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France at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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France at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors385 (222 men & 172 women) in 31 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Clarisse Agbegnenou
Samir Aït Saïd[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Steven Da Costa[1]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
11
Total
33
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.

France competed in all sports except baseball (softball), field hockey, and water polo.

France repeated its gold medal tally from the previous games, but its overall medal haul was down from 42 to 33, the lowest since Athens 2004. The country however scored numerous victories in team sports, namely a double in handball (both men and women won gold), gold in men's volleyball, silver in men's basketball and women's rugby sevens, and bronze in women's basketball.

Medalists

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Competitors

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Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 1 4
Artistic swimming 2 2
Athletics 42 19 61
Badminton 2 2 4
Basketball 12 16 28
Boxing 4 1 5
Canoeing 6 6 12
Cycling 18 12 30
Diving 2 1 3
Equestrian 9 3 12
Fencing 9 9 18
Football 18 0 18
Golf 2 2 4
Gymnastics 4 5 9
Handball 15 16 31
Judo 6 7 13
Karate 1 2 3
Modern pentathlon 2 2 4
Rowing 4 8 12
Rugby sevens 0 12 12
Sailing 7 7 14
Shooting 4 6 10
Skateboarding 3 2 5
Sport climbing 2 2 4
Surfing 2 2 4
Swimming 16 11 27
Table tennis 3 3 6
Tennis 6 4 10
Taekwondo 0 2 2
Triathlon 3 2 5
Volleyball 12 0 12
Weightlifting 1 3 4
Wrestling 0 2 2
Total 222 172 393

Archery

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France fielded two archers (one man and one woman) to compete in the men's and women's individual recurve, respectively, at the Games by finishing among the top four vying for qualification at the 2021 European Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[4]

Men
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 Chirault Men's individual 648 51  Broeksma (NED)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Pierre Plihon 653 36  Williams (USA)
W 6–4
 Kim W-j (KOR)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Jean-Charles Valladont 640 57  van den Berg (NED)
L 3–7
Did not advance
Thomas Chirault
Pierre Plihon
Jean-Charles Valladont
Men's team 1941 12  United States (USA)
L 0–6
Did not advance
Women
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
Lisa Barbelin Women's individual 654 13  Andreoli (ITA)
W 6–2
 Schloesser (NED)
W 6–0
 Valencia (MEX)
L 0–6
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jean-Charles Valladont
Lisa Barbelin
Mixed team 1307 14 Q  Japan (JPN)
W 5–3
 Netherlands (NED)
L 4–5
Did not advance

Artistic swimming

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France fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by winning the silver medal at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Charlotte Tremble
Laura Tremble
Duet 87.3474 8 88.5667 175.9141 8 Q 89.6333 176.9807 8

Athletics

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French athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event):[5][6]

On 19 March 2020, four marathon runners (Amdouni, Chahdi, Navarro, and Kipsang), along with race walkers Kévin Campion and three-time Olympian Yohann Diniz, became the first French track and field athletes to be officially selected to the Tokyo 2020 roster.[7]

On 2 July 2021, 65 athletes, 44 men and 21 women, are announced to be part of the team.[8]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jimmy Vicaut 100 m Bye 10.07 2 Q 10.11 5 Did not advance
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 800 m 1:45.97 6 q 1:48.62 6 Did not advance
Benjamin Robert 1:47.12 5 Did not advance
Gabriel Tual 1:45.63 3 Q 1:44.28 3 q 1:46.03 7
Azzedine Habz 1500 m 3:41.24 4 Q 3:35.12 10 Did not advance
Alexis Miellet 3:41.23 14 Did not advance
Baptiste Mischler 3:37.53 11 Did not advance
Jimmy Gressier 5000 m 13:33.47 9 q 13:11.33 13
Hugo Hay 13:39.95 7 Did not advance
Morhad Amdouni 10000 m 27:53.58 10
Wilhem Belocian 110 m hurdles DSQ Did not advance
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 13.37 2 Q 13.25 2 Q 13.16 5
Aurel Manga 13.24 1 Q 13.24 2 Q 13.38 8
Wilfried Happio 400 m hurdles 49.39 5 q 49.49 7 Did not advance
Ludvy Vaillant 49.23 5 q 49.02 7 Did not advance
Djilali Bedrani 3000 m steeplechase 8:20.23 7 Did not advance
Louis Gilavert 8:36.35 12 Did not advance
Alexis Phelut 8:19.36 3 Q 8:23.14 12
Mouhamadou Fall
Jimmy Vicaut
Méba-Mickaël Zézé
Ryan Zézé
4 × 100 m relay 38.18 4 Did not advance
Gilles Biron
Thomas Jordier
Muhammad Abdallah Kounta
Ludovic Ouceni
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.81 PB 6 Did not advance
Morhad Amdouni Marathon 2:14:33 17
Hassan Chahdi 2:18:40 45
Nicolas Navarro 2:12:50 12
Gabriel Bordier 20 km walk 1:25:23 24
Kévin Campion 1:23:53 16
Yohann Diniz 50 km walk DNF
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gemina Joseph 200 m 22.94 3 Q 23.19 7 Did not advance
Amandine Brossier 400 m 51.65 2 Q 51.30 6 Did not advance
Rénelle Lamote 800 m 2:01.92 1 Q 1:59.40 5 Did not advance
Cyréna Samba-Mayela 100 m hurdles DNS Did not advance
Laura Valette DSQ Did not advance
Gémima Joseph
Cynthia Leduc
Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue
Carolle Zahi
4 × 100 m relay 42.68 4 q 42.89 7
Amandine Brossier
Floria Gueï
Sokhna Lacoste
Brigitte Ntiamoah
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.07 5 Did not advance
Susan Jeptooo Kipsang Marathon 2:36:29 38
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Augustin Bey Long jump NM Did not advance
Benjamin Compaoré Triple jump 16.59 19 Did not advance
Jean-Marc Pontvianne NM Did not advance
Melvin Raffin 16.83 11 q NM
Ethan Cormont Pole vault 5.50 22 Did not advance
Renaud Lavillenie 5.75 6 Q 5.70 8
Valentin Lavillenie 5.65 17 Did not advance
Lolassonn Djouhan Discus throw 60.74 21 Did not advance
Quentin Bigot Hammer throw 78.73 4 Q 79.39 5
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yanis David Long jump 6.27 23 Did not advance
Rouguy Diallo Triple jump 14.29 10 q 14.38 9
Mélina Robert-Michon Discus throw 60.88 14 Did not advance
Alexandra Tavernier Hammer throw 73.51 5 Q 74.41 4
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Kevin Mayer Result 10.68 7.50 15.07 2.08 50.31 13.90 48.08 5.20 73.09 4:43.17 8726 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points 933 935 794 878 800 987 830 972 937 660

Badminton

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France entered four badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings: one entry each in the men's and women's singles and in the mixed doubles. The team was officially announced by the FFBaD on 23 June 2021.[9]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Brice Leverdez Men's singles  Pochtarov (UKR)
W (21–10, 21–8)
 Lee (MAS)
L (21–17, 21–5)
2 Did not advance
Qi Xuefei Women's singles  Nguyễn (VIE)
L (11–21, 11–21)
 Jaquet (SUI)
W (21–10 21–14)
 Tai T-y (TPE)
L (10–21, 13–21)
3 Did not advance
Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
Mixed doubles  Ellis /
Smith (GBR)
L (18–21, 17–21)
 Puavaranukroh /
Taerattanachai (THA)
L (9–21, 15–21)
 Hurlburt-Yu /
Wu (CAN)
W (21–12, 21–13)
3 Did not advance

Basketball

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Indoor

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Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's tournament  United States
W 83–76
 Czech Republic
W 97–77
 Iran
W 79–62
1 Q  Italy
W 84–75
 Slovenia
W 90–89
 United States
L 82–87
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
France women's Women's tournament  Japan
L 70–74
 Nigeria
W 87–62
 United States
L 82–93
3 q  Spain
W 67–64
 Japan
L 71–87
 Serbia
W 91–76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's tournament

