France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 308 athletes to the Games, 195 men and 113 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Medalists
Archery
France has qualified three archers each in the men's and women's team.;Men
;Women
Athletics
French athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events.;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
| Romain Barras | Result | 11.14 | 6.99 | 14.91 | 1.94 | 49.41 | 14.37 | 44.83 | 4.60 | 64.55 | 4:27.09 | 8067 | 13 |
| Romain Barras | Points | 830 | 811 | 784 | 749 | 842 | 927 | 763 | 790 | 807 | 764 | 8067 | 13 |
| Laurent Hernu | Result | 10.97 | 7.19 | 14.65 | 2.03 | 48.73 | 14.25 | 44.72 | 4.80 | 57.76 | 4:24.35 | 8237 | 7 |
| Laurent Hernu | Points | 867 | 859 | 768 | 831 | 874 | 942 | 761 | 849 | 704 | 782 | 8237 | 7 |
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
| Marie Collonvillé | Result | 13.65 | 1.85 | 12.35 | 25.26 | 6.19 | 49.14 | 2:13.62 | 6279 | 7 |
| Marie Collonvillé | Points | 1028 | 1041 | 684 | 863 | 908 | 843 | 912 | 6279 | 7 |
Boxing
France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8–6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinalCycling
Road
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sonia Huguet | Road race | 3:30:30 | 40 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Road race | 3:25:23 | 10 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Time trial | 33:05.72 | 14 |
| Edwige Pitel | Road race | 3:28:39 | 32 |
| Edwige Pitel | Time trial | 34:02.35 | 20 |
Track
;Sprint;Pursuit
;Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Arnaud Tournant | Men's time trial | 1:00.896 | |
| François Pervis | Men's time trial | 1:02.328 | 6 |
;Keirin
;Omnium
Diving
France has qualified a single diver.;Women
Equestrian
France has qualified two riders in dressage, and a spot for the team each in eventing and show jumping. The team of Arnaud Boiteau, Didier Courrèges, Cédric Lyard, Jean Teulère and Nicolas Touzaint captured the gold medal in team eventing after winning an appeal against an earlier decision imposed by the FEI Ground Jury, that gave German rider Bettina Hoy and her team a triumphant gold medal double.Eventing
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.Fencing
;Men;Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;5th-8th Classification
;Fifth Place Final
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze Medal Final
Judo
France has qualified thirteen judoka.;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
France has qualified four athletes in modern pentathlonRowing
;Men;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
French swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events :;Men
;Women
Tennis
;Men;Women
Triathlon
While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000, Frédéric Belaubre earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth-place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Frédéric Belaubre | Men's | 18:04 | 0:19 | 1:00:58 | 0:24 | 32:58 | 1:52:00.53 | 5 |
| Carl Blasco | Men's | 18:06 | 0:18 | 1:01:43 | 0:19 | 33:31 | 1:53:20.16 | 12 |
| Stéphane Poulat | Men's | 18:04 | 0:19 | 1:01:43 | 0:20 | 34:04 | 1:53:51.35 | 14 |
| Delphine Pelletier | Women's | 20:40 | 0:19 | 1:18:13 | 0:27 | 43:46 | 2:22:39.28 | 44 |
Volleyball
Indoor
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle