France At The 2012 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, between 27 July and 12 August 2012.

French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 330 athletes to the Games, 183 men and 147 women, to compete in 24 sports.

France at the
2012 Summer Olympics
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in London
27 July 2012 (2012-07-27) – 12 August 2012 (2012-08-12)
Competitors330 in 24 sports
Flag bearer Laura Flessel-Colovic
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
11
Silver
11
Bronze
13
Total
35
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France left London with a total of 34 medals—11 gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze—finishing seventh in the gold medal standings and eighth in the overall medal standings. Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in judo, cycling, and swimming. Six French athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London. France's team-based athletes proved successful at these games, as the men's national handball team and the women's national basketball team won gold and silver medals, respectively. Furthermore, the men's national handball team managed to defend its 2008 Olympic title from Beijing. For the first time since 1960, France did not win an Olympic medal in fencing.

Among the nation's medalists were Yannick Agnel and Camille Muffat (retired in 2014 and killed tragically in a helicopter crash one year later), who emerged as France's most successful Olympic swimmers after winning three medals, including a gold, in their events. Meanwhile, Florent Manaudou succeeded his sister Laure with an Olympic gold medal in freestyle swimming. Renaud Lavillenie set a new Olympic record in the pole vault, becoming the third French man to claim the title, and the first to do so since 1996. Tony Estanguet won his third gold medal in the men's slalom canoeing singles, making him one of the most successful French athletes in Olympic history. On 11 August 2012, Estanguet was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.

Medalists

Delegation

The French Olympic Committee selected a team of 330 athletes, 183 men and 147 women, to compete in 24 different sports; it was the nation's third largest team outside the host nation, and the first with the highest percentage of women in Olympic history. France did not qualify teams in field hockey, volleyball and water polo, but did mark its Olympic return to men's basketball after a twelve-year absence.

The French team included past Olympic champions, three of them defending (Greco-Roman wrestler Steeve Guenot, mountain biker Julien Absalon, and the men's national handball team). Equestrian eventing rider Denis Mesples, at age 49, was the oldest athlete of the team, while gymnast Anne Kuhm was the youngest, at age 15. Pistol shooter and former Olympic gold medalist Franck Dumoulin made his sixth appearance, having participated at every Summer Olympics since 1992. Épée fencer and multiple-time Olympic medalist Laura Flessel-Colovic, meanwhile, became the first French female athlete to compete at five separate Olympic Games. Because of her repeated successes in fencing, Flessel-Colovic became France's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996.

Other notable French athletes included slalom canoer and multiple-time world champion Tony Estanguet, judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Teddy Riner, swimmer and junior European champion Yannick Agnel, pole vaulter and multiple-time European champion Renaud Lavillenie, and basketballer Tony Parker, who had previously played for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.

Archery

France qualified three archers for the men's individual event, an archer for the women's individual event and a team for the men's team event:

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Thomas Faucheron Men's individual 665 27 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Thamwong (THA) (38)
W 6–0
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Prévost (FRA) (27)
L 3–7
Did not advance
Romain Girouille 677 9 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Myo Aung (MYA) (56)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Gaël Prévost 679 6 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kouassi (CIV) (59)
W 6–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Faucheron (FRA) (27)
W 7–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ruban (UKR) (43)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Thomas Faucheron
Romain Girouille
Gaël Prévost
Men's team 2021 2 Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Mexico (MEX) (7)
L 212–220
Did not advance
Bérengère Schuh Women's individual 640 37 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kawanaka (JPN) (28)
W 6–2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lin C-E (TPE) (5)
W 6–5
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Choi H-j (KOR) (21)
W 6–5
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lorig (USA) (4)
L 6–2
Did not advance

Athletics

French athletes 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
    Men
    Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jamale Aarrass 1500 m 3:45.13 12 Did not advance
Dimitri Bascou 110 m hurdles 13.57 4 q 13.55 6 Did not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 800 m 1:46.03 4 q 1:45.10 4 Did not advance
Florian Carvalho 1500 m 3:37.05 7 q 3:40.61 13 Did not advance
Garfield Darien 110 m hurdles 13.54 4 q 13.48 5 Did not advance
Yohann Diniz 50 km walk DSQ
Ladji Doucouré 110 m hurdles 13.67 4 q 13.74 8 Did not advance
Hassan Hirt 5000 m DSQ* Did not advance
Cédric Houssaye 50 km walk 3:55:16 31
Abraham Kiprotich Marathon DNF
Yoann Kowal 1500 m 3:41.12 3 Q 3:43.48 8 Did not advance
Christophe Lemaitre 200 m 20.34 1 Q 20.03 3 q 20.19 6
Abdellatif Meftah Marathon DNF
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 3000 m steeplechase 8:16.23 1 Q 8:19.08 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Bertrand Moulinet 20 km walk 1:20:12 8
50 km walk 3:45:35 12
Patrick Tambwé Marathon DNF
Jimmy Vicaut 100 m Bye 10.11 2 Q 10.16 6 Did not advance
Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux 3000 m steeplechase 8:36.96 8 Did not advance
Emmanuel Biron
Christophe Lemaitre
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
Ronald Pognon
Jimmy Vicaut
4 × 100 m relay 38.15 4 38.16 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 

* Tested positive for the blood-booster EPO; the IOC ordered him to leave the Olympics on 10 August 2012.

