France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, USSR

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics

American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...

, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.

Gold

• Thierry Rey
  Thierry Rey
  Thierry Rey is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the extra lightweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:...
  
   — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
• Angelo Parisi
  Angelo Parisi
  Angelo Parisi is a French judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. At his Olympic debut in 1972 he represented Great Britain.- References :*...
  
   — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
• Pascale Hachin-Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Philippe Bonnin, Bruno Boscherie
  Bruno Boscherie
  Bruno Boscherie is a French fencer who took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.Boscherie was trained by Ernest Revenu in Melun, alongside with teammates Daniel Revenu, Bernard Talvard, Hugues Leseur, Daniel Provost, Jacky Courtillat and Frédéric Pietruszka.Boscherie became Olympic fencing...
  
  , Didier Flament
  Didier Flament
  Didier Flament is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   and Frédéric Pietruszka
  Frédéric Pietruszka
  Frédéric Pietruszka is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
• Philippe Boisse
  Philippe Boisse
  Philippe Boisse a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
  
  , Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Patrick Picot
  Patrick Picot
  Patrick Picot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Hubert Gardas
  Hubert Gardas
  Hubert Gardas is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   and Michel Salesse
  Michel Salesse
  Michel Salesse is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
• Isabelle Bégard, Véronique Brouquier
  Véronique Brouquier
  Véronique Brouquier is a French fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille and Christine Muzio
  Christine Muzio
  Christine Muzio is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition

Silver

• Alain Lebas
  Alain Lebas
  Alain Lebas is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980....
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak Singles
• Yavé Cahard
  Yave Cahard
  Yave Cahard is a cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place.-References:*...
  
   — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Sprint (Scratch)
• Alain Bondue
  Alain Bondue
  Alain Bondue is a racing cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual pursuit event where he finished in second place.-References:*...
  
   — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
• Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Angelo Parisi
  Angelo Parisi
  Angelo Parisi is a French judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. At his Olympic debut in 1972 he represented Great Britain.- References :*...
  
   — Judo, Men's Open Class

Bronze

• Bernard Tchoullouyan — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
• Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
• Antoine Richard
  Antoine Richard
  Antoine Richard is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 Occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well....
  
  , Hermann Panzo
  Hermann Panzo
  Hermann Panzo was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion....
  
  , Patrick Barré
  Patrick Barré
  Patrick Barré is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in the 4 x 100 metre relay, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Antoine Richard, Pascal Barré and Hermann...
  
   and Pascal Barré
  Pascal Barré
  Pascal Barré is a former track and field athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the European Junior championships in 1977. He was French 200 metre champion on 3 occasions, and twice indoor 200 metre champion...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Hermann Panzo
  Hermann Panzo
  Hermann Panzo was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion....
  
  
• Heat — 10.53
• Quarterfinals — 10.29
• Semifinals — 10.45
• Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place)

• Antoine Richard
  Antoine Richard
  Antoine Richard is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 Occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well....
  
  
• Heat — 10.51
• Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Pascal Barré
  Pascal Barré
  Pascal Barré is a former track and field athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the European Junior championships in 1977. He was French 200 metre champion on 3 occasions, and twice indoor 200 metre champion...
  
  
• Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• José Marajo
  José Marajo
  José Marajo is a former middle distance runner from France. He set his personal best in the men's 1500 metres in 1983.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 1:49.6
• Semifinals — 1:47.3
• Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place)

• Roger Milhau
• Heat — 1:48.5
• Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)

• Philippe Dupont
• Heat — 1:49.6
• Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• José Marajo
  José Marajo
  José Marajo is a former middle distance runner from France. He set his personal best in the men's 1500 metres in 1983.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 3:43.9
• Semifinals — 3:39.6
• Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place)

• Alex Gonzalez
• Heat — 3:44.6
• Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Jean-Michel Charbonnel
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Jacques Fellice
  Jacques Fellice
  Jacques Fellice is a French athlete who specialises in the 4 x 400 meter relay. Fellice competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.- References :*...
  
  , Robert Froissart, Didier Dubois, and Francis Demarthon
• Heat — 3:05.4
• Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Gérard Lelièvre
  Gérard Lelièvre
  Gérard Lelièvre is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics during his career, starting in 1976.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Francis Agbo
  Francis Agbo
  Francis Agbo is a French athlete who specialises in the high jump. Agbo competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.- References :...
  
  
• Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Philippe Deroche
• Qualification — 7.90 m
• Final — 7.77 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Christian Valetudie
  Christian Valetudie
  Christian Valetudie is a French athlete who specialises in the triple jump. Valetudie competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.- References :...
  
  
• Qualification — 16.43 m
• Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Pole Vault

• Philippe Houvion
  Philippe Houvion
  Philippe Houvion is a retired French pole vaulter. On July 17, 1980 in Paris Houvion jumped 5.77 metres, beating the world record of Thierry Vigneron by two centimetres. The record only lasted until July 20, when Władysław Kozakiewicz of Poland jumped 5.78 metres in Moscow...
  
  
• Qualification — 5.35 m
• Final — 5.65 m (→ 4th place)

• Jean-Michel Bellot
  Jean-Michel Bellot
  Jean-Michel Bellot is a retired male pole vaulter from France.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 5.40 m
• Final — 5.60 m (→ 5th place)

• Thierry Vigneron
  Thierry Vigneron
  Thierry Vigneron is a retired French athlete. For many years he was among the world's leading pole vaulters....
  
  
• Qualification — 5.40 m
• Final — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Chantal Réga
  Chantal Réga
  Chantal Réga is a retired track and field sprinter and hurdler from France, best known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. A two-time Olympian she won a total number of fifteen national titles during the 1970s and early 1980s.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — 11.53
• Quarterfinals — 11.40
• Semifinals — 11.36
• Final — 11.32 (→ 7th place)

• Emma Sulter
  Emma Sulter
  Emma Sulter is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 meters. Sulter competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.- References :*...
  
  
• Heat — 11.56
• Quarterfinals — 11.48
• Semifinals — 11.63 (→ did not advance)

• Laureen Beckles
• Heat — 11.59
• Quarterfinals — 11.54
• Semifinals — 11.70 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Laurence Elloy
• Heat — 13.60
• Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance)

• Laurence Le Beau
• Heat — 13.18
• Semifinal — 13.54 (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

• Florence Picaut
  Florence Picaut
  Florence Picaut is a French athlete , and a specialist in decathlon, from the club at Stade Français from 1974 .- Honours :...
  
   — 4424 points (→ 9th place)
  1. 100 metres — 13.75s
  2. Shot Put — 13.24m
  3. High Jump — 1.80m
  4. Long Jump — 5.83m
  5. 800 metres — 2:16.70

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Ali Ben Maghenia
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Pushkardhoj Shahi (Nepal) walk-over
• Third Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) on points (0-5)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Daniel Londas
  Daniel Londas
  Daniel Londas is a former boxer who competed for France in the men's featherweight competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. After a first-round bye, he was eliminated in the second round by Soviet Viktor Rybakov .Londas then became a professional, recording 58 wins , 9 losses and 1...
  
  
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov
  Viktor Rybakov
  Viktor Grigorievich Rybakov is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur. He won the bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, and repeated that feat four years later in Moscow, Soviet...
  
   (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Fencing

16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1980. 37 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

• Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Frédéric Pietruszka
  Frédéric Pietruszka
  Frédéric Pietruszka is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Didier Flament
  Didier Flament
  Didier Flament is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 25 to 26, 1980...

• Frédéric Pietruszka
  Frédéric Pietruszka
  Frédéric Pietruszka is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Didier Flament
  Didier Flament
  Didier Flament is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot
  Pascal Jolyot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver in the individual foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Philippe Bonin
  Philippe Bonin
  Philippe Bonin is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Bruno Boscherie
  Bruno Boscherie
  Bruno Boscherie is a French fencer who took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.Boscherie was trained by Ernest Revenu in Melun, alongside with teammates Daniel Revenu, Bernard Talvard, Hugues Leseur, Daniel Provost, Jacky Courtillat and Frédéric Pietruszka.Boscherie became Olympic fencing...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27 to 28 1980. 42 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

• Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  
• Philippe Boisse
  Philippe Boisse
  Philippe Boisse a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Patrick Picot
  Patrick Picot
  Patrick Picot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 25 to 26 1980...

• Philippe Boisse
  Philippe Boisse
  Philippe Boisse a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
  
  , Hubert Gardas
  Hubert Gardas
  Hubert Gardas is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud
  Philippe Riboud is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Patrick Picot
  Patrick Picot
  Patrick Picot is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Michel Salesse
  Michel Salesse
  Michel Salesse is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 24 to 25, 1980. 30 fencers from 12 nations competed.-Results:...

• Jean-François Lamour
  Jean-François Lamour
  Jean-François Lamour is a former French fencer and current French politician and cabinet minister. A top fencer, he was a gold medallist at the 1984 Olympics and 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal winner at the 1992 Olympics in the men's individual sabre. He was also world champion in 1987...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 23 to 24, 1980. 33 fencers from 14 nations competed.-Results:...

• Pascale Trinquet-Hachin
• Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
  Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
  Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin is a French fencer. She won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the women's team foil events at three different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  
• Véronique Brouquier
  Véronique Brouquier
  Véronique Brouquier is a French fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 26 to 27, 1980...

• Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
  Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
  Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin is a French fencer. She won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the women's team foil events at three different Olympic Games.-References:...
  
  , Christine Muzio
  Christine Muzio
  Christine Muzio is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Isabelle Boéri-Bégard
  Isabelle Boéri-Bégard
  Isabelle Boéri-Bégard is a French fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Véronique Brouquier
  Véronique Brouquier
  Véronique Brouquier is a French fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Paul Four — 5.196 pts (→ 12th place)
• Joël Bouzou — 5.107 pts (→ 20th place)
• Alain Cortes — 5.042 pts (→ 23rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Four, Bouzou, and Cortes — 15.345 pts (→ 5th place)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• René Ecuyer
• Heats — 52,09
• Semi-Finals — 51,62
• Final — 52,01 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Mark Lazzaro
• Heats — DNS

• Paskal Laget
• Heats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance)

• Fabien Noël
• Heats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Xavier Savin
• Final — 55,66 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Fabien Noël, Mark Lazzaro, Dominique Petit, and Paskal Laget
• Final — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Frédéric Delcourt
  Frédéric Delcourt
  Frédéric Delcourt is a former French international swimmer who was an Olympic silver medalist.Delcourt was born in Nord, France....
  
  , Olivier Borios
  Olivier Borios
  Olivier Borios is a retired breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He claimed the gold medal a year earlier at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in the Men's 100m Breaststroke event.-References:*...
  
  , Xavier Savin, and René Ecuyer
• Final — 3.49,19 (→ 5th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Guylaine Berger
• Final — 57,88 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Catherine Poirot
• Heats — 1:12.94 (→ did not advance)