France at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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France is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:
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Athletics
French athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
On April 25, 2016, marathon runner Christelle Daunay and race walkers Yohann Diniz and Kévin Campion became the first French athletes to be selected to the French Olympic team.[3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kévin Campion | 20 km walk | N/A | |||||||
Yohann Diniz | 20 km walk | N/A | |||||||
50 km walk | N/A | ||||||||
4×100 m relay | N/A |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Christelle Daunay | Marathon | N/A | |||||||
4×400 m relay | N/A |
- Men's 100 m – 2 quota places (Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre)
- Men's 200 m – 3 quota places (Christophe Lemaitre, Jimmy Vicaut, Jeffrey John)
- Men's 400 m - 1 quota place (Mame-Ibra Anne)
- Men's 800 m - 3 quota places (Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, Samir Dahmani, Sofiane Selmouni)
- Men's 1500 m - 1 quota place (Morhad Amdouni)
- Men's 110 m hurdles – 3 quota places (Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Dimitri Bascou, Garfield Darien)
- Men's 3000 m steeplechase – 1 quota place (Yoann Kowal)
- Men's pole vault – 3 quota places (Renaud Lavillenie, Valentin Lavillenie, Kévin Menaldo)
- Men's long jump – 1 quota place (Kafétien Gomis)
- Men's triple jump – 3 quota places (Benjamin Compaoré, Teddy Tamgho, Harold Correa)
- Men's decathlon – 2 quota places (Kevin Mayer, Bastien Auzeil)
- Men's marathon – 3 quota places
- Men's 20 km walk – 1 quota places left (Antonin Boyez)
- Men's 50 km walk – 1 quota place left (Xavier Le Coz)
- Women's 100 m – 1 quota place (Véronique Mang)
- Women's 400 m – 2 quota places (Floria Gueï, Marie Gayot, Déborah Sananes)
- Women's 800 m – 2 quota place (Rénelle Lamote, Justine Fedronic)
- Women's 10000 m – 1 quota place (Clémence Calvin)
- Women's marathon – 2 quota places left
- Women's 100 m hurdles – 1 quota place (Cindy Billaud)
- Women's 400 m hurdles – 2 quota places (Aurélie Chaboudez, Maeva Contion)
- Women's 3000 m steeplechase – 3 quota places (Maeva Danois, Emma Oudiou, Ophelie Claude-Boxberger)
- Women's long jump – 1 quota place (Éloyse Lesueur)
- Women's pole vault – 2 quota places (Vanessa Boslak, Marion Lotout)
- Women's triple jump – 2 quota place (Jeanine Assani Issouf, Rouguy Diallo)
- Women's discus throw – 1 quota place (Mélina Robert-Michon)
- Women's hammer throw – 1 quota place (Alexandra Tavernier)
- Women's heptathlon – 1 quota place (Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida)
- Women's 20 km walk – 2 quota places (Emilie Menuet, Violaine Averous)
Badminton
France has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Brice Leverdez and Delphine Lansac were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[4]
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Brice Leverdez | Men's singles | |||||||||
Delphine Lansac | Women's singles |
Boxing
France has entered six boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Mathieu Bauderlique and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Khedafi Djelkhir were the only Frenchmen finishing among the top two of their respective division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series, while 2012 Olympian Tony Yoka earned a lone outright Olympic berth in the super heavyweight bout at the 2015 World Championships.[5][6] Three more boxers (Oumiha, Assomo, and Biongolo) had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.[7]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Khedafi Djelkhir | Bantamweight | ||||||
Sofiane Oumiha | Lightweight | ||||||
Christian Mbilli Asomo | Middleweight | ||||||
Mathieu Bauderlique | Light heavyweight | ||||||
Paul Omba Biongolo | Heavyweight | ||||||
Tony Yoka | Super heavyweight |
Canoeing
Slalom
French canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[8] The roster of French slalom canoeists, led by London 2012 Olympians Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Péché, was announced on April 10, 2016 as a result of their top performances at the Olympic Trials in Pau.[9]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Denis Gargaud Chanut | Men's C-1 | ||||||||||
Gauthier Klauss Matthieu Péché |
Men's C-2 | ||||||||||
Sébastien Combot | Men's K-1 | ||||||||||
Marie-Zélia Lafont | Women's K-1 |
Sprint
French canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[10]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
K-1 200 m | |||||||
C-1 1000 m | |||||||
K-2 200 m | |||||||
K-2 1000 m |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
K-1 200 m | |||||||
K-4 500 m |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
French riders qualified for a maximum of four quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[11]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Road race | |||
Time trial | |||
Road race | |||
Time trial | |||
Road race | |||
Track
Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, French riders have accumulated spots in both men's and women's team sprint, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, France has won the right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.
