France at the Olympics

France at the Olympic Games
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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 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

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

French athletes have won 671 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with fencing and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. France has won an additional 109 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, mostly in alpine skiing.

Hosted Games

France has hosted the Games on five occasions.

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1900 Summer Olympics	Paris	14 May – 28 October	24	997	95
1924 Winter Olympics	Chamonix	25 January – 4 February	16	258	16
1924 Summer Olympics	Paris	4 May – 27 July	44	3,089	126
1968 Winter Olympics	Grenoble	6 – 18 February	37	1,158	35
1992 Winter Olympics	Albertville	8 – 23 February	64	1,801	57

Medal tables

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 13 5 4 2 11 4 1900 Paris 491 26 41 34 101 1 1904 St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 – 1908 London 363 5 5 9 19 4 1912 Stockholm 119 7 4 3 14 5 1920 Antwerp 304 9 19 13 41 8 1924 Paris 401 13 15 10 38 3 1928 Amsterdam 255 6 10 5 21 7 1932 Los Angeles 103 10 5 4 19 3 1936 Berlin 201 7 6 6 19 5 1948 London 316 10 6 13 29 3 1952 Helsinki 245 6 6 6 18 7 1956 Melbourne 137 4 4 6 14 11 1960 Rome 238 0 2 3 5 25 1964 Tokyo 138 1 8 6 15 21 1968 Mexico City 200 7 3 5 15 6 1972 Munich 227 2 4 7 13 17 1976 Montreal 206 2 3 4 9 15 1980 Moscow 121 6 5 3 14 8 1984 Los Angeles 238 5 7 16 28 12 1988 Seoul 266 6 4 6 16 9 1992 Barcelona 339 8 5 16 29 9 1996 Atlanta 299 15 7 15 37 5 2000 Sydney 336 13 14 11 38 6 2004 Athens 308 11 9 13 33 7 2008 Beijing 323 7 16 18 41 10 2012 London 330 11 11 12 34 7 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 202 223 246 671 4

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix 43 0 0 3 3 9 1928 St. Moritz 38 1 0 0 1 5 1932 Lake Placid 8 1 0 0 1 7 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 28 0 0 1 1 10 1948 St. Moritz 36 2 1 2 5 5 1952 Oslo 26 0 0 1 1 12 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 32 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Squaw Valley 26 1 0 2 3 10 1964 Innsbruck 24 3 4 0 7 5 1968 Grenoble 75 4 3 2 9 3 1972 Sapporo 40 0 1 2 3 16 1976 Innsbruck 35 0 0 1 1 16 1980 Lake Placid 22 0 0 1 1 16 1984 Sarajevo 32 0 1 2 3 13 1988 Calgary 68 1 0 1 2 11 1992 Albertville 109 3 5 1 9 7 1994 Lillehammer 98 0 1 4 5 17 1998 Nagano 106 2 1 5 8 13 2002 Salt Lake City 114 4 5 2 11 6 2006 Turin 82 3 2 4 9 10 2010 Vancouver 108 2 3 6 11 12 2014 Sochi 116 4 4 7 15 10 2018 Pyeongchang Total 31 31 47 109 14

Number of medals won by France at the Olympic summer games from 1896 to 2012.

Number of medals won by France at the Olympic winter games from 1924 to 2014.

Medals by summer sport

   Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Fencing	41	40	34	115
Cycling	41	27	22	90
Athletics	14	22	25	61
Equestrian	12	12	10	34
Sailing	12	11	15	38
Judo	12	8	24	44
Shooting	9	13	9	31
Weightlifting	9	3	3	15
Swimming	8	13	19	40
Canoeing	7	8	18	33
Rowing	6	14	12	32
Archery	6	10	7	23
Tennis	5	6	8	19
Boxing	4	7	8	19
Wrestling	4	4	9	17
Gymnastics	3	10	9	22
Croquet	3	2	2	7
Handball	2	0	1	3
Rugby	1	2	0	3
Football	1	1	0	2
Water polo	1	0	3	4
Water motorsports	1	0	0	1
Basketball	0	3	0	3
Taekwondo	0	2	4	6
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
Synchronized swimming	0	0	1	1
Total	202	223	246	671

Medals by winter sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alpine skiing	15	15	15	45
Biathlon	6	5	10	21
Snowboarding	3	3	4	10
Figure skating	3	2	7	12
Freestyle skiing	2	4	6	12
Nordic combined	2	1	1	4
Cross country skiing	0	1	1	2
Curling	0	0	1	1
Bobsleigh	0	0	1	1
Ski jumping	0	0	1	1
Total	31	31	47	109

See also

• List of flag bearers for France at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for France
• France at the Paralympics
• List of Olympic female gymnasts for France

External links

• "France". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "France". Sports-Reference.com.