France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Renaud Lavillenie displayed his gold medal in men's pole vault.
    Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Quentin Bigot Hammer throw 72.42 24 Did not advance
Jérôme Bortoluzzi 74.15 14 Did not advance
Benjamin Compaoré Triple jump 17.06 3 q 17.08 6
Nicolas Figère Hammer throw 69.74 32 Did not advance
Mickaël Hanany High jump 2.26 =8 q 2.20 14
Renaud Lavillenie Pole vault 5.65 =1 q 5.97 OR France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Romain Mesnil 5.60 6 q 5.50 10
Salim Sdiri Long jump 7.71 23 Did not advance
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Kevin Mayer Result 11.32 7.17 14.05 2.05 48.76 15.59 41.20 4.70 62.41 4:23.02 7952 15
Points 791 854 731 850 873 780 689 819 774 791
    Women
    Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Véronique Mang 100 m Bye 11.41 6 Did not advance
Reïna-Flor Okori 100 m hurdles 13.01 2 Q DSQ Did not advance
Myriam Soumaré 100 m Bye 11.07 2 Q 11.13 5 Did not advance
200 m 22.70 2 Q 22.56 3 q 22.63 7
Nelly Banco
Johanna Danois
Ayodelé Ikuesan
Lina Jacques-Sébastien
Véronique Mang
Myriam Soumaré
4 × 100 m relay DSQ Did not advance
Phara Anacharsis
Elea-Mariama Diarra
Marie Gayot
Floria Gueï
Lénora Guion-Firmin
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.94 3 Q 3:25.92 6
    Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Vanessa Boslak Pole vault 4.55 =7 q 4.30 10
Stéphanie Falzon Hammer throw 71.67 11 q 73.06 9
Éloyse Lesueur Long jump 6.48 10 q 6.67 8
Marion Lotout Pole vault 4.10 =33 Did not advance
Melanie Melfort High jump 1.93 =2 q 1.93 9
Mélina Robert-Michon Discus throw 62.47 12 q 63.98 6
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Marisa De Aniceto Result 13.74 1.71 13.09 25.26 5.76 51.98 2:16.20 6030 21
Points 1015 867 733 863 777 899 876
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida Result 12.96 1.80 14.26 24.72 6.13 55.87 2:13.62 6576 6
Points 1130 978 811 913 890 974 912

Badminton

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brice Leverdez Men's singles France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Wong W K (HKG)
L 11–21, 16–21
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ekiring (UGA)
W 21–12, 21–11
2 Did not advance
Hongyan Pi Women's singles France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hosny (EGY)
W 21–11, 21–9
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Magee (IRL)
W 16–21, 21–18, 21–14
1 Q France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Yip P Y (HKG)
L 21–13, 12–21, 16–21
Did not advance

Basketball

The French men's basketball team qualified for the 2012 Olympics by reaching the final of the EuroBasket 2011. The French women's team qualified through the World Qualification Tournament.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

    Roster

The following is the France roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

France men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Kevin Séraphin 22 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Washington Wizards France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F 5 Nicolas Batum 23 – (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Portland Trail Blazers France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 6 Fabien Causeur 25 – (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Caja Laboral France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F 7 Yakhouba Diawara 29 – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Pallacanestro Varese France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F/C 8 Ali Traoré 27 – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 9 Tony Parker 30 – (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Antonio Spurs France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 10 Yannick Bokolo 27 – (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BCM Gravelines France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F 11 Florent Piétrus 31 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Valencia BC France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 12 Nando de Colo 25 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) San Antonio Spurs France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F 13 Boris Diaw 30 – (1982-04-16)16 April 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) San Antonio Spurs France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
C 14 Ronny Turiaf 31 – (1981-06-18)18 June 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Los Angeles Clippers France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F 15 Mickaël Gelabale 29 – (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Khimki France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
    Head coach
    Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 July 2012
    Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  United States 5 5 0 589 398 +191 10 Quarterfinals
2 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France 5 4 1 376 378 −2 9
3 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Argentina 5 3 2 448 424 +24 8
4 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lithuania 5 2 3 395 399 −4 7
5 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Nigeria 5 1 4 338 456 −118 6
6 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Tunisia 5 0 5 320 411 −91 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 July 2012
14:30
United States France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  98–71 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 30–15, 26–15, 20–20
Pts: Durant 22
Rebs: three players 9
Asts: James 8
Pts: Traoré 12
Rebs: Turiaf 9
Asts: de Colo 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Saša Pukl (SLO), Michael Aylen (AUS)
31 July 2012
20:00
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  71–64 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 13–17, 23–24, 16–11
Pts: Parker 17
Rebs: Batum 7
Asts: Parker 5
Pts: Ginóbili 26
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Prigioni 8
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Marcos Benito (BRA), Luigi Lamonica (ITA)
2 August 2012
09:00
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  82–74 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 14–22, 20–9, 23–22
Pts: Parker 27
Rebs: Turiaf 10
Asts: Diaw 8
Pts: Kleiza 17
Rebs: Kleiza 7
Asts: Jasikevičius 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
4 August 2012
09:00
Tunisia France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  69–73 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 12–15, 16–25, 26–13
Pts: Hdidane 20
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 8
Asts: Laghnej, Mejri 3
Pts: Parker 22
Rebs: Batum 8
Asts: Diaw 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Bill Kennedy (USA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)
6 August 2012
14:30
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  79–73 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 18–20, 15–24, 23–19
Pts: Batum 23
Rebs: Batum, Diaw 6
Asts: Parker 7
Pts: Oguchi 35
Rebs: Diogu, A. Aminu 7
Asts: four players 2
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Michael Aylen (AUS), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
    Quarter-final
8 August 2012
16:15
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  59–66 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 15–17, 16–17, 6–15
Pts: Parker, Diaw 15
Rebs: Diaw 8
Asts: Diaw 5
Pts: M. Gasol 14
Rebs: P. Gasol 11
Asts: P. Gasol, Fernández 3
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Bill Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

Women's tournament

    Roster

The following is the France roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

