# France at the 1996 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 299 competitors, 197 men and 102 women, took part in 183 events in 25 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jean Galfione | Athletics | Men's Pole vault | August 2 |
| Gold | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics | Women's 200 m | August 1 |
| Gold | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics | Women's 400 m | July 29 |
| Gold | Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | July 28 |
| Gold | Florian Rousseau | Cycling | Men's time trial | July 24 |
| Gold | Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | |
| Gold | Jeannie Longo | Cycling | Women's road race | July 21 |
| Gold | Félicia Ballanger | Cycling | Women's sprint | July 27 |
| Gold | Nathalie Lancien | Cycling | Women's points race | |
| Gold | Laura Flessel | Fencing | Women's Épée Individual | July 21 |
| Gold | Valérie Barlois Laura Flessel Sophie Moressee-Pichot | Fencing | Women's team Épée | July 24 |
| Gold | Djamel Bouras | Judo | Men's 78 kg | July 23 |
| Gold | David Douillet | Judo | Men's +95 kg | July 20 |
| Gold | Marie-Claire Restoux | Judo | Women's 52 kg | July 25 |
| Gold | Jean-Pierre Amat | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle three positions | |
| Silver | Philippe Ermenault | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit | |
| Silver | Marion Clignet | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit | |
| Silver | Jeannie Longo | Cycling | Women's road time trial | |
| Silver | Lionel Plumenail | Fencing | Men's Foil Individual | July 22 |
| Silver | Valérie Barlois | Fencing | Women's Épée Individual | July 21 |
| Silver | Gilles Bosquet Daniel Fauché Olivier Moncelet Bertrand Vecten | Rowing | Men's coxless four | July 27 |
| Silver | Ghani Yalouz | wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg | July 21 |
| Bronze | Patricia Girard | Athletics | Women's 100 m hurdles | July 31 |
| Bronze | Patrice Estanguet | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | July 27 |
| Bronze | Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi | Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | July 27 |
| Bronze | Miguel Martinez | Cycling | Men's Cross-country | July 30 |
| Bronze | Alexandra Ledermann | Equestrian | Individual jumping | August 4 |
| Bronze | Franck Boidin | Fencing | Men's Foil Individual | July 22 |
| Bronze | Jean-Michel Henry Robert Leroux Éric Srecki | Fencing | Men's team Épée | July 23 |
| Bronze | Damien Touya | Fencing | Men's Sabre Individual | July 21 |
| Bronze | Christophe Gagliano | Judo | Men's -71kg | July 24 |
| Bronze | Stéphane Traineau | Judo | Men's -95kg | July 21 |
| Bronze | Christine Cicot | Judo | Women's +72kg | July 20 |
| Bronze | Samuel Barathay Frédéric Kowal | Rowing | Men's double sculls | July 27 |
| Bronze | Michel Andrieux Jean-Christophe Rolland | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | July 27 |
| Bronze | Hélène Cortin Christine Gossé | Rowing | Women's coxless pair | July 27 |
| Bronze | Jean-Pierre Amat | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle | |

## Archery

In France's sixth appearance in modern Olympic archery, defending gold medallist Sebastien Flute was defeated in the first round of elimination. Fellow veteran Severine Bonal was also defeated early, while Lionel Torres reached the quarterfinal. The men's team was defeated in the first round.
| 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 |
| Sébastien Flute | Men's individual | 644 | 46 | Grov (NOR) L 158-161 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 39 |
| Damien Letulle | Men's individual | 657 | 26 | Parenti (ITA) L 150-161 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 56 |
| Lionel Torres | Men's individual | 644 | 45 | Fairweather (AUS) W 165-154 | Yamamoto (JPN) W 164-163 | Anchondo (MEX) W 159-158 | Vermeiren (BEL) L 111-106 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Sébastien Flute Damien Letulle Lionel Torres | Men's team | 1945 | 10 | — | — | Finland (FIN) L 244-245 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Severine Bonal | Women's individual | 632 | 40 | Damanhuri (INA) W 156-151 | Kim (KOR) L 153-159 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |

