France (FRA)

Overview

NOCComité national olympique et sportif français
Flagbearers101

Participants

Olympic Games 6513
Intercalated Games 54
Youth Olympic Games 360
Other competitors with FRA nationality 21

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

Edition As Men Women Total
1896 Summer Olympics France 12 0 12 Results
1900 Summer Olympics France 742 15 757 Results
1908 Summer Olympics France 209 0 209 Results
1912 Summer Olympics France 119 1 120 Results
1920 Summer Olympics France 291 8 299 Results
1924 Summer Olympics France 368 32 400 Results
1924 Winter Olympics France 41 2 43 Results
1928 Summer Olympics France 257 37 294 Results
1928 Winter Olympics France 36 2 38 Results
1932 Summer Olympics France 97 6 103 Results
1932 Winter Olympics France 7 1 8 Results
1936 Summer Olympics France 190 11 201 Results
1936 Winter Olympics France 28 0 28 Results
1948 Summer Olympics France 279 37 316 Results
1948 Winter Olympics France 28 8 36 Results
1952 Summer Olympics France 214 31 245 Results
1952 Winter Olympics France 20 6 26 Results
1956 Summer Olympics France 119 18 137 Results
1956 Winter Olympics France 25 7 32 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics France 8 0 8 Results
1960 Summer Olympics France 210 28 238 Results
1960 Winter Olympics France 18 8 26 Results
1964 Summer Olympics France 118 20 138 Results
1964 Winter Olympics France 15 9 24 Results
1968 Summer Olympics France 169 31 200 Results
1968 Winter Olympics France 64 11 75 Results
1972 Summer Olympics France 197 30 227 Results
1972 Winter Olympics France 33 7 40 Results
1976 Summer Olympics France 177 29 206 Results
1976 Winter Olympics France 29 6 35 Results
1980 Summer Olympics France 98 23 121 Results
1980 Winter Olympics France 16 6 22 Results
1984 Summer Olympics France 189 49 238 Results
1984 Winter Olympics France 22 10 32 Results
1988 Summer Olympics France 192 74 266 Results
1988 Winter Olympics France 53 15 68 Results
1992 Summer Olympics France 241 98 339 Results
1992 Winter Olympics France 79 30 109 Results
1994 Winter Olympics France 68 30 98 Results
1996 Summer Olympics France 197 102 299 Results
1998 Winter Olympics France 75 31 106 Results
2000 Summer Olympics France 211 125 336 Results
2002 Winter Olympics France 87 27 114 Results
2004 Summer Olympics France 195 113 308 Results
2006 Winter Olympics France 50 32 82 Results
2008 Summer Olympics France 188 121 309 Results
2010 Winter Olympics France 67 37 104 Results
2012 Summer Olympics France 182 142 324 Results
2014 Winter Olympics France 68 39 107 Results
2016 Summer Olympics France 225 167 392 Results
2018 Winter Olympics France 59 41 100 Results
2020 Summer Olympics France 212 168 380 Results
2022 Winter Olympics France 47 33 80 Results

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

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 0 4 4 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 99 82 181 Results
Archery 57 15 72 Results
Art Competitions 192 21 213 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 272 89 361 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 26 26 Results
Athletics 672 202 874 Results
Badminton 7 9 16 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 103 38 141 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 4 3 7 Results
Biathlon 47 18 65 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 98 2 100 Results
Boxing 158 3 161 Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) 15 0 15 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 39 9 48 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 83 30 113 Results
Cricket 12 0 12 Results
Croquet 7 3 10 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 85 27 112 Results
Curling 12 0 12 Results
Cycling BMX Freestyle (Cycling) 1 0 1 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 9 5 14 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 10 7 17 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 130 15 145 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 213 19 232 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 30 20 50 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 52 12 64 Results
Equestrian Driving (Equestrian) 16 0 16 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 69 1 70 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 67 4 71 Results
Equestrian Vaulting (Equestrian) 6 0 6 Results
Fencing 403 66 469 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 42 36 78 Results
Football (Football) 182 26 208 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 43 16 59 Results
Golf 10 11 21 Results
Handball 66 51 117 Results
Hockey 108 0 108 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 114 0 114 Results
Judo 64 38 102 Results
Karate 1 2 3 Results
Luge 10 6 16 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 4 3 7 Results
Military Ski Patrol (Skiing) 4 0 4 Results
Modern Pentathlon 41 5 46 Results
Motorboating 1 0 1 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 31 0 31 Results
Polo 12 0 12 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 19 19 Results
Rowing 339 37 376 Results
Rugby (Rugby) 50 0 50 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 12 20 32 Results
Sailing 247 32 279 Results
Shooting 187 29 216 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 14 13 27 Results
Skateboarding (Roller Sports) 3 2 5 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 4 0 4 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 37 5 42 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 28 22 50 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 21 6 27 Results
Sport Climbing 2 2 4 Results
Surfing 2 2 4 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 232 129 361 Results
Table Tennis 11 8 19 Results
Taekwondo 4 8 12 Results
Tennis 51 24 75 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 4 2 6 Results
Triathlon 12 10 22 Results
Tug-Of-War 6 0 6 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 48 0 48 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 114 0 114 Results
Weightlifting 81 6 87 Results
Wrestling 123 8 131 Results

