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Template:Infobox Olympics France France has competed at every celebration of the modern Olympic Games, although the participation at the 1904 Games is questionable, with Albert Corey's appearance being credited by different sources to either the United States or France.

France has hosted the Games on five occasions:

French athletes have won 671 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with fencing and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. France has won an additional 94 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, mostly in alpine skiing.

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Number of medals won by France at the Olympic summer games from 1896 to 2012.
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 202 223 246 671

Medals by Winter Games

Number of medals won by France at the Olympic summer games from 1924 to 2010.
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
Total 27 27 40 94

Medals by summer sport

     Leading in that sport

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 202 223 246 671

Medals by winter sport

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
Total 27 27 40 94

See also

References

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  • "Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
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