# France at the 2004 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 308 athletes to the Games, 195 men and 113 women, to compete in 25 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Laure Manaudou | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | August 15 |
| Gold | Brice Guyart | Fencing | Men's individual foil | August 16 |
| Gold | Tony Estanguet | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | August 18 |
| Gold | Arnaud Boiteau Didier Courrèges Cédric Lyard Jean Teulère Nicolas Touzaint | Equestrian | Team eventing | August 18 |
| Gold | Julien Pillet Damien Touya Gaël Touya | Fencing | Men's team sabre | August 19 |
| Gold | Benoît Peschier | Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | August 20 |
| Gold | Adrien Hardy Sébastien Vieilledent | Rowing | Men's double sculls | August 21 |
| Gold | Érik Boisse Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Hugues Obry | Fencing | Men's team épée | August 22 |
| Gold | Émilie Le Pennec | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | August 22 |
| Gold | Faustine Merret | Sailing | Women's sailboard | August 25 |
| Gold | Julien Absalon | Cycling | Men's cross-country | August 28 |
| Silver | Frédérique Jossinet | Judo | Women's 48 kg | August 14 |
| Silver | Laura Flessel-Colovic | Fencing | Women's individual épée | August 15 |
| Silver | Arnaud Tournant | Cycling | Men's track time trial | August 20 |
| Silver | Laure Manaudou | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | August 20 |
| Silver | Malia Metella | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | August 21 |
| Silver | Amélie Mauresmo | Tennis | Women's singles | August 21 |
| Silver | Frédéric Dufour Pascal Touron | Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls | August 22 |
| Silver | Myriam Baverel | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | August 28 |
| Silver | Jérôme Thomas | Boxing | Flyweight | August 29 |
| Bronze | Maureen Nisima | Fencing | Women's individual épée | August 15 |
| Bronze | Hugues Duboscq | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | August 15 |
| Bronze | Laure Manaudou | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | August 16 |
| Bronze | Solenne Figuès | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | August 17 |
| Bronze | Fabien Lefèvre | Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | August 20 |
| Bronze | Sarah Daninthe Laura Flessel-Colovic Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot Maureen Nisima | Fencing | Women's team épée | August 20 |
| Bronze | Mickaël Bourgain Laurent Gané Arnaud Tournant | Cycling | Men's team sprint | August 21 |
| Bronze | Anna Gomis | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg | August 23 |
| Bronze | Lise Legrand | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 63 kg | August 23 |
| Bronze | Naman Keïta | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | August 26 |
| Bronze | Christine Arron Sylviane Félix Muriel Hurtis Véronique Mang | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | August 26 |
| Bronze | Pascal Rambeau Xavier Rohart | Sailing | Star class | August 28 |
| Bronze | Pascal Gentil | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | August 28 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Fencing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |

## Archery

France has qualified three archers each in the men's and women's team.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jocelyn de Grandis | Individual | 663 | 13 | Peljor (BHU) L 136–161 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Franck Fisseux | Individual | 622 | 56 | Yamamoto (JPN) L 147–155 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thomas Naglieri | Individual | 626 | 53 | Cuddihy (AUS) L 127–148 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jocelyn de Grandis Franck Fisseux Thomas Naglieri | Team | 1911 | 12 | — | — | Japan (JPN) L 241–254 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Alexandra Fouace | Individual | 627 | 30 | Matsushita (JPN) L 157–165 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bérengère Schuh | Individual | 626 | 31 | Romantzi (GRE) L 143–151 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aurore Trayan | Individual | 594 | 60 | Zhang Jj (CHN) L 122–135 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandra Fouace Bérengère Schuh Aurore Trayan | Team | 1847 | 13 | — | — | Poland (POL) W 226–224 | India (IND) W 228–227 | South Korea (KOR) L 234–249 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) L 228–242 | 4 |