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France men's basketball team qualified for the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and securing an outright berth as one of two highest-ranked squads from Europe at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[10]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 21 May 2021.[11]

France men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 1 Frank Ntilikina 22 – (1998-07-28)28 July 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New York Knicks United States
G 3 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot 26 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Brooklyn Nets United States
PG 4 Thomas Heurtel 32 – (1989-04-10)10 April 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ASVEL Basket France
SF 5 Nicolas Batum 32 – (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Los Angeles Clippers United States
PF 7 Guerschon Yabusele 25 – (1995-12-17)17 December 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) ASVEL Basket France
SG 10 Evan Fournier 28 – (1992-10-29)29 October 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Boston Celtics United States
SG 12 Nando de Colo 34 – (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
C 17 Vincent Poirier 27 – (1993-10-17)17 October 1993 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Real Madrid Spain
PG 21 Andrew Albicy 31 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) CB Gran Canaria Spain
C 27 Rudy Gobert 29 – (1992-06-26)26 June 1992 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Utah Jazz United States
C 28 Petr Cornelie 25 – (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Pau-Lacq-Orthez France
C 93 Moustapha Fall 29 – (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) ASVEL Basket France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 259 215 +44 6 Quarterfinals
2 United States 3 2 1 315 233 +82 5
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 245 294 −49 4
4  Iran 3 0 3 206 283 −77 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:00
v
France  83–76 United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–23, 25–11, 21–20
Pts: Fournier 28
Rebs: Gobert 9
Asts: Batum, De Colo 5
Pts: Holiday 18
Rebs: Adebayo 10
Asts: Green, Holiday 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Michael Weiland (CAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
21:00
v
Czech Republic  77–97  France
Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 12–29, 16–26, 21–20
Pts: Veselý 19
Rebs: Balvín 8
Asts: Satoranský 9
Pts: Fournier 21
Rebs: Gobert 10
Asts: De Colo 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
10:00
v
Iran  62–79  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 10–24, 20–16, 15–17
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Haddadi 12
Asts: Haddadi 5
Pts: Heurtel 16
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: De Colo 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
Quarterfinal
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
17:20
v
Italy  75–84  France
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 17–23, 12–21, 21–20
Pts: Fontecchio 23
Rebs: Gallinari 10
Asts: Pajola 6
Pts: Gobert 22
Rebs: Batum 14
Asts: De Colo 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Steven Anderson (USA)
Semifinal
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
20:00
v
France  90–89  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 15–15, 29–21, 19–24
Pts: De Colo 25
Rebs: Gobert 16
Asts: De Colo 5
Pts: Tobey 23
Rebs: Dončić 10
Asts: Dončić 18
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
Gold medal game
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
11:30
v
France  82–87 United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–22, 24–27, 19–16
Pts: Fournier, Gobert 16
Rebs: Gobert 8
Asts: de Colo 7
Pts: Durant 29
Rebs: Tatum 7
Asts: Green 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Women's tournament

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France women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Bourges meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13]

Team roster

A 15-player roster was announced on 1 July 2021.[14] The final roster was revealed on 5 July 2021.[15]

France women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 20 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) ASVEL Féminin France
PF 5 Endéné Miyem 33 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flammes Carolo France
PF 6 Alexia Chartereau 22 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Tango Bourges Basket France
C 7 Sandrine Gruda 34 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) PF Schio Italy
C 8 Héléna Ciak 31 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Féminin France
SG 10 Sarah Michel 32 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Tango Bourges Basket France
SF 11 Valériane Vukosavljević 27 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes France
C 12 Iliana Rupert 20 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Tango Bourges Basket France
F 15 Gabby Williams 24 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sopron Basket Hungary
SG 23 Marine Johannès 26 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ASVEL Féminin France
PG 39 Alix Duchet 23 – (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Tango Bourges Basket France
SF 93 Diandra Tchatchouang 30 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket Lattes France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • France Grégory Halin
  • France Olivier Lafargue
  • France Rachid Meziane
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 260 223 +37 6 Quarterfinals
2  Japan (H) 3 2 1 245 239 +6 5
3  France 3 1 2 239 229 +10 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 3 217 270 −53 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
10:00
v
Japan  74–70  France
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–19, 18–13, 22–21
Pts: Hayashi 12
Rebs: Akaho 9
Asts: Machida 11
Pts: Gruda 18
Rebs: Gruda 9
Asts: Johannès 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), James Boyer (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
17:20
v
France  87–62  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 26–15, 23–15, 20–20
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda, Williams 9
Asts: Duchet 5
Pts: Amukamara 11
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Amukamara, Kalu 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Luis Castillo (ESP), Samir Abaakil (MAR)

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
13:40
v
France  82–93  United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22
Pts: Miyem 15
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Johannès 7
Pts: Wilson 22
Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7
Asts: Loyd 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
21:00
v
Spain  64–67  France
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–15, 18–19, 16–12
Pts: Ndour 16
Rebs: Ndour 11
Asts: Gil 4
Pts: Johannès 18
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Duchet 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS)
Semifinal
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
20:00
v
Japan  87–71  France
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 27–12, 27–16, 19–21
Pts: Akaho 17
Rebs: Akaho, Miyazawa 7
Asts: Machida 18
Pts: Gruda 18
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Williams 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Luis Castillo (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
Bronze medal match
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
16:00
v
Serbia  76–91  France
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–24, 16–24, 20–24
Pts: Anderson 24
Rebs: Vasić 8
Asts: Anderson, Brooks 5
Pts: Williams 17
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: three players 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Takaki Kato (JPN)

3×3 basketball

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Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France women's 3×3 Women's 3×3 tournament  United States
L 10–17
 Italy
W 19–16
 Japan
L 15–19
 China
L 13–20
 Mongolia
W 22–18
ROC
W 17–14
 Romania
W 22–12
5 Q  Japan
W 16–14
 United States
L 16–18
 China
L 14–16
4

Women's tournament

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France women's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[17]

Team roster

The players were announced on 2 July 2021.[18]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  United States 7 6 1 136 98 +38 Semifinals
2  ROC 7 5[a] 2 129 90 +39
3  China 7 5[a] 2 127 97 +30 Quarterfinals
4  Japan (H) 7 5[a] 2 130 97 +33
5  France 7 4 3 118 116 +2
6  Italy 7 2 5 98 125 −27
7  Romania 7 1 6 89 142 −53
8  Mongolia 7 0 7 79 141 −62
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c ROC 2–0, China 1–1, Japan 0–2
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
17:55
v
United States  17–10  France
Pts: Dolson 7 Pts: Paget, Touré 3
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Edmond Ho (HKG)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
21:25
v
France  19–16  Italy
Pts: Cata-Chitiga, Guapo 6 Pts: D'Alie 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Shi Qirong (CHN), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
17:55
v
Japan  19–15  France
Pts: three players 5 Pts: Paget 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:00
v
China  20–13  France
Pts: Wang L., Yang 7 Pts: Touré 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
17:30
v
France  22–18  Mongolia
Pts: Guapo 9 Pts: Khulan, Tserenlkham 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
21:25
v
France  17–14  ROC
Pts: Touré 10 Pts: three players 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Shi Qirong (CHN)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
17:00
v
France  22–12  Romania
Pts: Touré 11 Pts: Ursu-Kim, Stoenescu 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Su Yu-yen (TPE)
Quarterfinal
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:50
v
Japan  14–16  France
Pts: Shinozaki 7 Pts: Paget 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
Semifinal
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
17:00
v
United States  18–16  France
Pts: Gray, Plum 6 Pts: Cata-Chitiga 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
Bronze medal match
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
20:45
v
France  14–16  China
Pts: Touré 8 Pts: Wang 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Boxing

[edit]

France entered six boxers (five men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. 2019 world bronze medalist Billal Bennama (men's flyweight), Samuel Kistohurry (men's featherweight), Rio 2016 silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha (men's lightweight), Mourad Aliev (men's super heavyweight), and Maïva Hamadouche (women's lightweight) secured the spots on the French squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.[19][20]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Billal Bennama Men's flyweight  Bibossinov (KAZ)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Samuel Kistohurry Men's featherweight  Ragan (USA)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Sofiane Oumiha Men's lightweight  Davis (USA)
L RSC
Did not advance
Mourad Aliev Men's super heavyweight  Zukhurov (TJK)
W 5–0
 Clarke (GBR)
L DSQ
Did not advance
Maïva Hamadouche Women's lightweight  Potkonen (FIN)
L 1–3
Did not advance

