France at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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France at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:   FRA
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	243
Medals Rank: 12	Gold  5	Silver 7	Bronze 16	Total 28
Summer Olympic Games appearances
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Winter Olympic Games appearances
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France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Boxing 2.3 Football (soccer)

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Pierre Quinon — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault

• Philippe Boisse — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual

• Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual

• Philippe Hébérle — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle

• William Ayache, Michel Bibard, Dominique Bijotat, François Brisson, Patric Cubaynes, Patrice Garande, Philippe Jeannol, Guy Lacombe, Jean-Claude Lemoult, Jean-Philipp Rohr, Albert Rust, Didier Sénac, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, José Touré, Daniel Xuereb, and Jean-Louis Zanon — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

[edit] Silver

• Joseph Mahmoud — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase

• Bernard Bregeon and Patrick Lefoulon — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs

• Philippe Boisse, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team

• Philippe Delrieu, Franck Ducheix, Hervé Granger-Veyron, Pierre Guichot, and Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team

• Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight

• Michel Bury — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone

• Frédéric Delcourt — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke

[edit] Bronze

• Thierry Vigneron — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault

• Michèle Chardonnet — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles

• Christophe Tiozzo — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight

• Bernard Bregeon — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles

• François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit and Didier Vavasseur — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours

• Didier Hoyer and Eric Renaud — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs

• Fabrice Colas — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial

• Marc Cerboni, Patrick Groc, Pascal Jolyot, Philippe Omnès and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team

• Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual

• Véronique Brouquier, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Anne Meygret, and Laurence Modaine — Fencing, Women's Foil Team

• Philippe Vatuone — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises

• Marc Alexandre — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)

• Michel Nowak — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)

• Didier Boube, Joël Bouzou and Paul Four — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition

• Catherine Poirot — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Thierry Peponnet and Luc Pillot — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

After not competing in archery in 1980, France returned to the sport in 1984. Two men competed.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Gerard Douis – 2485 points (17th place)
• Philippe Loyen – 2411 points (35th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Louis Gomis
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Stefan Gertel (West Germany), retired in the second round
  3. Third Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (Zimbabwe), 0-5

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Vincent Sarnelli
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Moses Mwaba (Zambia), after knock-out in first round

[edit] Football (soccer)

Men's Team Competition:

• Group A

• France – Qatar 2-2
• France – Norway 2-1
• France – Chile 1-1

• Quarterfinal

• France – Egypt 2-0

• Semifinal

• France – Yugoslavia 4-2 [After extra time]

• Final

• France – Brazil 2-0

• Team Roster

• ( 1.) Albert Rust
• ( 2.) William Ayache
• ( 3.) Michel Bibard
• ( 4.) Dominique Bijotat
• ( 5.) François Brisson
• ( 6.) Patrick Cubaynes
• ( 7.) Patrice Garande
• ( 8.) Philippe Jeannol
• ( 9.) Guy Lacombe
• (10.) Jean-Claude Lemoult
• (11.) Jean-Philippe Rohr
• (12.) Didier Senac
• (13.) Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
• (14.) José Toure
• (15.) Daniel Xuereb
• (16.) Jean-Louis Zanon
• (17.) Michel Bensoussan

Coach: Henri Michel

Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States

Algeria • Andorra • Antigua‑Barbuda • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia • Botswana • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Burma • Cameroon • Canada • Cayman Islands • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Colombia • Congo • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Cyprus • Denmark • Djibouti • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • The Gambia • Ghana • Great Britain • Greece • Grenada • Guatemala • Guinea • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hong Kong • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kenya • Korea • Kuwait • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Luxembourg • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Mali • Malta • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Monaco • Morocco • Mozambique • Nepal • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • North Yemen • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Qatar • Romania • Rwanda • Samoa • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Solomon Islands • Somalia • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad‑Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Uganda • United Arab Emirates • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Virgin Islands • West Germany • Yugoslavia • Zaire • Zambia • Zimbabwe