France (FRA)
Overview
| NOC | Comité national olympique et sportif français |
|---|---|
| Flagbearers | 100 |
Participants
| Olympic Games | 6518 |
|---|---|
| Intercalated Games | 54 |
| Youth Olympic Games | 360 |
| Other competitors with FRA nationality | 20 |
Description
France can be said to be the home of the Modern Olympic Games, being the home of Pierre de Coubertin, their founder. Not unexpectedly, it has competed at every celebration of the Olympic Games and at every Olympic Winter Games. In addition to appearing at all the Olympic Games, France has hosted five Olympic Games, second only to the United States. These were the Games of the IInd Olympiad in Paris in 1900, the Games of the VIIIth Olympiad in Paris in 1924, the 1st Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924, the 10th Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble in 1968, and the 16th Olympic Winter Games in Albertville in 1992. France is also scheduled to host the Games of the XXXVIIIth Olympiad in Paris in 2024.
France’s greatest athletic successes have come in the sports of cycling and fencing, sports at which it has often been the dominant nation. Through 2022, France has won a total of 910 Olympic medals (272 gold). Their best participation by far was at the 1900 Summer Olympics, held in their home nation, where they won 111 medals and 31 gold.
One athlete from France has won five gold medals: Martin Fourcade, at the Olympic Winter Games, with a total of five gold and two silver, from 2010 to 2018. Fencers Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret are the only French Olympians with a total of eight medals, both with three gold, four silver and one bronze.
France has won 138 medals at the Olympic Winter Games, of which 41 have been gold medals. Their best Winter sport has been Alpine skiing, in which they have won 51 medals and 16 gold medals, followed by biathlon, with 32 medals and 12 gold medals.
Besides Fourcade, France’s greatest winter sports hero has likely been Alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy, who won all three available gold medals at the 1968 Olympic Winter Games. Killy later became a member of the International Olympic Committee. Biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet is next on the gold medal count, with five medals and two golds, all achieved at Beijing 2022. The top French female Winter Olympian has been Marie Dorin-Habert, with four biathlon medals in 2010 and 2018.
In 1994 the Olympic Committee of France was awarded with the Olympic Cup.
Participations by edition
Olympic Games
Intercalated Games
| Edition | As | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 Intercalated Games | France | 53 | 1 | 54 | Results |
Youth Olympic Games
| Edition | As | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | France | 33 | 27 | 60 | Results |
| 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | France | 15 | 13 | 28 | Results |
| 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | France | 48 | 34 | 82 | Results |
| 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | France | 17 | 15 | 32 | Results |
| 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | France | 46 | 52 | 98 | Results |
| 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | France | 30 | 30 | 60 | Results |
Participations by discipline
Olympic Games
Intercalated Games
| Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | 4 | 0 | 4 | Results |
| Athletics | 14 | 0 | 14 | Results |
| Cycling Road (Cycling) | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
| Cycling Track (Cycling) | 7 | 0 | 7 | Results |
| Fencing | 5 | 0 | 5 | Results |
| Rowing | 11 | 0 | 11 | Results |
| Shooting | 7 | 0 | 7 | Results |
| Swimming (Aquatics) | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
| Tennis | 3 | 1 | 4 | Results |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
Youth Olympic Games
Medals by Games
| Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 31 | 40 | 40 | 111 |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | Intercalated Games | 15 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 14 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 10 | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 9 | 20 | 13 | 42 |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 16 | 20 | 43 |
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 5 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 1896 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 1964 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1948 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 1960 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1928 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1932 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1924 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1936 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 Winter Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by sport
Olympic Games
Intercalated Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Fencing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Tennis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Artistic Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Cycling Road | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling Track | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Alpine Skiing | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Canoe Sprint | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3x3 Basketball | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Rugby Sevens | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ski Mountaineering | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Freestyle Skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Modern Pentathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ski Jumping | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Breaking | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roller Skating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cross Country Skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Handball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sport Climbing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Table Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.
Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Fourcade | FRA |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Christian d'Oriola | FRA |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Lucien Gaudin | FRA |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Philippe Cattiau | FRA |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Roger Ducret | FRA |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Daniel Morelon | FRA |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Florian Rousseau | FRA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Michaël Guigou | FRA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nikola Karabatic | FRA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Luc Abalo | FRA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Intercalated Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Décugis | FRA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Léon Moreaux | FRA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Georges, Baron Dillon-Kavanagh | FRA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Gabriel, Count de la Falaise | FRA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Payssé | FRA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gaston Delaplane | FRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Georges Fouconnier | FRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Maurice Germot | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Maurice Lecoq | FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fernand Vast | FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Spichiger | FRA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Estelle Alphand | FRA SWE |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mehdy Metella | FRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeanne Richard | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Karim Mouliom | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mathilde Peyregne | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Doriane Delassus | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Anna Santamans | FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mathieu Garcia | FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hugo Gaston | FRA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
IOC Members
| Pierre, Baron de Coubertin | 1894—1925 |
| Ernest Callot | 1894—1913 |
| Henri Hébrard de Villeneuve | 1900—1911 |
| Albert, Count Bertier de Sauvigny | 1904—1920 |
| Abel Ballif | 1911—1914 |
| Albert Glandaz | 1913—1943 |
| Melchior, Marquis de Polignac | 1914—1950 |
| Melchior, Marquis de Polignac | 1914—1950 |
| Justinien, Count Clary | 1919—1933 |
| Pierre, Baron de Coubertin | 1925—1937 |
| François Pietri | 1934—1966 |
| Armand Massard | 1946—1970 |
| Jean, Count de Beaumont | 1951—1990 |
| Armand Massard | 1970—1971 |
| Maurice Herzog | 1970—1994 |
| Jean, Count de Beaumont | 1990—2002 |
| Philippe Chatrier | 1990—1996 |
| Maurice Herzog | 1995—2012 |
| Jean-Claude Killy | 1995—2014 |
| Philippe Chatrier | 1996—2000 |
| Guy Drut | 1996— |
| Alain Danet | 2000—2006 |
| Henri Sérandour | 2000—2007 |
| Tony Estanguet | 2013— |
| Jean-Claude Killy | 2015— |
| Jean-Christophe Rolland | 2017— |
| Martin Fourcade | 2022— |
| David Lappartient | 2022— |