Canoeing

[edit]

Slalom

[edit]

French canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.[21] The slalom canoeists, including Rio 2016 Olympian Marie-Zélia Lafont in the women's K-1, were officially named to the French roster on 15 October 2020.[22]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Thomas Men's C-1 102.75 7 102.83 7 102.75 9 Q 100.65 1 Q 104.98 5
Boris Neveu Men's K-1 147.12 21 91.78 5 91.78 5 Q 94.86 2 Q 101.18 7
Marjorie Delassus Women's C-1 121.74 12 167.47 19 121.74 17 Q 117.71 5 Q 115.93 4
Marie-Zélia Lafont Women's K-1 121.48 19 110.25 11 110.25 13 Q 115.81 14 Did not advance

Sprint

[edit]

French canoeists qualified five boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[23] Meanwhile, one additional boat was awarded to the French canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m by winning the bronze medal at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta.[24] The sprint canoeists, including Rio 2016 silver medalist Maxime Beaumont in the men's K-1 200 m, were officially named to the French roster on 8 June 2021.[25]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adrien Bart C-1 1000 m 4:03.771 2 SF Bye 4:04.026 1 FA 4:06.171 4
Maxime Beaumont K-1 200 m 35.259 2 SF Bye 36.072 6 FB 35.998 9
Guillaume Burger K-1 1000 m 3:53.241 4 QF 3:52.817 5 Did not advance
Etienne Hubert 3:45.072 4 QF 3:46.274 2 SF 3:27.319 6 FB 3:31.553 15
Guillaume Burger
Étienne Hubert
K-2 1000 m 3:29.296 5 QF 3:18.284 5 FB Bye 3:32.690 15
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Léa Jamelot K-1 200 m 43.589 6 QF 43.338 4 Did not advance
Vanina Paoletti 42.334 3 QF 43.163 4 Did not advance
Manon Hostens K-1 500 m 1:53.668 6 QF 1:54.095 2 SF 1:57.394 6 FC 1:58.133 23
Manon Hostens
Sarah Guyot
K-2 500 m 1:45.533 2 SF Bye 1:38.632 3 FA 1:40.329 7
Sarah Guyot
Manon Hostens
Léa Jamelot
Vanina Paoletti
K-4 500 m 1:39.032 5 QF 1:37.138 4 SF 1:38.202 5 FB 1:38.346 9

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

Cycling

[edit]

Road

[edit]

France entered a squad of six riders (five men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[26] Juliette Labous was named as part of the ninth batch of nominated French athletes to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 11 May 2021.[27]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Rémi Cavagna Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 58:39.06 17
Benoît Cosnefroy Men's road race 6:16:53 57
Kenny Elissonde 6:15:38 38
David Gaudu 6:06:33 7
Guillaume Martin 6:11:46 27
Juliette Labous Women's road race 3:56:07 30
Women's time trial 32:42.14 9

Track

[edit]

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, French riders accumulated spots in the men's team sprint, women's team pursuit, men's and women's omnium and men's and women's madison. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, France won its right to enter two riders in the men's sprint and keirin. Unable to earn a quota place in the women's team sprint, France entered at least one rider to compete in the women's sprint and keirin based on her final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

The sprint riders were officially named as part of the tenth batch of nominated French athletes to the Tokyo 2020 roster on 26 May 2021.[28]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 1/8 Finals Repechage 3 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)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Rayan Helal Men's sprint 9.669
74.465
20 Q  Dmitriev (ROC)
L
 Bötticher (GER)
 Richardson (AUS)
L
Did not advance
Sébastien Vigier 9.551
75.385
10 Q  Barrette (CAN)
W 10.182
70.713
Bye  Webster (NZL)
L
 Tjon En Fa (SUR)
W 9.900
72.727
 Carlin (GBR)
L
 Webster (NZL)
 Sahrom (MAS)
W 10.169
70.803
 Hoogland (NED)
L
Did not advance Fifth place final
 Levy (GER)
 Paul (TTO)
 Kenny (GBR)
L
7
Mathilde Gros Women's sprint 10.400
69.231
4 Q  Lee H-j (KOR)
W 11.216
64.194
Bye  Kobayashi (JPN)
W 11.292
63.762
Bye  Lee W-s (HKG)
L
 Genest (CAN)
 Voynova (ROC)
L
Did not advance
Coralie Demay 11.849
60.765
29 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
Florian Grengbo
Rayan Helal
Sébastien Vigier
Men's team sprint 42.722
63.199
4  New Zealand (NZL)
W 42.294
63.839
4 FB  Australia (AUS)
W 42.331
63.783
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Victoire Berteau
Marion Borras
Coralie Demay
Valentine Fortin
Marie Le Net
Women's team pursuit 4:12.502 5  Canada (CAN)
L 4:11.888
8 FD  New Zealand (NZL)
W 4:10.600
7
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Rayan Helal Men's keirin 1 QF Bye 3 SF 4 10
Sébastien Vigier 6 R 3 Did not advance
Coralie Demay Women's keirin 5 R 4 Did not advance
Mathilde Gros 6 R 2 QF 5 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Benjamin Thomas Men's omnium 2 38 2 38 6 30 10 12 118 4
Clara Copponi Women's omnium DNF 16 9 24 1 40 7 5 85 8
Madison
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Donavan Grondin
Benjamin Thomas
Men's madison 40 0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Clara Copponi
Marie Le Net
Women's madison 19 0 5

Mountain biking

[edit]

French mountain bikers qualified for two men's and two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's third-place finish for men and fifth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021. The mountain biking team was named as part of the nation's tenth batch of nominated athletes on 26 May 2021, with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot leading the bikers to her third consecutive Games.[28][29][30]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Victor Koretzky Men's cross-country 1:26.00 5
Jordan Sarrou 1:26.50 9
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Women's cross-country 1:20.18 10
Loana Lecomte 1:18.43 6

BMX

[edit]

France received a total of seven quota spots (four men's and three women's) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top-place finish for men's race, third for women's race, and fifth for men's freestyle in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 1 June 2021; and the nation's top-two placement at the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu, China.[31][32]

The BMX squad was named as part of the nation's eleventh batch of nominated athletes on 8 June 2021, with Joris Daudet leading the riders to his third consecutive Games.[25]

Race
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Sylvain André Men's race 3 1 Q 11 3 Q 40.676 4
Joris Daudet 3 1 Q 8 3 Q DNF
Romain Mahieu 10 3 Q 4 1 Q 41.952 6
Axelle Étienne Women's race 9 3 Q 11 3 Q 45.853 7
Manon Valentino 15 5 Did not advance
Freestyle
Athlete Event Seeding Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Anthony Jeanjean Men's freestyle 84.65 4 78.20 7

Diving

[edit]

French divers qualified for three individual spots at the Games by finishing in the top twelve of their respective events at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Alexis Jandard Men's 3 m springboard 423.60 11 Q 357.85 16 Did not advance
Matthieu Rosset Men's 10 m platform 275.70 29 Did not advance
Alaïs Kalonji Women's 10 m platform 295.90 14 Q 269.00 16 Did not advance

Equestrian

[edit]

French equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team eventing and jumping competition, respectively, by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States and a top-three finish at the 2019 FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[33][34] Meanwhile, a composite squad of three dressage riders was formed and thereby added to the French roster by receiving a spare berth freed up by one of two nations (South Africa and Brazil), unable to fulfill the NOC Certificate of Capability, based on their individual results in the FEI Olympic rankings at the end of 2019 season.

