France competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 336 competitors, 211 men and 125 women, took part in 196 events in 28 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Boxing Light Flyweight Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 Cycling Men's keirin , Laurent Gané, Arnaud Tournant Cycling Men's team sprint Cycling Women's track time trial Women's sprint Cycling Men's cross-country , Brice Guyart,Patrice Lhotellier, Lionel Plumenail Fencing Men's team foil Judo Men's +100 kg Judo Women's 63 kg Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol , Jean-Christophe Rolland Rowing Men's coxless pair , Xavier Dorfman,Yves Hocdé, Laurent Porchier Rowing Men's coxless four Basketball Men's competition Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Cycling Men's sprint Cycling Women's individual pursuit Fencing Men's épée , Hugues Obry, Éric Srecki Fencing Men's team épée Fencing Men's sabre , Julien Pillet,Cédric Séguin, Damien Touya Fencing Men's team sabre Gymnastics Men's pommel horse Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Judo Men's 66 kg Judo Women's 78 kg Shooting Women's trap Swimming Women's 200 m backstroke Boxing Flyweight Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Cycling Women's road time trial Fencing Women's épée Judo Men's 90 kg Judo Men's 100 kg , Pascal Touron Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls , Myriam Lignot Synchronized swimming Women's duet , Jean-Philippe Gatien Table tennis Men's doubles Tennis Men's singles Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
Archery
Sebastian Flute performed better in 2000 than he had in 1996, but still couldn't match the gold medal he had won in 1992. Jocelyn de Grandis was the only other French archer to win a match.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSébastien FluteMen's individual60352W 160-156W 160-148W 166-159L 102-106Did not advanceJocelyn de Grandis63225W 171-163L 150-161Did not advanceLionel Torres63911L 161-163Did not advanceSébastien Flute Jocelyn de Grandis Lionel TorresMen's team187411align=center colspan=2 L 239-250Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAlexandra FouaceWomen's individual61942L 149-157Did not advanceSylvie Pissis62535L 149-151Did not advance
Athletics
This was the first time since 1936 that France failed to win a single Olympic medal in athletics.
Men's track AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDavid Patros100m10.385 q10.336Did not advanceMarc Raquil400m45.723 Q45.565Did not advanceIbrahima Wade45.723 Q45.615Did not advanceMehdi Baala1500m3:40.351 Qalign=center colspan="2" 3:38.1543:34.144Driss Maazouzi3:38.886 Qalign=center colspan="2" 3:40.235 Q3:45.4611Mustapha Essaid5000malign=center colspan="4" 13:40.3413Did not advanceJean-Marc Grava110m hurdles14.014 Q14.478Did not advanceGael Pencreach3000m steeplechase8:25.356 qalign=center colspan="4" 8:41.1914Bouabdellah Tahri8:34.696Did not advanceChristophe Cheval Needy Guims Frederic Krantz David Patros Jerome Eyana (heats only)4 × 100 m relay39.001 Qalign=center colspan="2" 38.643 Q38.495Emmanuel Front Marc Foucan Marc Raquil Ibrahima Wade Pierre-Marie Hilaire (heats only) Bruno Wavelet (heats only)4 × 400 m relay3:04.453 qalign=center colspan="2" 3:00.64 SB4 q3:01.024Abdellah BéharMarathonalign=center colspan="6" DNFMohamed Ouaadialign=center colspan="6" 2:14:048Anthony Gillet20km walkalign=center colspan="6" 1:27:3633Sylvain Caudron50km walkalign=center colspan="6" 4:03:2229Denis Langloisalign=center colspan="6" 3:52:5614René Pilleralign=center colspan="6" DNF
