France at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
France competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea . 266 competitors, 192 men and 74 women, took part in 167 events in 23 sports.[1]
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
Archery
In France's fourth appearance in modern Olympic archery, no individual archer made it past the quarterfinal. The women's team made it to the final, placing last there to finish 8th overall, while the men's team was eliminated in the semifinal.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Pellen, Hibon, and Bazin — final, 8th place
Men's Team Competition:
Heck, Venant, and Franclet — semifinal, 10th place
Athletics
Men's 10.000 metres
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
Raymond Pannier
Heat — 8:30.94
Semi Final — 8:19.39
Final — 8:23.80 (→ 12th place)
Bruno Le Stum
Heat — 8:36.95
Semi Final — 8:26.69 (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Long Jump
Men's Decathlon
100 metres — 10.83s
Long Jump — 7.62m
Shot Put — 13.58m
High Jump — 2.12m
400 metres — 48.34s
110m Hurdles — 14.18s
Discus Throw — 43.06m
Pole Vault — 4.90m
Javelin Throw — 52.18m
1.500 metres — 4:34.07s
100 metres — 11.02s
Long Jump — 7.43m
Shot Put — 12.92m
High Jump — 1.97m
400 metres — 47.44s
110m Hurdles — 14.40s
Discus Throw — 41.20m
Pole Vault — 5.20m
Javelin Throw — 57.46m
1.500 metres — 4:16.64s
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Women's Marathon
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Heptathlon
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (— 63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (— 67 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Sixteen cyclists, twelve men and four women, represented France in 1988.
Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented France in 1988.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Ruer, Bouzou, and Genard — 15268 pts (→ 4th place)
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented France in 1988.
Women's solo
Women's duet
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
Volleyball
Men's team competition
Preliminary round (group B)
Defeated the Netherlands (3-1)
Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
Defeated Japan (3-1)
Lost to United States (0-3)
Defeated Argentina (3-0)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place : Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
7th/8th place : Lost to Sweden (2-3) → 8th place
Team roster
Head coach : Eric Daniel
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary round (group A)
Defeated South Korea (16-5)
Lost to West Germany (9-10)
Lost to Soviet Union (4-18)
Lost to Australia (6-7)
Lost to Italy (8-14)
Classification Round (Group E)
Defeated China (11-4)
Lost to Greece (7-10) → Tenth place
Team roster
Head coach : Jean Paul Clemencon
Weightlifting
First-heavyweight 90–100 kg
Wrestling
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