France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

France will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1]

France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of France
IPC code	FRA
NPC	French Paralympic and Sports Committee
in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021
Competitors	61 in 13 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances
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Paris will host the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and due to that a French segment will be featured in the closing ceremony.

Archery

France is scheduled to compete in three events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Timothée Adolphe	Men's 100m T11
	Men's 400m T11
Pierre Fairbank	Men's 100m T53

Men's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Points	Rank
Ronan Pallier	Men's long jump T11
Dimitri Pavade	Men's long jump T64

Women's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mandy François-Elie	Women's 100m T37
	Women's 200m T37

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Points	Rank
Gloria Agblemagnon	Women's shot put F20
Manon Genest	Women's long jump T37

Boccia

France qualified two athlete in boccia.

Cycling

France is scheduled to compete in male and female road cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Equestrian

France qualified one athlete.[2]

Football 5-a-side

France qualified to compete in football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Paracanoeing

France has qualified two athlete in Men's KL1 & Women's KL3 events.

Rowing

Nathalie Benoit qualified to represent France after winning the silver medal in the PR1 Women's single sculls event at the 2019 World Rowing Championships and France will be competing in all events in Rowing except Men's Single Sculls.

Shooting

Christophe Tanche, Alain Quittet, Tanguy de la Forest, Cédric Fèvre-Chevalier and Didier Richard qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Swimming

France have qualified three swimmers to compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method & six swimmer via MQS.[3][4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Laurent Chardard	Men's 50m butterfly S6
Ugo Didier	Men's 100m backstroke S9
Alex Portal	Men's 200m individual medley SM13

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Anaëlle Roulet	Women's 100m backstroke S10
Claire Supiot	Women's 50m freestyle S8
	Women's 400m freestyle S8
	Women's 100m butterfly S8

Table tennis

Eleven French athlete qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5][6]

Taekwondo

Para taekwondo makes its debut appearance in the Paralympic programme, Bopha Kong and Laura Schiel qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via world rankings.[7]

Wheelchair rugby

France qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after entered top two at the IWRF Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Canada.[8]

See also

• France at the Paralympics
• France at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Official Selections at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (in French)". France Paralympique. 19 October 2020.
2. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
3. "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
4. "World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
5. "Rio 2016 champion Lamirault lands gold at Para European Table Tennis Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
6. "Helsingborg 2019: Top seeds rule Para table tennis regional championships". paralympic.org. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
7. "Bopha K.O.ng". Seine-Saint-Denis Le Magazine (in French). 5 February 2020.
8. "Wheel Blacks get bronze and qualify for 2020 Paralympics". Stuff.co.nz. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.