Men's field AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionRonald ServiusLong jump7.6628Did not advanceCheikh Tidiane Toure7.8720Did not advanceColomba FofanaTriple jump14.5936Did not advanceJean GalfionePole vault5.5516Did not advanceRomain Mesnil5.4031Did not advanceDavid ChaussinandHammer throw77.127 q75.2611Gilles Dupray75.0519Did not advanceChristophe Épalle74.2223Did not advance
Women's track AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankChristine Arron100m11.421 Q11.264 Q11.427Did not advanceSandra Citte11.472 Q11.638Did not advanceMuriel Hurtis200m23.042 Q22.984 Q23.137Did not advanceMarie-José Pérec400mDNSDid not advanceYamna Belkacem5000m16:08.4912Did not advanceFatima Yvelain10000m33:44.4814Did not advanceLinda Ferga100m hurdles12.892 Q12.882 Q12.873 Q13.117Patricia Girard13.114 Q13.436Did not advanceNicole Ramalalanirina12.902 Q12.793 Q12.771 Q12.916Christine Arron Sandra Citte Fabe Dia Linda Ferga Muriel Hurtis4 × 100 m relay43.231 Qalign=center colspan=2 42.422 Q42.424Nora Leksir20km walkalign=center colspan=6 1:35:2922Fatiha Oualialign=center colspan=6 1:35:3523
Women's field AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMélina Robert-MichonDiscus throw54.1129Did not advanceManuela MontebrunHammer throw57.7724Did not advanceNadine AuzeliJavelin throw53.8529Did not advanceCaroline AmmelPole vault4.1517Did not advanceMarie Poissonnier4.1518Did not advanceLaurence ManfrediShot put16.5720Did not advance
Combined events Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankWilfrid BoulineauResult11.077.0813.382.0349.8215.0239.864.8059.694:35.59782120Points845833690831823847662849733708Laurent HernuResult11.197.1413.542.0650.6314.5141.785.0056.344:37.82790919Points819847700859786910701910683694Sebastien LevicqResult11.486.5713.53Did not finishPoints757713700
Heptathlon AthleteEventFinalRankEunice BarberResult12.971.8411.2724.475.93Did not finishPoints11291029613936828Nathalie TeppeResult14.021.7213.4426.395.9446.982:18.56585119Points976879757763831802843
Badminton
Men's singles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBertrand GalletMen's singlesW 15–7, 15–9L 7–15, 12–15Did not advance
Women's singles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSandra DimbourWomen's singlesL 1–11, 6–11Did not advanceTatiana VattierL 2–11, 3–11Did not advance
Basketball
Men's team Roster Jim Bilba Yann Bonato Makan Dioumassi Fabien Dubos Laurent Foirest Thierry Gadou David Gauthier Cyril Julian Crawford Palmer Laurent Pluvy Antoine Rigaudeau Stéphane Risacher Dwayne Scholten Laurent Sciarra Moustapha Sonko Frédéric Weis
Women's Team Roster Nicole Antibe Lucienne Berthieu Johanna Boutet Sabine Falcoz Isabelle Fijalkowski Edwige Lawson Sandra Le Drean Nathalie Lesdema Isabelle Marcin Catherine Melain Laëtitia Moussard Audrey Sauret Laure Savasta Yannick Souvré Dominique Tonnerre Stéphanie Vivenot
Teams' results TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFrance men'sMen's tournamentW 76-50L 63-81W 82-70L 57-67L 94-1064 QW 68-63W 76-52L 75-85France women'sWomen's tournamentW 75-39W 58-51W 70-58W 73-70 (OT)L 62-692 QL 58-695/6th place matchW 71-595
Beach volleyball
AthleteEventPreliminary roundPreliminary eliminationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJean-Philippe JodardChristian PenigaudMen'sL 5-15L 2-15Did not advance =19Anabelle Prawerman Cécile RigauxWomen'sW 16-14align=center L 7-15Did not advance =9