## Athletics

French athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Nicolas Aissat | 800 m | 1:45.31 | 4 q | — | — | 1:47.14 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mehdi Baala | 1500 m | 3:46.06 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Boulanger | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01:32 | 22 |
| Eddy de Lépine | 100 m | 10.27 | 5 q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leslie Djhone | 400 m | 45.40 | 1 Q | — | — | 45.01 | 3 q | 44.94 | 7 |
| Ladji Doucouré | 110 m hurdles | 13.18 NR | 1 Q | 13.23 | 1 Q | 13.06 NR | 1 Q | 13.76 | 8 |
| Driss El Himer | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:29:07 | 68 |
| Naman Keïta | 400 m hurdles | 48.88 | 2 Q | — | — | 48.24 | 3 q | 48.26 | |
| Florent Lacasse | 800 m | 1:46.91 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| El Hassan Lahssini | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:19:50 | 36 |
| Denis Langlois | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Vincent Le Dauphin | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.13 | 5 q | — | — | — | — | 8:16.15 | 10 |
| Issa-Aimé Nthépé | 100 m | 10.67 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ronald Pognon | 100 m | 10.18 | 2 Q | 10.15 | 4 q | 10.32 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eddy Riva | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00:25 | 21 |
| Ismaïl Sghyr | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27:57.09 | 8 |
| Bouabdellah Tahri | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:18.98 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 8:14.26 | 7 |
| Mounir Yemmouni | 1500 m | 3:51.08 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Alerte Frédéric Krantz Issa-Aimé Nthépé Ronald Pognon | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.93 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leslie Djhone Ahmed Douhou Abderrahim El Haouzy Ibrahima Wade | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.39 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| David Brisseault | Javelin throw | 71.86 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yann Domenech | Long jump | 7.73 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kafétien Gomis | Long jump | 7.99 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicolas Guigon | Pole vault | 5.30 | =31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Kapek | Triple jump | 16.91 | 12 q | 16.81 | 10 |
| Romain Mesnil | Pole vault | 5.65 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salim Sdiri | Long jump | 8.08 | 9 q | 7.94 | 12 |
| Karl Taillepierre | Triple jump | 15.50 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Romain Barras | Result | 11.14 | 6.99 | 14.91 | 1.94 | 49.41 | 14.37 | 44.83 | 4.60 | 64.55 | 4:27.09 | 8067 | 13 |
| Romain Barras | Points | 830 | 811 | 784 | 749 | 842 | 927 | 763 | 790 | 807 | 764 | 8067 | 13 |
| Laurent Hernu | Result | 10.97 | 7.19 | 14.65 | 2.03 | 48.73 | 14.25 | 44.72 | 4.80 | 57.76 | 4:24.35 | 8237 | 7 |
| Laurent Hernu | Points | 867 | 859 | 768 | 831 | 874 | 942 | 761 | 849 | 704 | 782 | 8237 | 7 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Christine Arron | 100 m | 11.14 | 2 Q | 11.10 | 1 Q | 11.21 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christine Arron | 200 m | 22.60 | 2 Q | 22.90 | 4 q | 23.05 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hind Dehiba | 1500 m | 4:07.96 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Latifa Essarokh | 1500 m | 4:09.08 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sylviane Félix | 200 m | 22.94 | 2 Q | 23.08 | 5 q | 22.99 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Linda Ferga-Khodadin | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reïna-Flor Okori | 100 m hurdles | 12.81 | 1 Q | — | — | 12.81 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hafida Gadi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:50:29 | 52 |
| Élisabeth Grousselle | 800 m | 2:00.31 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:00.21 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muriel Hurtis | 200 m | 22.77 | 4 Q | 23.33 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Véronique Mang | 100 m | 11.24 | 2 Q | 11.39 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rakiya Maraoui-Quétier | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Maria Martins | 1500 m | 4:05.95 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:12.76 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Margaret Maury | 5000 m | 14:56.79 | 6 q | — | — | — | — | 15:09.77 | 11 |
| Nicole Ramalalanirina | 100 m hurdles | 13.07 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Corinne Raux | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:35:54 | 15 |
| Christine Arron Sylviane Félix Muriel Hurtis Véronique Mang | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.98 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.54 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Eunice Barber | Long jump | 6.37 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vanessa Boslak | Pole vault | 4.40 | 11 q | 4.40 | 6 |
| Laurence Manfredi | Shot put | 17.78 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuela Montebrun | Hammer throw | 67.90 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marie Poissonnier | Pole vault | 4.00 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | Discus throw | 56.70 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Marie Collonvillé | Result | 13.65 | 1.85 | 12.35 | 25.26 | 6.19 | 49.14 | 2:13.62 | 6279 | 7 |
| Marie Collonvillé | Points | 1028 | 1041 | 684 | 863 | 908 | 843 | 912 | 6279 | 7 |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Pi Hongyan | Women's singles | Seo Y-H (KOR) L 6–11, 11–6, 7–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Svetoslav Stoyanov Victoria Wright | Mixed doubles | Eriksen / Schjoldager (DEN) L 13–15, 15–2, 5–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8–6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Redouane Asloum | Light flyweight | Nalbandyan (ARM) L 20–27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jérôme Thomas | Flyweight | Kumar (IND) W 37–16 | Payano (DOM) W 36–17 | Siler (USA) W 23–18 | Aslanov (AZE) W 23–18 | Gamboa (CUB) L 23–38 | |
| Ali Hallab | Bantamweight | Bouziane (ALG) L 16–19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khedafi Djelkhir | Featherweight | Nejmaoui (TUN) W 38–13 | Tajbert (GER) L 26–40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Willy Blain | Light welterweight | Ali Sassi (TUN) W 36–14 | Maletin (RUS) W 28–20 | Boonjumnong (THA) L 8–20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xavier Noël | Welterweight | Berto (HAI) W 36–34 | Polyakov (UKR) L 25–32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Tony Estanguet | Men's C-1 | 99.23 | 1 | 102.30 | 5 | 201.53 | 2 Q | 93.37 | 2 Q | 95.79 | 3 | 189.16 | |
| Nicolas Peschier | Men's C-1 | 108.74 | 15 | 112.62 | 14 | 221.36 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabien Lefèvre | Men's K-1 | 95.00 | 5 | 95.80 | 4 | 190.80 | 4 Q | 95.13 | 6 Q | 95.86 | 2 | 190.99 | |
| Benoît Peschier | Men's K-1 | 99.33 | 14 | 95.04 | 2 | 194.37 | 8 Q | 93.93 | 2 Q | 94.03 | 1 | 187.96 | |
| Yann Le Pennec Philippe Quémerais | Men's C-2 | 105.29 | 3 | 110.04 | 5 | 215.33 | 4 Q | 105.79 | 2 Q | 111.00 | 5 | 216.79 | 5 |
| Peggy Dickens | Women's K-1 | 121.31 | 14 | 108.27 | 2 | 229.58 | 12 Q | 104.95 | 2 Q | 113.85 | 7 | 218.80 | 4 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Babak Amir-Tahmasseb | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:39.401 | 3 q | 1:40.467 | 3 Q | 1:40.187 | 7 |
| Babak Amir-Tahmasseb | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:36.882 | 6 q | 3:32.582 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yannick Lavigne José Lenoir | Men's C-2 500 m | 1:49.940 | 7 q | 1:45.458 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yannick Lavigne José Lenoir | Men's C-2 1000 m | 3:35.939 | 5 q | 3:35.232 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nathalie Marie | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:57.342 | 5 q | 1:57.944 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marie Delattre Anne-Laure Viard | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:45.090 | 5 q | 1:45.626 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Laurent Brochard | Road race | 5:44:13 | 44 |
| Sylvain Chavanel | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Christophe Moreau | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Christophe Moreau | Time trial | 59:50.28 | 11 |
| Richard Virenque | Road race | 5:44:13 | 48 |
| Thomas Voeckler | Road race | 5:41:56 | 20 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sonia Huguet | Road race | 3:30:30 | 40 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Road race | 3:25:23 | 10 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Time trial | 33:05.72 | 14 |
| Edwige Pitel | Road race | 3:28:39 | 32 |
| Edwige Pitel | Time trial | 34:02.35 | 20 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Mickaël Bourgain | Men's sprint | 10.264 70.148 | 4 | Jeřábek (SVK) W 10.988 65.526 | Bye | Eadie (AUS) W 10.936 65.837 | Bye | Gané (FRA) L, L | Did not advance | 5th place final Edgar (GBR) Forde (BAR) Zieliński (POL) L | 8 |
| Laurent Gané | Men's sprint | 10.271 70.100 | 5 | Kim C-B (KOR) W 11.166 64.481 | Bye | Villanueva (ESP) W 10.772 66.839 | Bye | Bourgain (FRA) W 11.018, W 10.876 | Bayley (AUS) L, L | Wolff (GER) L, L | 4 |
| Mickaël Bourgain Laurent Gané Arnaud Tournant | Men's team sprint | 44.179 61.115 | 1 Q | Greece (GRE) W 44.128 61.185 | — | — | — | — | — | Australia (AUS) W 44.359 60.867 | |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Fabien Sanchez | Men's individual pursuit | 4:20.606 | 8 Q | Wiggins (GBR) L 4:21.235 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mathieu Ladagnous Anthony Langella Jérôme Neuville Fabien Sanchez | Men's team pursuit | 4:07.336 | 7 Q | Great Britain (GBR) LAP | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Arnaud Tournant | Men's time trial | 1:00.896 | |
| François Pervis | Men's time trial | 1:02.328 | 6 |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Mickaël Bourgain | Men's keirin | 7 R | 1 Q | 3 Q | 4 |
| Laurent Gané | Men's keirin | 6 R | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Franck Perque | Men's points race | 43 | 2 | 10 |
| Sonia Huguet | Women's points race | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Mathieu Ladagnous Jérôme Neuville | Men's madison | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Julien Absalon | Men's cross-country | 2:15:02 | |
| Miguel Martinez | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Jean-Christophe Péraud | Men's cross-country | 2:20:59 | 11 |
| Laurence Leboucher | Women's cross-country | 2:05:34 | 8 |

