Medalists

Archery

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...

Sebastian Flute

Sebastian Flute

Sébastien Flute is a gold medal winning French archer. He currently has the 25th best ranking in the world among archers. He won the gold medal in the Men's Individual competition in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and also competed in the 1996 Olympic Games, the 2000 Olympic Games, and the 2004 Olympic...

 performed better in 2000 than he had in 1996, but still couldn't match the gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

 he had won in 1992. Jocelyn de Grandis

Jocelyn de Grandis

Jocelyn de Grandis is a French archer.De Grandis competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. Despite being ranked as number 13 beforehand, he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 51st overall...

 was the only other French archer to win a match.

Men's individual
	Sebastian Flute Sebastian Flute Sébastien Flute is a gold medal winning French archer. He currently has the 25th best ranking in the world among archers. He won the gold medal in the Men's Individual competition in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and also competed in the 1996 Olympic Games, the 2000 Olympic Games, and the 2004 Olympic...			Jocelyn de Grandis Jocelyn de Grandis Jocelyn de Grandis is a French archer.De Grandis competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. Despite being ranked as number 13 beforehand, he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 51st overall...			Lionel Torres
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Serdar Satir	160-156	Defeated	Iouri Leontiev	171-163	Lost to	Christian Stubbe	163-161
1/16 eliminations	Defeated	Baard Nesteng	160-148	Lost to	Simon Fairweather Simon Fairweather Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....	161-150	-	-	-
1/8 eliminations	Defeated	Fred van Zutphen	166-159	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quarterfinal	Lost to	Wietse van Alten Wietse van Alten Wietse Cornelis van Alten is an archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven....	106-102	-	-	-	-	-	-

Men's team:

• Flute, de Grandis, and Torres — round of 16, 11th place (0-1)

Women's individual
	Sylvie Pissis			Alexandra Fouace Alexandra Fouace Alexandra Fouace is a French athlete who competed in archery at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004, she was 30th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 627. In the first round of elimination, she faced 35th-ranked Sayami Matsushita of Japan...
1/32 eliminations	Lost to	Chia-Ling Wen  Chinese Taipei	151-149	Lost to	Barbara Mensing Barbara Mensing Barbara Mensing is an archer from Germany.-References:*...   Germany	157-149

Men's competition

Men's 100 m

• David Patros
  David Patros
  David Patros is a retired French sprinter.He finished fifth in relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics, with teammates Frédéric Krantz, Christophe Cheval and Needy Guims...
  
  
• Round 1 — 10.38
• Round 2 — 10.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m

• Ibrahima Wade
  Ibrahima Wade
  Ibrahima Wade is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Senegal in 2000.His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar...
  
  
• Round 1 — 45.72
• Round 2 — 45.61 (→ did not advance)

• Marc Raquil
  Marc Raquil
  Marc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He has a World Championships bronze medal from 2003 and a European gold medal from the 2006 European Athletics Championships...
  
  
• Round 1 — 45.72
• Round 2 — 45.56 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m

• Mehdi Baala
  Mehdi Baala
  Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...
  
  
• Round 1 — 03:40.35
• Semifinal — 03:38.15
• Final — 03:34.14 (→ 4th place)

• Driss Maazouzi
  Driss Maazouzi
  Driss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....
  
  
• Round 1 — 03:38.88
• Semifinal — 03:40.23
• Final — 03:45.46 (→ 11th place)

Men's 5,000 m

• Mustapha Essaid
• Round 1 — 13:40.82 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

• Jean-Marc Grava
  Jean-Marc Grava
  Jean-Marc Grava is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. Grava competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Round 1 — 14.01
• Round 2 — 14.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m

• Christophe Cheval
  Christophe Cheval
  Christophe Cheval is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims...
  
  , Jerome Eyana
  Jérôme Éyana
  Jérôme Éyana is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.At the 2002 European Championships he finished fourth in 4x100 m relay with teammates David Patros, Issa-Aimé Nthépé and Ronald Pognon...
  
  , Needdy Guims, Frederic Krantz
  Frédéric Krantz
  Frédéric Krantz is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Christophe Cheval and Needy Guims...
  
  , David Patros
  David Patros
  David Patros is a retired French sprinter.He finished fifth in relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics, with teammates Frédéric Krantz, Christophe Cheval and Needy Guims...
  
  
• Round 1 — 39
• Semifinal — 38.64
• Final — 38.49 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x400 m

• Marc Foucan
  Marc Foucan
  Marc Foucan is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. Foucan competed in the men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :...
  
  , Emmanuel Front, Pierre-Marie Hilaire
  Pierre-Marie Hilaire
  Pierre-Marie Hilaire is a French athlete who specializes in the 300 and 400 meters.Hilaire competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics .- references :...
  
  , Marc Raquil
  Marc Raquil
  Marc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He has a World Championships bronze medal from 2003 and a European gold medal from the 2006 European Athletics Championships...
  
  , Ibrahima Wade
  Ibrahima Wade
  Ibrahima Wade is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Senegal in 2000.His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar...
  
  , Bruno Wavelet
• Round 1 — 03:04.45
• Semifinal — 03:00.64
• Final — 03:01.02 (→ 4th place)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Gael Pencreach
• Round 1 — 08:25.35
• Final — 08:41.19 (→ 14th place)

• Bouabdellah Tahri
• Round 1 — 08:34.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m Wheelchair

• Claude Issorat
  Claude Issorat
  Claude Issorat is a Paralympian athlete from France competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.Claude is one of the most successful French track and field paralympians with 13 medals, 7 gold, across 4 games. He has medalled in events ranging from 100m up to marathon.-External links:*...
  
  
• Final — 03:07.65 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Hammer Throw

• David Chaussinand
  David Chaussinand
  David Chaussinand is a retired male hammer thrower from France. He set his personal best on August 19, 2001 at a meet in Rüdlingen. Chaussinand won the title at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, but was disqualified from the competition after failing a drug test...
  
  
• Qualifying — 77.12
• Final — 75.26 (→ 11th place)

• Giles Dupray
• Qualifying — 75.05 (→ did not advance)

• Christophe Epalle
  Christophe Épalle
  Christophe Épalle is a French hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 81.79 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Clermont-Ferrand.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 74.22 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Cheikh Toure
  Cheikh Touré
  Cheikh Tidiane Touré is a Senegal-born French athlete who specialised in the long jump. He retired after the 2003 season.His best international performance came in the 1997 World Championships, where he finished 7th....
  
  
• Qualifying — 7.87 (→ did not advance)

• Ronald Servius
  Ronald Servius
  Ronald Servius is a French athlete who specialises in the long jump. Servius competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics- References :...
  
  
• Qualifying — 7.66 (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Colomba Fofana
  Colomba Fofana
  Colomba Fofana is a French triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.34 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Forbach. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Indoor Championships, without reaching the final....
  
  
• Qualifying — 14.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Jean Galfione
  Jean Galfione
  Jean Galfione is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Qualifying — 5.55 (→ did not advance)

• Romain Mesnil
  Romain Mesnil
  Romain Mesnil is a French pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres...
  
  
• Qualifying — 5.40 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Anthony Gillet
  Anthony Gillet
  Anthony Gillet is a retired male racewalker from France. He competed for his native country in the men's 20 km race walk event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:27:36 (→ 33rd place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Denis Langlois
  Denis Langlois
  Denis Langlois is a French race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Final — 3:52:56 (→ 14th place)

• Sylvain Caudron
• Final — 4:03:22 (→ 29th place)

• René Piller
  René Piller
  René Piller is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in three Summer Olympics during his career.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — DNF

Men's marathon

• Mohamed Ouaadi
  Mohamed Ouaadi
  Mohamed Ouaadi is a retired French long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 13:44.8 minutes *10,000 metres - 28:33.59 minutes...
  
  
• Final — 2:14:04 (→ 8th place)

• Abdellah Behar
  Abdellah Béhar
  Abdellah Béhar is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:35.80 min *5000 metres - 13:13.33 min...
  