France women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Isabelle Yacoubou 26 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartak Moscow France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
C 5 Endéné Miyem 24 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 6 Clémence Beikes 28 – (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Union Hainaut France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
C 7 Sandrine Gruda 25 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 8 Edwige Lawson-Wade 33 – (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 9 Céline Dumerc 30 – (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) CJM Bourges Basket France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 10 Florence Lepron 27 – (1985-01-16)16 January 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 11 Émilie Gomis 28 – (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
G 12 Marion Laborde 25 – (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Landes France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
C 13 Élodie Godin 27 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Taranto Cras Basket France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
C 14 Emmeline Ndongue 29 – (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) CJM Bourges Basket France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
F 15 Jennifer Digbeu 25 – (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
    Head coach
    Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012
    Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France 5 5 0 356 319 +37 10 Quarterfinals
2 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Australia 5 4 1 353 322 +31 9
3 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Russia 5 3 2 314 308 +6 8
4 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Canada 5 2 3 328 332 −4 7
5 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Brazil 5 1 4 329 354 −25 6
6 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Great Britain (H) 5 0 5 327 372 −45 5
Source: [ FIBA archive]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
28 July 2012
20:00
Brazil France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  58–73 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 14–18, 15–18, 9–21
Pts: de Souza 17
Rebs: Santos 12
Asts: Pinto 5
Pts: Dumerc 23
Rebs: Miyem 7
Asts: Dumerc 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Felicia Grinter (USA)
30 July 2012
14:30
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  74–70 (OT) France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 17–13, 24–24, 13–14Overtime: 9–5
Pts: Gomis 22
Rebs: Yacoubou 7
Asts: Beikes, Dumerc 2
Pts: Batkovic 17
Rebs: Batkovic 10
Asts: O'Hea 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: William Kennedy (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Peng Ling (CHN)
1 August 2012
09:00
Canada France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  60–64 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 13–15, 15–14, 20–22
Pts: Thorburn 17
Rebs: Achonwa 8
Asts: Thorburn 3
Pts: Gomis 16
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: three players 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Shoko Suguro (JPN)
3 August 2012
20:00
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  80–77 (OT) France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 17–10, 20–21, 20–23Overtime: 13–10
Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 16
Rebs: Godin 8
Asts: Godin 4
Pts: Leedham 29
Rebs: Page, Leedham 8
Asts: Page 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Snehal Bendke (IND)
5 August 2012
09:00
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  65–54 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 15–6, 30–13, 10–20
Pts: Dumerc 12
Rebs: Yacoubou, Beikes 7
Asts: Dumerc 3
Pts: Belyakova 14
Rebs: Hammon, Osipova 5
Asts: Danilochkina, Osipova 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG), Saša Pukl (SLO), Shoko Sugruro (JPN)
    Quarter-final
7 August 2012
22:15
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  71–68 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 12–16, 13–23, 30–17
Pts: Dumerc 23
Rebs: Gruda 7
Asts: Dumerc 6
Pts: Vítečková 17
Rebs: Horáková 7
Asts: Horáková 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Felicia Grinter (USA), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
    Semi-final
9 August 2012
21:00
Russia France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  64–81 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 16–14, 20–21, 13–22
Pts: Danilochkina, Hammon 13
Rebs: Vieru 8
Asts: Hammon 5
Pts: Lawson-Wade 18
Rebs: Gruda 8
Asts: Lawson-Wade 5
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Stephen Seibel (CAN)
    Final
11 August 2012
21:00
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  United States France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  86–50 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 17–10, 26–12, 23–13
Pts: Parker 21
Rebs: Parker 11
Asts: Taurasi 6
Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 12
Rebs: Ndongue 8
Asts: Dumerc 3
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS), Peng Ling (CHN)

Boxing

France qualified boxers in the following events:

    Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jérémy Beccu Light flyweight France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Zhakypov (KAZ)
L 17–18
Did not advance
Nordine Oubaali Flyweight France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Faisal (AFG)
W 22–9
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Warren (USA)
W 19–18
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Conlan (IRL)
L 22–18
Did not advance
Rachid Azzedine Lightweight France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ramírez (USA)
L 20–21
Did not advance
Alexis Vastine Welterweight France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Wojcicki (GER)
W 16–12
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Tüvshinbat (MGL)
W 13–12
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Shelestyuk (UKR)
L 18–18+
Did not advance
Tony Yoka Super heavyweight France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kean (CAN)
L 16–16+
Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

France qualified boats for all slalom events:

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Étienne Daille Men's K-1 90.12 7 241.73 22 90.12 13 Q 100.55 10 Q 101.87 7
Tony Estanguet Men's C-1 93.24 2 99.20 10 93.24 7 Q 101.67 3 Q 97.06 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Gauthier Klauss
Matthieu Péché
Men's C-2 96.98 1 151.03 12 96.98 1 Q 109.27 3 Q 109.17 4
Émilie Fer Women's K-1 112.77 12 106.46 8 106.46 10 Q 109.73 3 Q 105.90 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 

Sprint

France qualified boats for the following sprint events:

    Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maxime Beaumont K-1 200 m 35.571 2 Q 35.814 2 FA 36.688 4
Cyrille Carré K-1 1000 m 3:32.705 5 Q 3:38.981 8 FB 3:33.513 12
Mathieu Goubel C-1 200 m 41.248 OB 1 Q 41.938 2 FA 44.045 7
C-1 1000 m 3:58.122 1 Q 3:51.811 1 FA 3:50.758 5
Arnaud Hybois
Sébastien Jouve
K-2 200 m 32.933 3 Q 32.668 3 FA 35.012 4
    Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marie Delattre
Sarah Guyot
Joanne Mayer
Gabrielle Tuleu
K-4 500 m 1:40.022 3 Q 1:33.303 5 FA 1:35.299 8

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

    Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Mickaël Bourgain Road race Did not finish
Sylvain Chavanel Road race 5:46:05 20
Time trial 56:07.67 29
Arnaud Démare Road race 5:46;37 30
Tony Gallopin 5:46:37 86
    Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Aude Biannic Road race 3:35:56 10
Audrey Cordon Road race OTL
Time trial 40:40.51 15
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Road race 3:35:56 8

