France at the Olympics

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France at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  FRA
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

France has competed at every celebration of the modern Olympic Games, although the participation at the 1904 Games is questionable, with Albert Coray's appearance being credited by different sources to either the United States or France.

France has hosted the Games on five occasions:

French athletes have won a total of 596 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with fencing and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. France has won an additional 83 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, mostly in alpine skiing.

The National Olympic Committee for France was created and recognized in 1894.

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[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens 5 4 2 11
1900 Paris (host nation) 26 41 34 101
1904 St. Louis 0 0 0 0
1908 London 5 5 9 19
1912 Stockholm 7 4 3 14
1920 Antwerp 9 19 13 41
1924 Paris (host nation) 13 15 10 38
1928 Amsterdam 6 10 5 21
1932 Los Angeles 10 5 4 19
1936 Berlin 7 6 6 19
1948 London 10 6 13 29
1952 Helsinki 6 6 6 18
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm 4 4 6 14
1960 Rome 0 2 3 5
1964 Tokyo 1 8 6 15
1968 Mexico City 7 3 5 15
1972 Munich 2 4 7 13
1976 Montreal 2 3 4 9
1980 Moscow 6 5 3 14
1984 Los Angeles 5 7 16 28
1988 Seoul 6 4 6 16
1992 Barcelona 8 5 16 29
1996 Atlanta 15 7 15 37
2000 Sydney 13 14 11 38
2004 Athens 11 9 13 33
Total 184 196 216 596

[edit] Medals by Winter Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1924 Chamonix (host nation) 0 0 3 3
1928 St. Moritz 1 0 0 1
1932 Lake Placid 1 0 0 1
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 1 1
1948 St. Moritz 2 1 2 5
1952 Oslo 0 0 1 1
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0
1960 Squaw Valley 1 0 2 3
1964 Innsbruck 3 4 0 7
1968 Grenoble (host nation) 4 3 2 9
1972 Sapporo 0 1 2 3
1976 Innsbruck 0 0 1 1
1980 Lake Placid 0 0 1 1
1984 Sarajevo 0 1 2 3
1988 Calgary 1 0 1 2
1992 Albertville (host nation) 3 5 1 9
1994 Lillehammer 0 1 4 5
1998 Nagano 2 1 5 8
2002 Salt Lake City 4 5 2 11
2006 Turin 3 2 4 9
Total 25 24 34 83

[edit] Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fencing 39 38 34 111
Cycling 38 21 21 80
Athletics 13 20 24 57
Equestrian 12 12 10 34
Sailing 12 10 12 34
Judo 10 6 17 33
Shooting 9 12 7 28
Weightlifting 9 2 3 14
Rowing 6 13 10 29
Archery 6 10 6 22
Canoeing 5 7 17 29
Tennis 5 5 7 17
Boxing 4 5 7 16
Swimming 3 9 15 27
Gymnastics 3 9 7 19
Wrestling 3 4 7 14
Croquet 3 2 2 7
Rugby 1 2 0 3
Football 1 1 0 2
Water polo 1 0 3 4
Water motorsports 1 0 0 1
Basketball 0 2 0 2
Taekwondo 0 1 2 3
Table tennis 0 1 1 2
Basque pelota 0 1 0 1
Cricket 0 1 0 1
Diving 0 1 0 1
Tug of war 0 1 0 1
Modern pentathlon 0 0 2 2
Handball 0 0 1 1
Synchronized swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 184 196 216 596

[edit] Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 15 14 14 43
Figure skating 3 2 7 12
Biathlon 3 2 6 11
Snowboarding 2 2 1 5
Freestyle skiing 1 2 3 6
Nordic combined 1 1 1 3
Cross-country skiing 0 1 0 1
Curling 0 0 1 1
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Total 25 24 34 83

[edit] See also

[edit] References