## Athletics
### 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's track & road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Needy Guims | 100m | 10.39 | 2 Q | 10.43 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pascal Theophile | 100m | 10.41 | 3 Q | 10.38 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Louis Rapnouil | 400m | 45.93 | 2 Q | 45.74 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jimmy Jean-Joseph | 800m | 1:45.64 | 4 q | — | — | 1:48.50 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bruno Konczylo | 800m | 1:46.04 | 3 q | — | — | 1:48.02 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kader Chekhemani | 1500m | 3:37.81 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:34.84 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mickaël Damian | 1500m | 3:39.21 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eric Dubus | 1500m | 3:47.01 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdellah Béhar | 10.000m | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Ezzher | 10.000m | 29:55.34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vincent Clarico | 110m hurdles | 13.52 | 2 Q | 13.57 | 4 Q | 13.43 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Romary | 110m hurdles | 13.68 | 5 q | 13.81 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadir Bosch | 3000m steeplechase | 8:31.65 | 7 q | — | — | 8:47.31 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hermann Lomba Régis Groisard Pascal Theophile Needy Guims | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.00 | 3 Q | — | — | 38.82 | 4 Q | DNF | DNF |
| Jean-Olivier Brosseau | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:26:29 | 35 |
| Denis Langlois | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:23:08 | 14 |
| Thierry Toutain | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:21:56 | 10 |
| Martial Fesselier | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:04:42 | 28 |
| René Piller | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:58:00 | 19 |
| Thierry Toutain | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Men's field

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Emmanuel Bangué | Long jump | 8.09 | 7 Q | 8.19 | 4 |
| Alain Andji | Pole vault | 5.70 | =1 Q | 5.70 | 9 |
| Jean Galfione | Pole vault | 5.70 | =5 Q | 5.92 OR | |
| Gilles Dupray | Hammer throw | 74.04 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christophe Épalle | Hammer throw | 74.22 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raphaël Piolanti | Hammer throw | 76.44 | 9 q | 75.24 | 11 |

### Women's track & road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Odiah Sidibé | 100m | 11.40 | 3 Q | 11.38 | 4 Q | 11.35 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marie-José Pérec | 200m | Bye | Bye | 22.24 | 1 Q | 22.07 | 1 Q | 22.12 | |
| Marie-José Pérec | 400m | 51.82 | 3 Q | 51.00 | 1 Q | 49.19 | 1 Q | 48.25 | |
| Viviane Dorsile | 800m | 2:00.02 | 3 q | — | — | 2:00.68 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patricia Djaté-Taillard | 800m | 1:58.98 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:57.93 | 3 Q | 1:59.61 | 6 |
| Blandine Bitzner-Ducret | 1500m | 4:13.83 | 5 Q | — | — | 4:12.27 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frédérique Quentin | 1500m | 4:15.95 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chantal Dallenbach | 10.000m | 33:22.35 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Farida Fates | 10.000m | 34:38.49 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cécile Cinélu | 100m hurdles | 13.05 | 6 q | 13.06 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patricia Girard-Leno | 100m hurdles | 12.84 | 2 Q | 12.72 | 3 Q | 12.59 | 2 Q | 12.65 | |
| Monique Tourret | 100m hurdles | 13.12 | 4 Q | 13.17 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sandra Citte Odiah Sidibe Delphine Combe Patricia Girard-Leno | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.09 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.76 | 6 |
| Francine Landre Viviane Dorsile Evelyne Elien Elsa de Vassoigne | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.07 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:28.46 | 8 |
| Nadia Prasad | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:50:05 | 56 |
| Nathalie Fortain | 10km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46:43 | 31 |
| Valérie Nadaud | 10km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47:49 | 36 |

### Women's field

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Isabelle Devaluez | Discus throw | 55.08 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadine Auzeil | Javelin throw | 52.76 | 31 | 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 |
| Sebastien Levicq | Result | 11.17 | 7.16 | 14.05 | 1.92 | 50.55 | 14.50 | 45.00 | 5.40 | 64.42 | 4:29.50 | 8192 | 17 |
| Sebastien Levicq | Points | | | | | | | | | | | 8192 | 17 |
| Christian Plaziat | Result | 10.85 | 7.82 | 14.85 | 2.04 | 49.07 | 14.52 | 45.34 | 4.90 | 52.18 | 4:35.00 | 8282 | 11 |
| Christian Plaziat | Points | | | | | | | | | | | 8282 | 11 |

## Badminton

| 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 |
| Étienne Thobois | Men's singles | Sun (CHN) L 6–15, 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sandra Dimbour | Women's singles | Bye | Kim (KOR) L 1–11, 3–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Beach volleyball

| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jean-Philippe Jodard Christian Penigaud | Men's | Keel / Kreen (EST) W 15–8 | Takao / Rego (BRA) L 1–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Setoyama / Takao (JPN) W 15–8 | Prosser / Zahner (AUS) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =13 |
| Brigitte Lesage Anabelle Prawerman | Women's | Huerta / Soto (MEX) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Kaize / Yudhani Rahayu (INA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =13 |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank |
| Rachid Bouaita | Bantamweight | Abubakirov (KAZ) W 10–4 | Križan (SVK) W 13–6 | Mesa (CUB) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nordine Mouichi | Light welterweight | Usman (PAK) W KO-1 | Bykovsky (BLR) W 17-6 | Urkal (GER) L 10-19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hussein Bayram | Welterweight | Simion (ROU) L 6-13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Paul Mendy | Middleweight | Ottke (GER) L 4-11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Louis Mandengue | Light heavyweight | Pourtaghi (IRN) W 21-9 | Bispo (BRA) L RSCH-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christophe Mendy | Heavyweight | — | Bali (ROU) W RSCH-2 | Defiagbon (CAN) L DSQ-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Josué Blocus | Heavyweight | Guevara (VEN) W RSCH-2 | Mamedov (AZE) L RSCH-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Best | Best |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Emmanuel Brugvin | C-1 | 163.28 | | 156.71 | | 156.71 | 6 |
| Hervé Delamarre | C-1 | 155.98 | | 178.77 | | 155.98 | 5 |
| Patrice Estanguet | C-1 | 152.84 | | 160.89 | | 152.84 | |
| Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | C-2 | 195.82 | | 158.82 | | 158.82 | |
| Thierry Saïdi Emmanuel del Rey | C-2 | 173.43 | | 165.47 | | 165.47 | 6 |

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

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Laurent Brochard | Road race | 4:56:33 | 17 |
| Francesco Casagrande | Road race | 4:56:44 | 32 |
| Laurent Jalabert | Road race | 4:56:43 | 21 |
| Didier Rous | Road race | 4:56:50 | 83 |
| Richard Virenque | Road race | 4:55:10 | 5 |
| Laurent Brochard | Time trial | 1:09:22 | 20 |
| Laurent Jalabert | Time trial | 1:07:34 | 13 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Marion Clignet | Road race | 02:41:50 | 38 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Road race | 02:36:13 | |
| Catherine Marsal | Road race | 02:36:56 | 16 |
| Marion Clignet | Time trial | 38:14 | 5 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Time trial | 37:00 | |

### Track
#### Points race

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Francis Moreau | Men's points race | 21 | 5 |
| Nathalie Even-Lancien | Women's points race | 24 | |

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | First round | Repechage 1 | Second round | Repechage 2 | Round of 16 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Frédéric Magné | Men's sprint | 10.602 67.91 km/h | 14 Q | Moreno (ESP) W 10.740 | Bye | Rousseau (FRA) L | Capitano (ITA) Escuredo (ESP) W 11.035 | Neiwand (AUS) L | Buráň (CZE) Berzins (LAT) W 10.975 | Harnett (CAN) L, W 11.022, L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Florian Rousseau | Men's sprint | 10.397 69.25 km/h | 8 Q | van Zyl (RSA) W 11.296 | Bye | Magné (FRA) W 10.745 | Bye | Pokorny (GER) W 10.828 | Bye | Fiedler (GER) L, L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Felicia Ballanger | Women's sprint | 11.277 63.84 km/h | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | Kasslin (FIN) W 11.901 | Bye | Salumäe (EST) W 11.831, W 12.082 | Neumann (GER) W 12.022, W 12.046 | Ferris (AUS) W 11.903, W 12.096 | |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Philippe Ermenault | Men's individual pursuit | 4:21.295 | 2 Q | Perez (ARG) W 4:22.826 | Markov (RUS) W 4:24.082 | Collinelli (ITA) L 4:22.714 | |
| Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau | Men's team pursuit | 4:09.570 | 1 Q | New Zealand (NZL) W 4:08.965 | Italy (ITA) W 4:08.460 | Russia (RUS) W 4:07.730 | |
| Marion Clignet | Women's individual pursuit | 3:35.774 | 2 Q | Mažeikytė (LTU) W 3:36.446 | Arndt (GER) W 3:35.412 | Bellutti (ITA) L 3:38.571 | |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Florian Rousseau | Men's 1km time trial | 1:02.712 OR | |

### Mountain Bike

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Christophe Dupouey | Men's | 2:25:03 | 4 |
| Miguel Martinez | Men's | 2:20:36 | |
| Laurence Leboucher | Women's | 1:59.00 | 11 |
| Sandra Temporelli | Women's | 2:06.57 | 24 |

## Diving

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Julie Danaux | Women's 10 m platform | 201.27 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

15 fencers, 9 men and 6 women, represented France in 1996.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Franck Boidin | Individual foil | Bye | Jeong (KOR) W 15–14 | García (ESP) W 15–12 | Omnès (FRA) W 15–11 | Puccini (ITA) L 13–15 | Wienand (GER) W 15–11 | |
| Philippe Omnès | Individual foil | Bye | Grigoryev (KAZ) W 15–4 | Gregory (CUB) W 15–14 | Boidin (FRA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Lionel Plumenail | Individual foil | Bye | Ludwig (AUT) W 15–12 | Pavlovich (RUS) W 15–12 | Holubytskiy (UKR) W 15–13 | Wienand (GER) W 15–9 | Puccini (ITA) L 12–15 | |
| Jean-Michel Henry | Individual épée | Bye | Epurescu (ROU) W 15–9 | Rivas (COL) W 15–11 | Beketov (RUS) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 |
| Robert Leroux | Individual épée | Bye | Bloom (USA) W 15–9 | Kaaberma (EST) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Éric Srecki | Individual épée | Bye | González (ESP) W 15–1 | Beketov (RUS) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Jean-Michel Henry Robert Leroux Éric Srecki | Team épée | — | — | Bye | Spain (ESP) W 45–38 | Russia (RUS) L 42–35 | Germany (GER) W 45–42 | |
| Jean-Philippe Daurelle | Individual sabre | Bye | García (ESP) W 15–9 | Touya (FRA) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Franck Ducheix | Individual sabre | Bye | Olech (POL) W 15–11 | Becker (GER) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Damien Touya | Individual sabre | Bye | Kaliuzhniy (UKR) W 15–11 | Daurelle (FRA) W 15–7 | Sznajder (POL) W 15–12 | Sharikov (RUS) L 14–15 | Navarrete (HUN) W 15–7 | |
| Damien Touya Franck Ducheix Jean-Philippe Daurelle | Team sabre | — | — | Bye | Poland (POL) L 42–45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Clothilde Magnan | Individual foil | Bye | Marsh (USA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 23 |
| Laurence Modaine-Cessac | Individual foil | Bye | Sharkova-Sidorova (RUS) W 15–14 | Bianchedi (ITA) W 15–0 | Koszto (GER) W 15–14 | Vezzali (ITA) L 7–15 | Trillini (ITA) L 9–15 | 4 |
| Adeline Wuillème | Individual foil | Bye | Lazăr-Szabo (ROU) W 15–12 | Badea-Cârlescu (ROU) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Adeline Wuillème Clothilde Magnan Laurence Modaine-Cessac | Team foil | — | — | Bye | Hungary (HUN) L 45–38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux | Individual épée | Bye | Elinder (ROU) W 15–3 | Hablützel-Bürki (SUI) W 15–14 | Nagy (HUN) W 15–9 | Zalaffi (ITA) W 15–6 | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) L 12–15 | |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic | Individual épée | Bye | Chiesa (ITA) W 15–10 | Titova (UKR) W 15–11 | Hormay (HUN) W 15–12 | Szalay-Horváth (HUN) W 15–10 | Barlois-Mevel-Leroux (FRA) W 15–12 | |
| Sophie Moressée-Pichot | Individual épée | Bye | Yan Jing (CHN) W 15–14 | Ittner (GER) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Laura Flessel-Colovic Sophie Moressée-Pichot Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux | Team épée | — | — | Bye | Cuba (CUB) W 45–35 | Russia (RUS) W 45–39 | Italy (ITA) W 45–33 | |

## Football
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

Head coach: Raymond Domenech
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lionel Letizi | (1973-05-28)28 May 1973 (aged 23) | Nice |
| 2 | 2DF | Martin Djetou | (1974-12-15)15 December 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg |
| 3 | 2DF | Jérôme Bonnissel | (1973-01-04)4 January 1973 (aged 23) | Montpellier |
| 4 | 2DF | Florent Laville | (1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 22) | Lyon |
| 5 | 2DF | Patrick Moreau | (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 22) | Bastia |
| 7 | 3MF | Claude Makélélé | (1973-02-18)18 February 1973 (aged 23) | Nantes |
| 8 | 3MF | Vikash Dhorasoo | (1973-10-10)10 October 1973 (aged 22) | Le Havre |
| 9 | 4FW | Florian Maurice | (1974-05-20)20 May 1974 (aged 22) | Lyon |
| 10 | 3MF | Antoine Sibierski | (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 21) | Lille |
| 11 | 3MF | Robert Pires | (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 22) | Metz |
| 12 | 2DF | Geoffray Toyes | (1973-05-18)18 May 1973 (aged 23) | Bordeaux |
| 13 | 2DF | Vincent Candela | (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 22) | Guingamp |
| 14 | 3MF | Olivier Dacourt | (1974-09-25)25 September 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg |
| 15 | 4FW | Tony Vairelles | (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 23) | Lens |
| 16 | 1GK | Vincent Fernández | (1975-01-31)31 January 1975 (aged 21) | Châteauroux |
| 17 | 4FW | Sylvain Wiltord | (1974-05-10)10 May 1974 (aged 22) | Rennes |
| 18 | 3MF | Sylvain Legwinski | (1973-06-10)10 June 1973 (aged 23) | AS Monaco |
| 20 | 2DF | Oumar Dieng° | (1972-12-30)30 December 1972 (aged 23) | Paris Saint-Germain |

#### Groupstage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |

#### Quarterfinal
## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men
   #### Team

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | F | F | PH | PH | R | R | V | V | PB | PB | HB | HB | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank |
| Patrice Casimir | Team | 9.275 | 9.300 | 9.625 | 9.800 Q | 9.350 | 9.550 | 9.562 | 9.375 | 9.575 | 9.050 | 9.537 | 9.425 | 113.424 | 23 Q |
| Sebastien Tayac | Team | 9.500 | 9.587 | 9.275 | 9.562 | 9.325 | 9.350 | 9.425 | 9.375 | 9.175 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 9.712 | 113.086 | 27 Q |
| Frederick Nicolas | Team | 9.075 | 9.325 | 9.150 | 9.350 | 9.200 | 9.375 | 9.400 | 9.175 | 9.175 | 9.375 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 111.500 | 39 Q |
| Frederic Lemoine | Team | 9.475 | 9.175 | 9.300 | 9.125 | 9.250 | 9.537 | 0.000 | 9.200 | 8.500 | 0.000 | 9.400 | 9.325 | 92.287 | 85 |
| Eric Poujade | Team | 0.000 | 9.350 | 9.700 | 9.737 Q | — | — | 9.587 | 9.250 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 9.512 | 8.900 | 84.836 | 93 |
| Sebastien Darrigade | Team | 9.300 | 0.000 | 8.800 | 9.500 | 9.275 | 9.300 | 9.450 | 0.000 | 9.500 | 9.525 | 9.512 | 0.000 | 84.162 | 94 |
| Thierry Aymes | Team | 9.587 | 9.787 Q | — | — | 9.150 | 9.125 | 9.400 | 9.175 | 0.000 | 9.537 | 0.000 | 9.650 | 75.361 | 102 |
| Total | Team | 94.436 | 94.436 | 94.999 | 94.999 | 93.512 | 93.512 | 93.799 | 93.799 | 94.062 | 94.062 | 94.973 | 94.973 | 565.781 | 11 |

   #### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Score | Rank |
| Sébastien Tayac | All-around | 9.562 | 9.512 | 9.425 | 9.525 | 9.200 | 9.475 | 56.699 | 26 |
| Frédérick Nicolas | All-around | 9.350 | 8.750 | 9.500 | 9.225 | 9.500 | 9.537 | 55.862 | 33 |
| Thierry Aymes | Floor | 9.750 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.750 | =4 |
| Patrice Casimir | Pommel horse | — | 9.762 | — | — | — | — | 9.762 | 4 |
| Eric Poujade | Pommel horse | — | 9.350 | — | — | — | — | 9.350 | 7 |

#### Women
   #### Team

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | V | V | UB | UB | BB | BB | F | F | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank |
| Isabelle Severino | Team | 9.425 | 9.487 | 9.687 | 9.700 | 9.037 | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.687 | 76.173 | 26 Q |
| Elvire Teza | Team | 9.362 | 9.400 | 9.737 | 9.712 | 8.750 | 9.662 | 9.587 | 9.587 | 75.797 | 33 Q |
| Ludivine Furnon | Team | 9.537 | 9.600 | 9.587 | 9.525 | 8.750 | 9.025 | 9.750 | 9.650 | 75.474 | 35 Q |
| Emilie Volle | Team | 9.287 | 9.387 | 9.612 | 9.500 | 9.050 | 9.550 | 9.412 | 9.537 | 75.335 | 36 |
| Cécile Canqueteau | Team | 9.150 | 9.425 | 9.187 | 9.475 | 8.700 | 9.337 | 9.487 | 9.700 | 74.461 | 45 |
| Orélie Troscompt | Team | 9.125 | 9.350 | — | — | — | — | 9.275 | 9.312 | 37.062 | 99 |
| Laure Gély | Team | — | — | 9.537 | 9.275 | 8.550 | 9.200 | — | — | 36.562 | 100 |
| Total | Team | 94.060 | 94.060 | 96.072 | 96.072 | 91.536 | 91.536 | 96.047 | 96.047 | 377.715 | 8 |

   #### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Score | Rank |
| Isabelle Severino | All-around | 9.562 | 9.675 | 9.587 | 9.700 | 38.524 | 13 |
| Elvire Teza | All-around | 9.493 | 9.687 | 9.687 | 9.587 | 38.454 | 16 |
| Ludivine Furnon | All-around | 9.606 | 9.425 | 9.462 | 9.750 | 38.243 | 19 |

### Rhythmic
#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Score | Rank | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Score | Rank | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Score | Rank |
| Eva Serrano | All-around | 9.516 | 9.600 | 9.466 | 9.566 | 38.148 | 7 Q | 9.666 | 9.700 | 9.566 | 9.683 | 38.615 | 8 Q | 9.683 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.733 | 38.666 | 7 |

#### Group

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 5 balls | 3 Balls 2 Ropes | Score | Rank | 5 balls | 3 Balls 2 Ropes | Score | Rank |
| Charlotte Camboulives Caroline Chimot Sylvie Didone Audrey Grosclaude Frederique Lehon Nadia Mimoun | All-around | 19.200 | 19.033 | 38.233 | 5 Q | 19.149 | 19.050 | 38.199 | 4 |

## Handball
### Men's tournament
#### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 114 | +31 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 97 | +17 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Egypt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 103 | +10 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 112 | +9 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Algeria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 117 | −22 | 1 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Brazil | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 145 | −45 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 1 2 France 27–25 Spain
* 1 2 Germany 22–24 Egypt
* 1 2 Algeria 20–20 Brazil
| 24 July 1996 11:45 | France | 27–25 | Spain | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| 24 July 1996 11:45 | Kervadec 6 | (10–9) | Urdiales 8 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| 25 July 1996 11:45 | Algeria | 22–33 | France | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 25 July 1996 11:45 | Lamali 5 | (10–13) | Stoecklin 9 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 27 July 1996 20:45 | France | 37–23 | Brazil | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| 27 July 1996 20:45 | Volle 14 | (16–10) | Pelissari 7 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| 29 July 1996 10:00 | Egypt | 20–25 | France | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 29 July 1996 10:00 | Soliman 5 | (9–12) | Lathoud 8 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 31 July 1996 16:15 | France | 23–24 | Germany | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| 31 July 1996 16:15 | Prandi, Stoecklin 6 | (10–12) | Fegter 7 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |

#### Semifinal

| 2 August 1996 20:45 | France | 20–24 | Croatia | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Høgsnes, Øie (NOR) |
| 2 August 1996 20:45 | Stoecklin 8 | (8–12) | Ćavar 8 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Høgsnes, Øie (NOR) |

#### Bronze medal game

| 4 August 1996 11:00 | Spain | 27–25 | France | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| 4 August 1996 11:00 | three players 5 | (13–12) | Cordinier 7 | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | 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 | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Franck Chambilly | –60 kg | Bye | Matuszek (SVK) W | Giovinazzo (ITA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Vazagashvili (GEO) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Larbi Benboudaoud | –65 kg | Bye | Guimarães (BRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christophe Gagliano | –71 kg | Bye | Pereira (BRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Abanoz (TUR) W | Corkin (NZL) W | Shturbabin (UZB) W | Boldbaatar (MGL) W | |
| Djamel Bouras | –78 kg | Bye | Savchishkin (RUS) W | Yuan (CHN) W | García (ARG) W | Dott (GER) W | Bye | Bye | Bye | Koga (JPN) W | |
| Darcel Yandzi | –86 kg | Bye | Birch (GBR) W | Wilkinson (AUS) W | Nakamura (ROU) L | Did not advance | Bye | Yoshida (JPN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stéphane Traineau | –95 kg | Bye | Svirid (BLR) W | Gowing (NZL) W | Nakamura (JPN) W | Kim (KOR) L | Bye | Bye | Bye | Kovács (HUN) W | |
| David Douillet | +95 kg | Bye | Van Barneveld (BEL) W | Mueller (LUX) W | Krieger (AUT) W | Ogawa (JPN) W | Bye | Bye | Bye | Pérez (ESP) W | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | 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 |
| Sarah Nichilo-Rosso | –48 kg | Li (CHN) W | Cao (VIE) W | Kye (PRK) L | Did not advance | Bye | Meijer (NED) W | Roszkowska (POL) W | Savón (CUB) L | =5 |
| Marie-Claire Restoux | –52 kg | Bye | Brain-Grainger (AUS) W | Pedulla (USA) W | Krause (POL) W | Bye | Bye | Bye | Hyun (KOR) W | |
| Magali Baton | –56 kg | González (CUB) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Gal (NED) W | Fairbrother (GBR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cathérine Fleury-Vachon | –61 kg | Bye | Emoto (JPN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bogomyakova (RUS) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alice Dubois | –61 kg | Bye | Revé (CUB) W | Spacek (AUT) W | Szczepańska (POL) L | Bye | Bye | Bye | Wang (CHN) L | =5 |
| Estha Essombe | –72 kg | Jenkins (CAN) W | Luna (CAN) W | Gómez (VEN) W | Tanabe (JPN) L | Bye | Bye | Bye | Scapin (ITA) L | =5 |
| Christine Cicot | +72 kg | Bye | Maksymow (POL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Hefny (EGY) W | Son (KOR) W | Gundarenko (RUS) W | |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Running (3000 m cross-country) | Running (3000 m cross-country) | Running (3000 m cross-country) | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | MP Points | Wins | Rank | MP Points | Points | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Points | Rank |
| Sebastien Deleigne | Individual | 1:24.73 | 23 | 926 | 13 | 24 | 730 | 178 | =11 | 1072 | 3:29.52 | 26 | 1196 | 13:26.607 | 21 | 1147 | 5071 | 26 |
| Christophe Ruer | Individual | 1:21.85 | 16 | 965 | 15 | =18 | 790 | 177 | =14 | 1060 | 3:16.26 | 4 | 1304 | 12:54.137 | 10 | 1244 | 5363 | 12 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michel Andrieux Jean-Christophe Rolland | Coxless pair | 6:35.75 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:49.15 | 2 FA | 6:22.15 | |
| Frédéric Kowal Samuel Barathay | Double sculls | 6:44.01 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 6:32.86 | 1 FA | 6:19.85 | |
| Bertrand Vecten Olivier Moncelet Daniel Fauché Gilles Bosquet | Coxless four | 6:18.70 | 3 Q | bye | bye | 6:09.58 | 1 FA | 6:07.03 | |
| Yves Lamarque Vincent Lepvraud Sébastien Vieilledent Fabrice Leclerc | Quadruple sculls | 6:12.69 | 4 R | 5:51.82 | 3 Q | 6:03.74 | 5 FB | 6:00.48 | 12 |
| Stéphane Barré Xavier Dorfman Stéphane Guerinot Henri-Pierre Dall'acqua | Lwt coxless four | 6:26.84 | 6 R | 5:59.95 | 3 Q | 6:15.75 | 4 FB | 6:02.39 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Céline Garcia | Single sculls | 8:10.22 | 4 R | 8:32.58 | 2 Q | 8:13.37 | 5 FB | 7:33.30 | 10 |
| Christine Gossé Hélène Cortin | Coxless pair | 7:31.91 | 1 Q | bye | bye | 7:30.21 | 1 FA | 7:03.82 | |
| Myriam Lamolle Catherine Muller | Lwt double sculls | 7:36.75 | 5 R | 7:03.27 | 3 Q | 7:20.11 | 5 FB | 7:09.95 | 10 |
Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinal A/B; SC/D=Semifinal C/D; R=Repechage