Track

    Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Grégory Baugé Men's sprint 9.952
72.347
2 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Volkakis (GRE)
W DSQ
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Nakagawa (JPN)
W 10.490
68.636
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Förstemann (GER)
W 10.490, W 10.300
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Perkins (AUS)
W 10.358, W 10.268
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kenny (GBR)
L, L
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Virginie Cueff Women's sprint 11.439
62.942
15 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Vogel (GER)
L
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kanis (NED)
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Larreal (VEN)
L
Did not advance
    Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Grégory Baugé
Michaël D'Almeida
Kévin Sireau
Men's team sprint 43.097
62.649
2 Q France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  New Zealand (NZL)
W 42.991
62.803
2 Q France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Great Britain (GBR)
L 43.013
62.771
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Sandie Clair
Virginie Cueff
Women's team sprint 33.638
53.510
6 Q France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Germany (GER)
L 33.707
53.401
6 Did not advance
    Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Mickaël Bourgain Men's keirin 1 Q Bye 4 8
Clara Sanchez Women's keirin 6 1 Q 2 Q 4
    Omnium
Athlete Event Flying lap Points race Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Time trial Total points Rank
Time Rank Points Rank Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank
Bryan Coquard Men's omnium 13.347 5 51 4 1 4:30.780 12 3 1:03.078 4 29 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Clara Sanchez Women's omnium 14.058 2 0 18 13 3:56.800 18 18 35.451 3 72 14

Mountain biking

France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Julien Absalon abandoned men's cross-country race due to punctured tyre
Athlete Event Time Rank
Julien Absalon Men's cross-country Did not finish
Jean-Christophe Péraud 1:37:07 29
Stéphane Tempier 1:31:30 11
Julie Bresset Women's cross-country 1:30:52 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 1:42:21 26

BMX

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Quentin Caleyron Men's BMX 38.637 9 19 3 q 18 6 Did not advance
Joris Daudet 38.221 2 7 2 Q 16 6 Did not advance
Moana Moo-Caille 40.015 28 23 6 Did not advance
Laëtitia Le Corguillé Women's BMX 38.976 4 15 4 Q 38.476 4
Magalie Pottier 39.778 7 6 2 Q 39.393 7

Diving

France qualified five quota places for the diving events:

    Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Damien Cely 3 m springboard 413.30 22 Did not advance
Matthieu Rosset 445.15 13 Q 422.50 15 Did not advance
    Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Fanny Bouvet 3 m springboard 257.10 26 Did not advance
Marion Farissier 248.70 27 Did not advance
Audrey Labeau 10 m platform 261.05 24 Did not advance

Equestrian

Dressage

France qualified a single quota by rankings:

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Jessica Michel Riwera de Hus Individual 70.410 28 Q 68.810 31 Did not advance

Eventing

France qualified one team and five quota places in the individual event after finishing in second place at the 2011 European Eventing Championships.

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Lionel Guyon Nemetis de Lalou Individual 50.90 38 20.00 70.90 38 0.00 70.90 28 Q 21.00 91.90 24 91.90 24
Aurélien Kahn Cádiz 55.90 54 39.60 95.50 49 7.00 102.50 45 Did not advance 102.50 45
Denis Mesples Oregon de la Vigne 61.50 66 46.00 107.50 =51 19.00 126.50 50 Did not advance 126.50 50
Donatien Schauly Ocarina du Chanois 44.40 20 7.20 51.60 =18 Withdrew
Nicolas Touzaint Hildago de l'ille 47.60 =27 7.60 55.20 27 2.00 57.20 21 Q 7.00 64.20 17 64.20 17
Lionel Guyon
Aurélien Kahn
Denis Mesples
Donatien Schauly
Nicolas Touzaint
See above Team 142.90 9 34.80 177.70 7 52.90 230.60 8 230.60 8

Show jumping

France qualified one team and four quota places in the individual event after finishing in second place at the World Equestrian Games.

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Simon Delestre Napoli du Ry Individual 0 =1 Q 6 6 30 Q 8 14 32 Q 4 =11 Q 8 12 19 12 19
Olivier Guillon Lord de Theize 4 =42 Q 4 8 =31 Q 8 16 =33 Q 0 =1 Q 9 9 =12 9 =12
Pénélope Leprevost Mylord Carthago 1 =33 Q 8 9 =47 Did not advance 9 =47
Kevin Staut Silvana 0 =1 Q 4 4 =17 Q 4 8 =11 Q 16 34 Did not advance 16 34
Simon Delestre
Olivier Guillon
Pénélope Leprevost
Kevin Staut
See above Team 14 12 Did not advance 14 12

Fencing

France qualified 11 fencers.

    Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yannick Borel Individual épée France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Karyuchenko (UKR)
W 15–10
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kauter (SUI)
W 15–11
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Piasecki (NOR)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Gauthier Grumier France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Piasecki (NOR)
L 13–14
Did not advance
Erwann Le Péchoux Individual foil Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lefort (FRA)
W 15–9
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Choi B-c (KOR)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Enzo Lefort Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Le Péchoux (FRA)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Victor Sintès Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Chida (JPN)
W 15–11
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lei S (CHN)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Erwann Le Péchoux
Enzo Lefort
Marcel Marcilloux
Victor Sintès
Team foil France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  United States (USA)
L 39–45
Classification semi-final
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Great Britain (GBR)
L 29–45
7th place final
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  China (CHN)
L 33–45
8
Boladé Apithy Individual sabre Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Buikevich (BLR)
L 11–15
Did not advance
    Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Laura Flessel-Colovic Individual épée Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hurley (USA)
W 15–12
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Gherman (ROM)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Astrid Guyart Individual foil Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Gaber (EGY)
W 15–2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Boubakri (TUN)
L 5–15
Did not advance
Corinne Maîtrejean Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sheppard (GBR)
W 15–5
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sugawara (JPN)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Ysaora Thibus Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Deriglazova (RUS)
W 15–8
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ikehata (JPN)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Anita Blaze
Astrid Guyart
Corinne Maîtrejean
Ysaora Thibus
Team foil France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Poland (POL)
W 42–31
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Italy (ITA)
L 31–45
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  South Korea (KOR)
L 32–45
4
Léonore Perrus Individual sabre France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Nakayama (JPN)
L 12–15
Did not advance

