France at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 299 (197 men and 102 women) in 25 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Marie-José Pérec | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 15 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 15 |
Total 37 |
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France competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 299 competitors, 197 men and 102 women, took part in 183 events in 25 sports.[1]
[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Jean Galfione — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Marie-José Pérec — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Frank Adisson and Wilfrid Forgues — Canoeing, Men's C2 Canadian Slalom Pairs
- Florian Rousseau — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
- Christophe Capelle, Philippe Ermenault, Jean-Michel Monin, Francis Moreau, and Hervé Thuet — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
- Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
- Félicia Ballanger — Cycling, Women's Sprint
- Nathalie Lancien — Cycling, Women's Points Race
- Laura Flessel — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
- Valérie Barlois, Laura Flessel, and Sophie Moressee-Pichot — Fencing, Women's Épée Team
- Djamel Bouras — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
- David Douillet — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Marie-Claire Restoux — Judo, Women's Half Lightweight (52 kg)
- Jean Pierre Amat — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
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Silver
- Philippe Ermenault — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
- Marion Clignet — Cycling, Women's Individual Pursuit
- Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Time Trial
- Lionel Plumenail — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Valérie Barlois — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
- Gilles Bosquet, Daniel Fauche, Olivier Moncelet, and Bertrand Vecten — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Ghani Yolouz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight (68 kg)
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Bronze
- Patricia Girard — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
- Patrice Estanguet — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
- Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi — Canoeing, Women's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
- Miguel Martinez — Cycling, Men's Cross-country Mountainbike
- Alexandra Ledermann — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Franck Boidin — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Jean-Michel Henry, Robert Leroux, and Éric Srecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Damien Touya — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Christophe Gagliano — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
- Stéphane Traineau — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
- Christine Cicot — Judo, Women's Heavyweight
- Samuel Barathay and Frédéric Kowal — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Michel Andrieux and Jean-Christophe Rolland — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- Hélène Cortin and Christine Gosse — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
- Jean Pierre Amat — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics
In France's sixth appearance in modern Olympic archery, defending gold medallist Sebastien Flute was defeated in the first round of elimination. Fellow veteran Severine Bonal was also defeated early, while Lionel Torres reached the quarterfinal. The men's team was defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Severine Bonal → Round of 32, 20th place (1-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Lionel Torres → Quarterfinal, 8th place (3-1)
- Sebastien Flute → Round of 64, 39th place (0-1)
- Damien Letulle → Round of 64, 56th place (0-1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Torres, Flute, and Letulle → Round of 16, 9th place (0-1)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 1,500 metres
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- Qualification — 3:39.21 (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 3:47.01 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
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- Heat — 8:31.65
- Semifinals — 8:47.31 (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
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- Final Result — 8282 points (→ 11th place)
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- Final Result — 8192 points (→ 17th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 76.44m
- Final — 75.24m (→ 11th place)
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- Qualification — 74.22m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 74.04m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Thierry Toutain — 1:21:56 (→ 10th place)
- Denis Langlois — 1:23:08 (→ 14th place)
- Jean-Olivier Brosseau — 1:26:29 (→ 35th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- René Piller — 3:58:00 (→ 19th place)
- Martial Fesselier — 4:04:42 (→ 28th place)
- Thierry Toutain — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's 10,000 metres
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- Qualification — 33:22.35 (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 34:38.49 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4x400 metres Relay
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- Qualification — 3:28.07
- Final — 3:28.46 (→ 8th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
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- Qualification — 52.76m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 55.08m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Nadia Prasad — 2:50.05 (→ 56th place)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Nathalie Fortain — 46:43 (→ 31st place)
- Valérie Nadaud — 47:49 (→ 36th place)
[edit] Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Beach volleyball
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Jean-Philippe Jodard and Christian Penigaud — 13th place overall
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Bektas Abubakirov (Kazakhstan), 10-4
- Second Round — Defeated Gabriel Križan (Slovak Republic), 13-6
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 8-15
Men's Light Welterweight (— 63,5 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Ullah Usman (Pakistan), knock-out in first round
- Second Round — Defeated Sergey Bykovsky (Belarus), 17-6
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Oktay Urkal (Germany), 10-19
Men's Welterweight (— 67 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Marian Simion (Romania), 6-13
Men's Middleweight (— 75 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Sven Ottke (Germany), 4-11
Men's Light Heavyweight (— 81 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Pourtaghi Ayoub Ghoshchi (Iran), 21-9
- Second Round — Lost to Daniel Bispo (Brazil), referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Heavyweight (— 91 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Ovidiu Bali (Romania), referee stopped contest in second round
- Quarterfinals — Lost to David Defiagbon (Canada), disqualification in third round
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Jesús Guevara (Venezuela), referee stopped contest in second round
- Second Round — Lost to Adaliat Marnedov (Azerbaijan), referee stopped contest in first round
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — 1:07:34 (→ 13th place)
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- Final — 1:09:22 (→ 20th place)
Women's Individual Road Race
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- Final — 02:36:13 (→ Gold Medal)
- Final — 02:36:13 (→
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- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 16th place)
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- Final — 02:41:50 (→ 38th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — 37:00 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 37:00 (→
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- Final — 38:14 (→ 5th place)
[edit] Track Competition
Men's Points Race
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- Final — 21 points (→ 5th place)
[edit] Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
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- Final — 2:20.36 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Final — 2:20.36 (→
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- Final — 2:25.03 (→ 4th place)
Women's Cross Country
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- Final — 1:59.00 (→ 11th place)
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- Final — 2:06.57 (→ 24th place)
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Women's 10m Platform
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- Preliminary Heat — 201.27 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
15 fencers, 9 men and 6 women, represented France in 1996.
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Competition:
- Christophe Ruer — 5363 pts (→ 12th place)
- Sebastien Deleigne — 5071 pts (→ 26th place)
[edit] Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Men's Competition
Men's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 22.83
- B-Final — 22.96 (→ 15th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 50.71 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 1:52.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 3:55.42
- B-Final — 3:56.46 (→ 15th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 15:40.49 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 55.77
- Final — 55.76 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:15.27
- B-Final — 2:16.26 (→ 14th place)
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- Heat — 2:18.58 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 53.77
- B-Final — 54.02 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:58.79
- Final — 1:58.10 (→ 4th place)
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- Heat — 2:00.60
- Final — 2:01.25 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:03.17
- Final — 2:04.29 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:21.79 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 7:22.98
- Final — 7:24.85 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
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- Heat — 3:42.94 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
[edit] Women's Competition
Women's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 26.52 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 56.90 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 2:02.74
- B-Final — 2:01.47 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 4:21.39 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 1:04.03 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:14.18
- B-Final — 2:16.29 (→ 15th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 1:11.80 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:36.26 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:01.58
- B-Final — 1:01.20 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 2:13.58
- B-Final — 2:12.99 (→ 10th place)
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:48.30 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 8:18.90 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
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- Heat — 4:15.69 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
[edit] Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Women's Singles Competition
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- First round — Lost to Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) 5-7 2-6
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- First round — Defeated Olga Barabanschikova (Belarus) 6-3 7-5
- Second round — Lost to Inés Gorrochategui (Argentina) 4-6 6-1 5-7
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Eric Bonnel | – 54 kg | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 135.0 | 250.0 | 11 | ||
| Cédric Plançon | – 91 kg | 155.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 345.0 | 19 | |||
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Notes
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997) (PDF). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
[edit] References
- ^ "France at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1996/. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