  
• Final — DNF

Men's Decathlon

• Laurent Hernu
  Laurent Hernu
  Laurent Hernu is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• 100 m — 11.19
• Long Jump — 7.14
• Shot Put — 13.54
• High Jump — 2.06
• 400 m — 50.63
• 100 m Hurdles — 14.51
• Discus Throw — 41.78
• Pole Vault — 5.00
• Javelin Throw — 56.34
• 1,500 m — 04:37.82
  • Points — 7909.00 (→ 19th place)

• Wilfrid Boulineau
  Wilfrid Boulineau
  Wilfrid Boulineau is a retired French decathlete. He finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships and twentieth at the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best result was 8312 points, achieved in May 1999 in Arles.-Achievements:...
  
  
• 100 m — 11.07
• Long Jump — 7.08
• Shot Put — 13.38
• High Jump — 2.03
• 400 m — 49.82
• 100 m Hurdles — 15.02
• Discus Throw — 39.86
• Pole Vault — 4.80
• Javelin Throw — 59.69
• 1,500 m — 04:35.59
  • Points — 7821.00 (→ 20th place)

• Sebastien Levicq
  Sébastien Levicq
  Sébastien Levicq is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• 100 m — 11.48
• Long Jump — 6.57
• Shot Put — 13.53
• High Jump — DNS

Women's competition

Women's 100 m

• Christine Arron
• Round 1 — 11.42
• Round 2 — 11.26
• Semifinal — 11.42 (→ did not advance)

• Sandra Citte
  Sandra Citte
  Sandra Citte is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 meters. Citte competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics- References :...
  
  
• Round 1 — 11.47
• Round 2 — 11.63 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m

• Muriel Hurtis
  Muriel Hurtis
  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships...
  
  
• Round 1 — 23.04
• Round 2 — 22.98
• Semifinal — 23.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m

• Marie-José Pérec
  Marie-José Pérec
  Marie-José Pérec is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion....
  
  
• Round 1 — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m

• Yamna Belkacem
• Round 1 — 16:08.49 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10,000 m

• Fatima Yvelain
• Round 1 — 33:44.48 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Linda Ferga
• Round 1 — 12.89
• Round 2 — 12.88
• Semifinal — 12.87
• Final — 13.11 (→ 7th place)

• Nicole Ramalalanirina
  Nicole Ramalalanirina
  Nicole Ramalalanirina is a French athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She changed nationality from her native Madagascar in 1998....
  
  
• Round 1 — 12.90
• Round 2 — 12.79
• Semifinal — 12.77
• Final — 12.91 (→ 7th place)

• Patricia Girard
• Round 1 — 13.11
• Round 2 — 13.43 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m

• Christine Arron, Sandra Citte
  Sandra Citte
  Sandra Citte is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 meters. Citte competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics- References :...
  
  , Fabe Dia
  Fabe Dia
  Fabe Dia Longo is a French-Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.She won the silver medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships...
  
  , Linda Ferga, Muriel Hurtis
  Muriel Hurtis
  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships...
  
  
• Round 1 — 43.23
• Semifinal — 42.42
• Final — 42.42 (→ 4th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Laurence Manfredi
  Laurence Manfredi
  Laurence Manfredi is a French shot putter.She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...
  
  
• Qualifying — 16.57 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus

• Melina Robert-Michon
  Mélina Robert-Michon
  Mélina Robert-Michon is a French discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Salon-de-Provence. Melina is now the mother a little Elyssa born on 24/08/10.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 54.11 (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Nadine Auzeil
  Nadine Auzeil
  Nadine Auzeil-Schoellkopf is a retired female javelin thrower from France. A three-time Olympian she set her personal best on June 27, 2000 in Strasbourg.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 53.85 (→ did not advance)

Women's Hammer Throw

• Manuela Montebrun
  Manuela Montebrun
  Manuela Montebrun is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 57.77 (→ did not advance)

Women's Pole Vault

• Caroline Ammel
• Qualifying — 4.15 (→ did not advance)

• Marie Poissonnier
  Marie Poissonnier
  Marie Poissonnier is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne....
  
  
• Qualifying — 4.15 (→ did not advance)

Women's 20 km Walk

• Nora Leksir
• Final — 1:35:39 (→ 22nd place)

• Fatiha Ouali
  Fatiha Ouali
  Fatiha Ouali is a female race walker from France.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:35:35 (→ 23rd place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Nathalie Teppe
  Nathalie Teppe
  Nathalie Teppe is a French heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• 100 m Hurdles — 14.02
• High Jump — 1.72
• Shot Put — 13.44
• 200 m — 26.39
• Long Jump — 5.94
• Javelin Throw — 46.98
• 800 m — 02:18.56
• Points — 5851 (→ 19th place)

• Eunice Barber
  Eunice Barber
  Eunice Barber is a Sierra Leonean athlete competing in heptathlon and long jump. Barber initially competed for Sierra Leone and then for France from 1999 onwards...
  
  
• 100 m Hurdles — 12.97
• High Jump — 1.84
• Shot Put — 11.27
• 200 m — 24.47
• Long Jump — 5.93
• Javelin Throw — DNS

Badminton

Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Badminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from September 17–23, 2000. The competition included five events ....

Men's Singles

• Bertrand Gallet
• Round of 64: Defeated Marco Vasconcelos
  Marco Vasconcelos
  Marco Paulo Pereira Vasconcelos is a male badminton player from Portugal.Vasconcelos played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Richard Vaughan of Great Britain. He also competed in the men's singles at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, falling in the...
  
   of Portugal
• Round of 32: Lost to Sun-Ho Hwang of Korea

Women's Singles

• Tatiana Vattier
• Round of 64: Lost to Kanako Yonekura
  Kanako Yonekura
  is a female badminton player from Japan.Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final....
  
   of Japan

• Sandra Dimbour
• Round of 64: Bye
• Round of 32: Lost to Lidya Djaelawijaya of Indonesia

Basketball

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• Defeated New Zealand (76-50)
• Lost to Lithuania (63-81)
• Defeated China (82-70)
• Lost to Italy (57-67)
• Lost to United States (94-106)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Canada (68-63)
• Semi Finals
• Defeated Australia (76-52)
• Gold Medal Match
• Lost to United States (75-85) — Silver Medal
• Team Roster
• Jim Bilba
  Jim Bilba
  Jim Bilba is a basketball player from France. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.Currently, Bilba is the assistant coach for the French basketball team, Cholet Basket....
  
  
• Yann Bonato
  Yann Bonato
  Yann Bonato is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*...
  
  
• Makan Dioumassi
  Makan Dioumassi
  Makan Dioumassi is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team. Playing as a shooting guard he was on the national side that claimed the bronze medal at the 2005 European Championships. He is currently playing for Saba Battery...
  
  
• Fabien Dubos
• Laurent Foirest
  Laurent Foirest
  Laurent Foirest is a French basketball player with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Foirest won a silver medal with the France national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He stands at 6' 5¾" and he also played previously with Saski Baskonia of Spanish ACB.-References:...
  
  
• Thierry Gadou
  Thierry Gadou
  Thierry Gadou is a French basketball player formerly with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. Gadou won a silver medal with the France national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• David Gauthier
• Cyril Julian
  Cyril Julian
  Cyril Julian was a French men's professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the pro club SLUC Nancy in France.-French national team:...
  
  
• Crawford Palmer
  Crawford Palmer
  Henry Crawford Palmer is a French-American men's basketball player formerly with Strasbourg IG in France and the French men's national basketball team. Palmer, born in the United States, attended Duke University from 1989-91, then transferred to Dartmouth College for his final two years...
  
  
• Laurent Pluvy
• Antoine Rigaudeau
  Antoine Rigaudeau
  Antoine Roger Rigaudeau nicknamed Le Roi , is a retired French professional basketball player....
  
  
• Stéphane Risacher
  Stéphane Risacher
  Stéphane Risacher is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*...
  
  
• Dwayne Scholten
• Laurent Sciarra
  Laurent Sciarra
  Laurent Sciarra is a French basketball player.Sciarra began his professional career in 1990 with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket and moved to Paris Basket Racing in 1993, where he played until 1997 on the club's championship season...
  