The French equestrian squads were named on 2 July 2021.[35]

Dressage

[edit]

Isabelle Pinto and Hot Chocolat VD Kwaplas have been named the travelling alternates.[35]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Alexandre Ayache Zo What Individual 68.929 34 Did not advance
Morgan Barbançon Sir Donnerhall II 70.543 24 Did not advance
Maxime Collard Cupido 69.068 33 Did not advance
Alexandre Ayache
Morgan Barbançon
Maxime Collard
See above Team 6715.0 9 Did not advance Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

[edit]

Karim Laghouag and Triton Fontaine were named as the travelling alternates[35] and replaced Thomas Carlile and Birmane who withdrew.[36]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Karim Laghouag Triton Fontaine Individual 32.40 26 0.00 32.40 8 4.00 36.40 13 8.80 45.20 12 45.20 12
Christopher Six Totem de Brecey 29.60 13 1.60 31.20 11 0.00 31.20 6 4.00 35.20 7 35.20 7
Nicolas Touzaint Absolut Gold 33.10 32 0.40 33.50 13 0.40 33.90 10 0.00 33.90 6 33.90 6
Karim Laghouag
Christopher Six
Nicolas Touzaint
See above Team 95.10 9 2.00 97.10 3 4.40 101.50 3 101.50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Jumping

[edit]
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Mathieu Billot Quel Filou Individual 7 43 Did not advance
Nicolas Delmotte Urvoso du Roch 0 =1 Q 5 88.04 12
Pénélope Leprevost Vancouver de Lanlore 10 =52 Did not advance
Mathieu Billot
Simon Delestre
Pénélope Leprevost
Quel Filou
Berlux Z
Vancouver de Lanlore
Team 15 6 Q 2+EL 168.46 8

Fencing

[edit]

French fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil, men's team épée, and women's team sabre at the Games, by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[37][38][39] London 2012 Olympian Boladé Apithy (men's sabre) and rookie Coraline Vitalis (women's épée) secured additional places on the French team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for individual qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[40]

Daniel Jérent initially qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events, but was banned from participating due to a positive urine test for a banned product.[41][42][43][44] Jérent was replaced by Romain Cannone, who went on to win the gold medal in individual epee. Ronan Gustin was recalled to be a team replacement.[43]

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
Alexandre Bardenet Épée Bye  McDowald (USA)
W 15–12
 Santarelli (ITA)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Yannick Borel Bye  El-Sayed (EGY)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Romain Cannone Bye  Limardo (VEN)
W 15–12
 Verwijlen (NED)
W 15–11
 Bida (ROC)
W 15–12
 Reizlin (UKR)
W 15–10
 Siklósi (HUN)
W 15–10
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alexandre Bardenet
Yannick Borel
Romain Cannone
Ronan Gustin
Team épée Bye  Japan (JPN)
L 44–45
Classification semifinal
 Switzerland (SUI)
W 45–37
Fifth place match
 Ukraine (UKR)
W 45–39
5
Enzo Lefort Foil Bye  Cervantes (MEX)
W 15–11
 Saito (JPN)
W 15–4
 Garozzo (ITA)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Julien Mertine Bye  Cheung K-l (HKG)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Maxime Pauty Bye  Matsuyama (JPN)
L 7–15
Did not advance
Erwann Le Péchoux
Enzo Lefort
Julien Mertine
Maxime Pauty
Team foil Bye  Egypt (EGY)
W 45–34
 Japan (JPN)
W 45–42
 ROC
W 45–28
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Boladé Apithy Sabre Bye  Rahbari (IRI)
L 13–15
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
Coraline Vitalis Épée Bye  Beljajeva (EST)
L 5–15
Did not advance
Anita Blaze Foil Bye  Guo (CAN)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Pauline Ranvier Bye  Harvey (CAN)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Ysaora Thibus Bye  Pásztor (HUN)
W 15–13
 Korobeynikova (ROC)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Anita Blaze
Astrid Guyart
Pauline Ranvier
Ysaora Thibus
Team foil  Canada (CAN)
W 45–29
 Italy (ITA)
W 45–43
 ROC
L 34–45
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cécilia Berder Sabre Bye  Choi S-y (KOR)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Manon Brunet Bye  Bhavani Devi (IND)
W 15–7
 Emura (JPN)
W 15–12
 Nikitina (ROC)
W 15–5
 Pozdniakova (ROC)
L 10–15
 Márton (HUN)
W 15–6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Charlotte Lembach Bye  Vecchi (ITA)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Sara Balzer
Cécilia Berder
Manon Brunet
Charlotte Lembach
Team sabre Bye  United States (USA)
W 45–30
 Italy (ITA)
W 45–39
 ROC
L 41–45
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Football

[edit]
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's tournament  Mexico
L 1–4
 South Africa
W 4–3
 Japan
L 0–4
3 Did not advance

Men's tournament

[edit]

France men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy, signifying the country's recurrence to the Olympic tournament after twenty-four years.[45]

Team roster

France's initial final squad was announced on 25 June 2021.[46] However, after several clubs refused to release their players, a new squad was announced on 2 July 2021, along with additional players to complete the final roster.[47] Before the start of the tournament, Niels Nkounkou was called up to replace the injured Jérémy Gelin.[48]

Head coach: Sylvain Ripoll[49]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Paul Bernardoni (1997-04-18)18 April 1997 (aged 24) France Angers
2 2DF Pierre Kalulu (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (aged 21) Italy Milan
3 2DF Melvin Bard (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 (aged 20) France Lyon
4 2DF Timothée Pembélé (2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 18) France Paris Saint-Germain
5 2DF Niels Nkounkou (2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 20) England Everton
6 3MF Lucas Tousart (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 24) Germany Hertha BSC
7 4FW Arnaud Nordin (1998-06-17)17 June 1998 (aged 23) France Saint-Étienne
8 3MF Enzo Le Fée (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 21) France Lorient
9 4FW Nathanaël Mbuku (2002-03-16)16 March 2002 (aged 19) France Reims
10 4FW André-Pierre Gignac* (captain) (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 35) Mexico Tigres UANL
11 3MF Téji Savanier* (1991-12-22)22 December 1991 (aged 29) France Montpellier
12 3MF Alexis Beka Beka (2001-03-29)29 March 2001 (aged 20) France Caen
13 2DF Clément Michelin (1997-05-11)11 May 1997 (aged 24) France Lens
14 4FW Florian Thauvin* (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 28) France Marseille
15 2DF Modibo Sagnan (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 22) Spain Real Sociedad
16 1GK Stefan Bajic (2001-12-23)23 December 2001 (aged 19) France Saint-Étienne
17 2DF Anthony Caci (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 24) France Strasbourg
18 4FW Randal Kolo Muani (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 22) France Nantes
19 2DF Ismaël Doukouré (2003-07-24)24 July 2003 (aged 17) France Valenciennes
20 4FW Isaac Lihadji (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 19) France Lille
22 1GK Dimitry Bertaud (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 23) France Montpellier

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mexico 4–1 France
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Gignac 69' (pen.)

France 4–3 South Africa
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

France 0–4 Japan
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Golf

[edit]

France entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Victor Perez qualified but chose not to play.[50]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Romain Langasque Men's 69 70 69 69 277 −7 =35
Antoine Rozner 68 69 73 70 280 −4 =45
Céline Boutier Women's 73 68 72 69 282 −2 =34
Perrine Delacour 70 70 69 71 280 −4 =29

Gymnastics

[edit]

Artistic

[edit]

France fielded a full squad of seven artistic gymnasts (three men and four women) into the Olympic competition, failing to send the men's all-around team for the first time since 1992. The women's squad topped the list of nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around to assure its Olympic berth at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[51] On the men's side, two-time Olympian Cyril Tommasone, his Rio 2016 teammate Samir Aït Saïd, and rookie Loris Frasca booked their spots in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the same tournament, with Tommasone finishing sixth in the pommel horse final and Aït Saïd capturing the bronze in the rings.[52]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Samir Aït Saïd Rings 15.066 15.066 3 Q 14.900 14.900 4
Loris Frasca All-around 13.700 13.766 13.100 13.366 13.433 12.833 80.332 44 Did not advance
Cyril Tommasone Pommel horse 13.100 13.100 43 Did not advance
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Marine Boyer Team 13.733 10.400 13.466 12.733 50.332 60 12.066 13.000
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos 14.466 14.566 13.233 13.166 55.431 10 Q 14.500 14.200 13.566 13.700
Aline Friess 14.966 13.666 12.500 12.500 53.632 25 14.900 13.733
Carolann Héduit 14.233 13.966 13.200 12.900 54.299 18 Q 14.200 13.466 12.833 13.100
Total 43.665 42.198 39.899 38.799 164.561 4 Q 43.600 41.399 38.465 39.800 163.264 6
Individual finals
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos All-around See team results 14.366 13.833 12.166 13.333 53.698 11
Carolann Héduit See team results 14.400 13.566 12.566 13.033 53.565 12

