France at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics France
games=2008 Summer
competitors=323
sports=23
flagbearer=Tony Estanguet
gold=7
silver=16
bronze=17
total=40
rank=10

France sent a team of 323 athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics. [ [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/14/content_8542327.htm "France preview: France stays low key towards Beijing Olympics"] , Xinhua, July 14, 2008]

Medalists

Women

Women

Women"'

Canoeing

Slalom

Men

Women

Cycling - Mountain Bike

Men

Women

Francois Pervis served as replacement for the team sprint.

;Pursuits

;Women

;Sprint

Eventing

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men

Handball

Men's Competition

;Roster
Luc Abalo
Joël Abati
Cédric Burdet
Didier Dinart
Jérôme Fernandez
Bertrand Gille
Guillaume Gille
Olivier Girault
Michaël Guigou
Nikola Karabatić
Daouda Karaboué
Christophe Kempe
Daniel Narcisse
Thierry Omeyer
Cédric Paty

;Preliminary Round (Group A)handballbox
date=10 August
time=14:00
team1=hb-rt|FRA
score= 34–26
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBM400A02.shtml#HBM400A02 (Report)]
team2=hb|BRA
goals1= Girault 7
goals2= Ertel 5
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Din (ROU), Dinu (ROU)----handballbox
date=12 August
time=14:00
team1=hb-rt|CHN
score= 19–33
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBM400A05.shtml#HBM400A05 (Report)]
team2=hb|FRA
goals1= Hao 5
goals2= Abalo, Guigou, Karabatic 5
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Canbro (SWE), Claesson (SWE)----handballbox
date=14 August
time=20:45
team1=hb-rt|FRA
score= 23–19
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBM400A09.shtml#HBM400A09 (Report)]
team2=hb|CRO
goals1= Gille 7
goals2= Dzomba 5
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Chernega (RUS), Paladenko (RUS)----handballbox
date=16 August
time=14:00
team1=hb-rt|FRA
score= 28–21
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBM400A11.shtml#HBM400A11 (Report)]
team2=hb|ESP
goals1= Gille 6
goals2= Garcia 7
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee= Lemme (GER), Ullrich (GER)----handballbox
date=18 August
time=20:45
team1=hb-rt|POL
score= 30–30
report= [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/HB/C73/HBM400A15.shtml#HBM400A15 (Report)]
team2=hb|FRA
goals1=Jurecki 7
goals2=Karabatić 8
stadium=Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
attendance=
referee=Liudowyk (UKR), Vakula (UKR)

Women

Rowing

;Men

CAN - Race cancelled

Women

Women

Taekwondo

Men

Women

Weightlifting

;Men

Bold type denotes round winner in case of a tie on technical points.
Ara Abrahamian of Sweden, who beat Melonin Noumonvi for bronze in the 84 kg class, was stripped of his medal for violation of the spirit of fair play. However, the medal will not be handed to Noumonvi or any other wrestler.

;Freestyle

;Women

;Freestyle

ee also

* France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References