France with the Olympic Games of summer of 2004

the Olympic team of France present at Athens was made up of 315 sportsmen (including 114 women). Its carry-flag was the player of Handball Jackson Richardson .

General assessment

France gained 33 medals (11 out of gold, 9 out of money, 13 out of bronze) at the time of these Olympic Games of 2004 . The sporting Frenchwomen brought back of it 16 while their counterparts men brought back 17 . On the whole, they are 48 sporting which return from Athens with the honors of the medal. With this score, the France is located at the 7 place nations in the table of the medals (2 countries of the European Union behind the Germany).

France took part in 89 tests out of 301 , and in 23 disciplines out of 28 . It was medal-holder in 14 sports. 8 women gained 16 medals and 30 men gained 17 medals.

In addition, it adds up 98 places of finalists.

List French medal-holders

Two sports obtain nearly one the third of the medals of the French delegation: the Fencing (6 including 3 out of gold) and the Natation (6 of which the swimmer Laure Manaudou which goes up on the podium to three recoveries).

The team of veil joins again with the podiums (1 gold and 1 bronze), of Gymnastique with the 1st female gold medal, and finally of female Lutte lately registered with the Olympic program which obtains 2 medals (like the Athlétisme).