## Diving

France has qualified a single diver.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Claire Febvay | 10 m platform | 195.06 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

France has qualified two riders in dressage, and a spot for the team each in eventing and show jumping. The team of Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cédric Lyard, Jean Teulère and Nicolas Touzaint captured the gold medal in team eventing after winning an appeal against an earlier decision imposed by the FEI Ground Jury, that gave German rider Bettina Hoy and her team a triumphant gold medal double.

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Julia Chevanne Gimel | Calimucho | Individual | 68.750 | 19 Q | 70.560 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karen Tebar | Falada M | Individual | 67.958 | 24 Q | 67.440 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Arnaud Boiteau | Expo du Moulin | Individual | 45.80 # | 21 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Didier Courrèges | Debat d'Estruval | Individual | 45.60 | 20 | 0.00 | 45.60 | 14 | 15.00 # | 60.60 | 20 Q | 45.00 | 105.60 | 25 | 105.60 | 25 |
| Cédric Lyard | Fine Mervielle | Individual | 54.40 # | 34 | 3.20 # | 57.60 # | 26 | 13.00 | 70.60 # | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 70.60 | 28 |
| Jean Teulère | Espoir de la Mare | Individual | 38.40 | 6 | 0.00 | 38.40 | 4 | 8.00 | 46.40 | 6 Q | 4.00 | 50.40 | 4 | 50.40 | 4 |
| Nicolas Touzaint | Galan de Sauvagere | Individual | 29.40 | 1 | 0.00 | 29.40 | 1 | 4.00 | 33.40 | 1 Q | 19 | 52.40 | 8 | 52.40 | 8 |
| Arnaud Boiteau Didier Courrèges Cédric Lyard Jean Teulère Nicolas Touzaint | See above | Team | 113.40 | 2 | 0.00 | 113.40 | =1 | 25.00 | 140.40 | 9 | — | — | — | 140.40 | |
"#" 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.

