France at the 2004 Summer Olympics is represented by the National Olympic Committee of France (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français). France sent 342 athletes to the Athens Games.
France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings
Gold
- Benoit Peschier — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
- Tony Estanguet — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
- Julien Absalon — Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike
- Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cedric Lyard, Jean Teulere, and Nicolas Touzaint — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Brice Guyart — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Eric Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet, Jerome Jeannet, and Hugues Obry — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Julien Pillet, Damien Touya, and Gael Touya — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Emilie Lepennec — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars
- Adrien Hardy and Sebastien Vieilledent — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Laure Manaudou — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Faustine Merret — Sailing, Women's Mistral
Silver
Bronze
- Naman Keita — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Christine Arron, Sylviane Felix, Muriel Hurtis, and Veronique Mang — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay
- Fabien Lefevre — Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
- Mickael Bourgain, Laurant Gane, and Arnaud Tournant — Cycling, Men's Team Sprint
- Maureen Nisima — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
- Sarah Daninthe, Laura Flessel, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, and Maureen Nisima — Fencing, Women's Épée Team
- Hugues Duboscq — Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Solenne Figues — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
- Laure Manaudou — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Pascal Gentil — Taekwondo, Men's over 80 kg
- Anna Gomis — Wrestling, Women's Freestyle (55 kg)
- Lise Legrand — Wrestling, Women's Freestyle (63 kg)
- Pascal Rambeau and Xavier Rohart — Sailing, Men's Star
Results by event
Men's individual:
Women's individual:
Men's team:
- Jocelyn de Grandis, Franck Fisseux, and Thomas Naglieri - 10th place
Women's team:
- Alexandra Fouace, Berangere Schuh, and Aurore Trayan - 4th place
Men's 100 metres:
Women's 100 metres:
Men's 110 metre hurdles:
Women's 100 metre hurdles:
Women's 200 metres:
Men's 400 metres:
Men's 400 metre hurdles:
Men's 800 metres:
Women's 800 metres:
Men's 1500 metres:
Women's 1500 metres:
Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:
Women's 5000 metres:
Men's 10000 metres:
Men's 4x100 metre relay:
Women's 4x100 metre relay:
Men's 4x400 metre relay:
Men's decathlon:
Women's heptathlon:
Men's marathon:
Women's marathon:
Men's 50 km walk:
Men's long jump:
Women's long jump:
Men's triple jump:
Men's pole vault:
Women's pole vault:
Women's shot put:
Women's discus:
Men's javelin:
Women's hammer:
Women's singles:
Mixed doubles:
France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8-6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
Light Flyweight (48kg)
Flyweight (51kg)
Bantamweight (54kg)
Featherweight (57kg)
Light Welterweight (64kg)
Welterweight (69kg)
Flatwater
Men's C2 500 metres:
Men's C2 1000 metres:
- Yannick Lavigne and Jose Lenoir - semifinal, 11th place
Men's K1 500 metres:
Women's K1 500 metres:
Men's K1 1000 metres:
- Babak Amir Tahmasseb - semifinal, 12th place
Women's K2 500 metres:
Slalom
Men's C1 slalom:
Men's C2 slalom:
Men's K1 slalom:
Women's K1 slalom:
Road cycling
Men's road race:
Women's road race:
Men's time trial:
- Christophe Moreau - 12th place, 59:50.28
Women's time trial:
- Jeannie Longo - 14th place, 33:05.72
- Edwige Pitel - 20th place, 34:02.35
Track cycling
Men's individual pursuit:
Men's team pursuit:
Men's individual sprint:
Men's team sprint:
- Mickael Bourgain, Laurent Gane, Arnaud Tournant - bronze medal match, bronze medal
Men's time trial:
- Arnaud Tournant - silver medal, 1:00.896
- Francois Pervis - 6th place, 1:02.328
Men's points race:
Women's points race:
Men's Keirin:
- Mickael Bourgain - final, 4th place
- Laurent Gane - first repechage, no rank
Men's Madison:
Mountain biking
Men's cross country:
Women's cross country:
Women's 10 metre platform:
Men's épée individual:
Women's épée individual:
Men's foil individual:
Women's foil individual:
Men's sabre individual:
Women's sabre individual:
Men's épée team:
Women's épée team:
- Maureen Nisima, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, and Laura Flessel-Colovic - bronze medal
Men's foil team:
Men's sabre team:
- Julien Pillet, Damien Touya, and Gael Touya - gold medal
Men's artistic: 9th place team
Women's artistic: 6th place team
Men's trampoline:
Men's: 5th place
- Preliminary round: 5-0-0
- Quarterfinal: lost to Russia, 26-24
- Classification (5-8): defeated Spain, 29-27
- Classification (5/6): defeated Greece, 33-15
Women's: 4th place
- Preliminary round: 2-0-2
- Quarterfinal: defeated Hungary, 25-23
- Semifinal: lost to Korea, 32-31
- Bronze medal match: lost to Ukraine, 21-18
Men's 60 kg:
Men's 66 kg:
Men's 73 kg:
Men's 81 kg:
Men's 90 kg:
Men's 100 kg:
Men's 100+ kg:
Women's 48 kg:
Women's 52 kg:
Women's 57 kg:
Women's 63 kg:
- Lucie Decosse - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals
Women's 78 kg:
Women's 78+ kg:
Women's
Men's
- Hugues Duboscq won the bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke
- Solenne Figues won the bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle
- Laure Manaudou won the gold medal in the women's 400 m freestyle, the silver medal in the women's 800 m freestyle and the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke
- Malia Metella won the silver medal in the women's 50 m freestyle Metella became the first person of color to win an Olympic medal in swimming
While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000,
Frédéric Belaubre earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.
Women's:
Men's:
Men's beach:
Men's:
- Prelims: 2-3
- Quarterfinal: Did not qualify
- Anna Gomis won the bronze medal in women's freestyle 55 kg
- Lise Legrand won the bronze medal in women's freestyle 63 kg
Officials
- President: Henri Sérandour
- Secretary General: Denis Masseglia
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics | France at the Olympics