  
• Moustapha Sonko
  Moustapha Sonko
  Moustapha Sonko is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*...
  
  
• Frédéric Weis
  Frédéric Weis
  Frédéric Weis is a retired French professional basketball player.-Pro career:Weis has played for Unicaja Málaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League, PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek League, and Limoges in the French League...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• Defeated Senegal (75-39)
• Defeated Slovakia (58-51)
• Defeated Canada (70-58)
• Defeated Brazil (73-70)
• Lost to Australia (62-69)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to South Korea (59-68)
• Classification Match (5th-6th)
• Defeated Russia (71-59) — 5th place
• Team Roster
• Nicole Antibe
  Nicole Antibe
  Nicole Antibe is a French basketball player.Antibe has had 193 selections on the French national women's basketball team from 1993-2005 .- references :...
  
  
• Lucienne Berthieu
  Lucienne Berthieu
  Lucienne Claudine Berthieu-Poiraud is a French-Cameroonian women's basketball player. She played in the WNBA in the United States from 2002-2004 with the Cleveland Rockers and Houston Comets. In 43 games, she averaged 3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. She played college basketball at Old...
  
  
• Johanna Boutet
• Sabine Falcoz
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
  Isabelle Fijalkowski
  Isabelle Fijalkowski, now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize , is a retired French basketball player.- Career :*1988-1991: Montferrand*1991-1992: Challes-les-Eaux*1992-1994: Clermont-Ferrand...
  
  
• Edwige Lawson
  Edwige Lawson
  Edwige Lawson , also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French professional women's basketball player for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars. Edwige has played in numerous other professional basketball leagues as well. She started her professional career at the age of 17...
  
  
• Sandra Le Drean
• Nathalie Lesdema
  Nathalie Lesdema
  Nathalie Lesdema is a French basketball player who played for the French women's national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Isabelle Marcin
• Catherine Melain
• Laëtitia Moussard
• Audrey Sauret
• Laure Savasta
  Laure Savasta
  Laure Savasta is a French professional basketball player. She both plays point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA; indeed, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and was a member of the French national team for a...
  
  
• Yannick Souvré
• Dominique Tonnerre
• Stéphanie Vivenot

Boxing

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Brahim Asloum
  Brahim Asloum
  Brahim Asloum born January 31, 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Asloum is the former WBA light flyweight world champion.- Olympic results :...
  
  
  • Round 1 — Defeated Rezkalla Mohamed Abdelaehim of Egypt
  • Round 2 — Defeated Brian Viloria
    Brian Viloria
    Brian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...
    
     of United States
  • Quarterfinal — Defeated Ki-Suk Kim of Korea
  • Semifinal — Defeated Maikro Romero Esquirol of Cuba
  • Final — Defeated Rafael Lozano
    Rafael Lozano
    Rafael Lozano Muñoz is a former boxer from Spain.- Professional career :Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001...
    
     of Spain — Gold Medal

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Jérôme Thomas
  Jérôme Thomas
  Jérôme Thomas is a boxer from France, competing in the flyweight division....
  
  
  • Round 1 — Defeated Erle Wiltshire
    Erle Wiltshire
    Erle Wiltshire is a former flyweight boxer from Australia, who was born in Burma. He represented his second country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
    
     of Australia
  • Round 2 — Defeated Drissa Tou of Burkina Faso
  • Quarterfinal — Defeated José Navarro
    José Navarro (boxer)
    José Navarro is a professional boxer who competes in the Flyweight division. Navarro participated at the Summer Olympics in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. He is of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:...
    
     of the United States
  • Semifinal — Lost to Bulat Jumadilov
    Bulat Jumadilov
    Bulat Jumadilov is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Four years earlier at the 1996 Summer Olympics he also captured the silver medal...
    
     of Kazakhstan — Bronze Medal

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Rachid Bouaita
  Rachid Bouaita
  Rachid Bouaita is a retired boxer from France, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. His best result was finishing in fifth place after being defeated by Cuba's eventual silver medalist Arnaldo Mesa.-References:*...
  
  
  • Round 1 — Lost to Clarence Vinson
    Clarence Vinson
    Clarence Adam Vinson is an American boxer. Nicknamed "Untouchable", Vinson won the bantamweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
    
     of the United States (did not advance)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Abdel Jebahi
  • Round 1 — Lost to Selim Palyani
    Selim Palyani
    Selim Palyani is a boxer from Turkey, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Lightweight division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland....
    
     of Turkey (did not advance)

Men's Welterweight (63.5 kg)

• Willy Blain
  Willy Blain
  Willy Blain is a boxer from France, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight division.-Amateur:...
  
  
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Lost to Diogenes Luna Martinez of Cuba (did not advance)

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• Frédéric Esther
  Frédéric Esther
  Frédéric Esther is a boxer from France, competing in the middleweight division. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was stopped in the quarterfinales of the light middleweight division by eventual silver medalist Marian Simion of...
  
  
  • Round 1 — Defeated Andrey Mishin
    Andrey Mishin
    Andrey Mishin is a boxer from Russia, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Mishin further won silver and gold medals at European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Men's Light-Middleweight division.-References:*...
    
     of Russia
  • Round 2 — Defeated Firat Karagollu of Turkey
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Marin Simion of Romania (did not advance)

Men's Middleweight (81 kg)

• John Dovi
  John Dovi
  John Dovi is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.-Career:He was 7 times French light-heavy champ from 1999 to 2005....
  
  
  • Round 1 — Defeated Shawn Terry Cox
    Shawn Terry Cox
    Shawn Terry Cox is a boxer from Barbados best known for participating in the 2000 Olympics and for winning gold 2002 and silver at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games at light heavyweight.-Amateur career:...
    
     of Barbados
  • Round 2 — Defeated Alexey Katulievsky of Kyrgyzstan
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Alexander Lebziak of Russia (did not advance)

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

• Jackson Chanet
  Jackson Chanet
  Jackson Chanet is a French boxer best known for winning the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships heavyweight title.-Amateur:...
  
  
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Defeated Mohamed Azzaoui
    Mohamed Azzaoui
    Mohamed Azzaoui is a retired amateur boxer from Algeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa...
    
     of Algeria
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Sultanahmed Ibzagimov of Russia (did not advance)

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

• Pierre Lubac
  Pierre Lubac
  Pierre Lubac is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 03:36.573
• Semifinal — 03:38.155
• Final — 03:37.931 (→ 7th place)

Men's Kayak Doubles 500 m

• Babak Amir-Tahmasseb
  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb
  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb is an Iranian-born, French sprint kayaker who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....
  
   and Philippe Aubertin
  Philippe Aubertin
  Philippe Aubertin is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 01:32.902
• Semifinal — 01:32.597
• Final — 01:48.921 (→ 4th place)

Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m

• Babak Amir-Tahmasseb
  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb
  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb is an Iranian-born, French sprint kayaker who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....
  
   and Philippe Aubertin
  Philippe Aubertin
  Philippe Aubertin is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 03:14.835
• Semifinal — Bye
• Final — 03:17.635 (→ 5th place)

Men's Kayak Fours 1,000 m

• Maxime Boccon
  Maxime Boccon
  Maxime Boccon is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.-References:*...
  
  , Frederic Gauthier
  Frédéric Gauthier
  Frédéric Gauthier is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.-References:*...
  
  , Stephane Gourichon
  Stéphane Gourichon
  Stéphane Gourichon is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.-References:*...
  
  , and Pierre Lubac
  Pierre Lubac
  Pierre Lubac is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 03:05.860
• Semifinal — 03:03.703 (→ did not advance)

Men's Canoe Singles 500 m

• Eric le Leuch
  Éric le Leuch
  Éric le Leuch is a French sprint canoer who competed from 1995 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 01:53.934
• Semifinal — 01:56.907 (→ did not advance)

Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m

• Eric le Leuch
  Éric le Leuch
  Éric le Leuch is a French sprint canoer who competed from 1995 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 03:55.726
• Semifinal — 04:02.038
• Final — 03:57.217 (→ 4th place)

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles

• Laurent Burtz
  Laurent Burtz
  Laurent Burtz is a French slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...
  