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBrahim AsloumLight flyweightW 12–3W 6–4W 12–8W 13–12W 23–10Jérôme ThomasFlyweightW 13–1RSCW 23–12L 16–22Did not advanceRachid BouaitaBantamweightL 2–9Did not advanceAbdel JebahiLightweightL 4–15Did not advanceWilly BlainLight welterweightalign=center L 14–25Did not advanceFrédéric EstherLight middleweightW 16–11W 18–16RSCDid not advanceJohn DoviLight heavyweightW 14–10RSCL 11–13Did not advanceJackson ChanetHeavyweightalign=center RSCL 13–18Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankEmmanuel BrugvinMen's C-1132.744131.026269.296 Q118.693119.735238.424Tony Estanguet132.393131.021263.412 Q115.251116.623231.87Frank Adisson Wilfrid ForguesMen's C-2134.963135.541270.502 Q119.281171.637290.917Laurent BurtzMen's K-1128.155129.3211257.478 Q112.645114.9011227.638Anne-Lise BardetWomen's K-1154.9010154.1813309.0811 Q125.773129.004254.77Brigitte Guibal147.674144.075292.624 Q124.981126.903251.88
Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEric le LeuchMen's C-1 500m1:53.9347 q1:56.9079Did not advanceMen's C-1 1000m3:55.7264 q4:02.0383 Q3:57.2174Pierre LubacMen's K-1 1000m3:36.5732 q3:38.1552 Q3:37.9317Philippe Aubertin Babak Amir-TahmassebMen's K-2 500m1:32.9023 q1:32.5973 Q1:48.7714Men's K-2 1000m3:14.8353 Qalign=center colspan=2 3:17.6355Maxime Boccon Frederic Gauthier Stephane Gourichon Pierre LubacMen's K-4 1000m3:05.8067 q3:03.7035Did not advance
Cycling
Cross Country AthleteEventTimeRankLudovic DubauMen's2:16:4818Christophe DupoueyDNFMiguel Martinez2:09:02Laurence LeboucherWomen's2:00:3818Sophie Villeneuve2:02:3123
Road Cycling Men AthleteEventTimeRankLaurent BrochardRoad race5:30:4645Christophe CapelleDNFLaurent Jalabert5:30:345Christophe Moreau5:30:4662Richard Virenque5:30:4663Laurent JalabertTime trial58:445Christophe Moreau59:3713
Women AthleteEventTimeRankJeannie Longo-CiprelliRoad race3:06:3726Magali le Floc'h3:06:316Catherine Marsal3:11:0439Jeannie Longo-CiprelliTime trial42:52Catherine Marsal44:2713
Track Cycling Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankLaurent GanéMen's sprint10.243 70.292 km/h2 QW 11.054 65.135 km/halign=center W 11.049 65.164 km/halign=center W 10.648 10.833L 10.822L4Florian Rousseau10.277 70.059 km/h3 QW 10.865 66.268 km/halign=center W 10.906 66.019 km/halign=center W 10.744 10.781W 10.877 11.536LFelicia BallangerWomen's sprint11.262 63.932 km/h1 QW 12.257 58.742 km/halign=center colspan=3 W 11.772 12.060W 12.328 12.124W 12.810 12.533Laurent Gané Florian Rousseau Arnaud TournantTeam sprint44.425 60.777 km/h1 QW 44.302 60.945 km/h1 Qalign=center colspan=4 W 44.233 61.040 km/h
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankPhilippe GaumontMen's pursuit4:22.1425Did not advanceMarion ClignetWomen's pursuit3:34.6362 Qalign=center colspan=2 W 3:36.2442 QL 3:38.751Cyril Bos Philippe Ermenault Francis Moreau Jerome NeuvilleTeam pursuit4:05.1553 qW 4:05.2243 QL 4:11.5494 qL 4:05.9914
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankArnaud TournantMen's time trial1:03.0235Felicia BallangerWomen's time trial34.140 ORMagali Faure-Humbert35.76611
Points race
Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalRankRankRankRankFrédéric MagnéKeirin2 Qalign=center 3 Q6Florian Rousseau5 R2 Q3 Q
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankChristophe CapelleMen's points race2019Marion ClignetWomen's points race1106Christophe Capelle Robert SassoneMadison5010
Diving
France entered nine diving events and had two top 10 finishes. Men