The French Cycling Federation announced the track cycling squad for the Olympics on April 5, 2016, including 2012 double silver medalist Grégory Baugé in men's sprint.[12]
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
Grégory Baugé | Men's sprint | |
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François Pervis | |
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Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis |
Men's team sprint | |
N/A | ||||||||
Sandie Clair | Women's sprint | |
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Virginie Cueff | |
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Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff |
Women's team sprint | |
N/A |
- Keirin
Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
François Pervis | Men's keirin | ||||
Sandie Clair | Women's keirin | ||||
Virginie Cueff |
- Omnium
Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Time trial | Flying lap | Points race | Total points | Rank | ||||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
Thomas Boudat | Men's omnium | ||||||||||||
Laurie Berthon | Women's omnium |
Diving
French divers qualified for the following individual and synchronized team spots at the 2016 Olympic Games through the World Championships and the FINA World Cup series.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Matthieu Rosset | 3 m springboard | ||||||
Benjamin Auffret | 10 m platform |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Laura Marino | 10 m platform |
Equestrian
French equestrians have qualified a full squad in the team dressage, eventing and jumping competitions through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, the 2015 European Dressage Championships, and the 2015 European Eventing Championships.[13]
Dressage
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
Individual | ||||||||||
See above | Team | N/A |
Eventing
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Individual | |||||||||||||||
See above | Team | N/A |
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Jumping
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Individual | |||||||||||||||||
See above | Team | N/A |
Fencing
French fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's team foil, men's team épée, and women's team sabre by virtue of their top 4 national finish in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the women's épée team picked up a spare berth freed by Africa for being the next highest ranking team.[14] Sabre fencer Vincent Anstett, along with 2012 Olympic foilists Astrid Guyart and Ysaora Thibus had claimed their spots on the French team by finishing among the top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[15]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Individual épée | ||||||||
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Team épée | N/A | ||||||
Individual foil | ||||||||
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Team foil | N/A | ||||||
Vincent Anstett | Individual sabre | N/A |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Individual épée | ||||||||
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Team épée | N/A | ||||||
Astrid Guyart | Individual foil | N/A | ||||||
Ysaora Thibus | N/A | |||||||
Individual sabre | ||||||||
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Team sabre | N/A |
Football
Women's tournament
France's women's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the top three for European teams at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[16]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
2 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals or elimination[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
Notes:
- ↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.
Gymnastics
Artistic
France has fielded a full squad of ten gymnasts (five men and five women) into the Olympic competition. Both men's and women's squads had claimed one of the remaining four spots each in the team all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[17][18]
- Men
- Team
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Team | |||||||||||||||||
Total |
- Women
- Team
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
Team | |||||||||||||
Total |
Rhythmic
France has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[19]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
Kseniya Moustafaeva | Individual |
Trampoline
France has qualified one gymnast in the men's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[20] Meanwhile, a spare Olympic berth freed by the Tripartite Commission had been awarded to the French female gymnast, as the next highest from the eligible NOC on the individual ranking list at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[21]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Morgan Demiro-O-Domiro | Men's | ||||
Women's |
Handball
Men's tournament
The French men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 World Championships.[22]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Women's tournament
The French women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the first meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Metz.[23]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Modern pentathlon
French athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Valentin Prades, Valentin Belaud, and Élodie Clouvel secured a selection each in the men's and women's event through the 2015 European Championships.[24]
Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||
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Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
Valentin Belaud | Men's | ||||||||||||||
Valentin Prades | |||||||||||||||
Élodie Clouvel | Women's |
Rowing
French rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Pair | N/A | ||||||||||
Double sculls | N/A | ||||||||||
Lightweight double sculls | N/A | ||||||||||
Lightweight four | N/A |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Pair | N/A | ||||||||||
Double sculls | N/A |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
Men's tournament
France's men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Championships.[25]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Women's tournament
France's women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens Championships.[26]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Sailing
France has qualified one boat for each of the following classes at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats.[27]
On December 2, 2015, the French Sailing Federation had selected the first five sailors to compete at the Rio regatta, including Olympic silver medalist Jonathan Lobert in the Finn class.[28][29] The rest of the French sailing fleet were named to the Olympic team through a series of selection meets in February 2016; among them featured two-time Olympic Laser sailor Jean Baptiste Bernaz, and four-time World mixed multihull champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou.[30][31]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
Pierre Le Coq | RS:X | |||||||||||||||
Jean Baptiste Bernaz | Laser | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Jonathan Lobert | Finn | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Sofian Bouvet Jérémie Mion |
470 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Noé Delpech Julien d'Ortoli |
49er |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
Charline Picon | RS:X | |||||||||||||||
Mathilde de Kerangat | Laser Radial | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Hélène Defrance Camille Lecointre |
470 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Aude Compan Sarah Steyaert |
49erFX |
- Mixed
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
Billy Besson Marie Riou |
Nacra 17 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
French shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[32]
The entire shooting squad, led by Olympic bronze medalists Anthony Terras (2008) and Céline Goberville (2012), was announced as part of the initial batch to the Olympic team selection on April 25, 2016.[3]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Éric Delaunay | Skeet | ||||||
Cyril Graff | 50 m rifle prone | N/A | |||||
Jérémy Monnier | 10 m air rifle | N/A | |||||
50 m rifle prone | N/A | ||||||
Jean Quiquampoix | 25 m rapid fire pistol | N/A | |||||
Alexis Raynaud | 50 m rifle 3 positions | N/A | |||||
Valérian Sauveplane | 10 m air rifle | N/A | |||||
50 m rifle 3 positions | N/A | ||||||
Anthony Terras | Skeet |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Laurence Brize | 10 m air rifle | N/A | |||||
50 m rifle 3 positions | N/A | ||||||
Céline Goberville | 10 m air pistol | N/A | |||||
Mathilde Lamolle | 25 m pistol | ||||||
Stéphanie Tirode | 10 m air pistol | N/A | |||||
25 m pistol |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
French swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[33][34] Swimmers must attain the federation's entry standards in finals at the 2016 French Elite Championships in Montpellier (March 29 to April 3) to assure their selection to the Olympic team.[35]
On April 6, 2016, the French Swimming Federation (FFN) had announced the entire roster of 30 swimmers (17 men and 13 women) to compete at the Games, featuring London 2012 Olympic champions Florent Manaudou and Yannick Agnel.[36]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Yannick Agnel | 200 m freestyle | ||||||
Frédérick Bousquet | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
Jordan Coelho | 200 m butterfly | ||||||
Nicolas D'Oriano | 1500 m freestyle | N/A | |||||
Damien Joly | N/A | ||||||
Camille Lacourt | 100 m backstroke | ||||||
Florent Manaudou | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
Mehdy Metella | 100 m butterfly | ||||||
Clément Mignon | 100 m freestyle | ||||||
Marc-Antoine Olivier | 10 km open water | N/A | |||||
Jordan Pothain | 400 m freestyle | N/A | |||||
Jérémy Stravius | 100 m freestyle | ||||||
200 m freestyle | |||||||
100 m butterfly | |||||||
Fabien Gilot* Florent Manaudou Mehdy Metella William Meynard* Clément Mignon Jérémy Stravius |
4×100 m freestyle relay | N/A | |||||
Yannick Agnel Lorys Bourelly Grégory Mallet* Jordan Pothain Jérémy Stravius |
4×200 m freestyle relay | N/A | |||||
Théo Bussière Camille Lacourt Clément Mignon Jérémy Stravius |
4×100 m medley relay | N/A |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Coralie Balmy | 200 m freestyle | ||||||
400 m freestyle | N/A | ||||||
800 m freestyle | N/A | ||||||
Charlotte Bonnet | 100 m freestyle | ||||||
200 m freestyle | |||||||
Béryl Gastaldello | 100 m freestyle | ||||||
100 m butterfly | |||||||
Lara Grangeon | 200 m butterfly | ||||||
200 m individual medley | |||||||
400 m individual medley | N/A | ||||||
Mélanie Henique | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
Fantine Lesaffre | 400 m individual medley | N/A | |||||
Aurélie Muller | 10 km open water | N/A | |||||
Anna Santamans | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
Marie Wattel | 100 m butterfly | ||||||
Charlotte Bonnet Mathilde Cini Béryl Gastaldello Anna Santamans |
4×100 m freestyle relay | N/A | |||||
Coralie Balmy Charlotte Bonnet Margaux Fabre Cloé Hache |
4×200 m freestyle relay | N/A | |||||
Charlotte Bonnet Fanny Deberghes Béryl Gastaldello Marie Wattel |
4×100 m medley relay | N/A |
Synchronized swimming
France has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their first-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[37][38]
Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
Laura Augé Margaux Chrétien |
Duet |
Table tennis
France has entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Emmanuel Lebesson secured one of the remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the repechage group final at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[39] Meanwhile, Simon Gauzy and London 2012 Olympian Li Xue were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[40]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Simon Gauzy | Men's singles | |||||||||
Emmanuel Lebesson | ||||||||||
Li Xue | Women's singles |
Taekwondo
France entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. M'bar N'diaye, Yasmina Aziez, Haby Niaré, and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Gwladys Épangue qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[41][42]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
M'bar N'diaye | Men's +80 kg | |||||||
Yasmina Aziez | Women's −49 kg | |||||||
Haby Niaré | Women's −67 kg | |||||||
Gwladys Épangue | Women's +67 kg |
Triathlon
France has secured a quota in the men's triathlon event as a result of a top three finish from Vincent Luis at the ITU World Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro.[43][44]
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vincent Luis | Men's |
Water polo
Men's tournament
The French men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top four finish at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Trieste, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 1992.[45]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 13 players
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
6 August 2016 |
France | – | Montenegro | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
8 August 2016 |
Italy | – | France | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
10 August 2016 |
France | – | United States | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
12 August 2016 |
Spain | – | France | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
14 August 2016 |
France | – | Croatia | Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
Weightlifting
French weightlifters have qualified three men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single women's Olympic spot had been added to the French roster by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 European Championships.[46] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Men's | |||||||
Men's | |||||||
Men's | |||||||
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke | Women's −75 kg |
Wrestling
France has qualified two wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while the other had claimed the remaining slot in the women's freestyle 75 kg to round out the French roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[47]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Zelimkhan Khadjiev | −74 kg |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Cynthia Vescan | −75 kg |
See also
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