France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Sporting event delegation
France sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. France sent 119 athletes, who competed in 13 sports: archery, athletics, cycling, equestrian, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis. There were some competitors that competed in rowing which made its debut in the Games.
The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was Assia El'Hannouni, who won four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Medalists
Medal
|
Name
|
Sport
|
Event
|
Gold |
David Smétanine |
Swimming |
Men's 100m freestyle S4
|
Gold |
Arnaud Assoumani |
Athletics |
Men's long jump F46
|
Gold |
Thu Kamkasomphou |
Table tennis |
Women's singles class 8
|
Gold |
Christophe Durand |
Table tennis |
Men's singles class 4/5
|
Gold |
Vincent Boury |
Table tennis |
Men's singles class 2
|
Gold |
Laurent Thirionet |
Cycling |
Men's cycling, road time trial
|
Gold |
Laurent François |
Wheelchair fencing |
Men's individual sabre, category B
|
Gold |
Stéphane Houdet Michael Jeremiasz |
Wheelchair tennis |
Men's doubles
|
Gold |
David Smétanine |
Swimming |
Men's 50m freestyle S4
|
Gold |
Florian Merrien Yan Guilhem Jean-Philippe Robin |
Table tennis |
Men's team class 3
|
Gold |
Assia El'Hannouni |
Athletics |
Women's 200m T12
|
Gold |
Assia El'Hannouni |
Athletics |
Women's 400m T12
|
Silver |
Sandrine Martinet |
Judo |
Women's -52 kg
|
Silver |
Cyril Jonard |
Judo |
Men's -81 kg
|
Silver |
David Smétanine |
Swimming |
Men's 50m backstroke S4
|
Silver |
David Smétanine |
Swimming |
Men's 200m freestyle S4
|
Silver |
Assia El'Hannouni |
Athletics |
Women's 800m sprint T13/12
|
Silver |
Marie-Amélie Le Fur |
Athletics |
Women's long jump F44
|
Silver |
Raphaël Voltz |
Shooting |
Men's mixed R5 10m rifle prone SH2
|
Silver |
Jean-Philippe Robin |
Table tennis |
Men's singles class 3
|
Silver |
Raphaël Voltz |
Shooting |
Men's mixed R4-10m air rifle standing SH2
|
Silver |
Elodie Lorandi |
Swimming |
Women's 200m individual medley SM10
|
Silver |
Stéphane Molliens |
Table tennis |
Men's singles class 2
|
Silver |
Laurent François |
Wheelchair fencing |
Men's individual foil, category B
|
Silver |
Damien Séguin |
Sailing |
Men's 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR)
|
Silver |
Bruno Jourdren Hervé Larhant Nicolas Vimont-Vicary |
Sailing |
Men's 3-Person Keelboat (Sonar)
|
Silver |
David Mercier |
Cycling |
Men's individual road race, LC 1/LC 2/CP 4
|
Silver |
Rachel Lardière |
Swimming |
Women's 100m breaststroke SB5
|
Silver |
Vincent Boury Damien Mennella Jean-François Ducay Stéphane Molliens |
Table tennis |
Men's team, classes 1/2
|
Silver |
Fabrice Meunier |
Archery |
Men's individual recurve, standing
|
Silver |
Nantenin Keita |
Athletics |
Women's 200m T13
|
Silver |
Marie-Amélie Le Fur |
Athletics |
Women's 100m T44
|
Silver |
Assia El'Hannouni |
Athletics |
Women's 1500m T13
|
Bronze |
Angélique Quessandier |
Judo |
Women's -63 kg
|
Bronze |
Gautier Trésor |
Athletics |
Men's 100m T11
|
Bronze |
Olivier Cugnon de Sevricourt |
Judo |
Men's -90 kg
|
Bronze |
Julien Taurines |
Judo |
Men's +100 kg
|
Bronze |
Djamel Mastouri |
Athletics |
Men's 800m T37
|
Bronze |
Souhad Ghazouani |
Powerlifting |
Women's -48 kg: 112,5 kg
|
Bronze |
Alain Quittet |
Cycling |
Men's cycling, handbike time trial
|