Football

  • Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Women's tournament

    Roster

Head coach: Bruno Bini

France named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Céline Deville (1982-01-24)24 January 1982 (aged 30) 54 0 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
2 2DF Wendie Renard (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 22) 22 3 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
3 3MF Laure Boulleau (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 25) 27 1 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF Laura Georges (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 27) 118 3 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
5 2DF Ophélie Meilleroux (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 28) 61 0 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montpellier
6 3MF Sandrine Soubeyrand (captain) (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 38) 177 18 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Juvisy
7 2DF Corine Franco (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 28) 63 10 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
8 2DF Sonia Bompastor (1980-06-08)8 June 1980 (aged 32) 149 18 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
9 4FW Eugénie Le Sommer (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 23) 56 19 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
10 3MF Camille Abily (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 27) 97 23 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
11 4FW Marie-Laure Delie (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 24) 40 35 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montpellier
12 4FW Élodie Thomis (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 25) 72 23 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
13 3MF Camille Catala (1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (aged 21) 7 1 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Saint-Étienne
14 3MF Louisa Nécib (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 25) 79 16 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
15 3MF Élise Bussaglia (1984-09-24)24 September 1984 (aged 27) 101 20 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Paris Saint-Germain
16 2DF Sabrina Viguier (1981-01-04)4 January 1981 (aged 31) 91 1 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
17 4FW Gaëtane Thiney (1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (aged 26) 70 32 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Juvisy
18 1GK Sarah Bouhaddi (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 25) 52 0 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lyon
    Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  United States 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: IOC
United States France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 4–2France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Wambach France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  19'
Morgan France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  32', 66'
Lloyd France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  56'
Report Thiney France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  12'
Delie France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  14'
Attendance: 18,090
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 5–0France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  North Korea
Georges France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  45'
Thomis France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  70'
Delie France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  71'
Renard France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  81'
Catala France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  87'
Report
Attendance: 11,743

France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 1–0France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Colombia
Thomis France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  5' Report
Attendance: 13,184
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
    Quarter-final
Sweden France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 1–2France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Fischer France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  18' Report
Report
Georges France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  29'
Renard France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  39'
Attendance: 12,869
    Semi-final
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 1–2France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Japan
Le Sommer France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  76' Report Ōgimi France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  32'
Sakaguchi France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  49'
Attendance: 61,482
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
    Bronze medal game
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Canada France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 1–0France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France
Matheson France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  90+2' Report

Gymnastics

Artistic

    Men
    Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Pierre-Yves Bény Team 14.433 13.566 14.266 14.933 14.700 14.333 15.033 14.466 14.566 14.591 13.266
Yann Cucherat 14.900 14.366 Did not compete
Gaël Da Silva 15.400 14.366 15.366 14.966 15.200 14.633 15.466 14.766
Hamilton Sabot 14.033 14.533 15.366 Q 14.866 14.766 14.333 15.566 14.883
Cyril Tommasone 14.500 15.333 Q 14.166 15.466 15.100 14.133 88.698 14 Q 14.533 15.466 14.441 15.133
Total 44.333 42.932 43.165 45.765 45.366 44.198 265.759 8 Q 44.066 45.265 43.432 44.473 45.290 42.915 265.441 8
    Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Hamilton Sabot Parallel bars 15.566 15.566 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Cyril Tommasone All-around 13.500 15.333 14.400 15.358 15.000 14.066 87.657 16
Pommel horse 15.141 15.141 5
    Women
    Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Mira Boumejmajen Team 12.933 13.300 12.966 Did not advance
Youna Dufournet 14.166 12.966 14.200
Anne Kuhm 13.533 14.466 13.533 12.566 54.098 29
Aurélie Malaussena 13.366 14.033 13.300 13.700 54.399 25 Q
Sophia Serseri 12.933 14.133
Total 39.832 42.765 41.333 40.866 164.796 11
    Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB
Aurélie Malaussena All-around 13.800 12.800 12.066 11.500 50.166 23

Rhythmic

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Delphine Ledoux Individual 27.150 27.100 27.250 26.675 108.175 13 Did not advance

Trampoline

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Grégroire Pennes Men's 107.539 7 Q 58.805 7

Handball

France participated in the 2012 Olympics as the defending world men's handball champion, and successfully defended its gold medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics. The French women's team qualified through the World Qualification Tournament.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players

Men's tournament

The following is the France roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Head coaches: Claude Onesta

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LB Jérôme Fernandez (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 35) 1.99 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Fénix Toulouse
3 P Didier Dinart (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 35) 1.97 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Atlético Madrid
4 RB Xavier Barachet (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 23) 1.95 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Chambéry Handball
5 CB Guillaume Gille (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (aged 36) 1.92 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  HSV Hamburg
6 P Bertrand Gille (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 34) 1.87 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  HSV Hamburg
8 LB Daniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 32) 1.89 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  THW Kiel
9 RW Guillaume Joli (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  BM Valladolid
11 LW Samuel Honrubia (1986-07-05)5 July 1986 (aged 26) 1.80 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montpellier
12 GK Daouda Karaboué (1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 36) 1.98 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Fénix Toulouse
13 CB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 28) 1.96 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montpellier
16 GK Thierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 35) 1.92 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  THW Kiel
18 LB William Accambray (1988-04-08)8 April 1988 (aged 24) 1.94 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montpellier
19 RW Luc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 27) 1.82 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Atlético Madrid
20 P Cédric Sorhaindo (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 28) 1.92 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  FC Barcelona
21 LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 30) 1.79 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montpellier
    Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Iceland 5 5 0 0 167 132 +35 10 Quarter-finals
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France 5 4 0 1 159 110 +49 8
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sweden 5 3 0 2 156 115 +41 6
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Tunisia 5 2 0 3 121 125 −4 4
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Argentina 5 1 0 4 113 138 −25 2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Great Britain 5 0 0 5 96 192 −96 0
Source: [citation needed]
29 July 2012
19:30
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  44 – 15 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Joli 11 (21–7) Garnham 6
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31 July 2012
21:15
Argentina France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  20 – 32 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,906
Referees: Olesen, Peders (DEN)
Fernández, Riccobelli 4 (9–17) Karabatić 7
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2 August 2012
11:15
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  25 – 19 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Tunisia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,670
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Narcisse 7 (12–11) Bannour 5
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4 August 2012
19:30
Iceland France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  30 – 29 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,521
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Petersson 6 (16–15) Fernandez 9
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6 August 2012
21:15
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  29 – 26 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,833
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Narcisse 6 (18–12) Ekberg, Andersson 5
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  1×France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Report France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  2×France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
    Quarter-final
8 August 2012
14:30
Spain France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  22 – 23 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 8,890
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Tomás 6 (12–9) Accambray 7
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  3×France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Report France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  3×France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
    Semi-final
10 August 2012
20:30
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  25 – 22 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Croatia Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,849
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
three players 4 (12–10) Horvat 6
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    Final
12 August 2012
15:00
Sweden France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  21 – 22 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,627
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Ekberg 6 (8–10) Guigou 5
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Women's tournament

