France at the Olympics

France at the
Olympics
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com (French)
Medals
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Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France has competed in every modern Olympic Games, although its participation at the 1904 Games is questionable, with Albert Corey's appearance being credited by different sources to either the United States or France. However the IOC as the final arbiter has determined that his affiliation was to the United States of America.

French athletes have won 715 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with fencing and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. France has won an additional 109 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, mostly in alpine skiing.

Hosted Games

France has hosted the Games on five occasions.

Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events
1900 Summer Olympics Paris 14 May – 28 October 24 997 95
1924 Winter Olympics Chamonix 25 January – 4 February 16 258 16
1924 Summer Olympics Paris 4 May – 27 July 44 3,089 126
1968 Winter Olympics Grenoble 6 – 18 February 37 1,158 35
1992 Winter Olympics Albertville 8 – 23 February 64 1,801 57

Medal tables

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Greece 1896 Athens 13 5 4 2 11 4
France 1900 Paris 491 26 41 34 101 1
United States 1904 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 –
United Kingdom 1908 London 363 5 5 9 19 4
Sweden 1912 Stockholm 119 7 4 3 14 5
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 304 9 19 13 41 8
France 1924 Paris 401 13 15 10 38 3
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 255 6 10 5 21 7
United States 1932 Los Angeles 103 10 5 4 19 3
Germany 1936 Berlin 201 7 6 6 19 5
United Kingdom 1948 London 316 10 6 13 29 3
Finland 1952 Helsinki 245 6 6 6 18 7
Australia 1956 Melbourne 137 4 4 6 14 11
Italy 1960 Rome 238 0 2 3 5 25
Japan 1964 Tokyo 138 1 8 6 15 21
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 200 7 3 5 15 6
West Germany 1972 Munich 227 2 4 7 13 17
Canada 1976 Montreal 206 2 3 4 9 15
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 121 6 5 3 14 8
United States 1984 Los Angeles 238 5 7 16 28 12
South Korea 1988 Seoul 266 6 4 6 16 9
Spain 1992 Barcelona 339 8 5 16 29 9
United States 1996 Atlanta 299 15 7 15 37 5
Australia 2000 Sydney 336 13 14 11 38 6
Greece 2004 Athens 308 11 9 13 33 7
China 2008 Beijing 323 7 16 19 42 10
United Kingdom 2012 London 330 11 11 13 35 7
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 395 10 18 14 42 7
Japan 2020 Tokyo future event
Total 212 241 262 715 4

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
France 1924 Chamonix 43 0 0 3 3 9
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz 38 1 0 0 1 5
United States 1932 Lake Placid 8 1 0 0 1 7
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 28 0 0 1 1 10
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 36 2 1 2 5 5
Norway 1952 Oslo 26 0 0 1 1 12
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 32 0 0 0 0 –
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 26 1 0 2 3 10
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 24 3 4 0 7 5
France 1968 Grenoble 75 4 3 2 9 3
Japan 1972 Sapporo 40 0 1 2 3 16
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 35 0 0 1 1 16
United States 1980 Lake Placid 22 0 0 1 1 16
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 32 0 1 2 3 13
Canada 1988 Calgary 68 1 0 1 2 11
France 1992 Albertville 109 3 5 1 9 7
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 98 0 1 4 5 17
Japan 1998 Nagano 106 2 1 5 8 13
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 114 4 5 2 11 6
Italy 2006 Turin 82 3 2 4 9 10
Canada 2010 Vancouver 108 2 3 6 11 12
Russia 2014 Sochi 116 4 4 7 15 10
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Future event
China 2022 Beijing Future event
Total 31 31 47 109 14

Number of medals won by France at the Olympic summer games from 1896 to 2012.
Number of medals won by France at the Olympic winter games from 1924 to 2014.

Medals by summer sport

   Leading in that sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fencing 42 41 35 118
Cycling 41 27 23 91
Athletics 14 25 29 68
Equestrian 14 13 10 37
Judo 14 10 25 49
Sailing 13 11 17 41
Shooting 9 14 10 33
Weightlifting 9 3 3 15
Swimming 8 15 20 43
Canoeing 8 9 19 36
Rowing 7 14 13 34
Archery 6 11 7 24
Boxing 6 9 10 25
Tennis 5 6 8 19
Wrestling 4 4 10 18
Gymnastics 3 10 9 22
Croquet 3 2 2 7
Handball 2 2 1 5
Rugby 1 2 0 3
Football 1 1 0 2
Water polo 1 0 3 4
Water motorsports 1 0 0 1
Taekwondo 0 3 4 7
Basketball 0 3 0 3
Modern pentathlon 0 1 2 3
Table tennis 0 1 1 2
Basque pelota 0 1 0 1
Cricket 0 1 0 1
Diving 0 1 0 1
Tug of war 0 1 0 1
Synchronized swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 212 241 262 715

Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Alpine skiing 15 15 15 45
Biathlon 6 5 10 21
Snowboarding 3 3 4 10
Figure skating 3 2 7 12
Freestyle skiing 2 4 6 12
Nordic combined 2 1 1 4
Cross country skiing 0 1 1 2
Curling 0 0 1 1
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Ski jumping 0 0 1 1
Total 31 31 47 109

See also

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