Trampoline

[edit]

France qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[53] The athletes were announced on 16 June 2021.[54]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Allan Morante Men's 21.080 16 Did not advance
Léa Labrousse Women's 68.085 12 Did not advance

Handball

[edit]
Summary

Key:

  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's tournament  Argentina
W 33–27
 Brazil
W 34–29
 Germany
W 30–29
 Spain
W 36–31
 Norway
L 29–32
1 Q  Bahrain
W 42–28
 Egypt
W 27–23
 Denmark
W 25–23
1st place, gold medalist(s)
France women's Women's tournament  Hungary
W 30–29
 Spain
L 25–28
 Sweden
T 28–28
 ROC
L 27–28
 Brazil
W 29–22
3 Q  Netherlands
W 32–22
 Sweden
W 29–27
 ROC
W 30–25
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament

[edit]

France men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Montpellier leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament.[55]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 5 July 2021.[56] On 2 August, Timothey N'Guessan was replaced by Romain Lagarde.[57]

Head coach: Guillaume Gille

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
5 CB Nedim Remili (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (aged 26) 1.95 m 84 253 France Paris Saint-Germain
7 LB Romain Lagarde (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 24) 1.94 m 51 66 France Pays d'Aix Université Club
9 RB Melvyn Richardson (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 24) 1.90 m 33 72 Spain FC Barcelona
10 RB Dika Mem (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 23) 1.94 m 67 181 Spain FC Barcelona
11 P Nicolas Tournat (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 27) 2.00 m 47 66 Poland Łomża Vive Kielce
12 GK Vincent Gérard (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 34) 1.89 m 112 16 France Paris Saint-Germain
13 LB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 37) 1.96 m 313 1210 France Paris Saint-Germain
14 CB Kentin Mahé (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 30) 1.86 m 124 408 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
16 GK Yann Genty (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 39) 1.85 m 16 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
17 LB Timothey N'Guessan (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 28) 1.96 m 87 175 Spain FC Barcelona
19 RW Luc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 36) 1.82 m 278 836
21 LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 39) 1.80 m 298 1001 France USAM Nîmes Gard
22 P Luka Karabatić (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 33) 2.02 m 112 131 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 P Ludovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 25) 1.98 m 87 177 Spain FC Barcelona
25 LW Hugo Descat (1992-08-16)16 August 1992 (aged 28) 1.82 m 17 66 France Montpellier Handball
28 RW Valentin Porte (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 30) 1.90 m 140 342 France Montpellier Handball
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 4 0 1 162 148 +14 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 155 142 +13 8[a]
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 146 131 +15 6[b]
4  Norway 5 3 0 2 136 132 +4 6[b]
5  Brazil 5 1 0 4 128 145 −17 2
6  Argentina 5 0 0 5 125 154 −29 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 36–31 Spain
  2. ^ a b Germany 28–23 Norway
24 July 2021
11:00
France  33–27  Argentina Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Richardson 7 (12–10) D. Simonet 8
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26 July 2021
09:00
Brazil  29–34  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Dutra 10 (13–16) three players 4
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28 July 2021
21:30
France  30–29  Germany Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Mem 6 (16–13) Kastening 7
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30 July 2021
14:15
France  36–31  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Remili 9 (18–12) Dujshebaev, Gómez 5
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1 August 2021
16:15
Norway  32–29  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sagosen 7 (15–15) Descat, N. Karabatić 5
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Quarterfinal
3 August 2021
09:30
France  42–28  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9 (21–14) Al-Sayyad 5
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Semifinal
5 August 2021
17:00
France  27–23  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Descat, Mem 5 (13–13) El-Ahmar, Omar 5
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Gold medal game
7 August 2021
21:00
France  25–23  Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Remili 5 (14–10) M. Hansen 9
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Women's tournament

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France women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2018 European Championships in Paris.[58][59]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 5 July 2021.[60] On 28 July, Alexandra Lacrabère was replaced by Océane Sercien-Ugolin.[61]

Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 CB Méline Nocandy (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 23) 1.75 m 26 44 France Metz HB
3 RW Blandine Dancette (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (aged 33) 1.69 m 110 145 France Nantes Atlantique Handball
4 RW Pauline Coatanea (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 28) 1.65 m 47 63 France Brest Bretagne HB
6 LW Chloé Valentini (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 26) 1.65 m 24 53 France Metz HB
7 LB Allison Pineau (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 32) 1.81 m 252 627 Slovenia RK Krim
8 LW Coralie Lassource (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 28) 1.70 m 28 28 France Brest Bretagne HB
10 CB Grâce Zaadi Deuna (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 28) 1.71 m 128 204 Russia Rostov-Don
12 GK Amandine Leynaud (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 35) 1.78 m 243 3 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
15 LB Kalidiatou Niakaté (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 26) 1.77 m 40 57 France Brest Bretagne HB
16 GK Cléopatre Darleux (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 32) 1.76 m 167 3 France Brest Bretagne HB
19 RB Océane Sercien-Ugolin (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 23) 1.83 m 22 35 Slovenia RK Krim
20 RB Laura Flippes (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 26) 1.71 m 78 137 France Paris 92
24 P Béatrice Edwige (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 32) 1.82 m 116 78 Russia Rostov-Don
26 P Pauletta Foppa (2000-12-22)22 December 2000 (aged 20) 1.77 m 31 49 France Brest Bretagne HB
27 LB Estelle Nze Minko (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 29) 1.78 m 126 284 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
64 RB Alexandra Lacrabère (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 34) 1.77 m 251 828 France Chambray Touraine
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 5 3 1 1 152 133 +19 7[a] Quarter-finals
2  ROC 5 3 1 1 148 149 −1 7[a]
3  France 5 2 1 2 139 135 +4 5
4  Hungary 5 2 0 3 142 149 −7 4[b]
5  Spain 5 2 0 3 135 142 −7 4[b]
6  Brazil 5 1 1 3 133 141 −8 3
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sweden 36–24 ROC
  2. ^ a b Hungary 29–25 Spain
25 July 2021
21:30
Hungary  29–30  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Vámos 7 (12–15) Zaadi 10
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27 July 2021
21:30
France  25–28  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Coatanea, Pineau 5 (12–12) Martín 6
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29 July 2021
21:30
Sweden  28–28  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
Strömberg 7 (16–17) Foppa 6
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31 July 2021
14:15
ROC  28–27  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Ilyina 9 (15–17) Pineau 9
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2 August 2021
11:00
France  29–22  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lassource, Pineau 4 (17–11) Do Nascimento 6
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Quarterfinal
4 August 2021
20:45
France  32–22  Netherlands Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Flippes 6 (19–11) Malestein 5
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Semifinal
6 August 2021
17:00
France  29–27  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Zaadi 7 (15–14) Carlson, Westberg 6
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Gold medal game
8 August 2021
15:00
ROC  25–30  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Vedekhina 7 (13–15) Foppa, Pineau 7
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Judo