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Eugenie Angot | Cigale du Taillis | Individual | 6 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 27 Q | 1 | 11 | 12 Q | 16 | =36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 | =36 |
| Florian Angot | First de Launay | Individual | 4 | =19 | 4 | 8 | =16 Q | 9 | 17 | =21 Q | 20 | =40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 | =40 |
| Bruno Broucqsault | Dileme de Cephe | Individual | 4 | =19 | Retired | Retired | Retired | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eric Navet | Dollar du Murier | Individual | 5 | =31 | 16 | 21 | =48 Q | Retired | Retired | Retired | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eugenie Angot Florian Angot Bruno Broucqsault Eric Navet | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Érik Boisse | Individual épée | Bye | Rathprasert (THA) W 15–9 | Carillo (CUB) W 15–11 | Jeannet (FRA) W 15–14 | Fischer (SUI) L 9–15 | Kolobkov (RUS) L 8–15 | 4 |
| Fabrice Jeannet | Individual épée | Bye | Kochetkov (RUS) W 15–11 | Lee (KOR) W 15–5 | Boisse (FRA) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hugues Obry | Individual épée | Bye | Carillo (CUB) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Érik Boisse Fabrice Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet Hugues Obry | Team épée | — | — | — | United States (USA) W 45–32 | Germany (GER) W 45–44 | Hungary (HUN) W 43–32 | |
| Loïc Attely | Individual foil | Bye | Schlosser (AUT) W 15–14 | Guyart (FRA) L 4–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brice Guyart | Individual foil | Bye | El Azizi (ALG) W 15–3 | Attely (FRA) W 15–4 | Joppich (GER) W 15–12 | Cassarà (ITA) W 15–14 | Sanzo (ITA) W 15–13 | |
| Erwann Le Péchoux | Individual foil | Bye | Dong Zz (CHN) W 15-9 | Vanni (ITA) L 8-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Loïc Attely Brice Guyart Erwann Le Péchoux Jean-Noël Ferrari | Team foil | — | — | — | Russia (RUS) L 38–45 | Classification semi-final Egypt (EGY) W 45–32 | 5th place final Germany (GER) W 45–38 | 5 |
| Julien Pillet | Individual sabre | Bye | Oh E-S (KOR) W 15–13 | Sharikov (RUS) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Damien Touya | Individual sabre | Bye | Sznajder (POL) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gaël Touya | Individual sabre | Bye | Smart (USA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Pillet Damien Touya Gaël Touya | Team sabre | — | — | — | China (CHN) W 45–35 | United States (USA) W 45–44 | Italy (ITA) W 45–42 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic | Individual épée | Bye | Gómez (CUB) W 15–9 | Kiraly-Picot (FRA) W 15–9 | Hristou (GRE) W 15–13 | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) W 15–14 | Nagy (HUN) L 10–15 | |
| Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot | Individual épée | Bye | Shen Ww (CHN) W 11–7 | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maureen Nisima | Individual épée | Bye | Magkandaki (GRE) W 6-5 | Halls (AUS) W 15–10 | Duplitzer (GER) W 15–14 | Nagy (HUN) L 14–15 | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) W 15–12 | |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic Hajnalka Kiraly-Picot Maureen Nisima | Team épée | — | — | — | China (CHN) W 45–33 | Germany (GER) L 32–33 | Canada (CAN) W 45–37 | |
| Adeline Wuillème | Individual foil | — | Silchenko (BLR) W 15–4 | Granbassi (ITA) W 15–9 | Vezzali (ITA) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cécile Argiolas | Individual sabre | — | Nedeshkowskaia (UKR) W 15–9 | Tan X (CHN) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Léonore Perrus | Individual sabre | — | Bye | E Jacobson (USA) W 15–13 | S Jacobson (USA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne-Lise Touya | Individual sabre | — | Bye | Zhang Y (CHN) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Pierre-Yves Bény | Team | 8.837 | 9.475 | 9.750 Q | 9.250 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benoît Caranobe | Team | 9.287 | 9.162 | 9.587 | 9.612 | 9.450 | 9.537 | 56.635 | 15 Q | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yann Cucherat | Team | — | 9.512 | 8.912 | — | 9.750 Q | 9.700 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dimitri Karbanenko | Team | 9.612 | 8.375 | 9.012 | 9.475 | 8.550 | 9.537 | 54.561 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Florent Marée | Team | 9.212 | — | 9.387 | 9.375 | 9.150 | 9.687 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Johan Mounard | Team | 8.525 | 9.050 | — | 9.187 | 9.725 | 9.637 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Total | Team | 36.948 | 37.199 | 37.736 | 37.712 | 38.075 | 38.561 | 226.231 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Pierre-Yves Bény | Rings | — | — | 9.800 | — | — | — | 9.800 | =5 |
| Benoît Caranobe | All-around | 9.112 | 9.400 | 9.575 | 9.187 | 9.087 | 9.612 | 55.973 | 17 |
| Yann Cucherat | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 9.762 | — | 9.762 | 6 |

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Coralie Chacon | Team | 9.450 Q | — | 8.650 | 9.062 | — | — | 9.462 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soraya Chaouch | Team | 9.125 | 9.550 | 8.962 | 8.200 | 35.837 | 39 | — | 8.937 | — | 8.987 | — | — |
| Marine Debauve | Team | 9.150 | 9.500 | 9.425 | 9.362 | 37.437 | 11 Q | — | 9.437 | 9.400 | 9.350 | — | — |
| Émilie Le Pennec | Team | 9.325 | 9.662 Q | 8.900 | 9.425 | 37.312 | 12 Q | 9.325 | 8.637 | 8.850 | 9.112 | — | — |
| Camille Schmutz | Team | — | 9.337 | 9.137 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.287 | — | — | — |
| Isabelle Severino | Team | 9.337 | 9.137 | — | 9.175 | — | — | 9.375 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | Team | 37.262 | 38.049 | 36.424 | 37.024 | 148.759 | 6 Q | 28.162 | 27.011 | 27.537 | 27.449 | 110.157 | 6 |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Coralie Chacon | Vault | 4.456 | — | — | — | 4.456 | 8 |
| Marine Debauve | All-around | 9.162 | 9.512 | 9.262 | 9.425 | 37.361 | 7 |
| Émilie Le Pennec | All-around | 9.300 | 9.687 | 8.112 | 9.537 | 36.636 | 14 |
| Émilie Le Pennec | Uneven bars | — | 9.687 | — | — | 9.687 | |

### Trampoline

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| David Martin | Men's | 67.40 | 6 Q | 39.90 | 8 |

