The France took part in all the Olympic Games since their re-establishments in 1896, except those of 1904 in Saint-Louis.

History

The International Olympic committee east creates in 1894 under the impulse of French, the baron Pierre de Coubertin . Its idea: the internationalization which made it possible to return to France the opinion of the elites attentive so that could be the role of the sport in the education of youth

Two years later, the Olympic first Games of the modern era are inaugurated on the ancient spot. France belongs to the 14 first nations to take part in these Plays of Athens in 1896 .

Four years later, Paris accommodates in its turn the plays within the framework of the World Fair of 1900.

Official Authority

See also: Olympic and Sporting National committee French

General assessment

After 2006, the France adds up 674 medals (210 gold medals, 220 medals of money and 244 bronze medals) in 44 participations in the Olympic Games (24 times at the plays of summer and 20 times at the plays of winter).

By year

The France carried out its more beautiful harvests of medals as organizing country of Olympic Games ( 97 medals in 1900, 38 in 1924, 9 in 1968 and 1992). Except the exploits of the Olympic Games of summer of 1900, the plays of 1996 in Atlanta allowed the French delegation glaner 15 Olympic titles.

With regard to the Winter Olympics, the record of French medals obtained remains the year 2002 with Salt-Lake City ( 11 medals on the whole).

By sport

After the Olympic Games of summer of 2004 with Athens, the Escrime is always the sport which brings back the most rewards to the French sportsmen. With regard to the Winter Olympics, in fact the sports of snow bring the most medals far in front of the winter sports.

French athletes

See also: French Olympic champions

Records

Sportsmen more medal-holders

The record of the number of male medals is held by the Escrime the USSR Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret in the years 1920 with 8 medals each one.

With 5 medals, the Escrime uses Laura Flessel-Colovic is the sporting Frenchwoman more the medal-holder with the Olympic Games. She can still hope to beat this record at the time of the next plays of Beijing in 2008.

The most titrated sportsmen

  • 4 gold medals: :

* Christian d' Oriola and Lucien Gaudin (Fencing) is the two only athletes to have succeeded this exploit.

  • 3 gold medals:

* Marie-Jose Perec (Athletics),
* Paul Masson, Robert Carpenter, Daniel Morelon, Florian Rousseau and Félicia Ballanger (Cycling),
* Philippe Cattiau, Roger Ducret and Jehan Buhan (Fencing),
* Jean-Claude Killy (Alpine skiing).

Athletics:

Oar:

Boxing:

Canöe-Kayak:

Cycling:

Horsemanship:

Fencing:

Gymnastic:

  • Albert Séguin (1, 2,0)
  • Jean Gounot (0, 2,1)
  • François Gangloff (0, 2,0)

Haltérophilie:

Judo:

Fight:

  • Charles Pacôme (1, 1,0)
  • Emile Poilvé (1, 0,0)
  • Henri Deglane (1, 0,0)

Swimming:

Taekwondo:

Tennis:

Table tennis:

Shooting:

Shooting with the arc:

  • Julien Flaring (1, 3,1)
  • Eugene Grisot (1, 2,1)
  • Leonce Quentin (0, 3,1)

Veil:

Biathlon:

Scandinavian Compound:

Figure skating

Hot-dogging:

Alpine skiing:

Snowboard:

French Carry-flag

List French carry-flag leading the French delegation at the time of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games of summer and winter.

The Olympic Games of 1920 are marked by the first appearance of the Olympic Drapeau and by the Olympic first Serment. In 1912, Raoul Paoli is first official French carrying a Tricolor at the time of an Olympic procession.

It is it should be noted that with the Olympic Games of summer, Marie-Jose Perec in 1996 (200m and 400m in Athlétisme) and David Douillet in 2000 (Lourds category in Judo) is the only French athletes to have obtained an individual Olympic title as a carry-flag, whereas to the Plays of winter, this honor returned to Fabrice Guy in 1992 (Scandinavian Combiné) and with Carole Montillet in 2002 (descent in Alpine skiing).

Olympic Games in France

The France was the host of the Olympic Games with five recoveries:

In addition, the Olympic and Sporting National committee French was on several occasions unfortunate candidate with the organization of the Olympic Games in France.

*1919: the town of Antwerp was preferred with Lyon for the organization of the plays of summer of 1920.
*1963: Lyon was again eliminated for the organization from the plays from 1968, the town of Mexico City being indicated with the final poll.
*1986: after the plays of summer of 1924, Paris was once again candidate, but beaten by Barcelona. The latter organized the Olympic Games of summer of 1992.
*1997: Lyon and Lille was candidates with the Olympic Games of summer of 2004. The first was eliminated by CNOSF with the profit from Lille which was not retained in the final list by the CIO.
*2001: to Moscow, at the time of the 112 session of the International Olympic committee, the plays of 2008 were allotted to Beijing, Paris being eliminated in the final turn.
*2005: new failure of the French capital to the organization of the Olympic Games of summer of 2012. With Singapore, the July 6th 2005, the members of the CIO choose London for four additional votes.
*2007: the towns of Annecy and Grenoble were candidates with the plays of winter of 2014 but, after the failure of Paris 2012, the CNOSF withdrew these candidatures.

See also: Results of the elections of the cities hosts of the Olympic Games of summer, Results of the elections of the hosts cities of the Winter Olympics

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