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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
Luka Mkheidze −60 kg Bye  Garrigos (ESP)
W 10–00
 Lesiuk (UKR)
W 10–00
 Yang Y-w (TPE)
L 00–10
Bye  Kim W-j (KOR)
W 10–00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kilian Le Blouch −66 kg  Alhassane (NIG)
W 10–00
 H Abe (JPN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Guillaume Chaine −73 kg  Barbosa (BRA)
W 10–00
 Shavdatuashvili (GEO)
L 01–00
Did not advance
Axel Clerget −90 kg Bye  Ustopiriyon (TJK)
W 10–00
 Van 't End (NED)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Alexandre Iddir −100 kg  Kotsoiev (AZE)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Teddy Riner +100 kg  Hegyi (AUT)
W 10–00
 Sasson (ISR)
W 01–00
 Bashaev (ROC)
L 00–01
Did not advance  Silva (BRA)
W 11–00
 Harasawa (JPN)
W 10–00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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
Shirine Boukli −48 kg  Nikolić (SRB)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Amandine Buchard −52 kg Bye  Levytska-Shukvani (GEO)
W 11–00
 Park D-s (KOR)
W 10–00
 Kocher (SUI)
W 10–00
Bye  U Abe (JPN)
L 00–10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sarah-Léonie Cysique −57 kg Bye  Kim J-s (KOR)
W 01–00
 Liparteliani (GEO)
W 10–01
 Klimkait (CAN)
W 10–00
Bye  Gjakova (KOS)
L 00–10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Clarisse Agbegnenou −63 kg Bye  Billiet (CPV)
W 01–00
 Franssen (NED)
W 01–00
 Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN)
W 01–00
Bye  Trstenjak (SLO)
W 01–00
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Margaux Pinot −70 kg Bye  Teltsidou (GRE)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Madeleine Malonga −78 kg Bye  Graf (AUT)
W 11–00
 Antomarchi (CUB)
W 11–01
 Yoon H-j (KOR)
W 10–00
Bye  Hamada (JPN)
L 00–10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Romane Dicko +78 kg Bye  Jablonskytė (LTU)
W 10–00
 Altheman (BRA)
W 11–00
 Ortiz (CUB)
L 00–01
Bye  Sayit (TUR)
W 10–00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Amandine Buchard
Sarah-Léonie Cysique
Clarisse Agbegnenou
Margaux Pinot
Madeleine Malonga
Romane Dicko
Guillaume Chaine
Axel Clerget
Teddy Riner
Team Bye  Israel (ISR)
W 4–3
 Netherlands (NED)
W 4–0
Bye  Japan (JPN)
W 4–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Karate

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France entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world champion Steven Da Costa qualified directly for the men's kumite 67-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[62][63] Alexandra Feracci finished second in the final pool round to secure a spot in the women's kata at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris.[64]

Kumite
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Steven Da Costa Men's −67 kg  Derafshipour (EOR)
W 4–0
 Al-Masatfa (JOR)
L 4–7
 Kalniņš (LAT)
W 11–2
 Madera (VEN)
W 2–0
2 Q  Assadilov (KAZ)
W 5–2
 Şamdan (TUR)
W 2–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Leïla Heurtault Women's −61 kg  Garcés (VEN)
L 0–8
 Someya (JPN)
L 3–6
 Yin Xy (CHN)
L 0–1
 Çoban (TUR)
W 2–0
5 Did not advance
Kata
Athlete Event Elimination round Ranking round Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexandra Feracci Women's kata 24.40 4 Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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French athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Valentin Prades and rookie Marie Oteiza confirmed places in their respective events with a top-ten finish (second for Prades and sixth for Oteiza among those eligible for Olympic qualification) at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.[65][66] Less than a month later, Valentin Belaud was added to the French roster with a gold-medal victory at the 2019 UIPM World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[67]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Valentin Belaud Men's 18–17 4 13 212 2:04.13 23 302 78.16 9 293 11:05.74 9 635 1442 11
Valentin Prades 19–16 3 11 217 2:00.73 13 309 82.05 26 270 10:38.89 3 662 1458 7
Élodie Clouvel Women's 16–19 0 24 196 2:07.51 3 295 74.08 12 293 12:17.78 10 563 1347 6
Marie Oteiza 19–16 1 13 215 2:10.15 7 290 87.70 13 293 12:44.75 19 536 1344 10

Rowing

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France qualified five boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[68][69] Meanwhile, the women's quadruple sculls boat was awarded to the French roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[70]

On 8 June 2021, twelve rowers (eight men and four women) were officially selected to the French roster for the Games, including two-time Olympian Matthieu Androdias and his Rio 2016 partner Hugo Boucheron in the men's coxless pair.[28]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Guillaume Turlan
Thibaud Turlan
Pair 7:09.79 4 R 6:49.19 2 SA/B 6:52.24 6 FB 6:28.01 9
Matthieu Androdias
Hugo Boucheron
Double sculls 6:10.45 1 SA/B Bye 6:20.45 1 FA 6:00.33 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hélène Lefebvre
Élodie Ravera-Scaramozzino
Double sculls 6:57.83 3 SA/B Bye 7:12.68 4 FB 6:58.52 8
Claire Bové
Laura Tarantola
Lightweight double sculls 7:03.47 1 SA/B Bye 6:42.92 2 FA 6:47.68 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Violaine Aernoudts
Margaux Bailleul
Marie Jacquet
Emma Lunatti
Quadruple sculls 6:33.64 5 R 6:47.41 5 FB 6:29.70 9

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

Rugby sevens

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Women's tournament

[edit]

France's women's national rugby sevens team qualified by securing a spot in the final repechage tournament on 20 June 2021.[71]

Team roster

France's squad of 12 players was named on 5 July 2021. Additionally, Joanna Grisez was named as a replacement.[72]

Head coach: Christophe Reigt

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 83 10 +73 9 Quarter-finals
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 72 29 +43 7
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 45 57 −12 5
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 10 114 −104 3
Source: Tokyo 2020 and World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.


29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
9:00
France 12–5 Fiji
Try: Horta 7' c
Okemba 9' m
Con: Drouin (1/2) 7'
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Riwai 3' m
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
17:00
France 40–5 Brazil
Try: Ciofani (2) 2' c, 4' m
Guérin (2) 6' c, 9' c
Ulutule 11' c
Grassineau 14' c
Con: Ulutule (2/3) 3', 7'
Izar (3/3) 9', 11', 14' +1
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Silva 8' m
Con: Kochhann (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
9:30
Canada 0–31 France
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Okemba 1' c
Ciofani 4' m
Ulutule 7' c
Neisen 11' c
Jacquet 14' m
Con: Ulutule (2/2) 1', 7'
Izar (1/2) 11'
Drouin (0/1)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Quarterfinal
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
19:30[note 1]
France 24–10 China
Try: Okemba (2) 4' c, 10' m
Drouin 6' m
Ciofani 9' c
Con: Ulutule (2/2) 4', 9'
Drouin (0/1)
Izar (0/1)
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Tang (2) 1' m, 12' m
Con: Chen (0/2)
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo


Semifinal
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
11:30
Great Britain 19–26 France
Try: Joyce (2) 5' c, 7' m
Smith 11' c
Con: Aitchison (1/2) 6'
Hunt (1/1) 11'
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Ciofani (2) 1' c, 8' m
Okemba 3' c
Bertrand 7' c
Con: Drouin (2/3) 2', 3'
Ulutule (1/1) 7', 9'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo


Final
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
18:00
New Zealand 26–12 France
Try: Blyde 1' c
Broughton 5' m
Fluhler 6' c
Nathan-Wong 11' c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) 1', 7', 11'
(Tokyo 2020)Try: Drouin 3' m
Ciofani 8' c
Con: Drouin (1/2) 9'
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
  1. ^ Matches were delayed by 30 minutes due to lightning in the area

Sailing

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French sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[73][74] Additionally, they received an unused berth from Oceania to send the women's 49erFX crew to the Games based on the results at the 2019 World Championships.

At the end of the 2019 season, the French Sailing Federation selected the first five sailors to compete at the Enoshima regatta, including the reigning Olympic windsurfing champion Charline Picon (women's RS:X) and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Camille Lecointre (women's 470).[75][76] The 49er and Nacra 17 crews were named to the Olympic team on 7 January 2020, with New Caledonia native Thomas Goyard scoring a third-place finish at the Worlds two months later to lock the men's RS:X spot on the roster.[77][78] Laser Radial sailor Marie Bolou, with Jean-Baptiste Bernaz making his fourth Olympic trip in the Laser class, joined Goyard as part of the fifth batch of nominated French athletes on 19 March 2020.[7] The women's 49erFX crew (Dubois and Sebesi) completed the country's sailing lineup for the Games on 27 April 2021.[79]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Thomas Goyard RS:X 13 5 3 13 1 1 3 6 7 1 9 3 OCS 74 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz Laser 1 9 13 9 23 7 16 4 9 22 2 92 6
Jérémie Mion
Kevin Peponnet
470 4 7 11 13 12 2 11 11 13 16 EL 87 11
Émile Amoros
Lucas Rual
49er 15 9 16 15 8 13 11 15 10 12 16 10 EL 134 15
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Charline Picon RS:X 1 6 2 9 1 4 2 3 6 3 2 6 2 38 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marie Bolou Laser Radial 28 27 5 15 7 2 16 14 7 33 EL 121 11
Camille Lecointre
Aloïse Retornaz
470 3 2 4 7 1 12 6 5 10 4 12 54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Albane Dubois
Lili Sebesi
49erFX 4 15 10 6 8 2 7 14 13 18 14 2 16 111 9
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Quentin Delapierre
Manon Audinet
Nacra 17 18 4 3 5 9 7 10 4 13 7 7 7 8 84 8

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

Shooting

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French shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtain a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[80]

On 19 March 2020, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee announced the first six shooters to compete at the Games, including Rio 2016 silver and 2018 world bronze medalist Jean Quiquampoix in the men's rapid fire pistol.[7] Pistol shooter and London 2012 bronze medalist Celine Goberville, along with shotgun rookies Emmanuel Petit (men's skeet) and Mélanie Couzy (women's trap), joined as part of the sixth batch of nominated French athletes for Tokyo 2020 three months later.[81]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Clément Bessaguet 25 m rapid fire pistol 582 7 Did not advance
Éric Delaunay Skeet 124 1 Q 25 5
Emmanuel Petit 121 11 Did not advance
Jean Quiquampoix 25 m rapid fire pistol 586 2 Q 34 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Lucie Anastassiou Skeet 119 9 Did not advance
Carole Cormenier Trap 117 12 Did not advance
Mélanie Couzy 110 25 Did not advance
Céline Goberville 10 m air pistol 577 8 Q 114.9 8
25 m pistol 574 31 Did not advance
Mathilde Lamolle 10 m air pistol 578 5 Q 134.6 7
25 m pistol 582 12 Did not advance
Océanne Muller 10 m air rifle 630.7 5 Q 187.7 5
50 m rifle 3 positions 1155 31 Did not advance

Skateboarding

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France entered five skateboarders to compete across all events at the Games based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of 30 June 2021: one entry each in the men's and women's park with the rest in the street (two men's and one women's). Madeleine Larcheron will be the youngest athlete in the French delegation at the Tokyo Olympic Games (15 years old)

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Vincent Matheron Men's park 74.07 7 Q 42.33 7
Aurélien Giraud Men's street 35.88 1 Q 29.09 6
Vincent Milou 34.36 5 Q 34.14 4
Madeleine Larcheron Women's park 32.34 13 Did not advance
Charlotte Hym Women's street 5.34 17 Did not advance

Sport climbing

[edit]

France entered four sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Mickaël Mawem qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.[82] Meanwhile, Mickäel's brother Bassa Mawem and Julia Chanourdie joined the French roster, by finishing in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse.[83][84] The fourth and final slot was awarded to Anouck Jaubert, after accepting an unused berth, as the highest-ranked sport climber vying for qualification on the women's side, at the Worlds.[85]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Speed Boulder Lead Total Rank Speed Boulder Lead Total Rank
Best Place Result Place Hold Time Place Best Place Result Place Hold Time Place
Bassa Mawem Men's 5.45 OR 1 0T1z 0 4 18 7 20 360.00 7 Q DNS[a] 8 DNS 8 DNS 8 512 8
Mickaël Mawem 5.95 3 3T4z 4 5 1 28+ 2:24 11 33.00 1 Q 6.36 4 1T3z 1 3 2 23+ 7 42 5
Julia Chanourdie Women's 8.17 8 0T3z 0 9 15 25+ 9 1080.00 13 Did not advance
Anouck Jaubert 7.12 2 1T1z 4 1 13 16+ 2:14 15 390.00 8 Q 7.40 2 0T1z 0 2 6 13+ 7 84 6
a.^ Injured and could not compete.

Surfing

[edit]

France sent four surfers (two per gender) to compete in their respective shortboard races at the Games. Michel Bourez, Jérémy Florès, and Johanne Defay finished within the top ten (for men) and top eight (for women), respectively, of those eligible for qualification in the World Surf League rankings to secure their spots on the French roster for Tokyo 2020.[86] Meanwhile, Pauline Ado completed the nation's surfing lineup by scoring a top-two finish within her heat at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador.[87]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Points Rank Points Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Michel Bourez Men's shortboard 10.10 2 Q Bye  Boukhiam (MAR)
W 12.43—9.40
 Medina (BRA)
L 13.66—15.33
Did not advance
Jérémy Florès 7.63 4 q 11.37 2 Q  Wright (AUS)
L 12.90—15.00
Did not advance
Pauline Ado Women's shortboard 9.17 3 q 9.66 2 Q  Fitzgibbons (AUS)
L 9.03—10.86
Did not advance
Johanne Defay 10.60 2 Q Bye  Hopkins (POR)
L 9.40—10.84
Did not advance

Swimming

[edit]

French swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[88][89] Swimmers must attain the federation's entry standards in one of two prerequisite Olympic qualification stages to assure their selection to the French roster: the 2020 French Winter Championships (10–13 December) in Saint-Raphael and the 2021 French Elite Championships & Olympic Trials (15–20 June) in Chartres.[90]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jonathan Atsu 200 m freestyle 1:47.75 28 Did not advance
David Aubry 400 m freestyle 3:55.01 28 Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:00.16 29 Did not advance
10 km open water DNF
Théo Bussière 100 m breaststroke 1:00.75 33 Did not advance
Maxime Grousset 50 m freestyle 21.97 =15 Q 21.87 =12 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.25 12 Q 47.82 8 Q 47.72 4
Florent Manaudou 50 m freestyle 21.65 2 Q 21.53 2 Q 21.55 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Léon Marchand 200 m butterfly 1:55:85 15 Q 1:55.68 14 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 1:58.30 18 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:10.09 7 Q 4:11.16 6
Mehdy Metella 100 m freestyle 48.68 23 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.53 10 Q 51.32 9 Did not advance
Yohann Ndoye Brouard 100 m backstroke 53.13 6 Q DSQ Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:57.96 17 Q 1:56.83 9 Did not advance
Marc-Antoine Olivier 10 km open water 1:50:23.0 6
Jordan Pothain 200 m freestyle 1:46.75 20 Did not advance
Mewen Tomac 100 m backstroke 53.49 10 Q 53.62 14 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.02 25 Did not advance
Antoine Viquerat 200 m breaststroke 2:09.54 12 Q 2:09.97 =12 Did not advance
Maxime Grousset
Florent Manaudou
Mehdy Metella
Clément Mignon
Charles Rihoux[a]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:12.35 4 Q 3:11.09 6
Jonathan Atsu
Jordan Pothain
Hadrien Salvan
Enzo Tesic
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:08.88 11 Did not advance
Léon Marchand
Mehdy Metella
Yohann Ndoye Brouard
Antoine Viquerat
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:33.41 10 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Charlotte Bonnet 100 m freestyle 53.67 15 Q 54.10 15 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:56:88 10 Q 1:57.35 13 Did not advance
Cyrielle Duhamel 200 m individual medley 2:11:11 11 Q 2:10.84 11 Did not advance
Béryl Gastaldello 100 m backstroke 1:00.69 23 Did not advance
Lara Grangeon 10 km open water 2:00:57.3 9
Mélanie Henique 50 m freestyle 24.69 14 Q 24.63 =11 Did not advance
Fantine Lesaffre 200 m individual medley 2:14:20 21 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:41.98 13 Did not advance
Marie Wattel 50 m freestyle 24.82 18 Q 24.76 14 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 53.71 =16 Q 53.12 9 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 57.08 8 Q 56.16 2 Q 56.27 6
Charlotte Bonnet
Margaux Fabre
Béryl Gastaldello
Anouchka Martin
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.61 10 Did not advance
Charlotte Bonnet
Margaux Fabre
Lucile Tessariol
Assia Touati
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:55.05 7 Q 7:58.15 8

a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

Table tennis

[edit]

France entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament.[91] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the French table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles based on the ITTF World Rankings of 1 May 2021. 16-year-old teen Prithika Pavade and Chinese-born Yuan Jia Nan scored a second-match final triumph each to book two of the four available places in the women's singles at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal.[92] On 9 June 2021, ITTF granted a spare berth forfeited by North Korea to the French women's table tennis team, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation in the federation's World Rankings.