## Handball
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the France roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Claude Onesta
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Yohann Ploquin
* (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 (aged 26)
* 1.90 m
* 36
* Toulouse Handball
* 2
* LB
* Jérôme Fernandez
* (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 27)
* 1.99 m
* 161
* 666
* FC Barcelona
* 3
* P/DEF
* Didier Dinart
* (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 27)
* 1.97 m
* 182
* 85
* BM Ciudad Real
* 4
* RB
* Cédric Burdet
* (1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 29)
* 1.95 m
* 153
* 366
* VfL Gummersbach
* 5
* CB
* Guillaume Gille
* (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (aged 28)
* 1.92 m
* 151
* 449
* HSV Hamburg
* 6
* P
* Bertrand Gille
* (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 26)
* 1.87 m
* 142
* 427
* HSV Hamburg
* 7
* P
* Guéric Kervadec
* (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 32)
* 1.98 m
* 191
* 476
* US Creteil
* 8
* LB
* Daniel Narcisse
* (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 24)
* 1.89 m
* 74
* 200
* Chambéry Savoie HB
* 9
* RW
* Grégory Anquetil
* (1970-12-14)14 December 1970 (aged 33)
* 1.78 m
* 144
* 377
* Montpellier HB
* 11
* LW
* Olivier Girault
* (1973-02-22)22 February 1973 (aged 31)
* 1.83 m
* 146
* 285
* Paris Handball
* 13
* LB
* Nikola Karabatić
* (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 20)
* 1.95 m
* 29
* 130
* Montpellier HB
* 16
* GK
* Thierry Omeyer
* (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 27)
* 1.92 m
* 91
* Montpellier HB
* 17
* CB
* Jackson Richardson
* (1969-06-16)16 June 1969 (aged 35)
* 1.86 m
* 389
* 752
* Portland San Antonio
* 18
* RW
* Joël Abati
* (1971-04-25)25 April 1971 (aged 33)
* 1.90 m
* 107
* 276
* SC Magdeburg
* 21
* LW
* Michaël Guigou
* (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 22)
* 1.79 m
* 16
* 42
* Montpellier HB

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 108 | +27 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 124 | +8 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 110 | +29 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Greece (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 130 | −13 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 133 | −28 | 2 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 133 | −23 | 0 | |
| 14 August 2004 21:30 | France | 31 – 17 | Brazil | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 14 August 2004 21:30 | Anquetil 7 | (14-10) | Silva 6 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 14 August 2004 21:30 | 3× 4× | | 2× 6× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 16 August 2004 16:30 | Greece | 25 – 29 | France | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| 16 August 2004 16:30 | Karypidis 7 | (15-15) | Anquetil 9 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| 16 August 2004 16:30 | 4× 9× | | 3× 4× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| 18 August 2004 14:30 | France | 26 – 23 | Hungary | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 18 August 2004 14:30 | Guigou 6 | (9-10) | Pérez 10 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 18 August 2004 14:30 | 4× 9× | | 3× 4× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| 20 August 2004 21:30 | France | 22 – 21 | Egypt | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP) |
| 20 August 2004 21:30 | Girault 8 | (11-13) | Keshk 6 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP) |
| 20 August 2004 21:30 | 3× 5× | | 4× 8× 1× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP) |
| 22 August 2004 14:30 | Germany | 22 – 27 | France | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 22 August 2004 14:30 | Schwarzer, Kehrmann 5 | (12-11) | Fernandez 6 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 22 August 2004 14:30 | 2× 4× | | 2× 4× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 24 August 2004 22:05 | France | 24 – 26 | Russia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 24 August 2004 22:05 | Abati 6 | (14-13) | Ivanov, Kokcharov 5 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 24 August 2004 22:05 | 3× 2× | | 3× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |

#### 5th-8th Classification

| 27 August 2004 09:30 | Spain | 27 – 29 | France | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| 27 August 2004 09:30 | Romero, Ortega 5 | (13-11) | Burdet, Girault 8 | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| 27 August 2004 09:30 | 3× 3× | | 3× 4× | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |

#### Fifth Place Final

| 28 August 2004 19:30 | Greece | 15 – 33 | France | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 28 August 2004 19:30 | Grammatikos 7 | (7-17) | Fernandez 9 | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 28 August 2004 19:30 | 3× 6× | | 2× 3× | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Joanne Dudziak
* (1972-06-08)8 June 1972 (aged 32)
* 1.70 m
* 148
* 1
* HBC Nimes
* 2
* RB
* Isabelle Cendier Ajaguin
* (1977-05-22)22 May 1977 (aged 27)
* 1.72 m
* 84
* 132
* HB Metz Métropole
* 3
* RW
* Estelle Vogein
* (1976-04-03)3 April 1976 (aged 28)
* 1.70 m
* 85
* 132
* HB Metz Métropole
* 4
* LB
* Leila Lejeune
* (1976-03-16)16 March 1976 (aged 28)
* 1.76 m
* 156
* 636
* Viborg HK
* 5
* CB
* Sandrine Delerce
* (1975-04-26)26 April 1975 (aged 29)
* 1.73 m
* 155
* 373
* ESBF Besançon
* 6
* RB
* Melinda Jacques
* (1971-10-13)13 October 1971 (aged 32)
* 1.89 m
* 58
* 263
* HB Metz Métropole
* 7
* LB
* Nodjialem Myaro
* (1976-09-05)5 September 1976 (aged 27)
* 1.82 m
* 141
* 490
* KIF Kolding
* 8
* P
* Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland
* (1972-10-09)9 October 1972 (aged 31)
* 1.72 m
* 220
* 651
* ESBF Besançon
* 10
* LB
* Sophie Herbrecht
* (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 22)
* 1.74 m
* 52
* 98
* ESBF Besançon
* 11
* RW
* Stéphanie Cano
* (1974-04-17)17 April 1974 (aged 30)
* 1.64 m
* 176
* 306
* Slagelse FH
* 13
* P
* Isabelle Wendling
* (1971-01-30)30 January 1971 (aged 33)
* 1.75 m
* 232
* 386
* HB Metz Métropole
* 14
* LB
* Myriam Korfanty
* (1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 25)
* 1.80 m
* 119
* 184
* US Mios
* 16
* GK
* Valérie Nicolas
* (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 29)
* 1.78 m
* 174
* 0
* Viborg HK
* 17
* LW
* Delphine Guehl
* (1978-07-30)30 July 1978 (aged 26)
* 1.72 m
* 21
* 44
* Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
* 20
* LW
* Raphaëlle Tervel
* (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 25)
* 1.78 m
* 89
* 161
* ESBF Besançon