Bronze |
Florence Gravellier |
Wheelchair tennis |
Women's singles
|
Bronze |
Florence Gravellier Arlette Racineux |
Wheelchair tennis |
Women's doubles
|
Bronze |
Olivier Donval John Saccomandi |
Cycling |
Men's individual road race B&VI 1-3
|
Bronze |
François Sérignat Stéphane Messi Alain Pichon |
Table tennis |
Men's team, classes 6-8
|
Bronze |
Jérémie Rousseau Christophe Rozier Gilles de la Bourdonnaye |
Table tennis |
Men's team, classes 9-10
|
Bronze |
Marie-Christine Fillou Stéphanie Mariage Fanny Bertrand Isabelle Lafaye |
Table tennis |
Women's team, classes 1-5
|
Bronze |
Thu Kamkasomphou Claire Mairie Audrey le Morvan Anne Barneoud |
Table tennis |
Women's team, classes 6-10
|
Bronze |
Jean-Pierre Talatini |
Athletics |
Men's javelin throw F33/34/52
|
Bronze |
Trésor Makunda Pasquale Gallo Stéphane Bozzolo Ronan Pallier |
Athletics |
Men's 4 × 100 m relay T11-13
|
Bronze |
Christophe Durand Emeric Martin Maxime Thomas |
Table tennis |
men's team, classes 4/5
|
Bronze |
Julien Casoli Pierre Fairbank Alain Fuss Denis Lemeunier |
Athletics |
men's 4 × 400 m relay, T53/54
|
Bronze |
Nantenin Keita |
Athletics |
Women's 400m T13
|
Sports
Archery
Men
Women
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Cycling
Men's road
Men's track
Women's road
Equestrian
Judo
Men
Women
Powerlifting
Men
Women
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's teams
Women's teams
Wheelchair fencing
Men
Women
Wheelchair tennis
Men
Athlete
|
Class
|
Event
|
Round of 64
|
Round of 32
|
Round of 16
|
Quarterfinals
|
Semifinals
|
Finals
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Stéphane Houdet
|
Open
|
Men's singles
|
Chabrecek (CZE) W 6–2, 6–0
|
Khulongrua (THA) W 6–1, 6–0
|
Wikstrom (SWE) W 6–0, 6-3
|
Vink (NED) L 2–6, 1-6
|
Did not advance
|
Michaël Jérémiasz
|
Mendez (CHI) W 6–1, 6-0
|
Gatelli (ITA) W 6–0, 6-2
|
Gérard (BEL) W 6–4, 6-1
|
Scheffers (NED) L 3–6, 3-6
|
Did not advance
|
Lahcen Majdi
|
Lazaridis (GRE) W 6–0, 6-0
|
Welch (USA) L 1–6, 0-6
|
Did not advance
|
Nicolas Peifer
|
Kruamai (THA) W 6–2, 6-2
|
Batycki (POL) W 6–1, 6-3
|
Olsson (SWE) L 6–7, 0-6
|
Did not advance
|
Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jérémiasz
|
Men's doubles
|
—
|
Bye
|
Fujimoto (JPN) / Ikenoya (JPN) W 6–2, 6-2
|
Lee H G (KOR) / Oh S-h (KOR) W 6–0, 6-0
|
Scheffers (NED) / Vink (NED) W 6–3, 6-1
|
Olsson (SWE) / Wikstrom (SWE) W 6–1, 7-6
|
Lahcen Majdi Nicolas Peifer
|
—
|
Bye
|
Legner (AUT) / Mossier (AUT) L 3–6, 4-6
|
Did not advance
|
Women
Athlete
|
Class
|
Event
|
Round of 32
|
Round of 16
|
Quarterfinals
|
Semifinals
|
Finals
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Opposition Result
|
Florence Gravellier
|
Open
|
Women's singles
|
Tugui (ROU) W 6–0, 6–0
|
Shuker (GBR) W 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
|
Walraven (NED) W 6–1, 6-4
|
Homan (NED) L 4–6, 2–6
|
Bronze medal match Griffioen (NED) W 6–3, 6-4
|
Arlette Racineux
|
Whiley (GBR) W 6–2, 6-4
|
Dong (CHN) L 0–6, 2-6
|
Did not advance
|
Florence Gravellier Arlette Racineux
|
Women's doubles
|
—
|
Bye
|
Domori (JPN) / Ohmae (JPN) W 6–4, 7-5
|
Homan (NED) / Walraven (NED) L 4–6, 3-6
|
Bronze medal match Arnoult (USA) / Verfuerth (USA) W 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
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See also
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