The men's table tennis team was officially named as part of the nation's tenth batch of nominated athletes for the Games on 26 May 2021, including Rio 2016 Olympians Emmanuel Lebesson and Simon Gauzy.[28][93]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Simon Gauzy Singles Bye  Groth (DEN)
W 4–0
 Ma L (CHN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Emmanuel Lebesson Bye  Gaćina (CRO)
W 4–0
 Fan Zd (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Alexandre Cassin
Simon Gauzy
Emmanuel Lebesson
Team  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 3–0
 China (CHN)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Prithika Pavade Singles Bye  Noskova (ROC)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Yuan Jianan Bye  Abdel Razek (EGY)
W 4–0
 Takahashi (BRA)
W 4–0
 Jeon J-h (KOR)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Stéphanie Loeuillette
Prithika Pavade
Yuan Jianan
Team  Singapore (SGP)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Emmanuel Lebesson
Yuan Jianan
Doubles  Hu /
Tapper (AUS)
W 4–0
 Wong C-t /
Doo H K (HKG)
W 4–3
 Xu X /
Liu Sw (CHN)
L 0–4
 Lin Y-j /
Cheng I-c (TPE)
L 0–4
4

Taekwondo

[edit]

France entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2019 world bronze medalist Magda Wiet-Hénin (women's 67 kg) and Althéa Laurin (women's +67 kg) secured the spots on the French taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[94][95]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Magda Wiet-Hénin Women's −67 kg  Wahba (EGY)
L 10–11
Did not advance
Althéa Laurin Women's +67 kg  Acosta (MEX)
W 21–3
 Zheng Sy (CHN)
W 14–6
 Mandić (SRB)
L 5–7
Bye  Traoré (CIV)
W 17–8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Tennis

[edit]

At the conclusion of the qualification period for the Olympic tennis tournament, the following French players had qualified for the competition by means of rankings.

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
Jérémy Chardy Singles  Barrios (CHI)
W 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
 Karatsev (ROC)
W 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
 Broady (GBR)
W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–1
 Zverev (GER)
L 4–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Ugo Humbert  Andújar (ESP)
W 7–6(7–3), 6–1
 Kecmanović (SRB)
W 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
 Tsitsipas (GRE)
W 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
 Khachanov (ROC)
L 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6
Did not advance
Gaël Monfils  Ivashka (BLR)
L 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Did not advance
Gilles Simon  Gerasimov (BLR)
L 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Jérémy Chardy
Gaël Monfils
Doubles  Bublik /
Golubev (KAZ)
W 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
 Struff /
Zverev (GER)
L 4–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
 Murray /
Salisbury (GBR)
L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance
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  Plíšková (CZE)
L 1–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Fiona Ferro  Sevastova (LAT)
W 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
 Sorribes (ESP)
L 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Caroline Garcia  Vekić (CRO)
L 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Did not advance
Kristina Mladenovic  Badosa (ESP)
L 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6
Did not advance
Alizé Cornet
Fiona Ferro
Doubles  Svitolina /
Yastremska (UKR)
W 6–2, 6–4
 Mattek-Sands /
Pegula (USA)
L 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
 Bertens /
Schuurs (NED)
L 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [9–11]
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kristina Mladenovic
Nicolas Mahut
Doubles  Vesnina /
Karatsev (ROC)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Fiona Ferro
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
 Świątek /
Kubot (POL)
L 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Did not advance

Triathlon

[edit]

French qualified five triathletes for the following events at the Games by finishing among the top seven nations in the ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Rankings.[96]

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Léo Bergère Men's 18:00 0:41 56:22 0:30 31:47 1:47:20 21
Dorian Coninx 18:04 0:41 56:18 0:30 31:15 1:46:48 17
Vincent Luis 17:39 0:39 56:45 0:30 30:51 1:46:24 13
Cassandre Beaugrand Women's 19:37 0:42 Did not finish
Léonie Périault 19:13 0:43 1:03:13 0:34 34:06 1:57:49 5
Relay
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (300 m) Trans 1 Bike (7 km) Trans 2 Run (2 km) Total group
Dorian Coninx Mixed relay 4:12 0:38 9:24 0:27 5:28 20:09
Vincent Luis 3:54 0:35 9:34 0:27 5:48 20:18
Cassandre Beaugrand 4:19 0:38 10:31 0:29 6:00 21:57
Léonie Périault 4:02 0:40 10:22 0:31 6:05 21:40
Total 1:24:04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Volleyball

[edit]

Indoor

[edit]
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's tournament  United States
L 0–3
 Tunisia
W 3–0
 Argentina
L 2–3
ROC
W 3–1
 Brazil
L 2–3
4 Q  Poland
W 3–2
 Argentina
W 3–0
ROC
W 3–2
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament

[edit]

France men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match and securing an outright berth at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin, Germany.[97]

Team roster

The  France roster was announced on 18 June 2021.[98]

Head coach: France Laurent Tillie

Group play

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  ROC 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 427 397 1.076 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 5 4 1 10 12 8 1.500 476 450 1.058
3  Argentina 5 3 2 8 12 10 1.200 476 464 1.026
4  France 5 2 3 8 10 10 1.000 449 442 1.016
5  United States 5 2 3 6 8 10 0.800 432 412 1.049
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 339 434 0.781
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
23:00
v
United States  3–0  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG)
(25–18, 25–18, 25–22)
Results Statistics

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
16:25
v
France  3–0  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–21, 25–11, 25–21)
Results Statistics

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
14:20
v
Argentina  3–2  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(23–25, 25–17, 25–20, 15–25, 15–13)
Results Statistics

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
22:35
v
ROC  1–3  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(21–25, 25–20, 17–25, 20–25)
Results Statistics

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
11:05
v
Brazil  3–2  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–22, 37–39, 25–17, 21–25, 20–18)
Results Statistics
Quarterfinal
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
21:30
v
Poland  2–3  France Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–21, 22–25, 25–21, 21–25, 9–15)
Results Statistics
Semifinal
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
21:00
v
France  3–0  Argentina Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Shin Muranaka (JPN), Liu Jiang (CHN)
(25–22, 25–19, 25–22)
Results Statistics
Gold medal game
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
21:15
v
1st place, gold medalist(s) France  3–2  ROC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(25–23, 25–17, 21–25, 21–25, 15–12)
Results Statistics

Weightlifting

[edit]

France qualified four weightlifters (one man and three women) for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian Bernardin Kingue Matam (men's 67 kg) and Dora Tchakounté (women's 59 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking, with Anaïs Michel (women's 49 kg) and Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (women's 87 kg) topping the list of weightlifters from Europe in the IWF Absolute Continental Ranking.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Bernardin Kingue Matam Men's −67 kg 135 9 172 DNF 135 DNF
Anaïs Michel Women's −49 kg 78 10 99 6 177 7
Dora Tchakounté Women's −59 kg 96 2 117 4 213 4
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke Women's −87 kg 108 7 139 5 247 5

Wrestling

[edit]

France qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them granted an Olympic license by advancing to the top two finals of the women's freestyle 68 kg at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, while another French wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the women's freestyle 57 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[99][100]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mathilde Rivière Women's −57 kg  Boldsaikhan (MGL)
L 0–5 VB
Did not advance 14
Koumba Larroque Women's −68 kg  Soronzonbold (MGL)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance 13

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