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 103 | +32 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 98 | +27 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 106 | −1 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 110 | −24 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Angola | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 131 | −34 | 1 | |
* 1 2 South Korea 29–29 Denmark
* 1 2 Spain 24–24 Angola
| 15 August 2004 21:30 | Denmark | 35 – 26 | France | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |
| 15 August 2004 21:30 | Brødsgaard 8 | (16-11) | Cendier Ajaguin, Pecqueux-Rolland 4 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |
| 15 August 2004 21:30 | 4× 3× | | 2× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |
| 17 August 2004 21:30 | France | 27 – 20 | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 17 August 2004 21:30 | Lejeune, Tervel 6 | (13-10) | Puche 5 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 17 August 2004 21:30 | 3× 4× | | 3× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 21 August 2004 14:30 | Angola | 21 – 29 | France | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE) |
| 21 August 2004 14:30 | Bengue 7 | (6-12) | Pecqueux-Rolland 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE) |
| 21 August 2004 14:30 | 3× 3× | | 3× 4× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE) |
| 23 August 2004 14:30 | France | 23 – 30 | South Korea | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 23 August 2004 14:30 | Wendling 8 | (13-18) | Lim 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |
| 23 August 2004 14:30 | 3× 3× | | 3× 4× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 26 August 2004 16:30 | France | 25 – 23 | Hungary | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE) |
| 26 August 2004 16:30 | Lejeune 6 | (10-13) | Radulovics 6 | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE) |
| 26 August 2004 16:30 | 4× 6× | | 4× 4× | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE) |

#### Semifinal

| 27 August 2004 19:30 | France | 31 – 32 | South Korea | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 27 August 2004 19:30 | Pecqueux-Rolland, Cano 6 | (10-13) | Lee G 7 | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |
| 27 August 2004 19:30 | 3× 4× | | 3× 3× | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR) |

#### Bronze Medal Final

| 28 August 2004 16:30 | Ukraine | 21 – 18 | France | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |
| 28 August 2004 16:30 | Vergelyuk 6 | (10-10) | Lejeune 7 | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |
| 28 August 2004 16:30 | 4× 8× 1× | | 3× 2× | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO) |

## Judo

France has qualified thirteen judoka.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Benjamin Darbelet | −60 kg | Alvarenga (VEN) W 0010–0002 | Choi M-H (KOR) L 0101–0113 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Larbi Benboudaoud | −66 kg | Demirel (TUR) L 0021–1100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Fernandes | −73 kg | Xie Jh (CHN) W 0210–0101 | Razvozov (ISR) W 1000–0001 | Guilheiro (BRA) W 0101–0010 | Makarov (RUS) L 0001–1000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Pedro (USA) L 0001–1110 | 5 |
| Cédric Claverie | −81 kg | Kwon Y-W (KOR) L 0001–0111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frédéric Demontfaucon | −90 kg | Goldschmied (MEX) W 1010–0000 | Olson (USA) W 1000–0000 | Zviadauri (GEO) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Bye | Taov (RUS) L 0020–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ghislain Lemaire | −100 kg | Pálkovács (SVK) W 1000–0000 | Maksimov (RUS) W 1001–0000 | Jurack (GER) L 0012–0020 | Did not advance | Bye | Despaigne (CUB) W 0221–0000 | Ze'evi (ISR) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthieu Bataille | +100 kg | Tangriev (UZB) L 0001–1120 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Frédérique Jossinet | −48 kg | Chervonsky (AUS) W 0200–0000 | Moskvina (BLR) W 1000–0000 | Gao F (CHN) W 0102–0011 | Matijass (GER) W 1000–0000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Tani (JPN) L 0001–0112 | |
| Annabelle Euranie | −52 kg | Bye | Aluaș (ROM) W 0111–0030 | Monteiro (POR) W 0001–0000 | Xian Dm (CHN) L 0010–1001 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Heylen (BEL) L 0000–0001 | 5 |
| Barbara Harel | −57 kg | Bye | Lupetey (CUB) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Göldi (SUI) W WO | Yukhareva (RUS) W 0020–0001 | Gravenstijn (NED) L 0010–1000 | 5 |
| Lucie Décosse | −63 kg | Álvarez (ESP) W 1000–0001 | Dixon (AUS) W 1010–0000 | Krukower (ARG) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Bye | Lee B-H (KOR) W 0111–0100 | Chisholm (CAN) L 0001–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Céline Lebrun | −78 kg | Bye | Kubes (USA) W 1011–0000 | Silva (BRA) W 0001–0000 | Anno (JPN) L 0000–0010 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Laborde (CUB) L 0001–1001 | 5 |
| Éva Bisséni | +78 kg | Patsiou (GRE) W 1000–0000 | Blanco (VEN) L 0000–0002 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

France has qualified four athletes in modern pentathlon
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Raphaël Astier | Men's | 163 | 32 | 892 | 14–17 | =19 | 776 | 2:06.93 | 10 | 1280 | 204 | 27 | 996 | 10:03.64 | 19 | 988 | 4932 | 25 |
| Sébastien Deleigne | Men's | 180 | 10 | 1096 | 15–16 | =15 | 804 | 2:12.27 | 24 | 1216 | 196 | 24 | 1004 | 9:45.31 | 7 | 1060 | 5180 | 15 |
| Amélie Cazé | Women's | 170 | 17 | 976 | 17–14 | =7 | 860 | 2:14.44 | 1 | 1308 | 124 | 19 | 1076 | 11:39.41 | 23 | 924 | 5144 | 12 |
| Blandine Lachèze | Women's | 179 | 7 | 1084 | 13–18 | =22 | 748 | 2:26.31 | 19 | 1168 | 84 | 11 | 1116 | 11:52.47 | 28 | 872 | 4988 | 19 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Adrien Hardy Sébastien Vieilledent | Double sculls | 6:45.76 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:12.40 | 2 FA | 6:29.00 | |
| Frédéric Dufour Pascal Touron | Lightweight double sculls | 6:14.55 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:16.33 | 1 FA | 6:21.46 | |
| Cédric Berrest Jonathan Coeffic Frédéric Perrier Xavier Philippe | Quadruple sculls | 5:50.74 | 4 R | 5:50.83 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-David Bernard Laurent Cadot Bastien Gallet Christophe Lattaignant (cox) Jean-Baptiste Macquet Donatien Mortelette Anthony Perrot Julien Peudecoeur Bastien Ripoll | Eight | 5:29.55 | 4 R | 5:34.20 | 2 FA | — | — | 5:53.31 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sophie Balmary Virginie Chauvel | Pair | 7:49.70 | 4 R | 7:24.19 | 4 FB | 7:17.94 | 10 |
| Gaelle Buniet Caroline Delas | Double sculls | 7:41.23 | 4 R | 7:03.50 | 4 FB | 6:52.55 | 7 |
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; R=Repechage

