France at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| France at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 238 (189 men and 49 women) in 21 sports |
| Flag bearer | Angelo Parisi |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]
Archery
[edit]After not competing in archery in 1980, France returned to the sport in 1984 with two male competitors.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Gerard Douis – 2485 points (→ 17th place)
- Philippe Loyen – 2411 points (→ 35th place)
Athletics
[edit]- Men's Competition
Men's 400 metres
- Aldo Canti
- Heat — 46.14
- Quarterfinals — 45.64
- Semifinals — 45.59 (→ did not advance)
- Yann Quentrec
- Heat — 46.94 (→ did not advance)
- Hector LLatser
- Heat — 47.30 (→ did not advance)
- Alain Lazare
- Final — 2:17:52 (→ 28th place)
- Jacky Boxberger
- Final — 2:22:00 (→ 42nd place)
Men's High Jump
- Franck Verzy
- Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Jean-Paul Lakafia
- Qualification — 80.52m
- Final — 70.86m (→ 12th place)
Men's Pole Vault
- Pierre Quinon
- Qualifying Round — 5.35m
- Final — 5.75m (→
Gold Medal)
- Thierry Vigneron
- Qualifying Round — 5.40m
- Final — 5.60m (→
Bronze Medal)
- Serge Ferreira
- Qualifying Round — 5.30m
- Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Walter Ciofani
- Qualification — 73.10m
- Final — 73.46m (→ 7th place)
Men's Decathlon
- William Motti
- Final Result — 8266 points (→ 5th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Gérard Lelièvre
- Final — 1:27:50 (→ 15th place)
- Martial Fesselier
- Final — 1:29:46 (→ 20th place)
- Dominique Guebey
- Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Dominique Guebey
- Final — 4:13:34 (→ 12th place)
- Gérard Lelièvre
- Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
- Women's Competition
Women's 3.000 metres
- Annette Sergent
- Heat — 9.15.82 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Maryse Ewanjé-Epée
- Qualification — 1.90m
- Final — 1.94m (→ 4th place)
- Brigitte Rougeron
- Qualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Florence Picaut
- Final Result — 5914 points (→ 13th place)
- Chantal Beaugeant
- Final Result — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Basketball
[edit]- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Lost to Uruguay (87-91)
- Lost to PR China (83-85)
- Lost to Spain (82-97)
- Lost to United States (62-120)
- Lost to Canada (69-96)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Brazil (86-100)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Egypt (102-78) → Eleventh place
- Team roster
Boxing
[edit]Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Louis Gomis
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Stefan Gertel (West Germany), retired in the second round
- Third Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (Zimbabwe), 0-5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Vincent Sarnelli
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Moses Mwaba (Zambia), after knock-out in first round
Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Seventeen cyclists, thirteen men and four women, represented France in 1984. Fabrice Colas won a bronze medal in the 1000m time trial.
- Jeannie Longo — 2:12:35 (→ 6th place)
- Cécile Odin — 2:13:28 (→ 11th place)
- Dominique Damiani — 2:13:28 (→ 14th place)
- Marielle Guichard
Diving
[edit]Equestrianism
[edit]Fencing
[edit]20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented France in 1984.
- Laurence Modaine-Cessac, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Véronique Brouquier, Anne Meygret
Football
[edit]- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Quarterfinal
- France – Egypt 2-0
- Semifinal
- France – Yugoslavia 4-2 [After extra time]
- Final
- France – Brazil 2-0
- Team roster
- ( 1.) Albert Rust
- ( 2.) William Ayache
- ( 3.) Michel Bibard
- ( 4.) Dominique Bijotat
- ( 5.) François Brisson
- ( 6.) Patrick Cubaynes
- ( 7.) Patrice Garande
- ( 8.) Philippe Jeannol
- ( 9.) Guy Lacombe
- (10.) Jean-Claude Lemoult
- (11.) Jean-Philippe Rohr
- (12.) Didier Sénac
- (13.) Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
- (14.) José Touré
- (15.) Daniel Xuereb
- (16.) Jean-Louis Zanon
- (17.) Michel Bensoussan
- Head coach: Henri Michel
Gymnastics
[edit]Judo
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathletes represented France in 1984. They won bronze in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- Paul Four
- Didier Boubé
- Joël Bouzou
Rhythmic gymnastics
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Swimming
[edit]Men's 100m Freestyle
- Stéphan Caron
- Heat — 51.13
- Final — 50.70 (→ 6th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Franck Iacono
- Heat — 3:55.07
- Final — 3:54.58 (→ 5th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Franck Iacono
- Heat — 15:27.27
- Final — 15:26.96 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Frédéric Delcourt
- Heat — 58.22
- B-Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Frédéric Delcourt
- Heat — 2:02.59
- Final — 2:01.75 (→
Silver Medal)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Thierry Pata
- Heat — 2:20.14
- B-Final — 2:20.05 (→ 10th place)
- Christophe Deneuville
- Heat — 2:24.54 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Stéphan Caron, Laurent Neuville, Dominique Bataille, and Bruno Lesaffre
- Heat — 3:24.68
- Final — 3:24.63 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Pierre Andraca, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Stéphan Caron
- Heat — 7:27.40
- Stéphan Caron, Dominique Bataille, Michel Pou, and Pierre Andraca
- Final — 7:30.16 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Frédéric Delcourt, Thierry Pata, Xavier Savin, and Stéphan Caron
- Heat — 3:50.75 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Sophie Kamoun
- Heat — 57.49
- B-Final — 57.81 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Laurence Bensimon
- Heat — 2:06.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Laurence Bensimon
- Heat — 9:01.75 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Laurence Bensimon
- Heat — 2:24.34
- B-Final — 2:27.13 (→ 16th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Sophie Kamoun, Caroline Amoric, Laurence Bensimon, and Veronique Jardin
- Heat — 3:52.67
- Final — 3:52.15 (→ 8th place)
Synchronized swimming
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "France at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2011-04-29.