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

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 4 4 8 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 4 8 12 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 7 7 14 Results
Archery 2 3 5 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 3 2 5 Results
Athletics 20 23 43 Results
Badminton 3 3 6 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 2 2 4 Results
Biathlon 8 8 16 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 1 1 2 Results
Boxing 1 2 3 Results
Breaking (Dance) 1 1 2 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 4 5 9 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 7 7 14 Results
Curling 2 2 4 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 2 2 4 Results
Fencing 4 3 7 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 6 5 11 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 6 7 13 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Handball 14 0 14 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 2 1 3 Results
Judo 2 2 4 Results
Karate 0 1 1 Results
Luge 1 1 2 Results
Mixed Sports 13 13 26 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 3 6 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 4 2 6 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Roller Skating (Roller Sports) 1 1 2 Results
Rowing 3 3 6 Results
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) 24 12 36 Results
Sailing 6 6 12 Results
Shooting 2 2 4 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 3 1 4 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 0 1 1 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 7 4 11 Results
Ski Mountaineering 2 2 4 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 5 6 11 Results
Sport Climbing 2 2 4 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 12 11 23 Results
Table Tennis 3 3 6 Results
Taekwondo 2 3 5 Results
Tennis 2 2 4 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Triathlon 2 2 4 Results
Weightlifting 1 0 1 Results
Wrestling 0 2 2 Results

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

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fencing 44 43 36 123
Cycling Track 28 20 19 67
Sailing 17 14 20 51
Alpine Skiing 16 17 18 51
Judo 16 13 28 57
Athletics 14 26 30 70
Biathlon 12 9 11 32
Shooting 9 12 9 30
Weightlifting 9 3 3 15
Swimming 8 16 19 43
Rowing 8 15 13 36
Cycling Road 8 4 6 18
Archery 7 11 7 25
Equestrian Jumping 7 4 6 17
Canoe Slalom 7 3 8 18
Boxing 6 9 10 25
Tennis 5 6 8 19
Equestrian Dressage 4 6 3 13
Snowboarding 4 5 4 13
Wrestling 4 4 10 18
Art Competitions 4 4 5 13
Figure Skating 4 3 7 14
Equestrian Eventing 4 2 3 9
Handball 4 2 1 7
Cycling Mountain Bike 4 1 1 6
Artistic Gymnastics 3 10 9 22
Freestyle Skiing 3 6 6 15
Croquet 3 2 2 7
Nordic Combined 2 1 1 4
Canoe Marathon 1 2 1 4
Rugby 1 2 0 3
Cycling BMX Racing 1 1 0 2
Football 1 1 0 2
Water Polo 1 0 3 4
Karate 1 0 0 1
Motorboating 1 0 0 1
Volleyball 1 0 0 1
Canoe Sprint 0 4 10 14
Basketball 0 4 1 5
Taekwondo 0 3 5 8
Equestrian Vaulting 0 2 0 2
Cross Country Skiing 0 1 4 5
Modern Pentathlon 0 1 2 3
Equestrian Driving 0 1 1 2
Table Tennis 0 1 1 2
Cricket 0 1 0 1
Diving 0 1 0 1
Rugby Sevens 0 1 0 1
Tug-Of-War 0 1 0 1
Artistic Swimming 0 0 1 1
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Curling 0 0 1 1
Golf 0 0 1 1
Marathon Swimming 0 0 1 1
Military Ski Patrol 0 0 1 1
Polo 0 0 1 1
Ski Jumping 0 0 1 1
Triathlon 0 0 1 1

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 Decugis FRA 3 0 0 3
Léon Moreaux FRA 2 1 2 5
Georges, Baron Dillon-Kavanagh FRA 2 1 0 3
Gabriel, Comte 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, Comte 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, Comte Clary 1919—1933
Pierre, Baron de Coubertin 1925—1937
François Pietri 1934—1966
Armand Massard 1946—1970
Jean, Comte de Beaumont 1951—1990
Armand Massard 1970—1971
Maurice Herzog 1970—1994
Jean, Comte 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—2021
Jean-Claude Killy 2015—
Jean-Christophe Rolland 2017—
Martin Fourcade 2022—
David Lappartient 2022—