France (FRA)

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 2018 France has won 863 Olympic medals (257 gold) with 124 having been won at the Olympic Winter Games, of which 36 have been gold medals.

In 1994 the Olympic Committee of France was awarded with the Olympic Cup.