France at the 1992 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 339 competitors, 241 men and 98 women, took part in 196 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Judo | Women's 61 kg | 30 July | ||
| Fencing | Men's foil | 31 July | ||
| Fencing | Men's épée | 1 August | ||
| Sailing | Men's Lechner A-390 | 2 August | ||
| Judo | Women's 48 kg | 2 August | ||
| Sailing | Tornado | 3 August | ||
| Archery | Men's individual | 3 August | ||
| Athletics | Women's 400 metres | 5 August | ||
| Cycling | Women's individual road race | 26 July | ||
| Shooting | Men's 10 metre air rifle | 27 July | ||
| Judo | Men's 86 kg | 29 July | ||
| Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | 2 August | ||
| Table tennis | Men's singles | 6 August | ||
| Cycling | Men's team time trial | 26 July | ||
| Judo | Women's +72 kg | 27 July | ||
| Judo | Men's +95 kg | 27 July | ||
| Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | 28 July | ||
| Judo | Women's 72 kg | 28 July | ||
| Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly | 29 July | ||
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre butterfly | 30 July | ||
| Judo | Men's 78 kg | 30 July | ||
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | 1 August | ||
| Fencing | Men's épée | 1 August | ||
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | 2 August | ||
| Fencing | Men's sabre | 2 August | ||
| Equestrian | Team jumping | 4 August | ||
| Fencing | Men's team sabre | 7 August | ||
| Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | 8 August | ||
| France men's national handball team | Handball | Men's tournament | 8 August |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 38 | 19 | 57 |
| Badminton | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
| Canoeing | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| Cycling | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fencing | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Gymnastics | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Handball | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Judo | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Sailing | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Shooting | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Swimming | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 3 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Tennis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
| Wrestling | 9 | – | 9 |
| Total | 241 | 98 | 339 |
Archery
In France's fifth appearance in modern Olympic archery, the individual archers went 7-3 in head-to-head competition, buoyed by Sebastien Flute's 5-0 record as he advanced to the final and won the gold medal. It was the first medal the French had won in modern Olympic archery. Both teams won the first two rounds before being defeated in the semifinals. They also both lost their bronze medal matches.;Men
;Women
Athletics
;Men;Track and road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track and road events
;Field events
;Combined event – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Total | Rank | |||||
| Odile Lesage | Result | 13.75 | 1.88 | 13.48 | 25.24 | 5.99 | 41.28 | 2:15.57 | 6141 | 15 |
| Odile Lesage | Points | 1014 | 1080 | 759 | 865 | 846 | 692 | 885 | 6141 | 15 |
| Nathalie Teppe | Result | 14.06 | 1.79 | 12.69 | 26.13 | 5.65 | 52.58 | 2:24.42 | 5847 | 23 |
| Nathalie Teppe | Points | 970 | 966 | 707 | 786 | 744 | 910 | 764 | 5847 | 23 |
Badminton
;Men;Women
Canoeing
Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank |
| Jacky Avril | Men's C-1 | 117.18 | 1 | 135.75 | 18 | 117.18 | |
| Emmanuel Brugvin | Men's C-1 | 125.14 | 9 | 119.19 | 5 | 119.19 | 7 |
| Thierry Humeau | Men's C-1 | 127.42 | 11 | 124.91 | 15 | 124.91 | 18 |
| Franck Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | Men's C-2 | 144.09 | 10 | 124.38 | 3 | 124.38 | |
| Éric Biau Bertrand Daille | Men's C-2 | 133.83 | 6 | 160.64 | 15 | 133.83 | 11 |
| Thierry Saïdi Emmanuel del Rey | Men's C-2 | 132.29 | 5 | 137.96 | 12 | 132.29 | 8 |
| Laurent Brissaud | Men's K-1 | 109.37 | 2 | 123.02 | 24 | 109.37 | 5 |
| Sylvain Curinier | Men's K-1 | 133.09 | 34 | 107.06 | 2 | 107.06 | |
| Vincent Fondeviole | Men's K-1 | 112.69 | 11 | 285.19 | 43 | 112.69 | 14 |
| Marianne Agulhon | Women's K-1 | 140.44 | 7 | 132.89 | 4 | 132.89 | 5 |
| Anne Boixel | Women's K-1 | 203.19 | 24 | 140.81 | 8 | 140.81 | 11 |
| Myriam Jerusalmi | Women's K-1 | 150.86 | 14 | 150.76 | 15 | 150.76 | 21 |
Sprint
;Men;Women
Cycling
18 cyclists, 14 men and 4 women, represented France in 1992. Jeannie Longo won silver in the women's road race and the men won bronze in the team time trial.Road
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Marion Clignet | Road race | 2:05:13 | 33 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Road race | 2:05:02 | |
| Catherine Marsal | Road race | 2:05:03 | 21 |
Track
;Sprint;Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Frédéric Lancien | Time trial | 1:05.157 | 6 |
;Pursuit
;Points race
Diving
;MenFencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women represented France in 1992.;Individual
;Pool stage
;Elimination phase
;Team
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
;Qualification;Individual finals
Women
;Team;Individual finals
Handball
;SummaryMen's tournament
;Team roster- Philippe Debureau
- Philippe Gardent
- Denis Lathoud
- Pascal Mahé
- Philippe Médard
- Gaël Monthurel
- Laurent Munier
- Frédéric Perez
- Alain Portes
- Thierry Perreux
- Éric Quintin
- Jackson Richardson
- Stéphane Stoecklin
- Jean-Luc Thiébaut
- Denis Tristant
- Frédéric Volle
- Head coach: Daniel Constantini
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;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Judo
;Men;Women
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1992.Rowing
;Men;Women
Sailing
;Men;Women
;Open
;Fleet racing
Shooting
;Men;Women
;Open
Swimming
;Men;Women
Synchronized swimming
Three synchronized swimmers represented France in 1992.Table tennis
;Men;Women
Tennis
;Men;Women
Volleyball
;SummaryMen's tournament
- Team roster
- *Rivo Andriamamonjy
- *Eric Bouvier
- *Laurent Chambertin
- *Arnaud Josserand
- *Olivier Lecat
- *Luc Marquet
- *Christophe Meneau
- *David Romann
- *Olivier Rossard
- *Philippe Salvan
- *Laurent Tillie
- *Eric Wolfer
;11th place match
Water polo
;Summary- Team roster
- * Thierry Alimondo
- * Pierre Garsau
- * Nicolas Jeleff
- * François Besson
- * Emmanuel Charlot
- * Vincent De Nardi
- * Emmanuel Ducher
- * Christophe Gautier
- * Christian Grimaldi
- * Pascal Lousteanu
- * Gilles Madelenat
- * Jean-Marie Olivon
- * Patrice Tillie
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;Classification round 9th-12th place
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Wrestling
;Greco-Roman;Freestyle