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Julien Bontemps | Mistral | 5 | DSQ | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 89 | 9 |
| Guillaume Florent | Finn | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 96 | 8 |
| Nicolas Le Berre Gildas Philippe | 470 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 97 | 5 |
| Pascal Rambeau Xavier Rohart | Star | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 54 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Faustine Merret | Mistral | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 | |
| Blandine Rouille | Europe | 25 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 11 |
| Nadege Douroux Ingrid Petitjean | 470 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 100 | 10 |
| Marion Deplanque Anne Le Helley Elodie Lesaffre | Yngling | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 5 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Felix Pruvot | Laser | 10 | DSQ | 32 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 143 | 15 |
| Marc Audineau Stéphane Christidis | 49er | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 130 | 11 |
| Olivier Backes Laurent Voiron | Tornado | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 57 | 4 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Stéphane Clamens | Trap | 119 | =9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Dumoulin | 10 m air pistol | 577 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Dumoulin | 50 m pistol | 550 | =24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yves Tronc | Trap | 112 | =27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anthony Terras | Skeet | 121 | =9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Valérie Bellenoue | 10 m air rifle | 392 | =22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valérie Bellenoue | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 574 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laurence Brize | 10 m air rifle | 396 | 8 Q | 497.9 | 7 |
| Laurence Brize | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | =9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stéphanie Neau | Trap | 57 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brigitte Roy | 10 m air pistol | 374 | =30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brigitte Roy | 25 m pistol | 578 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

French swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Romain Barnier | 100 m freestyle | 49.49 | 7 Q | 49.63 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frédérick Bousquet | 50 m freestyle | 22.24 | 2 Q | 22.29 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frédérick Bousquet | 100 m freestyle | 49.08 | 5 Q | 49.25 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frédérick Bousquet | 100 m butterfly | 53.63 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hugues Duboscq | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.15 | 6 Q | 1:01.17 | 7 Q | 1:00.88 NR | |
| Hugues Duboscq | 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.56 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simon Dufour | 100 m backstroke | 55.76 | 13 Q | 56.15 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simon Dufour | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.52 | 6 Q | 1:58.96 | 6 Q | 1:58.49 | 6 |
| Franck Esposito | 100 m butterfly | 52.61 | 8 Q | 52.88 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Esposito | 200 m butterfly | 1:58.12 | 7 Q | 1:59.00 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pierre Roger | 100 m backstroke | 56.07 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicolas Rostoucher | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.96 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicolas Rostoucher | 400 m freestyle | 3:50.73 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicolas Rostoucher | 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.56 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Sicot | 50 m freestyle | 22.30 | 6 Q | 22.26 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Romain Barnier Frédérick Bousquet Fabien Gilot Amaury Leveaux* Julien Sicot | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.64 | =6 Q | — | — | 3:16.23 | 7 |
| Fabien Horth Nicolas Kintz Amaury Leveaux Nicolas Rostoucher | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:21.31 | 8 Q | — | — | 7:17.43 | 7 |
| Frédérick Bousquet Hugues Duboscq Simon Dufour Franck Esposito | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:37.60 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:36.57 | 5 |
* Competed only in heats