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Rank |
| Jean-Max de Chavigny | Mistral | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Philippe Presti | Finn | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 13 | — | 87 | 15 |
| Jean-François Berthet Gwenaël Berthet | 470 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Rank |
| Maud Herbert | Mistral | 8 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 46 | 8 |
| Florence Le Brun Annabel Chaulvin | 470 | 13 | 13 | PMS | 12 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 15 |

### Open
   ### Fleet racing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Rank |
| Guillaume Florent | Laser | 7 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 22 | DSQ | 136 | 15 |
| Frédéric le Peutrec Franck Citeau | Tornado | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 6 |

   ### Mixed racing

| Athlete | Event | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Fleet racing | Match racing | Match racing | Match racing | Match racing |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marc Bouet Sylvain Chtounder Gildas Morvan | Soling | 11 | DSQ | 6 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jean-Pierre Amat | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 6 Q | 102.1 | 1 | 693.1 | |
| Franck Badiou | 10 m air rifle | 588 | =18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michel Bury | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | =30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roger Chassat | 50 m rifle prone | 590 | =39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Pierre Amat | 50 m rifle three positions | 1175 OR | =1 Q | 98.9 | 3 | 1273.9 OR | |
| Roger Chassat | 50 m rifle three positions | 1156 | =35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Dumoulin | 10 m air pistol | 573 | =36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gérard Fernandez | 10 m air pistol | 579 | =12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Dumoulin | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 575 | =21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Dumoulin | 50 m air pistol | 560 | =11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gérard Fernandez | 50 m air pistol | 553 | =28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christophe Vicard | Trap | 117 | =37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Paul Gros | Double trap | 135 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marc Mennessier | Double trap | 131 | =17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Durbesson | Skeet | 121 | =9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Valérie Bellenoue | 10 m air rifle | 395 | 3 | 101.6 | 4 | 496.6 | 4 |
| Carole Couesnon | 10 m air rifle | 384 | =41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muriel Bernard | Double trap | 98 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Christophe Kalfayan | 50 m freestyle | 22.83 | 14 FB | 22.96 | =14 |
| Nicolas Gruson | 100 m freestyle | 50.71 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christophe Bordeau | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.17 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yann deFabrique | 400 m freestyle | 3:55.42 | 14 FB | 3:56.46 | 15 |
| Yann deFabrique | 1500 m freestyle | 15:40.49 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Schott | 100 m backstroke | 55.77 | 7 FA | 55.76 | 8 |
| Vladimir Latocha | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.80 | 17 FB | 1:02.28 | 9 |
| Jean-Christophe Sarnin | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.27 | 9 FB | 2:16.26 | 14 |
| Stéphan Perrot | 200 m breaststroke | 2:18.58 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franck Esposito | 100 m butterfly | 53.77 | 12 FB | 54.02 | 14 |
| Franck Esposito | 200 m butterfly | 1:58.79 | 7 FA | 1:58.10 NR | 4 |
| David Abrard | 200 m butterfly | 2:03.17 | 16 FB | 2:01.25 | 15 |
| Xavier Marchand | 200 m individual medley | 2:03.17 | 8 FA | 2:04.29 | 8 |
| Ludovic Depickère Nicolas Gruson Peirrick Chavatte Frédéric Lefevre | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:21.79 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yann deFabrique Lionel Poirot Bruno Orsoni Christophe Bordeau | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:22.98 | 6 FA | 7:24.85 | 8 |
| Franck Schott Vladimir Latocha Franck Esposito Nicolas Gruson | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:42.94 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Key:FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Casey Legler | 50 m freestyle | 26.52 | =29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Solenne Figuès | 100 m freestyle | 56.90 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Solenne Figuès | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.74 | 14 FB | 2:01.47 | 12 |
| Laetitia Choux | 400 m freestyle | 4:21.39 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hélène Ricardo | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.03 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hélène Ricardo | 200 m backstroke | 2:14.18 | =10 FB | 2:16.29 | 15 |
| Karine Brémond | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.80 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karine Brémond | 200 m breaststroke | 2:36.26 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karine Brémond | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.58 | 16 FB | 1:01.20 | 11 |
| Karine Brémond | 200 m butterfly | 2:13.58 | 11 FB | 2:12.99 | 10 |
| Solenne Figuès Jacqueline Delord Casey Legler Marianne Le Verge | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:48.30 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marianne Le Verge Hélène Ricardo Laëtitia Choux Solenne Figuès | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:18.90 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hélène Ricardo Karine Brémond Cécile Jeanson Solenne Figuès | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:15.69 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Key:FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)