  
• Qualifying — 257.47
• Final — 227.63 (→ 8th place)

Men's Canoe Singles

• Tony Estanguet
  Tony Estanguet
  Tony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist. He has competed since the late 1990s.-Career:Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the World Championships in the 1970s...
  
  
• Qualifying — 263.41
• Final — 231.87 (→ Gold Medal)

• Emmanuel Brugvin
  Emmanuel Brugvin
  Emmanuel Brugvin is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold , two silvers , and a bronze .Brugvin also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C-1 event...
  
  
• Qualifying — 269.29
• Final — 238.42 (→ 4th place)

Men's Canoe Doubles

• Wilfrid Forgues
  Wilfrid Forgues
  Wilfrid Forgues is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a gold in 1996 and a bronze in 1992....
  
   and Frank Adisson
  Frank Adisson
  Frank Adisson is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a gold in 1996 and a bronze in 1992....
  
  
• Qualifying — 270.50
• Final — 290.91 (→ 7th place)

Women's competition

Women's Kayak Singles

• Brigette Guibal
• Qualifying — 292.62
• Final — 251.88 (→ Silver Medal)

• Anne-Lise Bardet
  Anne-Lise Bardet
  Anne-Lise Bardet is a French slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. She won the bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
  
• Qualifying — 309.08
• Final — 254.77 (→ Bronze Medal)

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Miguel Martinez
  Miguel Martinez (cyclist)
  Miguel Martinez is a French cyclist specializing in competitive cross-country mountain biking. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in third place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Final — 2:09:02.50 (→ Gold Medal)

• Ludovic Dubau
• Final — 2:16:48.56 (→ 18th place)

• Christophe Dupouey
  Christophe Dupouey
  Christophe Dupouey was a French mountain biker. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the men's cross country section of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. In 1998 he won the gold medal in the same section of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships...
  
  
• Final — DNF

Women's Mountain Bike

• Laurence Leboucher
  Laurence Leboucher
  Laurence Leboucher is a French professional cross-country mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time world cyclo-cross champion.- Major achievements :...
  
  
• Final — 2:00:38.89 (→ 18th place)

• Sophie Villeneuve
  Sophie Villeneuve
  Sophie Villeneuve was a French cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best career finish was fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while her best individual finish was ninth in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in 1994.Villeneuve's...
  
  
• Final — 2:02:31.71 (→ 23rd place)

Road Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Laurent Jalabert
  Laurent Jalabert
  Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
  
  
• Final — 0:58:44 (→ 5th place)

• Christophe Moreau
  Christophe Moreau
  Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...
  
  
• Final — 0:59:37 (→ 13th place)

Men's Road Race

• Laurent Jalabert
  Laurent Jalabert
  Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s...
  
  
• Final — 5:30:34 (→ 5th place)

• Laurent Brochard
  Laurent Brochard
  Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain....
  
  
• Final — 5:30:46 (→ 45th place)

• Christophe Moreau
  Christophe Moreau
  Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...
  
  
• Final — 5:30:46 (→ 62nd place)

• Richard Virenque
  Richard Virenque
  Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
  
  
• Final — 5:30:46 (→ 63rd place)

• Christophe Capelle
• Final — DNF

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
• Final — 0:42:52 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Catherine Marsal
  Catherine Marsal
  Catherine Marsal is a retired female racing cyclist from France. She has been World Champion four times and raced professionally in Italy and the US. At the age of 17 she was selected for the French Olympic Team for the first time. Since then she represented her native country at four Summer...
  
  
• Final — 0:44:27 (→ 13th place)

Women's Road Race

• Magali le Floc'h
• Final — 3:06:31 (→ 6th place)

• Catherine Marsal
  Catherine Marsal
  Catherine Marsal is a retired female racing cyclist from France. She has been World Champion four times and raced professionally in Italy and the US. At the age of 17 she was selected for the French Olympic Team for the first time. Since then she represented her native country at four Summer...
  
  
• Final — 3:11:04 (→ 38th place)

• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
• Final — 3:06:37 (→ 25th place)

Track Cycling

Men's Sprint

• Laurent Gané
  Laurent Gané
  Laurent Gané is a French professional track cyclist.He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists, in 1999 and 2003.Gané is also the cousin of cyclist Hervé Gané....
  
  
  • Qualifying — 10.243
  • First Round — Defeated Julio César Herrera
    Julio César Herrera
    Julio César Herrera Cabrera is a retired male track cyclist from Cuba. He competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Herrera won three medals at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:*...
    
     of Cuba
  • 1/8 Finals — Defeated Craig MacLean
    Craig MacLean
    Craig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....
    
     of Great Britain
  • Quarterfinal — Defeated Sean Eadie
    Sean Eadie
    Sean Eadie is a retired professional track cyclist. He lives in Como, New South Wales . He started cycling at 10 and became a professional in 1990. Despite competitive aggression on the track, he is a "gentle giant" off the track. Prior to becoming a full time cyclist, Eadie was a kindergarten...
    
     of Australia
  • Semifinal — Lost to Florian Rousseau
    Florian Rousseau
    Florian Rousseau is a French former track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics . He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming to make his eyes bulge - to help him concentrate at the start of races...
    
     of France
  • Final — Lost to Jens Fiedler of Germany

• Florian Rousseau
  Florian Rousseau
  Florian Rousseau is a French former track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics . He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming to make his eyes bulge - to help him concentrate at the start of races...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 10.277
  • First Round — Defeated Nikolaos Angelidis of Greece
  • 1/8 Finals — Defeated Christian Arrue of United States
  • Quarterfinal — Defeated Jose Villanueva
    José Villanueva
    José Luis Villanueva was an amateur boxer from the Philippines who represented his country at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics...
    
     of Spain
  • Semifinal — Defeated Laurent Gané
    Laurent Gané
    Laurent Gané is a French professional track cyclist.He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists, in 1999 and 2003.Gané is also the cousin of cyclist Hervé Gané....
    
     of France
  • Final — Lost to Marty Nothstein
    Marty Nothstein
    Martin "Marty" Wayne Nothstein is an American professional road bicycle racer and track cyclist. He is a 3-time world champion in track events and an Olympic gold and silver medalist.-Early life:...
    
     of United States — Silver Medal

Men's Individual Pursuit

• Philippe Gaumont
  Philippe Gaumont
  Philippe Gaumont is a former French professional road racing cyclist. He is notorious for having confessed to extensive doping and explaining a lot of the tricks of the trade.-Racing results:...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 04:22.142 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1 km Time Trial

• Arnaud Tourant
  • Final — 01:03.023 (→ 5th place)

Men's Point Race

• Christophe Capelle
  • Points — 2
  • Laps Down — 2 (→ 19th place)

Men's Keirin

• Frédéric Magné
  Frédéric Magné
  Frédéric Magné is a French former track cyclist. Magné was the world champion in keirin in 1995, 1997 and 2000 and in tandem in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1994, each time with Fabrice Colas.- Palmarès :19871988198919911992...
  
  
  • First Round — Heat — 3; Place — 2
  • Second Round — Heat — 2; Place — 3 (→ did not advance)
  • Final — 6th place

• Florian Rousseau
  Florian Rousseau
  Florian Rousseau is a French former track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics . He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming to make his eyes bulge - to help him concentrate at the start of races...
  
  
  • First Round — Heat — 2; Place — 5
  • Repechage — Heat — 2; Place — 2
  • Second Round — Heat — 1; Place — 3
  • Final — 1st place — Gold Medal

Men's Olympic Sprint

• Laurent Gané
  Laurent Gané
  Laurent Gané is a French professional track cyclist.He was awarded the Vélo d'Or français, which is awarded by a panel of French journalists, in 1999 and 2003.Gané is also the cousin of cyclist Hervé Gané....
  
  , Florian Rousseau
  Florian Rousseau
  Florian Rousseau is a French former track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics . He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming to make his eyes bulge - to help him concentrate at the start of races...
  