The following is the France roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Head coaches: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RW Blandine Dancette (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 24) 1.69 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  HBC Nîmes
4 P Nina Kamto Njitam (1983-06-25)25 June 1983 (aged 29) 1.78 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Metz Handball
5 RB Camille Ayglon (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  HBC Nîmes
7 CB Allison Pineau (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 23) 1.81 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Oltchim Vâlcea
8 LB Claudine Mendy (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 22) 1.82 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Metz Handball
9 LW Paule Baudouin (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.72 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Metz Handball
10 CB Sophie Herbrecht (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 30) 1.74 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  HBC Nîmes
12 GK Amandine Leynaud (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 26) 1.78 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Oltchim Vâlcea
16 GK Cléopâtre Darleux (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23) 1.76 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Arvor 29
17 LW Siraba Dembélé (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 26) 1.72 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Toulon HB
18 RW Audrey Deroin (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 22) 1.76 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Toulon HB
20 LB Raphaëlle Tervel (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 33) 1.78 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  SD Itxako
24 LB Mariama Signaté (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 27) 1.89 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Issy Paris HB
64 RB Alexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 25) 1.77 m France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Arvor 29
    Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France 5 4 1 0 125 103 +22 9 Quarter-finals
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  South Korea 5 3 1 1 136 130 +6 7
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Spain 5 3 1 1 119 114 +5 7
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Norway 5 2 1 2 118 120 −2 5
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Denmark 5 1 0 4 113 121 −8 2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sweden 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 July 2012
21:15
Norway France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  23 – 24 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,968
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Alstad 5 (12–17) Baudouin, Signaté 5
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30 July 2012
16:15
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  18 – 18 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Spain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,671
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Dembélé 6 (7–10) Mangué 6
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1 August 2012
14:30
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  29 – 17 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,638
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 4 (16–11) Ahlm 6
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3 August 2012
11:15
South Korea France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  21 – 24 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,568
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Sim Hae-in 6 (12–10) Lacrabère 4
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5 August 2012
21:15
Denmark France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  24 – 30 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,616
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Nørgaard 10 (10–17) Nijtam 6
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    Quarter-final
7 August 2012
20:30
France France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  22 – 23 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Montenegro Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,559
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Signaté 5 (13–13) Popović, Bulatović 6
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Judo

    Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sofiane Milous −60 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Shukvani (GEO)
W 0100–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lomo (SOL)
W 0020–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hiraoka (JPN)
L 0010–0012
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Davtyan (ARM)
W 0010–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Sobirov (UZB)
L 0003–0100
5
David Larose −66 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Pollack (ISR)
W 0001–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Fâșie (ROU)
W 0100–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
L 0001–0100
Did not advance
Ugo Legrand −73 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Adamiec (POL)
W 0010–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hafiz (EGY)
W 0100–0104
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Elmont (NED)
L 0030–0000
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Boqiev (TJK)
W 0010–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Wang K-c (KOR)
W 0101–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Alain Schmitt −81 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Elmont (NED)
W 0000–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lucenti (ARG)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Romain Buffet −90 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Bauža (LTU)
L 0010–0100
Did not advance
Thierry Fabre −100 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Darwish (EGY)
W 0011–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Naidangiin (MGL)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance
Teddy Riner +100 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Wojnarowicz (POL)
W 0010–0003
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Jaballah (TUN)
W 0101–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Brayson (CUB)
W 0100–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kim S-M (KOR)
W 0010–0003
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Mikhailine (RUS)
W 0101–0003
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
    Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Laëtitia Payet −48 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Menezes (BRA)
L 0001–0000
Did not advance
Priscilla Gneto −52 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  He Hm (CHN)
W 0111–0012
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ramos (POR)
W 1001–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  An K-a (PRK)
L 0013–0102
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kim K-o (KOR)
W 0021–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Heylen (BEL)
W 1012–0012
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Automne Pavia −57 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Clark (GBR)
W 0100–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Renzi (AUS)
W 0150–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Filzmoser (AUT)
W 0030–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Matsumoto (JPN)
L 0000–0010
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Karakas (HUN)
W 0011–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Gévrise Émane −63 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Howell (GBR)
W 1000–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Abel (CUB)
W 0001–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Tsedevsuren (MGL)
L 0001–0001
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Schlesinger (ISR)
W 0010–0002
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Joung D-w (KOR)
W 0000–0000 YUS
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Lucie Décosse −70 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Zupancic (CAN)
W 1001–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Alvear (COL)
W 1000–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hwang Y-s (KOR)
W 0001–0000
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Thiele (GER)
W 0120–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Audrey Tcheuméo −78 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Cotton (CAN)
W 0001–0001 YUS
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Pryshchepa (UKR)
W 0100–0000
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Yang X (CHN)
W 0101–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Gibbons (GBR)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Joó (HUN)
W 1000–0001
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Anne-Sophie Mondière +78 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Altheman (BRA)
L 0000–0101
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

France qualified one man and two women.

