France at the 1980 Summer Olympics

• Thierry Rey — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
• Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
• Pascale Hachin-Trinquet
  — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Philippe Bonnin, Bruno Boscherie, Didier Flament, Pascal Jolyot and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
• Philippe Boisse, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Hubert Gardas and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
• Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille and Christine Muzio
  — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition

• Alain Lebas — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak Singles
• Yavé Cahard — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Sprint (Scratch)
• Alain Bondue — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
• Pascal Jolyot — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Open Class

Bronze

• Bernard Tchoullouyan — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
• Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
• Antoine Richard, Hermann Panzo, Patrick Barré and Pascal Barré — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Hermann Panzo
  • Heat — 10.53
  • Quarterfinals — 10.29
  • Semifinals — 10.45
  • Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place)
• Antoine Richard
  • Heat — 10.51
  • Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Pascal Barré
  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• José Marajo
  • Heat — 1:49.6
  • Semifinals — 1:47.3
  • Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place)
• Roger Milhau
  • Heat — 1:48.5
  • Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
• Philippe Dupont
  • Heat — 1:49.6
  • Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• José Marajo
  • Heat — 3:43.9
  • Semifinals — 3:39.6
  • Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place)
• Alex Gonzalez
  • Heat — 3:44.6
  • Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Jean-Michel Charbonnel
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Jacques Fellice, Robert Froissart, Didier Dubois, and Francis Demarthon
  • Heat — 3:05.4
  • Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Gérard Lelièvre
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Francis Agbo
  • Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Philippe Deroche
  • Qualification — 7.90 m
  • Final — 7.77 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Triple Jump

• Christian Valetudie
  • Qualification — 16.43 m
  • Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Pole Vault

• Philippe Houvion
  • Qualification — 5.35 m
  • Final — 5.65 m (→ 4th place)
• Jean-Michel Bellot
  • Qualification — 5.40 m
  • Final — 5.60 m (→ 5th place)
• Thierry Vigneron
  • Qualification — 5.40 m
  • Final — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Chantal Réga
  • Heat — 11.53
  • Quarterfinals — 11.40
  • Semifinals — 11.36
  • Final — 11.32 (→ 7th place)
• Emma Sulter
  • Heat — 11.56
  • Quarterfinals — 11.48
  • Semifinals — 11.63 (→ did not advance)
• Laureen Beckles
  • Heat — 11.59
  • Quarterfinals — 11.54
  • Semifinals — 11.70 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

• Laurence Elloy
  • Heat — 13.60
  • Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance)
• Laurence Le Beau
  • Heat — 13.18
  • Semifinal — 13.54 (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

• Florence Picaut — 4424 points (→ 9th place)
  1. 100 metres — 13.75s
  2. Shot Put — 13.24m
  3. High Jump — 1.80m
  4. Long Jump — 5.83m
  5. 800 metres — 2:16.70

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Ali Ben Maghenia
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Pushkardhoj Shahi (Nepal) walk-over
  • Third Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) on points (0-5)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Daniel Londas
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented France in 1980. Alain Bondue won a silver medal in the individual pursuit.

Individual road race

• Christian Faure
• Marc Madiot
• Francis Castaing
• Régis Clère

Sprint

• Yavé Cahard

1000m time trial

• Yavé Cahard

Individual pursuit

• Alain Bondue

Team pursuit

• Alain Bondue
• Philippe Chevalier
• Pascal Poisson
• Jean-Marc Rebière

Diving

Fencing

16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980.

Men's foil

• Pascal Jolyot
• Frédéric Pietruszka
• Didier Flament

Men's team foil

• Philippe Bonin, Bruno Boscherie

Men's épée

• Philippe Riboud
• Philippe Boisse
• Patrick Picot

Men's team épée

• Philippe Boisse, Hubert Gardas, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Michel Salesse

Men's sabre

• Jean-François Lamour

Women's foil

• Pascale Trinquet-Hachin
• Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin
• Véronique Brouquier

Women's team foil

• Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Christine Muzio, Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Véronique Brouquier

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Paul Four — 5.196 pts (→ 12th place)
• Joël Bouzou — 5.107 pts (→ 20th place)
• Alain Cortes — 5.042 pts (→ 23rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Four, Bouzou, and Cortes — 15.345 pts (→ 5th place)

Rowing

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• René Ecuyer
  • Heats — 52,09
  • Semi-Finals — 51,62
  • Final — 52,01 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Mark Lazzaro
  • Heats — DNS
• Paskal Laget
  • Heats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance)
• Fabien Noël
  • Heats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Xavier Savin
  • Final — 55,66 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Paskal Laget
  • Final — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• René Ecuyer
  • Final — 3.49,19 (→ 5th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Guylaine Berger
  • Final — 57,88 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Catherine Poirot
  • Heats — 1:12.94 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References