (Italy) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- Second round — Lost to Magnus Larsson (Sweden) 3-6, 3-6, 1-6
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- First round — Defeated Christian Miniussi (Argentina) 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
- Second round — Defeated Javier Frana (Argentina) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
- Third round — Defeated Boris Becker (Germany) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Goran Ivanišević (Croatia) 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 6-8
Men's Doubles Competition
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- First round — Defeated Emanuel Couto and Bernardo Mota (Portugal) 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
- Second round — Lost to Javier Frana and Christian Miniussi (Argentina) 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 3-6
[edit] Volleyball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
[edit] Water polo
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Tied with Germany (7-7)
- Lost to Australia (5-8)
- Lost to United States (7-11)
- Defeated Chechoslovakia (14-6)
- Lost to Unified Team (5-9)
- Classification Matches
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- Lost to Greece (6-10)
- Lost to the Netherlands (8-15) → 11th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Weightlifting
First-heavyweight 90–100 kg
- Francis Tournefier — 4th place, 387.5 kg (170.0 kg/ 217.5 kg)
[edit] Wrestling
[edit] References
- ^ "France at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1992/. Retrieved 2011-12-23.