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Solenne Figuès | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.90 | 5 Q | 1:58.65 | 2 Q | 1:58.45 | |
| Laure Manaudou | 400 m freestyle | 4:06.76 | 1 Q | — | — | 4:05.34 EU | |
| Laure Manaudou | 800 m freestyle | 8:25.91 | 1 Q | — | — | 8:24.96 | |
| Laure Manaudou | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.27 | 1 Q | 1:00.88 | 2 Q | 1:00.88 | |
| Malia Metella | 50 m freestyle | 25.21 | 3 Q | 24.99 | 3 Q | 24.89 | |
| Malia Metella | 100 m freestyle | 55.08 | 5 Q | 54.57 | 4 Q | 54.50 | 4 |
| Malia Metella | 100 m butterfly | 59.38 | 9 Q | 59.28 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aurore Mongel | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.65 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aurore Mongel | 200 m butterfly | 2:12.26 | 15 Q | 2:11.13 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandra Putra | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.13 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandra Putra | 200 m backstroke | 2:19.75 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Céline Couderc Solenne Figuès Malia Metella Aurore Mongel | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:42.42 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:40.23 | 5 |
| Céline Couderc Solenne Figuès Elsa N'Guessan Katarin Quelennec | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:09.42 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Malia Metella Aurore Mongel Alexandra Putra Laurie Thomassin | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:11.42 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Virginie Dedieu Laure Thibaud | Duet | 47.667 | 5 | 47.584 | 95.167 | 6 Q | 47.917 | 95.584 | 5 |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Patrick Chila | Men's singles | Bye | Toriola (NGR) W 4–2 | Boll (GER) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Christophe Negrel | Men's −80 kg | Stevens (NED) W 13–10 | Ahmadov (AZE) L 17–24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pascal Gentil | Men's +80 kg | Chukwumerije (NGR) W 2–0 | Moitland (CRC) W 4–(−1) | Moon D-S (KOR) L 3–5 | Bye | Zrouri (MAR) W 3–1 | Kamal (JOR) W 6–2 | |
| Gwladys Épangue | Women's −57 kg | Corsi (ITA) L 0–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Myriam Baverel | Women's +67 kg | Bosshart (CAN) W 7–5 | Castrignano (ITA) W 8–8 SUP | Dawani (JOR) W 3–3 SUP | Bye | Bye | Chen Z (CHN) L 5–12 | |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Grégory Carraz | Singles | Baghdatis (CYP) L 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Arnaud Clément | Singles | Lapentti (ECU) W 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 | Karlović (CRO) L 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sébastien Grosjean | Singles | Horna (PER) W 6–2, 7–5 | Arthurs (AUS) W 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 | López (ESP) W 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–0 | González (CHI) L 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fabrice Santoro | Singles | Volandri (ITA) W 6–1, 6–2 | Robredo (ESP) L 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean | Doubles | — | Black / Ullyett (ZIM) L 7–5, 4–6, 7–9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | Doubles | — | Malisse / Rochus (BEL) W 6–3, 6–2 | Nestor / Niemeyer (CAN) W 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 | Ančić / Ljubičić (CRO) L 6–4, 3–6, 7–9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nathalie Dechy | Singles | Suárez (ARG) L 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amélie Mauresmo | Singles | Martínez (ESP) W 6–1, 6–4 | Camerin (ITA) W 6–0, 6–1 | Rubin (USA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Kuznetsova (RUS) W 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 6–2 | Molik (AUS) W 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 | Henin-Hardenne (BEL) L 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Mary Pierce | Singles | Medina Garrigues (ESP) W 6–3, 7–5 | Petrova (RUS) W 6–2, 6–1 | Williams (USA) W 6–4, 6–4 | Henin-Hardenne (BEL) L 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandrine Testud | Singles | Elia (ITA) L 0–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nathalie Dechy Sandrine Testud | Doubles | — | Križan / Srebotnik (SLO) W 7–5, 6–3 | Kuznetsova / Likhovtseva (RUS) W 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 | Suárez / Tarabini (ARG) L 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amélie Mauresmo Mary Pierce | Doubles | — | Daniilidou / Zachariadou (GRE) W 7–5, 6–1 | Navratilova / Raymond (USA) L RET | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000, Frédéric Belaubre earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth-place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Frédéric Belaubre | Men's | 18:04 | 0:19 | 1:00:58 | 0:24 | 32:58 | 1:52:00.53 | 5 |
| Carl Blasco | Men's | 18:06 | 0:18 | 1:01:43 | 0:19 | 33:31 | 1:53:20.16 | 12 |
| Stéphane Poulat | Men's | 18:04 | 0:19 | 1:01:43 | 0:20 | 34:04 | 1:53:51.35 | 14 |
| Delphine Pelletier | Women's | 20:40 | 0:19 | 1:18:13 | 0:27 | 43:46 | 2:22:39.28 | 44 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Stéphane Canet Mathieu Hamel | Men's | Pool B Araújo – Insfran (BRA) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 14–21) Dieckmann – Scheuerpflug (GER) W 2 – 1 (17–21, 21–18, 15–10) Álvarez – Rossell (CUB) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 19–21) | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Indoor
#### Men's tournament
##### Roster

The following is the French roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Philippe Blain
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2004 club |
| 2 | Hubert Henno (L) | 6 October 1976 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Tours VB |
| 3 | Dominique Daquin (C) | 10 November 1972 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | VC Dynamo Moscow |
| 7 | Stéphane Antiga | 3 February 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 8 | Laurent Capet | 5 May 1972 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Tourcoing LM |
| 9 | Frantz Granvorka | 10 March 1976 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 364 cm (143 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Iraklis VC |
| 10 | Vincent Montmeát | 1 September 1977 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |
| 11 | Loïc De Kergret | 20 August 1970 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Tours VB |
| 14 | Philippe Barça-Cysique | 22 April 1977 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Nice VB |
| 15 | Guillaume Samica | 28 September 1981 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 16 | Mathias Patin | 25 April 1974 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Paris Volley |
| 17 | Oliver Kieffer | 27 August 1979 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Paris Volley |
| 18 | Sébastien Frangolacci | 31 March 1976 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | Paris Volley |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 427 | 398 | 1.073 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | 475 | 454 | 1.046 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | 471 | 457 | 1.031 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 422 | 419 | 1.007 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 405 | 394 | 1.028 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 373 | 451 | 0.827 | |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Eric Bonnel | Men's −56 kg | 112.5 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Samson Ndicka | Men's −62 kg | 127.5 | =10 | 160 | =5 | 287.5 | 6 |
| Romuald Ernault | Men's −69 kg | 142.5 | =8 | 165 | 8 | 307.5 | 7 |
| David Matam | Men's −85 kg | 167.5 | =6 | 192.5 | DNF | 167.5 | DNF |
| Virginie Lachaume | Women's −53 kg | 75 | =7 | 100 | 8 | 175 | 7 |

## Wrestling

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 | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Vincent Aka-Akesse | −84 kg | Mindorashvili (GEO) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Loizidis (GRE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 20 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mélonin Noumonvi | −84 kg | Tsitsiashvili (ISR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Mishin (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 16 |
| Yannick Szczepaniak | −120 kg | Galstyan (ARM) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Barreno (VEN) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | 1 Q | Barzi (IRI) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | López (CUB) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | 6 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Classification | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Angélique Berthenet | −48 kg | Enkhjargal (MGL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Ross (GBS) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | 1 Q | Bye | C Icho (JPN) L 1–4 $^{SP}$ | Miranda (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 4 |
| Anna Gomis | −55 kg | Lee N-L (KOR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Poumpouridou (GRE) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | 1 Q | Bye | Yoshida (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Karlsson (SWE) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | |
| Lise Legrand | −63 kg | Khilko (BLR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Ivanova (TJK) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | 1 Q | Bye | K Icho (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Zygouri (GRE) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | |