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France first participated at the Olympic Games in 1896. The nation also organized the very first Winter Olympic Games in 1924.

France has won over 800 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games, with most medals in Fencing, Cycling, and Athletics.

The French Olympic Committee was created and recognized in 1894, with as its first president Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

Medal Table[]

Medals by Summer Games[]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Athens 1896 13 5 4 2 11 4
Paris 1900 491 30 45 40 115 1
St. Louis 1904 1 0 1 0 1 11
London 1908 363 5 5 9 19 4
Stockholm 1912 119 7 4 3 14 5
Antwerp 1920 304 9 19 13 41 8
Paris 1924 401 13 15 10 38 3
Amsterdam 1928 255 6 10 5 21 7
Los Angeles 1932 103 10 5 4 19 3
Berlin 1936 201 7 6 6 19 5
London 1948 316 10 6 13 29 3
Helsinki 1952 245 6 6 6 18 7
Melbourne 1956 137 4 4 6 14 11
Rome 1960 238 0 2 3 5 25
Tokyo 1964 138 1 8 6 15 21
Mexico City 1968 200 7 3 5 15 6
Munich 1972 227 2 4 7 13 17
Montreal 1976 206 2 3 4 9 15
Moscow 1980 121 6 5 3 14 8
Los Angeles 1984 238 5 7 16 28 12
Seoul 1988 266 6 4 6 16 9
Barcelona 1992 339 8 5 16 29 9
Atlanta 1996 299 15 7 15 37 5
Sydney 2000 336 13 14 11 38 6
Athens 2004 308 11 9 13 33 7
Beijing 2008 323 7 16 20 43 10
London 2012 330 11 11 13 35 7
Rio de Janeiro 2016 395 10 18 14 42 7
Tokyo 2020 391 10 12 11 33 8
Total 226 258 280 764

Medals by Winter Games[]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Chamonix 1924 43 0 0 3 3 9
St. Moritz 1928 38 1 0 0 1 5
Lake Placid 1932 8 1 0 0 1 7
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 28 0 0 1 1 10
St. Moritz 1948 36 2 1 2 5 5
Oslo 1952 26 0 0 1 1 12
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 32 0 0 0 0
Squaw Valley 1960 26 1 0 2 3 10
Innsbruck 1964 24 3 4 0 7 5
Grenoble 1968 75 4 3 2 9 3
Sapporo 1972 40 0 1 2 3 16
Innsbruck 1976 35 0 0 1 1 16
Lake Placid 1980 22 0 0 1 1 16
Sarajevo 1984 32 0 1 2 3 13
Calgary 1988 68 1 0 1 2 11
Albertville 1992 109 3 5 1 9 7
Lillehammer 1994 98 0 1 4 5 17
Nagano 1998 106 2 1 5 8 13
Salt Lake City 2002 114 4 5 2 11 6
Turin 2006 82 3 2 4 9 10
Vancouver 2010 108 2 3 6 11 12
Sochi 2014 116 4 4 7 15 10
Pyeongchang 2018 107 5 4 6 15 9
Beijing 2022 86 5 7 2 14 10
Total 41 42 55 138

Medals by Sport[]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fencing 44 43 36 123
Cycling 41 27 25 93
Alpine Skiing 16 17 18 51
Judo 16 13 28 57
Athletics 14 26 30 70
Equestrian 14 13 11 38
Sailing 13 13 18 44
Biathlon 12 9 12 33
Shooting 10 14 10 34
Weightlifting 9 3 3 15
Swimming 8 16 20 44
Rowing 8 15 13 36
Canoeing 8 9 19 36
Archery 6 11 7 24
Boxing 6 9 10 25
Tennis 5 6 8 19
Snowboarding 4 5 4 13
Wrestling 4 4 10 18
Figure Skating 4 3 7 14
Handball 4 2 1 7
Gymnastics 3 10 9 22
Freestyle Skiing 3 6 6 15
Croquet 3 2 2 7
Nordic Combined 2 1 1 4
Rugby 1 3 0 4
Football 1 1 0 2
Water Polo 1 0 3 4
Karate 1 0 0 1
Volleyball 1 0 0 1
Water Motorsports 1 0 0 1
Basketball 0 4 1 5
Taekwondo 0 3 5 8
Cross-Country Skiing 0 1 4 5
Modern Pentathlon 0 1 2 3
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
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Curling 0 0 1 1
Ski Jumping 0 0 1 1
Synchronized Swimming 0 0 1 1
Triathlon 0 0 1 1
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