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Christopher Patte Men's 16–19 =20 784 2:05.99 20 1292 84 21 1116 10:43.96 11 2428 5620 17
Amélie Cazé Women's 19–16 =11 856 2:11.33 4 1224 20 2 1180 12:08.71 32 1848 5108 18
Élodie Clouvel 15–20 =25 760 2:09.87 3 1244 140 27 1060 12:44.50 34 1704 4768 31

Rowing

France qualified boats for the following rowing events:

    Men
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
France (right boat) during the final of the men's coxless pair.
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Germain Chardin
Dorian Mortelette
Pair 6:17.22 2 SA/B Bye 6:58.67 2 FA 6:21.11 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Julien Bahain
Cédric Berrest
Double sculls 6:19.61 3 SA/B Bye 6:29.61 5 FB 6:26.44 10
Jérémie Azou
Stany Delayre
Lightweight double sculls 6:40.89 1 SA/B Bye 6:37.29 2 FA 6:42.69 4
Matthieu Androdias
Benjamin Chabanet
Adrien Hardy
Pierre-Jean Peltier
Quadruple sculls 5:44.25 3 SA/B Bye 6:12.81 4 FB 6:02.12 10
Thomas Baroukh
Fabrice Moreau
Nicolas Moutton
Franck Solforosi
Lightweight four 5:50.79 1 SA/B Bye 6:06.90 4 FB 6:08.37 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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

France qualified one boat for each of the following events:

    Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Julien Bontemps RS:X 23 14 2 5 5 4 17 5 8 6 4 70 5
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz Laser 3 21 6 9 19 11 2 18 20 34 10 119 10
Jonathan Lobert Finn 9 4 4 2 6 7 5 10 3 7 2 49 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Vincent Garos
Pierre Leboucher
470 9 10 11 6 10 2 19 11 4 11 16 90 7
Pierre-Alexis Ponsot
Xavier Rohart
Star 1 13 10 11 12 14 12 6 6 8 8 86 9
    Women
    Fleet racing
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Charline Picon RS:X 9 11 5 7 10 6 12 10 11 6 14 89 8
Sarah Steyaert Laser Radial 21 14 19 12 11 26 10 19 22 15 EL 143 16
Mathilde Géron
Camille Lecointre
470 10 17 1 8 12 3 7 6 3 5 10 65 4
    Match racing
Athlete Event Round Robin Rank Knockouts Rank
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
POR
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
AUS
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
NED
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
SWE
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
USA
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
GBR
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
ESP
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
DEN
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
NZL
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
RUS
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
FIN
Q-final S-final Final
Élodie Bertrand
Claire Leroy
Marie Riou
Elliott 6m W L W W L L L W W W L 6 Q France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
ESP
L (0–3)
Did not advance 6
    Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Stéphane Christidis
Manu Dyen
49er 1 9 9 12 1 10 12 13 10 21 2 5 10 7 14 12 127 6

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

France earned 14 quota places for the shooting events at the 2012 Olympics:

    Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Stéphane Clamens Trap 119 19 Did not advance
Franck Dumoulin 50 m pistol 541 33 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 577 18 Did not advance
Cyril Graff 50 m rifle 3 positions 1171 3 Q 1271.0 4
50 m rifle prone 586 46 Did not advance
Walter Lapeyre 50 m pistol 554 21 Did not advance
10 m air pistol 575 22 Did not advance
Jérémy Monnier 10 m air rifle 592 26 Did not advance
Pierre Edmond Piasecki 596 8 Q 699.1 6
Valérian Sauveplane 50 m rifle prone 592 22 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1167 13 Did not advance
Anthony Terras Skeet 117 17 Did not advance
    Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Laurence Brize 50 m rifle 3 positions 581 18 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 394 26 Did not advance
Émilie Évesque 50 m rifle 3 positions 578 25 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 392 33 Did not advance
Veronique Girardet Skeet 66 10 Did not advance
Céline Goberville 10 m air pistol 387 3 Q 486.6 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
25 m pistol 579 21 Did not advance
Delphine Réau Trap 72 4 Q 93 S/O 2 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Stéphanie Tirode 10 m air pistol 375 38 Did not advance
25 m pistol 582 14 Did not advance

Swimming

French swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

    Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yannick Agnel 100 m freestyle 48.93 12 Q 48.23 7 Q 47.84 4
200 m freestyle 1:46.60 3 Q 1:45.84 2 Q 1:43.14 NR France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Fabien Gilot 100 m freestyle 48.95 14 Q 48.49 11 Did not advance
Damien Joly 1500 m freestyle 15:08.50 14 Did not advance
Camille Lacourt 100 m backstroke 53.51 4 Q 53.03 2 Q 53.08 4
Clément Lefert 100 m butterfly 53.22 29 Did not advance
Amaury Leveaux 50 m freestyle 22.35 18 Did not advance
Grégory Mallet 200 m freestyle 1:47.39 13 Q 1:47.56 14 Did not advance
Florent Manaudou 50 m freestyle 22.09 =7 Q 21.80 6 Q 21.34 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Anthony Pannier 1500 m freestyle 15:24.08 20 Did not advance
Giacomo Perez d'Ortona 100 m breaststroke 1:00.59 17 Did not advance
Julien Sauvage 10 km open water 1:50:42.8 11
Benjamin Stasiulis 100 m backstroke 55.36 31 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.52 24 Did not advance
Yannick Agnel
Alain Bernard*
Fabien Gilot
Clément Lefert
Amaury Leveaux
Jérémy Stravius*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:13.38 4 Q 3:09.93 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Yannick Agnel
Clément Lefert
Amaury Leveaux
Grégory Mallet
Jérémy Stravius*
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:09.18 2 Q 7:02.77 NR France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Yannick Agnel
Camille Lacourt
Giacomo Perez d'Ortona
Romain Sassot
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:34.60 10 Did not advance
    Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ophélie Aspord 10 km open water 1:58:43.1 6
Fanny Babou 100 m breaststroke 1:09.76 32 Did not advance
Coralie Balmy 400 m freestyle 4:03.56 3 Q 4:05.95 6
800 m freestyle 8:27.15 8 Q 8:29.26 7
Charlotte Bonnet 100 m freestyle 55.12 20 Did not advance
Justine Bruno 100 m butterfly 1:01.14 38 Did not advance
Alexianne Castel 100 m backstroke 1:00.16 14 Q 1:00.24 11 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:08.92 6 Q 2:08.24 5 Q 2:08.43 7
Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne 200 m freestyle 1:59.15 18 Did not advance
Lara Grangeon 400 m individual medley 4:44.28 18 Did not advance
Laure Manaudou 100 m backstroke 1:01.03 22 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:14.29 30 Did not advance
Camille Muffat 200 m freestyle 1:58.49 12 Q 1:56.18 3 Q 1:55.58 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
400 m freestyle 4:03.29 1 Q 4:01.45 OR France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Anna Santamans 50 m freestyle 25.23 15 Q 24.94 =10 Did not advance
Coralie Balmy
Charlotte Bonnet
Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne
Margaux Farrell*
Mylène Lazare*
Camille Muffat
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:52.88 5 Q 7:47.49 France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Fanny Babou
Charlotte Bonnet
Justine Bruno
Laure Manaudou
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:05.53 14 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