  , Arnaud Tournant
  Arnaud Tournant
  Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 44.425
  • Second Round — 44.302
  • Final — 44.233 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's Team Pursuit

• Cyril Box, Philippe Ermenault
  Philippe Ermenault
  Philippe Ermenault is a French former track cyclist. Ermenault was twice world champion in individual pursuit and Olympic champion as part of the France team in the team pursuit.-Results:- External links :...
  
  , Francis Moreau
  Francis Moreau
  Francis Moreau is a French former professional racing cyclist from Saint-Quentin. He turned professional in 1989 and retired 12 years later at the end of 2000. A pursuit specialist, Moreau was a frequent medalist and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the pursuit in 1991...
  
  , and Jérôme Neuville
  Jérôme Neuville
  Jérôme Neuville is a French racing cyclist.He had a break in his track cycling career between 1999 and 2002, during which time he competed on the road as a professional cyclist with the Crédit Agricole team , and Cofidis...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 04:05.155
  • Quarterfinal — 04:05.224
  • Semifinal — 04:11.549 (→ did not advance)

Men's Madison

• Robert Sassone and Christophe Capelle
  • Final — 5 (→ 10th place)

Women's Sprint

• Félicia Ballanger
  Félicia Ballanger
  Félicia Ballanger was a French racing cyclist.She won five world championships in the sprint and 500 m time trial. She was also a triple Olympic champion. She is tall and weighs .- Biography :...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 11.262
  • 1/8 Finals — Defeated Mira Kasslin of Finland
  • Quarterfinal — Defeated Tanya Lindenmuth of United States
  • Semifinal — Defeated Michelle Ferris of Australia
  • Final — Defeated Oxana Grichina of Russia (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Individual Pursuit

• Marion Clignet
  Marion Clignet
  Marion Clignet is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, and she subsequently raced for France.- Palmarès :...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 03:34.636
  • Semifinal — Defeated Yvonne McGregor
    Yvonne McGregor
    Yvonne McGregor MBE is an English former professional cyclist from Wibsey. She was made an MBE for services to cycling in the new year's honours list in January 2002.-Palmarès:1994...
    
     of Great Britain
  • Final — Lost to Leontien Zijlaard of Netherlands (→ Silver medal)

Women's 500 m Time Trial

• Félicia Ballanger
  Félicia Ballanger
  Félicia Ballanger was a French racing cyclist.She won five world championships in the sprint and 500 m time trial. She was also a triple Olympic champion. She is tall and weighs .- Biography :...
  
  
  • Final — 34.140 (→ Gold Medal)

• Magali Faure-Humbert
  • Final — 35.766 (→ 11th place)

Women's Point Race

• Marion Clignet
  Marion Clignet
  Marion Clignet is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, and she subsequently raced for France.- Palmarès :...
  
  
  • Points — 11 (→ 6th place)

Diving

Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...

France entered nine diving events and had two top 10 finishes.

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Frederic Pierre
• Preliminary — 310.74 (40th place, did not advance)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Gilles Emptoz — Lacote
• Preliminary — 377.7 (20th place, did not advance)

Men's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

• Giles Emptoz — Lacote, Frederic Pierre
• Final — 310.08 (6th place)

Men's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform

• Giles Emptoz — Lacote, Frederic Pierre
• Final — 314.94 (8th place)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Sandra Ponthus
• Preliminary — 242.79 (23rd place, did not advance)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Julie Danaux
• Preliminary — 219.87 (36th place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Odile Arboles — Souchon
• Preliminary — 260.25 (23rd place, did not advance)

Women's 10 Metre Platform

• Claire Febvay
  Claire Febvay
  Claire Febvay is a French diver.-External links:*...
  
  
• Preliminary — 222.81 (35th place, did not advance)

Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform

• Odile Arboles — Souchon, Julie Danaux
• Final — 277.14 (7th place)

Jumping Team

• Alexandra Lederman (Rochet M)
• Thierry Pomel (Thor des Chaines)
• Michel Robert
  Michel Robert (equestrian)
  Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :...
  
   (Auleto)
• Philippe Rozier
  Philippe Rozier
  Philippe Rozier is a French show jumping rider. He began riding internationally thirty years ago, beginning with a spot on the 1980 gold-medal French team at the Junior European Championships...
  
   (Barbarian)
• Patrice Delaveau (Caucalis)

Eventing Team

• Jean-Lou Bigot (Twist La Beige)
• Didier Courrèges
  Didier Courrèges
  Didier Courrèges is a high-level horse rider. He is professor of equitation at the National School of Equitation in Saumur, France, and a member of its equestrian display team, the Cadre Noir....
  
   (Débat d’Estruval)
• Nicolas Touzaint
  Nicolas Touzaint
  Nicolas Touzaint, born 10 May 1980, is a French professional horserider specialising in three day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976...
  
   (Cobra d’Or)
• Jean-Luc Force (Crocus Jacob)
• Rodolphe Scherer (Bambi de Brière, Avant-Première)
• Jean Teulère
  Jean Teulère
  Jean Teulère is a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and finished 4th in the individual contest.-References:...
  
   (Amouncha)
• Didier Viricel (Caprice de la Cour)
• Didier Willefert (Blakring)

Fencing

Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...

Men's Individual Épée

• Hughes Obry — Silver Medal

Men's Individual Sabre

• Mathieu Gourdain — Silver Medal

Women's Individual Épée

• Laura Flessel-Colovic
  Laura Flessel-Colovic
  Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than...
  
   — Bronze Medal

Men's Team Foil

• Jean-Noel Ferrari
  Jean-Noël Ferrari
  Jean-Noël Ferrari is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in team foil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Athens, together with Lionel Plumenail, Brice Guyart and Patrice Lhotellier.-References:...
  
  , Brice Guyart
  Brice Guyart
  Brice Guyart is a foil fencer from France.- Honours :* 2000 – Team Olympic Champion* 2001 – Team World Champion with France* 2001 – World Bronze Medal* 2003 – World Bronze Medal...
  
  , Patrice Lhotellier
  Patrice Lhotellier
  Patrice Lhotellier is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Athens, together with Jean-Noël Ferrari, Brice Guyart and Lionel Plumenail.-References:...
  
  , Lionel Plumenail
  Lionel Plumenail
  Lionel Plumenail is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in team foil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Athens, together with Jean-Noël Ferrari, Brice Guyart and Patrice Lhotellier.-References:...
  
   — Gold Medal

Men's Team Épée

• Jean-François di Martino, Robert Leroux, Hughes Obry, Éric Srecki
  Eric Srecki
  Eric Srecki is a French fencer and Olympic champion in the épée competition.He won a gold medal in individual épée event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He won a team gold medal in 1988, silver in 2000, and a bronze medal in 1996.-References:...
  
   — Silver Medal

Men's Team Sabre

• Mathieu Gourdain, Julien Pillet
  Julien Pillet
  Julien Pillet is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
  
  , Cedric Seguin, Damien Touya
  Damien Touya
  Damien Touya is a French fencer. He won medals at three Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, in team sabré, together with Julien Pillet and his brother Gaël Touya.-References:...
  
   — Silver Medal

Artistique Gymnastics

Women's Competition

• Anne-Sophie Endeler, Delphine Regease, Ludivine Furnon
  Ludivine Furnon
  Ludivine Furnon is a retired Olympic athlete from France. She was the first French female gymnast ever to medal at the World Gymnastics Championships....
  
  , Nelly Ramassany, Alexandra Soler, and Elvire Teza
  Elvire Teza
  Elvire Teza is a retired French gymnast who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was the French National Champion in gymnastics in 1997, 1999 and 2000....
  
  

Men's Competition

• Eric Casimir, Yann Cucherat
  Yann Cucherat
  Yann Cucherat is a French gymnast. He won a bronze medal in parallel bars at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:...
  
