France at the Rio Olympics

French Olympic Facts

• France have had representatives at every modern Summer Olympic Games.
   
• In 2016, France will have athletes competing in all sports with the exception of hockey.
   
• In the 'all time' rankings, France have been most successful in fencing with 42 Golds, 41 Silvers & 35 Bronze Medals.
   
• The most successful French Olympians were Roger Ducret & Philippe Cattiau, both in Fencing. They each won 3 Golds, 4 Silvers & 1 Bronze.
   
• The Summer Olympics have been held in Paris twice, first in 1900, then in 1924.
   
• In 1900 France won 101 medals: 26 Gold; 41 Silver & 34 Bronze, making it their most successful Olympics.
   
• France have currently (before the 2016 Olympics) won the most Olympic cycling medals: 34 Gold; 22 Silver & 21 Bronze.
   
• France also hold the most medals for Croquet: 3 Gold, 2 Silver & 2 Bronze.

2016 French medals by day

Sunday 7^th August

Swimming - Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay

Silver

M. METELLA
F. GILOT
F. MANAUDOU
J. STRAVIUS

Tuesday 9^th August

Canoeing - Men's Slalom (C1)

Gold

D. GARGAUD

Equestrian - Team Eventing

Gold

A. NICOLAS
M. LEMOINE
T. VALLETTE
K. LAGHOUAG

Equestrian - Individual Eventing 

Silver

A. NICOLAS

Judo - Women's 63kg

Silver

C. AGBEGNENOU

Fencing - Men's Épée Individual

Bronze

G. GRUMIER

Thursday 11^th August

Judo - Women's 78 kg

Silver

A. TCHEUMÉO

Canoe - Men's Slalom (C2)

Bronze

G. KLAUSS
M. PÉCHÉ

Cycling - Men's Team Sprint

Bronze

G. BAUGÉ
M D'ALMEIDA
F. PERVIS

Judo - Men's 78kg

Bronze

C. MARET

Rowing - Men's Lightweight Coxless Four

Bronze

F. SOLFOROSI
T. BAROUKH
G. RAINEAU
T. COLARD

Friday 12^th August

Rowing - Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

Gold

J. AZOU
P. HOUIN

Judo - Women's 78kg

Gold

E. ANDÉOL

Judo - Men's 100kg

Gold

T. RINER

Archery - Men's Individual

Silver

J-C. VALLADONT

Fencing - Men's Team Foil

Silver

J. CADOT
E LE PECHOUX
E LEFORT

Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle

Silver

F. MANAUDOU

Saturday 13^th August

Shooting - Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol

Silver

J. QUIQUAMPOIX

Sunday 14^th August

Fencing - Men's Team Epée

Gold

Y. BOREL
G. GRUMIER
D. JERENT

Sailing - Women's RS:X

Gold

C. PICON

Sailing - Men's RS:X

Bronze

P. LE COQ

Shooting - Men's 50m Rifle (3 Positions)

Bronze

A. RAYNAUD

Monday 15^th August

Athletics - Men's Pole Vault

Silver

R. LAVILLENIE

Boxing - Men's Welterweight

Bronze

S. CISSOKHO

Tuesday 16^th August

Athletics - Women's Discus Throw

Silver

M. ROBERT-MICHON

Boxing - Men's Lightweight

Silver

S. OUMIHU

Boxing - Men's Light Heavyweight

Bronze

M. BAUDERLIQUE

Swimming - Men's Marathon 10km

Bronze

M-A. OLIVIER

Athletics - Men's 110m Hurdles

Bronze

D. BASCOU

Wednesday 17^th August

Equestrian - Team Jumping

Gold

P. ROZIER
K. STAUT
R-Y. BOST
P. LEPREVOST

Athletics - Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Bronze

M. MEKHISSI-BENABBAD

Thursday 18^th August

Athletics - Men's Decathalon

Silver

K. MAYER

Pentathalon - Women's Individual

Silver

E. CLOUVEL

Sailing - Women's 470

Bronze

H. DEFRANCE
C. LECOINTRE

Athletics - Men's 200m

Bronze

C. LEMAITRE

Friday 19^th August

Boxing - Women's Lightweight

Gold

E. MOSSELY

Taekwondo - Women's 67kg

Silver

H. NIARE

Saturday 20^th August

Boxing - Men's Super Heavyweight

Gold

T. V. J YOKA

Boxing - Women's Flyweight

Silver

S. OURAHMOUNE

Handball - Women

Silver

FRANCE

Handball - Men

Silver

FRANCE

Canoe Sprint - Men's Single 200m

Silver

M. BEAUMONT

Image attribution:

Rio 2016 logo, pictograms, medal & stadia images courtesy of Official website of the Rio 2016 Olympics
L'Equipe cover courtesy of L'Equipe