France qualified two Olympic quota places in synchronized swimming.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Sara Labrousse
Chloé Willhelm
Duet 87.700 10 88.340 176.040 10 Q 88.560 176.260 10

Table tennis

France qualified one man and two women.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Adrien Mattenet Men's singles Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Chen Wx (AUT)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Xian Yi Fang Women's singles Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hanffou (CMR)
W 4–1
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ri M-S (PRK)
W 4–2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Wang Yg (SIN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Li Xue Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lay (AUS)
W 4–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Shen Yf (ESP)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

France had qualified two places in women's taekwondo.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marlène Harnois Women's −57 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Contreras (CHI)
W 14–3 PTG
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Wahba (EGY)
W 8–6
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hou Yz (CHN)
L 3–8
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hamada (JPN)
W 12–8
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Anne Caroline Graffe Women's +67 kg France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Mamatova (UZB)
W 17–9
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Lee I-J (KOR)
W 7–4
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hernández (CUB)
W 6–4
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Mandić (SRB)
L 7–9
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 

Tennis

France qualified six Olympic tennis players in 2012: four in the men's events and two in the women's events. France ultimately won two medals – one silver and one bronze – in the men's doubles.

    Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Julien Benneteau Singles France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Youzhny (RUS)
W 7–5, 6–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Federer (SUI)
L 2–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Richard Gasquet France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Haase (NED)
W 6–3, 6–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Baghdatis (CYP)
L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Gilles Simon France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kukushkin (KAZ)
W 6–4, 6–2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Dimitrov (BUL)
W 6–3, 6–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  del Potro (ARG)
L 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Did not advance
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Bellucci (BRA)
W 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Raonic (CAN)
W 6–3, 3–6, 25–23
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  López (ESP)
W 7–6(7–5), 6–4
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Djokovic (SRB)
L 4–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Julien Benneteau
Richard Gasquet
Doubles France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Fleming /
Hutchins (GBR)
W 7–5, 6–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Bhupathi /
Bopanna (IND)
W 6–3, 6–4
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Tipsarević /
Zimonjić (SRB)
W 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  B. Bryan /
M. Bryan (USA)
L 4–6, 4–6
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ferrer /
F. López (ESP)
W 7–6(7–4), 6–2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Michaël Llodra
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Nalbandian /
Schwank (ARG)
W 6–3, 7–5
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Paes /
Vardhan (IND)
W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Melo /
Soares (BRA)
W 6–4, 6–2
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ferrer /
F. López (ESP)
W 3–6, 6–4, 18–16
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  B. Bryan /
M. Bryan (USA)
L 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
    Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alizé Cornet Singles France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Paszek (AUT)
W 7–6(7–4), 6–4
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hantuchová (SVK)
L 3–6, 0–6
Did not advance
Alizé Cornet
Kristina Mladenovic
Doubles France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Peng /
Zheng (CHN)
L 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

France qualified the following triathletes:

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
David Hauss Men's 17:24 0:38 58:50 0:29 29:53 1:47:14 4
Vincent Luis 17:20 0:38 58:53 0:27 31:00 1:48:18 11
Laurent Vidal 17:27 0:43 58:42 0:28 30:01 1:47:21 5
Emmie Charayron Women's 19:48 0:39 1:06:58 0:34 34:27 2:02:26 18
Jessica Harrison 18:39 0:43 1:06:16 0:31 35:13 2:01:22 9
Carole Péon 19:30 0:45 1:07:11 0:33 35:59 2:03:58 29

Weightlifting

France qualified three men and one woman.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Vencelas Dabaya Men's −69 kg 135 DNF DNF
Bernardin Kingue Matam 143 DNF DNF
Benjamin Hennequin Men's −85 kg 163 DNF DNF
Mélanie Bardis Women's −48 kg 73 9 93 9 166 10

Wrestling

France qualified six quota places:

Key:

  • VTVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
    Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Didier Pais −60 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Madany (EGY)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 11
    Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tarik Belmadani −60 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ala-Huikku (FIN)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Matsumoto (JPN)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 9
Steeve Guénot −66 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Rivas (VEN)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Abdevali (IRI)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Kim H-W (KOR)
L 1–3 PP
Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Mulens (CUB)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics 
Christophe Guénot −74 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Ayet Ikram (TUN)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Vlasov (RUS)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Madsen (DEN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 8
Mélonin Noumonvi −84 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Hietaniemi (FIN)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Gaber (EGY)
L 1–3 PO
Did not advance Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Žugaj (CRO)
W 3–0 PO
France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Janikowski (POL)
L 0–3 PO
5
    Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cynthia Vescan −72 kg Bye France At The 2012 Summer Olympics  Saenko (MDA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 12

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