  , Dimitri Karbanenko, Florent Maree, Eric Poujade, and Benjamin Varonian
  Benjamin Varonian
  Benjamin Varonian , in France is an Olympic gymnast who won a silver medal during the 2000 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Women's Individual Competition

• Eva Serrano
  Eva Serrano
  Eva Serrano was an individual rhythmic gymnast. She started gymnastics at age seven. She retired in December 2000.-External links:*...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Anne-Sophie Doyen, Anne-Laure Klein, Anne-Sophie Lavoine, Laetitia Mancieri, Magalie Poisson, and Vanessa Sauzède

Handball

Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Medal summary:-References:*...

Men's Team Competition

• Grégory Anquetil
  Grégory Anquetil
  Grégory Anquetil is a French team handball player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th, and also at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Cédric Burdet
  Cédric Burdet
  Cédric Burdet is a retired French handball player who played most of his career in French handball team Montpellier HB until his retirement in 2009 ....
  
  
• Patrick Cazal
  Patrick Cazal
  Patrick Cazal is a French team handball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 6th.-References:...
  
  
• Didier Dinart
  Didier Dinart
  Didier Dinart is a French handball player, currently playing for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain...
  
  
• Jérôme Fernandez
  Jérôme Fernandez
  Jérôme Fernandez is a French handball player, currently playing for THW Kiel in Germany.-History:* 1997-1999 : Spacer's Toulouse* 1999-2002 : Montpellier HB* 2002-2008 : FC Barcelona Handbol...
  
  
• Christian Gaudin
  Christian Gaudin (handballer)
  Christian Gaudin is a French team handball player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where France placed 6th.-References:...
  
  
• Bertrand Gille
• Guillaume Gille
  Guillaume Gille
  Guillaume Alain Gille , is a handball player from France. He is the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Together with his brother, Bertrand Gille, he plays in the German Bundesliga for HSV Hamburg.-Career:Gille's career as a handball player began early...
  
  
• Olivier Girault
  Olivier Girault
  Olivier Girault is a now retired French team handball player, who is currently the coach of the Paris Handball team...
  
  
• Andrej Golic
  Andrej Golic
  Andrej Golic is a French team handball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the French team placed sixth.-References:...
  
  
• Stéphane Joulin
  Stéphane Joulin
  Stéphane Joulin is a French team handball player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th. He also participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed sixth.-References:...
  
  
• Guéric Kervadec
  Guéric Kervadec
  Guéric Kervadec is a French team handball player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th. He also participated at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Bernard Latchimy
• Bruno Martini
  Bruno Martini (handballer)
  Bruno Martini is a French team handball goalkeeper. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th, and also at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the team placed 6th.-References:...
  
  
• Thierry Omeyer
• Stéphane Plantin
• Laurent Puigségur
• Jackson Richardson
  Jackson Richardson
  Jackson Richardson is a retired French handball player. As the captain of the French handball team, he was the flag carrier during the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Athens on August 13, 2004....
  
  
• Marc Wiltberger
  Marc Wiltberger
  Marc Wiltberger is a French team handball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the French team placed sixth.-References:...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Valérie Nicolas
  Valérie Nicolas
  Valérie Nicolas is a French handball goalkeeper and former player of the French national team. She became World Champion in 2003 with the French team, and was also voted Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper. She was voted into the All-Star Team in the 2007 World Championship...
  
  
• Marie-Annick Dezert
• Joanne Dudziak
  Joanne Dudziak
  Joanne Dudziak is a French handball goalkeeper. She has played for the club HBC Nîmes and for the French national team.She became World Champion in 2003, when France won the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship in Croatia....
  
  
• Sonia Cendier
• Estelle Vogein
  Estelle Vogein
  Estelle Vogein is a French team handball player. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where the French team placed fourth.-References:...
  
  
• Leïla Lejeune
• Sandrine Mariot-Delerce
• Nodjialem Myarao
• Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland
  Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland
  Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland is a French former handballer who played for the French national team. She received a gold medal at the 2003 World Championship and a silver medal at the 1999 World Championship. She won the Cup Winners' Cup with ES Besançon in 2003.Pecqueux-Rolland made her debut with...
  
  
• Christelle Joseph-Mathieu
• Raphaëlle Tervel
  Raphaëlle Tervel
  Raphaëlle Tervel is a French handball player who plays for the Spanish club SD Itxako. She was born in Besançon.She made her debut with the national team in 1998. She won gold medals with the French team at the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship in Croatia. She competed at the Summer...
  
  
• Stéphanie Cano
  Stéphanie Cano
  Stéphanie Cano is a French handball player who has played for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth.-References:...
  
  
• Isabelle Wendling
  Isabelle Wendling
  Isabelle Wendling is a French handball player and member of a former World Champion French national team....
  
  
• Chantal Maio
• Stéphanie Ludwig
• Melinda Szabo
• Myriam Korfanty
  Myriam Korfanty
  Myriam Korfanty is a French team handball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the French team placed sixth. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where France placed fourth.-References:...
  
  
• Nathalie Selembarom
• Leïsa Lerus

Judo

Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

Men's Competition

• Eric Despezelle
  Éric Despezelle
  Éric Despezelle is a French judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
   (60 kg)
• Larbi Benboudaoud
  Larbi Benboudaoud
  Larbi Benboudaoud is a judoka from France, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
   (66 kg)
• Ferrid Kheder
  Ferrid Kheder
  Ferrid Kheder is a French-Tunisian judoka and mixed martial artist. He competes in the welterweight and lightweight divisions. Although in Kheder's fight with Daisuke Nakamura he failed to make weight.-Judo career:...
  
   (73 kg)
• Djamel Bouras
  Djamel Bouras
  Djamel Bouras is a French judoka of Algerian origin.He won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.- Video :* -References:...
  
   (81 kg)
• Frédéric Demontfaucon
  Frédéric Demontfaucon
  Frédéric Demontfaucon is a judoka from France.-Achievements:- Video :* -References:* on JudoInside.com*...
  
   (90 kg)
• Stéphane Traineau
  Stéphane Traineau
  Stéphane Traineau is a French judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
  
   (–100 kg)
• David Douillet
  David Douillet
  David Douillet is a French judoka and politician.Douillet was born in the city of Rouen. Standing at 1.90 meters and weighing 125 kilograms , he won the judo heavyweight gold medals in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games in Atlanta and Sydney. He also gained four world titles and a European crown...
  
   (+100 kg)

Women's Competition

• Sarah Nichilo-Rosso (48 kg)
• Laëtitia Tignola (52 kg)
• Barbara Harel (57 kg)
• Séverine Vandenhende
  Séverine Vandenhende
  Séverine Vandenhende is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
   (63 kg)
• Karine Rambault (70 kg)
• Céline Lebrun
  Céline Lebrun
  Céline Lebrun is a French judoka born in Paris, France. She has competed in judo at both national and international level...
  
   (–78 kg)
• Christine Cicot
  Christine Cicot
  Christine Cicot is a French judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. She received a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She became world champion in Paris 1997.-References:...
  
   (+78 kg)

Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe women's individual match was newly introduced.Men's held September 30. Women's held on October 1.Shooting, held on 6:45 at the Pavilion 2 Fencing, held on 8:00 at the Pavilion 2...

Women's Individual Competition

• Caroline Delemer — 4992 pts (→ 10th place)

Men's Individual Competition

• Sebastien Deleigne — 5326 pts (→ 4th place)
• Oliver Clergeau — 5217 pts (→ 8th place)

Sailing

Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

France competed in six of the Sailing events at the Sydney Olympics.

Men's Mistral

• Alexandre Guyader
• Race 1 — 22
• Race 2 — 4
• Race 3 — (28)
• Race 4 — 6
• Race 5 — 4
• Race 6 — 15
• Race 7 — 5
• Race 8 — 11
• Race 9 — 9
• Race 10 — (26)
• Race 11 — 24
• Final — 100 (12th place)

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

• Xavier Rohart
  Xavier Rohart
  Xavier Rohart is a French sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Star class with Pascal Rambeau at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  
• Race 1 — 11
• Race 2 — 11
• Race 3 — 4
• Race 4 — 3
• Race 5 — 1
• Race 6 — 9
• Race 7 — 6
• Race 8 — (13)
• Race 9 — (17)
• Race 10 — 5
• Race 11 — 5
• Final — 55 (5th place)

Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

• Gildas Philippe and Tanguy Cariou
• Race 1 — 10
• Race 2 — 2
• Race 3 — 5
• Race 4 — 16
• Race 5 — (30) OCS
• Race 6 — (23)
• Race 7 — 2
• Race 8 — 22
• Race 9 — 17
• Race 10 — 18
• Race 11 — 19
• Final — 111 (14th place)

Men's Tornado

• Pierre Pennec and Yann Guichard
• Race 1 — 4
• Race 2 — 8
• Race 3 — (13)
• Race 4 — 2
• Race 5 — 5
• Race 6 — 3
• Race 7 — 3
• Race 8 — (9)
• Race 9 — 4
• Race 10 — 6
• Race 11 — 8
• Final — 43 (4th place)

Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

• Jean-Marie Dauris, Philippe Presti
  Philippe Presti
  Philippe Presti is a French sailor. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1993 and 1996 he won the Finn Gold Cup- References :* at sports-reference.com...
  
   and Pascal Rambeau
  Pascal Rambeau
  Pascal Rambeau is a French sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Star class with Xavier Rohart at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  
• Round Robin Group 1(2-3) — 2 Points — Did not advance

Women's Mistral

• Lise Vidal
• Race 1 — 7
• Race 2 — 6
• Race 3 — 9
• Race 4 — (25)
• Race 5 — 3
• Race 6 — (30) DSQ
• Race 7 — 10
• Race 8 — 8
• Race 9 — 21
• Race 10 — 6
• Race 11 — 5
• Final — 75 (9th place)

Shooting

Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....

Men's Competition

• Jean-Pierre Amat
  Jean-Pierre Amat
  Jean-Pierre Amat is a French sports shooter who competed and won a gold meal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the small bore rifle, three positions.-Current world record in 50 m rifle prone :-References:...
  
   (50 m Rifle, three positions)
• Franck Badiou
  Franck Badiou
  Franck Badiou is a French sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:...
  
   (10 m Running Target)
• Philippe Joualin (carabine 60 balles couché)
• Franck Dumoulin
  Franck Dumoulin
  Franck Dumoulin is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France.- Olympic Games :- World Championships :* 1994 World Championships :** Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol** Bronze Medal in 50 m Pistol...
  
   (10 m Air Pistol)
• Stéphane Gagne (10 m Air Pistol)
• Stéphane Clamens
  Stéphane Clamens
  Stéphane Clamens is a French sport shooter who specializes in the trap.At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint seventh place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games.-References:...
  
   (fosse olympique)
• Jean-François Dellac (skeet)
• Jean-Paul Gros (double trap)

Women's Competition

• Valérie Bellenoue (50 m Rifle, three positions)
• Delphine Racinet (fosse olympique)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Romain Barnier
  Romain Barnier
  Romain Barnier is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Romain Barnier
  Romain Barnier
  Romain Barnier is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 50.32 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Nicolas Rostoucher
  Nicolas Rostoucher
  Nicolas Rostoucher is a freestyle and medley swimmer from France, who is on the French National Swimming Team since 2000. He has competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 03:51.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Nicolas Rostoucher
  Nicolas Rostoucher
  Nicolas Rostoucher is a freestyle and medley swimmer from France, who is on the French National Swimming Team since 2000. He has competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 15:13.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Franck Esposito
  Franck Esposito
  Franck Esposito is a former swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 53.54
• Semi-final — 53.38 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Franck Esposito
  Franck Esposito
  Franck Esposito is a former swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:57.97
• Semi-final — 01:57.04
• Final — 01:58.39 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Hugues Duboscq
  Hugues Duboscq
  Hugues Duboscq is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has won three Olympic bronze medals....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:02.40 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Stéphan Perrot
  Stéphan Perrot
  Stéphan Perrot is a breaststroke swimmer from France, who won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres breaststroke event at the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was eliminated in the semifinals of...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:14.79
• Semi-final — 02:14.59 (→ did not advance)

• Yohann Bernard
  Yohann Bernard
  Yohann Bernard is a breaststroke swimmer from France.-Career:Bernard won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres breaststroke event at the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:15.35
• Semi-final — 02:13.48
• Final — 02:13.31 (→ 7th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Simon Dufour
• Preliminary Heat — 56.01
• Semi-final — 55.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Simon Dufour
• Preliminary Heat — 02:01.09 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Xavier Marchand
  Xavier Marchand
  Xavier Marchand is a former medley swimmer from France, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. He won his first international medal in 1997, at the European LC Championships in the 200 m individual medley behind Holland's...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:02.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Johann Le Bihan
  Johann Le Bihan
  Johann Le Bihan is a retired medley swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the 2000 European Long Course Championships in the men's 400 m individual medley event.-References:*...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 04:20.96 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Romain Barnier
  Romain Barnier
  Romain Barnier is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  , Frédérick Bousquet
  Frédérick Bousquet
  Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...
  
  , Hugo Viart
  Hugo Viart
  Hugo Viart is a retired freestyle swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the 2000 European Long Course Championships in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay event.-References:*...
  
  , and Nicolas Kintz
• Preliminary Heat — 03:20.19
• Final — 03:21.00 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Simon Dufour, Hugues Duboscq
  Hugues Duboscq
  Hugues Duboscq is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He has won three Olympic bronze medals....
  
  , Franck Esposito
  Franck Esposito
  Franck Esposito is a former swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
  
  , and Frédérick Bousquet
  Frédérick Bousquet
  Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 03:40.31
• Final — 03:40.02 (→ 7th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Solenne Figuès
  Solenne Figuès
  Solenne Figuès is a French swimmer.Figuès represented France in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympics. She won her first medal, a bronze, in 2000, in the 2000 European Swimming Championship in the 4×200 m freestyle relays...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:01.46 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Laetitia Choux
• Preliminary Heat — 04:13.09 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Cécile Jeanson
• Preliminary Heat — 59.96 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Cécile Jeanson
• Preliminary Heat — 02:10.78
• Semi-final — 02:10.78 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Karine Brémond
• Preliminary Heat — 02:27.13
• Semi-final — 02:27.86 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Roxana Maracineanu
  Roxana Maracineanu
  Roxana Maracineanu or Mărăcineanu is a Romanian-born French former backstroke swimmer. She won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:01.66
• Semi-final — 01:01.61
• Final — 01:01.10 (→ 4th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Roxana Maracineanu
  Roxana Maracineanu
  Roxana Maracineanu or Mărăcineanu is a Romanian-born French former backstroke swimmer. She won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:11.01
• Semi-final — 02:11.93
• Final — 02:10.25 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Alicia Bozon, Laetitia Choux, Solenne Figuès
  Solenne Figuès
  Solenne Figuès is a French swimmer.Figuès represented France in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympics. She won her first medal, a bronze, in 2000, in the 2000 European Swimming Championship in the 4×200 m freestyle relays...
  
  , and Katarin Quelennec
• Preliminary Heat — 08:07.03
• Final — 08:05.99 (→ 8th place)

Synchronized Swimming

Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...

Women's Team Competition

• Cinthia Bouhier, Virginie Dedieu
  Virginie Dedieu
  Virginie Dedieu is a French synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in duet together with Myriam Lignot.-References:...
  
  , Charlotte Fabre, Myriam Glez
  Myriam Glez
  Myriam Glez in France) is a synchronised swimmer who represented France at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....
  
  , Rachel Le Bozec, Myriam Lignot
  Myriam Lignot
  Myriam Lignot is a French synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in duet together with Virginie Dedieu, and placed fourth in the team competition.-References:...
  
  , Charlotte Massardier, Magalie Rathier, and Cathy Geoffroy
• Technical Routine — 33.763
• Free Routine — 62.704
• Final — 96.467 (→ 4th place)

Women's Duet Competition

• Virginie Dedieu
  Virginie Dedieu
  Virginie Dedieu is a French synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in duet together with Myriam Lignot.-References:...
  
   and Myriam Lignot
  Myriam Lignot
  Myriam Lignot is a French synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in duet together with Virginie Dedieu, and placed fourth in the team competition.-References:...
  
  
• Technical Routine — 33.997
• Free Routine — 63.44
• Final — 97.437 (→ Bronze Medal)

Table tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Damien Eloi
• Jean-Philippe Gatien
  Jean-Philippe Gatien
  Jean-Philippe Gatien is a retired French table tennis player.He competed at four Olympics from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in doubles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
  
  
• Christophe Legout

Men's Doubles Competition

• Patrick Chila
  Patrick Chila
  Patrick Chila is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics...
  
  
• Damien Eloi
• Jean-Philippe Gatien
  Jean-Philippe Gatien
  Jean-Philippe Gatien is a retired French table tennis player.He competed at four Olympics from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in doubles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
  
  
• Christophe Legout

Women's Singles Competition

• Anne Boileau

Taekwondo

Men's Competition

• Pascal Gentil
  Pascal Gentil
  Pascal Gentil is a French taekwondo practitioner. A three-time winner of the European Championships, four-time World Cup Champion and Olympic bronze medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympicsin Athens, Pascal Gentil is the most decorated taekwondo practitioner...
  
   (80 kg)

Women's Competition

• Myriam Baverel
  Myriam Baverel
  Myriam Baverel is a French taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a silver medal in the +67 kg class...
  
   (67 kg)

Tennis

Men's Singls Competition

• Fabrice Santoro
  Fabrice Santoro
  Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Marat Safin
  Marat Safin
  Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
  
   (RUS), 1-6 6-1 6-4
• Second Round — Defeated Fernando Vicente
  Fernando Vicente
  Fernando Vicente Fibla is a tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 June 2000, when he became the World Number 29.-Singles: 6 :Wins...
  
   (ESP) 6-1 6-7 7-5
• Third Round — Lost to Karim Alami
  Karim Alami
  Karim Alami is a tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's eventual winner Marc Rosset. The right-hander won two career titles in...
  
   (FRA), 2-6 7-5 4-6

• Arnaud Di Pasquale
  Arnaud Di Pasquale
  Arnaud Di Pasquale is a former professional male tennis player from France.Di Pasquale is best remembered for his bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event...
  
   → Bronze Medal
• First Round — Defeated Nicolas Kiefer
  Nicolas Kiefer
  Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
  
   (GER), 6-4 6-3
• Second Round — Defeated Vladimir Voltchkov
  Vladimir Voltchkov
  Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov is a Belarusian tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semi-final at the 2000 Wimbledon, where, as a qualifer, he lost to Pete Sampras in straight sets...
  
   (BLR), 6-2 6-2
• Third Round — Defeated Magnus Norman
  Magnus Norman
  Magnus Norman is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner-up at the French Open in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World Number 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy.Norman reached his career high...
  
   (SWE), 7-6 7-6
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero
  Juan Carlos Ferrero
  Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
  
   (ESP), 6-2 6-1
• Semifinals — Lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...
  
   (RUS), 6-4 6-4
• Third Place — Defeated Roger Federer
  Roger Federer
  Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
  
   (SUI), 7-6 6-7 6-3

• Arnaud Clément
  Arnaud Clément
  Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Greg Rusedski
  Greg Rusedski
  Gregory "Greg" Rusedski is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33...
  
   (GBR), 6-2 6-3
• Second Round — Lost to Àlex Corretja
  Àlex Corretja
  Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
  
   (ESP), 7-6 4-6 4-6

Men's Doubles Competition

• Nicolas Escudé
  Nicolas Escudé
  Nicolas Jean-Christophe Escudé is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1995. He won four singles titles and two doubles titles during his career....
  
   and Fabrice Santoro
  Fabrice Santoro
  Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
  
  

Women's Singles Competition

• Amélie Mauresmo
  Amélie Mauresmo
  Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
  
  
• Julie Halard
• Nathalie Dechy
  Nathalie Dechy
  Nathalie Dechy is a French former professional tour tennis player.Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara...
  
  

Women's Doubles Competition

• Julie Halard and Sandrine Testud
  Sandrine Testud
  Sandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings...
  
  

Triathlon

France's competitors at the first Olympic triathlon included twins Beatrice Mouthon

Beatrice Mouthon

Béatrice Mouthon is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.Mouthon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-fifth place with a total time of 2:11:08.08...

 and Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys

Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys

Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.Mouthon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took seventh place with a total time of 2:02:53.41...

. Isabelle was one of the three French triathletes to place in the top eight.

Women's Individual Competition

• Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys
  Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys
  Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.Mouthon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took seventh place with a total time of 2:02:53.41...
  
   — 2:02:53.41 (→ 7th place)
• Christine Hocq
  Christine Hocq
  Christine Hocq is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.Nicknamed "Titi", Hocq competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took eighth place with a total time of 2:03:01.90. Her split times were 19:43.78 for the swim, 1:05:33.90 for the cyling, and...
  
   — 2:03:01.90 (→ 8th place)
• Beatrice Mouthon
  Beatrice Mouthon
  Béatrice Mouthon is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.Mouthon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-fifth place with a total time of 2:11:08.08...
  
   — 2:11:08.08 (→ 35th place)

Men's Individual Competition

• Olivier Marceau
  Olivier Marceau
  Olivier Marceau is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon.A member of the Poissy Triathlon Club he competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took seventh place with a total time of 1:49:18.03.Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Marceau competed...
  
   — 1:49:18.03 (→ 7th place)
• Carl Blasco
  Carl Blasco
  Carl Blasco is an athlete from France. He competes in triathlon.Blasco competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took nineteenth place with a total time of 1:50:18.02....
  
   — 1:50:18.02 (→ 19th place)
• Stephan Bignet
  Stephan Bignet
  Stéphan Bignet is an athlete from France. He competes in triathlon.Bignet competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-first place with a total time of 1:51:12.15.-References:...
  
   — 1:51:12.15 (→ 31st place)

Men's Beach Competition

• Jean-Philippe Jodard
  Jean-Philippe Jodard
  Jean-Philippe Jodard is a retired beach volleyball player from France, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996...
  
   and Christian Penigaud
  Christian Penigaud
  Christian Penigaud is a retired beach volleyball player from France, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996...
  
   — 19th place (tied)

Women's Beach Competition

• Anabelle Prawerman
  Anabelle Prawerman
  Anabelle Prawerman is a former female beach volleyball player from France, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Partnering Cécile Rigaux she claimed the silver medal at the 1999 European Championships.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...
  
   and Cécile Rigaux
  Cécile Rigaux
  Cécile Rigaux is a former female beach volleyball player from France, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Partnering Anabelle Prawerman she claimed the silver medal at the 1999 European Championships.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...
  
  
• Preliminary Round — defeated Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch
  Danja Müsch
  Danja Müsch is a former female beach volleyball player from Germany, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...
  
   (GER) 16-14
• Round of 16 — Lost to Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser (AUS) 3-15 (→ 9th place)

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Eric Bonnel Eric Bonnel Eric Bonnel is a retired male weightlifter from France. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 . His best finish was the 11th place in the men's bantamweight division .-References:*...	Bantamweight (– 56 kg) Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg The Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event is the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass...	112.5	117.5	117.5	140.0	147.5	147.5	252.5	14
Samson N'Dicka-Matam Samson N'Dicka-Matam Samson N'Dicka-Matam is a retired male weightlifter from Cameroon, who later represented France. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 for Cameroon . His best finish was the sixth place in the men's featherweight division .-References:*...	Featherweight (– 62 kg) Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event is the second men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass...	125.0	130.0	130.0	160.0	165.0	165.0	285.0	12

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Sabrina Richard Sabrina Richard Sabrina Richard is a retired female weightlifter from France. She competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 8th place in the women's flyweight division ....	Flyweight (– 48 kg)	70.0	72.5	75.0	87.5	92.5	92.5	157.5	8

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman Competition

• Djamel Ainaoui (– 58 kg)
• Ghani Yalouz (– 69 kg)
• Yvon Riemer (– 76 kg)