France at the Olympics

France at the
Olympics
France at the; Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
Medals	Gold 248 Silver 276 Bronze 316 Total 840
Summer appearances
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Winter appearances
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

France has taken part in every Olympic Games with the possible exception of the 1904 Games. In 1904, different sources list Albert Corey as taking place in the games for either the United States or France.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for France is FRA.^[1]

History

France has hosted the Games 5 time:

French athletes have won 671 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Fencing and cycling are their best sports. France has won 94 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Most of these are in alpine skiing.

Total	202	223	246	671
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	5	4	2	11
1900 Paris (host nation)	26	41	34	101
1904 St. Louis	0	0	0	0
1908 London	5	5	9	19
1912 Stockholm	7	4	3	14
1920 Antwerp	9	19	13	41
1924 Paris (host nation)	13	15	10	38
1928 Amsterdam	6	10	5	21
1932 Los Angeles	10	5	4	19
1936 Berlin	7	6	6	19
1948 London	10	6	13	29
1952 Helsinki	6	6	6	18
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	4	4	6	14
1960 Rome	0	2	3	5
1964 Tokyo	1	8	6	15
1968 Mexico City	7	3	5	15
1972 Munich	2	4	7	13
1976 Montreal	2	3	4	9
1980 Moscow	6	5	3	14
1984 Los Angeles	5	7	16	28
1988 Seoul	6	4	6	16
1992 Barcelona	8	5	16	29
1996 Atlanta	15	7	15	37
2000 Sydney	13	14	11	38
2004 Athens	11	9	13	33
2008 Beijing	7	16	18	41
2012 London	11	11	12	34

Total	27	27	40	94
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Chamonix (host nation)	0	0	3	3
1928 St. Moritz	1	0	0	1
1932 Lake Placid	1	0	0	1
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	0	0	1	1
1948 St. Moritz	2	1	2	5
1952 Oslo	0	0	1	1
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	0	0	0	0
1960 Squaw Valley	1	0	2	3
1964 Innsbruck	3	4	0	7
1968 Grenoble (host nation)	4	3	2	9
1972 Sapporo	0	1	2	3
1976 Innsbruck	0	0	1	1
1980 Lake Placid	0	0	1	1
1984 Sarajevo	0	1	2	3
1988 Calgary	1	0	1	2
1992 Albertville (host nation)	3	5	1	9
1994 Lillehammer	0	1	4	5
1998 Nagano	2	1	5	8
2002 Salt Lake City	4	5	2	11
2006 Turin	3	2	4	9
2010 Vancouver	2	3	6	11

Leading in that sport

Total	202	223	246	671
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Fencing	41	40	34	115
Cycling	41	27	22	90
Athletics	14	22	25	61
Equestrian	12	12	10	34
Sailing	12	11	15	40
Judo	12	8	24	44
Shooting	9	13	9	31
Weightlifting	9	3	3	15
Swimming	8	13	19	40
Canoeing	7	8	18	33
Rowing	6	14	12	32
Archery	6	10	7	23
Tennis	5	6	8	19
Boxing	4	7	8	19
Wrestling	4	4	9	17
Gymnastics	3	10	9	22
Croquet	3	2	2	7
Handball	2	0	1	3
Rugby	1	2	0	3
Football	1	1	0	2
Water polo	1	0	3	4
Water motorsports	1	0	0	1
Basketball	0	3	0	3
Taekwondo	0	2	4	6
Table tennis	0	1	1	2
Basque pelota	0	1	0	1
Cricket	0	1	0	1
Diving	0	1	0	1
Tug of war	0	1	0	1
Modern pentathlon	0	0	2	2
Synchronized swimming	0	0	1	1

Total	27	27	40	94
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alpine skiing	15	14	14	43
Figure skating	3	2	7	12
Biathlon	4	4	9	17
Snowboarding	2	3	3	8
Freestyle skiing	1	2	4	7
Nordic combined	2	1	1	4
Cross-country skiing	0	1	0	1
Curling	0	0	1	1
Bobsleigh	0	0	1	1

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