## Synchronized swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical | Technical | Free | Free | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Virginie Dedieu Marianne Aeschbacher Myriam Lignot Celine Leveque Julie Fabre Isabelle Manable Magali Rathier Charlotte Massardier Delphine Maréchal Éva Riffet | Team | 33.460 | 5 | 62.616 | 5 | 96.076 | 5 |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Patrick Chila | Men's singles | Kreanga (GRE) W 2–1 | Toriola (NGR) W 2–0 | Baboor (IND) W 2–1 | 1 Q | Roßkopf (GER) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean-Philippe Gatien | Men's singles | Korbel (CZE) L 0–2 | Choi (PRK) W 2–0 | Morales (CHI) W 2–0 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrick Chila Christophe Legout | Men's doubles | Kong / Liu (CHN) L 0–2 | Karlsson / von Scheele (SWE) W 2–1 | Addy / Opoku (GHA) W 2–0 | 2 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Damien Eloi Jean-Philippe Gatien | Men's doubles | Chan / Lo (HKG) W 2–0 | Choe / Li (PRK) W 2–0 | Hyatt / Hylton (JAM) W 2–0 | 1 Q | — | Fetzner / Roßkopf (GER) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou | Women's singles | Qiao (CHN) L 0–2 | Sato (JPN) L 0–2 | Musoke (UGA) W 2–0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuelle Coubat Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou | Women's doubles | Deng / Qiao (CHN) L 0–2 | Chiu / Geng (CAN) W 2–1 | — | 2 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Arnaud Boetsch | Singles | Steven (NZL) W 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | Bruguera (ESP) L 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–4, 2-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Guillaume Raoux | Singles | Black (ZIM) L 3–6, 6–3, 2-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arnaud Boetsch Guillaume Raoux | Doubles | Woodbridge / Woodforde (AUS) L 2–6, 6–3, 3-6 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mary Pierce | Singles | Barabanschikova (RUS) W 6–3, 7–5 | Gorrochategui (ARG) L 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nathalie Tauziat | Singles | Sabatini (ARG) L 5–7, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mary Pierce Nathalie Tauziat | Doubles | — | Grzybowska / Olsza (POL) W 6–2, 3–6, 6-0 | G Fernández / MJ Fernández (USA) L 4–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | Rank |
| Eric Bonnel | – 54 kg | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 250.0 | 11 |
| Cédric Plançon | – 91 kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 345.0 | 19 |

## Wrestling
### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Bronze semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| David Legrand | –52 kg | Fitzgerald (AUS) W 10–0 | Mohammadi (IRI) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Sasayama (JPN) L 5–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Bronze semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ghani Yalouz | –69 kg | Tretyakov (RUS) W 8–0 | Miyake (JPN) W 10–0 | Bye | Madzhidov (BLR) W 4–1 | Bye | Wolny (POL) L 0–7 | |