France at the 1984 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.[1]
| France at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 238 (189 men and 49 women) in 21 sports |
| Flag bearer | Angelo Parisi |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Pierre Quinon — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Philippe Boisse — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Philippe Hébérle — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
- William Ayache, Michel Bibard, Michel Bensoussan, Dominique Bijotat, François Brisson, Patrick Cubaynes, Patrice Garande, Philippe Jeannol, Guy Lacombe, Jean-Claude Lemoult, Jean-Philippe Rohr, Albert Rust, Didier Sénac, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, José Touré, Daniel Xuereb, and Jean-Louis Zanon — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
Silver
- Joseph Mahmoud — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase
- Bernard Brégeon and Patrick Lefoulon — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
- Philippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Philippe Delrieu, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Michel Bury — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
- Frédéric Delcourt — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
Bronze
- Thierry Vigneron — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Michèle Chardonnet — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
- Christophe Tiozzo — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Bernard Brégeon — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit and Didier Vavasseur — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
- Didier Hoyer and Eric Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
- Fabrice Colas — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
- Marc Cerboni, Patrick Groc, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Omnès and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Véronique Brouquier, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Anne Meygret, and Laurence Modaine — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
- Philippe Vatuone — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Marc Alexandre — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)
- Michel Nowak — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
- Didier Boube, Joël Bouzou and Paul Four — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Catherine Poirot — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Thierry Peponnet and Luc Pillot — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition
Archery
After not competing in archery in 1980, France returned to the sport in 1984 with two male competitors.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Gerard Douis – 2485 points (→ 17th place)
- Philippe Loyen – 2411 points (→ 35th place)
Athletics
- Men's Competition
Men's 400 metres
- Aldo Canti
- Heat — 46.14
- Quarterfinals — 45.64
- Semifinals — 45.59 (→ did not advance)
- Yann Quentrec
- Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
- Hector LLatser
- Heat — 47.30 (→ did not advance)
- Alain Lazare
- Final — 2:17:52 (→ 28th place)
- Jacky Boxberger
- Final — 2:22:00 (→ 42nd place)
Men's High Jump
- Franck Verzy
- Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Jean-Paul Lakafia
- Qualification — 80.52m
- Final — 70.86m (→ 12th place)
Men's Pole Vault
- Pierre Quinon
- Qualifying Round — 5.35m
- Final — 5.75m (→
Gold Medal)
- Thierry Vigneron
- Qualifying Round — 5.40m
- Final — 5.60m (→
Bronze Medal)
- Serge Ferreira
- Qualifying Round — 5.30m
- Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Walter Ciofani
- Qualification — 73.10m
- Final — 73.46m (→ 7th place)
Men's Decathlon
- William Motti
- Final Result — 8266 points (→ 5th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Gérard Lelièvre
- Final — 1:27:50 (→ 15th place)
- Martial Fesselier
- Final — 1:29:46 (→ 20th place)
- Dominique Guebey
- Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Dominique Guebey
- Final — 4:13:34 (→ 12th place)
- Gérard Lelièvre
- Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
- Women's Competition
Women's 3.000 metres
- Annette Sergent
- Heat — 9.15.82 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Maryse Ewanjé-Epée
- Qualification — 1.90m
- Final — 1.94m (→ 4th place)
- Brigitte Rougeron
- Qualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Florence Picaut
- Final Result — 5914 points (→ 13th place)
- Chantal Beaugeant
- Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Uruguay (87-91)
- Lost to PR China (83-85)
- Lost to Spain (82-97)
- Lost to United States (62-120)
- Lost to Canada (69-96)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Brazil (86-100)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (102-78) → Eleventh place
- Team roster
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Louis Gomis
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Stefan Gertel (West Germany), retired in the second round
- Third Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (Zimbabwe), 0-5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Vincent Sarnelli
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Moses Mwaba (Zambia), after knock-out in first round
Canoeing
Cycling
Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented France in 1984. Fabrice Colas won a bronze medal in the 1000m time trial.
- Jeannie Longo — 2:12:35 (→ 6th place)
- Cécile Odin — 2:13:28 (→ 11th place)
- Dominique Damiani — 2:13:28 (→ 14th place)
- Marielle Guichard
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1984.
Football
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Quarterfinal
- France – Egypt 2-0
- Semifinal
- France – Yugoslavia 4-2 [After extra time]
- Final
- France – Brazil 2-0
- Team Roster
- ( 1.) Albert Rust
- ( 2.) William Ayache
- ( 3.) Michel Bibard
- ( 4.) Dominique Bijotat
- ( 5.) François Brisson
- ( 6.) Patrick Cubaynes
- ( 7.) Patrice Garande
- ( 8.) Philippe Jeannol
- ( 9.) Guy Lacombe
- (10.) Jean-Claude Lemoult
- (11.) Jean-Philippe Rohr
- (12.) Didier Sénac
- (13.) Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
- (14.) José Toure
- (15.) Daniel Xuereb
- (16.) Jean-Louis Zanon
- (17.) Michel Bensoussan
- Head Coach: Henri Michel
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1984. They won bronze in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- Paul Four
- Didier Boubé
- Joël Bouzou
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Stéphan Caron
- Heat — 51.13
- Final — 50.70 (→ 6th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Franck Iacono
- Heat — 3:55.07
- Final — 3:54.58 (→ 5th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Franck Iacono
- Heat — 15:27.27
- Final — 15:26.96 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Frédéric Delcourt
- Heat — 58.22
- B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Frédéric Delcourt
- Heat — 2:02.59
- Final — 2:01.75 (→
Silver Medal)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Thierry Pata
- Heat — 2:20.14
- B-Final — 2:20.05 (→ 10th place)
- Christophe Deneuville
- Heat — 2:24.54 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Stéphan Caron, Laurent Neuville, Dominique Bataille, and Bruno Lesaffre
- Heat — 3:24.68
- Final — 3:24.63 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Pierre Andraca, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Stéphan Caron
- Heat — 7:27.40
- Stéphan Caron, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Pierre Andraca
- Final — 7:30.16 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Frédéric Delcourt, Thierry Pata, Xavier Savin, and Stéphan Caron
- Heat — 3:50.75 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Sophie Kamoun
- Heat — 57.49
- B-Final — 57.81 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Laurence Bensimon
- Heat — 2:06.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Laurence Bensimon
- Heat — 9:01.75 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Laurence Bensimon
- Heat — 2:24.34
- B-Final — 2:27.13 (→ 16th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Sophie Kamoun, Caroline Amoric, Laurence Bensimon, and Veronique Jardin
- Heat — 3:52.67
- Final — 3:52.15 (→ 8th place)
Synchronized swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "France at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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