France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

France at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code FRA
NPC French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website www.handisport.org
in Beijing
Competitors 119 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Assia El'Hannouni
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
12 21 19 52
Summer Paralympics appearances

France sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. France sent 119 athletes, who competed in 13 sports: athletics, rowing, cycling, equestrian, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting, judo, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, shooting, archery and sailing. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was Assia El'Hannouni, who won four gold medals at the Athens Paralympics.[1]

Medals

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Smétanine, DavidDavid Smétanine Swimming Men's 100m freestyle S4: 1:24.47
 Gold Assoumani, ArnaudArnaud Assoumani Athletics Men's long jump F46: 7.23m (WR)
 Gold Kamkasomphou, ThuThu Kamkasomphou Table Tennis Women's table tennis, class 8
 Gold Durand, ChristopheChristophe Durand Table Tennis Men's table tennis, class 4/5
 Gold Boury, VincentVincent Boury Table Tennis Men's table tennis, class 2
 Gold Thirionet, LaurentLaurent Thirionet Cycling Men's cycling, road time trial: 38'00"31
 Gold François, LaurentLaurent François Fencing Men's individual sabre, category B
 Gold Houdet, StéphaneStéphane Houdet
Jeremiasz, MichaelMichael Jeremiasz
Tennis Men's doubles
 Gold Smétanine, DavidDavid Smétanine Swimming Men's 50m freestyle S4
 Gold Merrien, FlorianFlorian Merrien
Guilhem, YanYan Guilhem
Robin, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Robin
Table Tennis Men's team class 3
 Gold El'Hannouni, AssiaAssia El'Hannouni Athletics Women's 200m, T12
 Gold El'Hannouni, AssiaAssia El'Hannouni Athletics Women's 400m, T12
 Silver Martinet, SandrineSandrine Martinet Judo Women's -52 kg
 Silver Jonard, CyrilCyril Jonard Judo Men's -81 kg
 Silver Smétanine, DavidDavid Smétanine Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S4: 48.66
 Silver Smétanine, DavidDavid Smétanine Swimming Men's 200m freestyle S4: 3:04.47
 Silver El'Hannouni, AssiaAssia El'Hannouni Athletics Women's 800m sprint T13/12: 2:04.96 (WR)
 Silver Le Fur, Marie-AmélieMarie-Amélie Le Fur Athletics Women's long jump F44: 9.44m
 Silver Voltz, RaphaëlRaphaël Voltz Shooting Men's mixed R5 10m rifle prone SH2: 705.1
 Silver Robin, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Robin Table Tennis Men's table tennis, class 3
 Silver Voltz, RaphaëlRaphaël Voltz Shooting Men's mixed R4-10m air rifle standing SH2: 598
 Silver Lorandi, ElodieElodie Lorandi Swimming Women's 200m individual medley SM10: 2:39.28
 Silver Molliens, StéphaneStéphane Molliens Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Men's table tennis, class 2
 Silver François, LaurentLaurent François Fencing Men's individual foil, category B
 Silver Séguin, DamienDamien Séguin Sailing Men's 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR)
 Silver Jourdren, BrunoBruno Jourdren
Larhant, HervéHervé Larhant
Vimont-Vicary, NicolasNicolas Vimont-Vicary
Sailing Men's 3-Person Keelboat (Sonar)
 Silver Mercier, DavidDavid Mercier Cycling Men's individual road race, LC 1/LC 2/CP 4
 Silver Lardière, RachelRachel Lardière Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke SB5
 Silver Boury, VincentVincent Boury
Mennella, DamienDamien Mennella
Ducay, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Ducay
Molliens, StéphaneStéphane Molliens
Table Tennis Men's team, classes 1/2
 Silver Meunier, FabriceFabrice Meunier Archery Men's individual recurve, standing
 Silver Keita, NanteninNantenin Keita Athletics Women's 200m T13
 Silver Le Fur, Marie-AmélieMarie-Amélie Le Fur Athletics Women's 100m T44
 Silver El'Hannouni, AssiaAssia El'Hannouni Athletics Women's 1500m T13
 Bronze Quessandier, AngéliqueAngélique Quessandier Judo Women's -63 kg
 Bronze Trésor, GautierGautier Trésor Athletics Men's 100m T11: 11'46
 Bronze Cugnon de Sevricourt, OlivierOlivier Cugnon de Sevricourt Judo Men's -90 kg
 Bronze Taurines, JulienJulien Taurines Judo Men's +100 kg
 Bronze Mastouri, DjamelDjamel Mastouri Athletics Men's 800m T37: 2:03.04
 Bronze Ghazouani, SouhadSouhad Ghazouani Powerlifting Women's -48 kg: 112,5 kg
 Bronze Quittet, AlainAlain Quittet Cycling Men's cycling, handbike time trial: ?
 Bronze Gravellier, FlorenceFlorence Gravellier Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Women's singles, open
 Bronze Gravellier, FlorenceFlorence Gravellier
Racineux, ArletteArlette Racineux
Tennis Women's doubles, open
 Bronze Donval, OlivierOlivier Donval
Saccomandi, JohnJohn Saccomandi
Cycling Men's individual road race B&VI 1-3
 Bronze Sérignat, FrançoisFrançois Sérignat
Messi, StéphaneStéphane Messi
Pichon, AlainAlain Pichon
Table Tennis Men's team, classes 6-8
 Bronze Rousseau, JérémieJérémie Rousseau
Rozier, ChristopheChristophe Rozier
de la Bourdonnaye, GillesGilles de la Bourdonnaye
Table Tennis Men's team, classes 9-10
 Bronze Fillou, Marie-ChristineMarie-Christine Fillou
Mariage, StéphanieStéphanie Mariage
Bertrand, FannyFanny Bertrand
Lafaye, IsabelleIsabelle Lafaye
Table Tennis Women's team, classes 1-5
 Bronze Kamkasomphou, ThuThu Kamkasomphou
Mairie, ClaireClaire Mairie
le Morvan, AudreyAudrey le Morvan
Barneoud, AnneAnne Barneoud
Table Tennis Women's team, classes 6-10
 Bronze Talatini, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Talatini Athletics Men's javelin throw F33/34/52
 Bronze Makunda, TrésorTrésor Makunda
Gallo, PasqualePasquale Gallo
Bozzolo, StéphaneStéphane Bozzolo
Pallier, RonanRonan Pallier
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay T11-13
 Bronze Durand, ChristopheChristophe Durand
Martin, EmericEmeric Martin
Thomas, MaximeMaxime Thomas
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics men's team, classes 4/5
 Bronze Casoli, JulienJulien Casoli
Fairbank, PierrePierre Fairbank
Fuss, AlainAlain Fuss
Lemeunier, DenisDenis Lemeunier
Athletics men's 4 × 400 m relay, T53/54
 Bronze Keita, NanteninNantenin Keita Athletics Women's 400m T13

Athletics

France had twenty-six competitors in athletics.[2]

Sailing

French athletes competed in the following events in sailing:[3]

Swimming

France had twelve competitors in swimming.[4]

See also

References

  1. "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
  2. "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
  3. "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition", International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008
  4. "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
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