France competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 299 competitors, 197 men and 102 women, took part in 183 events in 25 sports.
Medalists
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| || || Athletics || Men's Pole vault ||
|-
| || || Athletics || Women's 200 m ||
|-
| || || Athletics || Women's 400 m ||
|-
| || <br/> || Canoeing || Men's slalom C-2 ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Men's time trial ||
|-
| || <br/>Philippe Ermenault<br/>Jean-Michel Monin<br/>Francis Moreau || Cycling || Men's team pursuit ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Women's road race ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Women's sprint ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Women's points race ||
|-
| || || Fencing || Women's Épée Individual ||
|-
| || <br/>Laura Flessel<br/>Sophie Moressee-Pichot || Fencing || Women's team Épée ||
|-
| || || Judo || Men's 78 kg ||
|-
| || || Judo || Men's +95 kg ||
|-
| || || Judo || Women's 52 kg ||
|-
| || || Shooting || Men's 50 m rifle three positions ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Men's individual pursuit ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Women's individual pursuit ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Women's road time trial ||
|-
| || || Fencing || Men's Foil Individual ||
|-
| || || Fencing || Women's Épée Individual ||
|-
| || <br/>Daniel Fauché<br/>Olivier Moncelet<br/>Bertrand Vecten || Rowing || Men's coxless four ||
|-
| || || wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg ||
|-
| || || Athletics || Women's 100 m hurdles ||
|-
| || || Canoeing || Men's slalom C-1 ||
|-
| || || Canoeing || Women's slalom K-1 ||
|-
| || Miguel Martinez || Cycling || Men's Cross-country ||
|-
| || || Equestrian || Individual jumping ||
|-
| || || Fencing || Men's Foil Individual ||
|-
| ||<br/>Robert Leroux<br/>Éric Srecki || Fencing || Men's team Épée ||
|-
| || || Fencing || Men's Sabre Individual ||
|-
| || || Judo || Men's -71kg ||
|-
| || || Judo || Men's -95kg ||
|-
| || || Judo || Women's +72kg ||
|-
| || <br/>Frédéric Kowal || Rowing || Men's double sculls ||
|-
| || <br/>Jean-Christophe Rolland || Rowing || Men's coxless pair ||
|-
| || <br/>Christine Gossé || Rowing || Women's coxless pair ||
|-
| || || Shooting || Men's 10 m air rifle ||
|}
Archery
In France's sixth appearance in modern Olympic archery, defending gold medallist Sebastien Flute was defeated in the first round of elimination. Fellow veteran Severine Bonal was also defeated early, while Lionel Torres reached the quarterfinal. The men's team was defeated in the first round.
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Ranking round
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Score
!Seed
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sébastien Flute
|align=left rowspan=3|Men's individual
|644
|46
|<br />L 158-161
|colspan=5 align=center|Did not advance
|39
|-align=center
|align=left|Damien Letulle
|657
|26
|<br />L 150-161
|colspan=5 align=center|Did not advance
|56
|-align=center
|align=left|Lionel Torres
|644
|45
|<br />W 165-154
|<br />W 164-163
|<br />W 159-158
|<br />L 111-106
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Sébastien Flute<br/>Damien Letulle<br/>Lionel Torres
|align=left|Men's team
|1945
|10
|align=center colspan=2
|align=center|<br />L 244-245
|align=center colspan=3|Did not advance
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Severine Bonal
|align=left rowspan=3|Women's individual
|632
|40
|<br />W 156-151
|<br />L 153-159
|colspan=4 align=center|Did not advance
|20
|}
Athletics
Men's track & road
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Needy Guims
|align=left rowspan=2|100m
|10.39
|2 Q
|10.43
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Pascal Theophile
|10.41
|3 Q
|10.38
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jean-Louis Rapnouil
|align=left|400m
|45.93
|2 Q
|45.74
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Jimmy Jean-Joseph
|align=left rowspan=2|800m
|1:45.64
|4 q
|colspan=2 rowspan=5
|1:48.50
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Bruno Konczylo
|1:46.04
|3 q
|1:48.02
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Kader Chekhemani
|align=left rowspan=3|1500m
|3:37.81
|3 Q
|3:34.84
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mickaël Damian
|3:39.21
|8
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Eric Dubus
|3:47.01
|9
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Abdellah Béhar
|align=left rowspan=2|10.000m
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4 rowspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Ezzher
|29:55.34
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Vincent Clarico
|align=left rowspan=2|110m hurdles
|13.52
|2 Q
|13.57
|4 Q
|13.43
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Emmanuel Romary
|13.68
|5 q
|13.81
|8
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nadir Bosch
|align=left|3000m steeplechase
|8:31.65
|7 q
|colspan=2
|8:47.31
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Hermann Lomba<br/>Régis Groisard<br/>Pascal Theophile<br/>Needy Guims
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|39.00
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|38.82
|4 Q
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Jean-Olivier Brosseau
|align=left rowspan=3|20 km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|1:26:29
|35
|-align=center
|align=left|Denis Langlois
|1:23:08
|14
|-align=center
|align=left|Thierry Toutain
|1:21:56
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Martial Fesselier
|align=left rowspan=3|50 km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|4:04:42
|28
|-align=center
|align=left|René Piller
|3:58:00
|19
|-align=center
|align=left|Thierry Toutain
|colspan=2|
|}
Men's field
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Emmanuel Bangué
|align=left|Long jump
|8.09
|7 Q
|8.19
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Alain Andji
|align=left rowspan=2|Pole vault
|5.70
|=1 Q
|5.70
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Jean Galfione
|5.70
|=5 Q
|5.92
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Gilles Dupray
|align=left rowspan=3|Hammer throw
|74.04
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Christophe Épalle
|74.22
|17
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Raphaël Piolanti
|76.44
|9 q
|75.24
|11
|}
Women's track & road
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Odiah Sidibé
|align=left|100m
|11.40
|3 Q
|11.38
|4 Q
|11.35
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Marie-José Pérec
|align=left|200m
|colspan=2
|22.24
|1 Q
|22.07
|1 Q
|22.12
|
|-align=center
|align=left|400m
|51.82
|3 Q
|51.00
|1 Q
|49.19
|1 Q
|48.25
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Viviane Dorsile
|align=left rowspan=2|800m
|2:00.02
|3 q
|colspan=2 rowspan=4
|2:00.68
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Patricia Djaté-Taillard
|1:58.98
|2 Q
|1:57.93
|3 Q
|1:59.61
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Blandine Bitzner-Ducret
|align=left rowspan=2|1500m
|4:13.83
|5 Q
|4:12.27
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Frédérique Quentin
|4:15.95
|9
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Chantal Dallenbach
|align=left rowspan=2|10.000m
|33:22.35
|15
|colspan=4 rowspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Farida Fates
|34:38.49
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Cécile Cinélu
|align=left rowspan=3|100m hurdles
|13.05
|6 q
|13.06
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Patricia Girard-Leno
|12.84
|2 Q
|12.72
|3 Q
|12.59
|2 Q
|12.65
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Monique Tourret
|13.12
|4 Q
|13.17
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sandra Citte<br/>Odiah Sidibe<br/>Delphine Combe<br/>Patricia Girard-Leno
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|43.09
|2 Q
|rowspan=2 colspan=4
|42.76
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Francine Landre<br/>Viviane Dorsile<br/>Evelyne Elien<br/>Elsa de Vassoigne
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:28.07
|3 Q
|3:28.46
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Nadia Prasad
|align=left|Marathon
|colspan=6
|2:50:05
|56
|-align=center
|align=left| Nathalie Fortain
|align=left rowspan=2|10km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=2
|46:43
|31
|-align=center
|align=left|Valérie Nadaud
|47:49
|36
|}
Women's field
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Isabelle Devaluez
|align=left|Discus throw
|55.08
|37
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nadine Auzeil
|align=left|Javelin throw
|52.76
|31
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Combined events
;Decathlon
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Final
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Sebastien Levicq
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|11.17
|7.16
|14.05
|1.92
|50.55
|14.50
|45.00
|5.40
|64.42
|4:29.50
|align=center rowspan=2|8192
|align=center rowspan=2|17
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Christian Plaziat
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|10.85
|7.82
|14.85
|2.04
|49.07
|14.52
|45.34
|4.90
|52.18
|4:35.00
|align=center rowspan=2|8282
|align=center rowspan=2|11
|- align=center
!style="font-size:95%"|Points
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
Badminton
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Étienne Thobois
|align=left|Men's singles
||<br />L 6–15, 6–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sandra Dimbour
|align=left|Women's singles
|
|<br />L 1–11, 3–11
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Beach volleyball
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!First round
!Second round
!Third round
!Fourth round
!colspan=5|Elimination
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Jean-Philippe Jodard<br />Christian Penigaud
|align=left|Men's
|<br />W 15–8
|<br />L 1–15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|<br />W 15–8
|<br />L 13–15
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|=13
|-align=center
|align=left|Brigitte Lesage<br />Anabelle Prawerman
|align=left|Women's
|<br />L 11–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|<br />L 11–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|=13
|}
Boxing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opponent<br />Result
!Opponent<br />Result
!Opponent<br />Result
!Opponent<br />Result
!Opponent<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Rachid Bouaita
|align=left|Bantamweight
|<br />W 10–4
|<br />W 13–6
|<br />L 8–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Nordine Mouichi
|align=left|Light welterweight
|<br />W
|<br />W 17-6
|<br />L 10-19
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Hussein Bayram
|align=left|Welterweight
|<br />L 6-13
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jean-Paul Mendy
|align=left|Middleweight
|<br />L 4-11
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jean-Louis Mandengue
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|<br />W 21-9
|<br />L
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Christophe Mendy
|align=left|Heavyweight
|
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Josué Blocus
|align=left|Heavyweight
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Canoeing
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Run 1
!colspan=2|Run 2
!colspan=2|Best
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Emmanuel Brugvin
|align=left rowspan=3|C-1
|163.28
|
|156.71
|
|156.71
|6
|-
|align=left|Hervé Delamarre
|155.98
|
|178.77
|
|155.98
|5
|-
|align=left|Patrice Estanguet
|152.84
|
|160.89
|
|152.84
|
|-
|align=left|Frank Adisson<br/>Wilfrid Forgues
|align=left rowspan=2|C-2
|195.82
|
|158.82
|
|158.82
|
|-
|align=left|Thierry Saïdi<br/>Emmanuel del Rey
|173.43
|
|165.47
|
|165.47
|6
|}
Cycling
Road
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Laurent Brochard
|align=left rowspan=5|Road race
|4:56:33
|17
|-
|align=left|Francesco Casagrande
|4:56:44
|32
|-
|align=left|Laurent Jalabert
|4:56:43
|21
|-
|align=left|Didier Rous
|4:56:50
|83
|-
|align=left|Richard Virenque
|4:55:10
|5
|-
|align=left|Laurent Brochard
|align=left rowspan=2|Time trial
|1:09:22
|20
|-
|align=left|Laurent Jalabert
|1:07:34
|13
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Marion Clignet
|align=left rowspan=3|Road race
|02:41:50
|38
|-
|align=left|Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
|02:36:13
|
|-
|align=left|Catherine Marsal
|02:36:56
|16
|-
|align=left|Marion Clignet
|align=left rowspan=2|Time trial
|38:14
|5
|-
|align=left|Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
|37:00
|
|}
Track
;Points race
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Francis Moreau
|align=left|Men's points race
|21
|5
|-
|align=left|Nathalie Even-Lancien
|align=left|Women's points race
|24
|
|}
;Sprint
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!First round
!Repechage 1
!Second round
!Repechage 2
!Round of 16
!Repechage 3
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time<br />Speed
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Frédéric Magné
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's sprint
|10.602<br/>67.91 km/h
|14 Q
|<br />W 10.740
|
|<br />L
|<br /><br />W 11.035
|<br />L
|<br /><br />W 10.975
|<br /> L, W 11.022, L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Florian Rousseau
|10.397<br/>69.25 km/h
|8 Q
|<br />W 11.296
|
|<br />W 10.745
|
|<br />W 10.828
|
|<br /> L, L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Felicia Ballanger
|align=left|Women's sprint
|11.277<br/>63.84 km/h
|2 Q
|colspan=4
|<br />W 11.901
|
|<br />W 11.831,<br />W 12.082
|<br />W 12.022,<br />W 12.046
|<br />W 11.903,<br />W 12.096
|
|}
;Pursuit
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Opposition<br />Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Philippe Ermenault
|align=left|Men's individual pursuit
|4:21.295
|2 Q
|<br />W 4:22.826
|<br />W 4:24.082
|<br />L 4:22.714
|
|-
|align=left|Christophe Capelle<br> Philippe Ermenault <br> Jean-Michel Monin<br> Francis Moreau
|align=left|Men's team pursuit
|4:09.570
|1 Q
|<br />W 4:08.965
|<br />W 4:08.460
|<br />W 4:07.730
|
|-
|align=left|Marion Clignet
|align=left|Women's individual pursuit
|3:35.774
|2 Q
|<br />W 3:36.446
|<br />W 3:35.412
|<br />L 3:38.571
|
|}
;Time trial
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Florian Rousseau
|align=left|Men's 1km time trial
|1:02.712
|
|}
Mountain Bike
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Christophe Dupouey
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's
|2:25:03
|4
|-
|align=left|Miguel Martinez
|2:20:36
|
|-
|align=left|Laurence Leboucher
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's
|1:59.00
|11
|-
|align=left|Sandra Temporelli
|2:06.57
|24
|}
Diving
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary
!colspan=4|Semifinal
!colspan=4|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Julie Danaux
|align=left|Women's 10 m platform
|201.27
|29
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|}
Equestrian
Fencing
15 fencers, 9 men and 6 women, represented France in 1996.
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Franck Boidin
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual foil
|
|<br />W 15–14
|<br />W 15–12
|<br />W 15–11
|<br />L 13–15
|<br />W 15–11
|
|-
|align=left|Philippe Omnès
|
|<br />W 15–4
|<br />W 15–14
|<br />L 11–15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|7
|-
|align=left|Lionel Plumenail
|
|<br />W 15–12
|<br />W 15–12
|<br />W 15–13
|<br />W 15–9
|<br />L 12–15
|
|-
|align=left|Jean-Michel Henry
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual épée
|
|<br />W 15–9
|<br />W 15–11
|<br />L 13–15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|6
|-
|align=left|Robert Leroux
|
|<br />W 15–9
|<br />L 14–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|12
|-
|align=left|Éric Srecki
|
|<br />W 15–1
|<br />L 10–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|9
|-
|align=left|Jean-Michel Henry<br />Robert Leroux<br />Éric Srecki
|align=left|Team épée
|colspan=2
|
|<br />W 45–38
|<br />L 42–35
|<br />W 45–42
|
|-
|align=left|Jean-Philippe Daurelle
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual sabre
|
|<br />W 15–9
|<br />L 7–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|12
|-
|align=left|Franck Ducheix
|
|<br />W 15–11
|<br />L 8–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|13
|-
|align=left|Damien Touya
|
|<br />W 15–11
|<br />W 15–7
|<br />W 15–12
|<br />L 14–15
|<br />W 15–7
|
|-
|align=left|Damien Touya<br />Franck Ducheix<br />Jean-Philippe Daurelle
|align=left|Team sabre
|colspan=2
|
|<br />L 42–45
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|5
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Clothilde Magnan
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual foil
|
|<br />L 9–15
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|23
|-
|align=left|Laurence Modaine-Cessac
|
|<br />W 15–14
|<br />W 15–0
|<br />W 15–14
|<br />L 7–15
|<br />L 9–15
|4
|-
|align=left|Adeline Wuillème
|
|<br />W 15–12
|<br />L 6–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|14
|-
|align=left|Adeline Wuillème<br />Clothilde Magnan<br />Laurence Modaine-Cessac
|align=left|Team foil
|colspan=2
|
|<br />L 45–38
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|5
|-
|align=left|Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual épée
|
|<br />W 15–3
|<br />W 15–14
|<br />W 15–9
|<br />W 15–6
|<br />L 12–15
|
|-
|align=left|Laura Flessel-Colovic
|
|<br />W 15–10
|<br />W 15–11
|<br />W 15–12
|<br />W 15–10
|<br />W 15–12
|
|-
|align=left|Sophie Moressée-Pichot
|
|<br />W 15–14
|<br />L 10–15
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|10
|-
|align=left|Laura Flessel-Colovic<br />Sophie Moressée-Pichot<br />Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux
|align=left|Team épée
|colspan=2
|
|<br />W 45–35
|<br />W 45–39
|<br />W 45–33
|
|}
Football
Men's tournament
;Team roster
Head coach: Raymond Domenech
;Groupstage
<onlyinclude></onlyinclude>
;Quarterfinal
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
;;Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=12|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Patrice Casimir
|align=left rowspan=8|Team
|9.275||9.300||9.625||9.800 Q||9.350||9.550
|9.562||9.375|||9.575||9.050||9.537||9.425
||113.424||23 Q
|-
|align=left|Sebastien Tayac
|9.500||9.587||9.275||9.562||9.325||9.350
|9.425||9.375||9.175||9.400||9.400||9.712
|113.086||27 Q
|-
|align=left|Frederick Nicolas
|9.075||9.325||9.150||9.350||9.200||9.375
|9.400||9.175||9.175||9.375||9.400||9.500
|111.500||39 Q
|-
|align=left|Frederic Lemoine
|9.475||9.175||9.300||9.125||9.250||9.537
|0.000||9.200||8.500||0.000||9.400||9.325
|92.287||85
|-
|align=left|Eric Poujade
|0.000||9.350||9.700||9.737 Q|| colspan=2
|9.587||9.250||9.400||9.400||9.512||8.900
|84.836||93
|-
|align=left|Sebastien Darrigade
|9.300||0.000||8.800||9.500||9.275||9.300
|9.450||0.000||9.500||9.525||9.512||0.000
|84.162||94
|-
|align=left|Thierry Aymes
|9.587||9.787 Q|| colspan=2 ||9.150||9.125||9.400||9.175||0.000||9.537||0.000||9.650
|75.361||102
|-
|align=left|Total
|colspan=2|94.436||colspan=2|94.999||colspan=2|93.512||colspan=2|93.799||colspan=2|94.062||colspan=2|94.973||565.781||11
|}
;;Individual finals
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Sébastien Tayac
|align=left rowspan=2|All-around
|9.562||9.512||9.425||9.525||9.200||9.475||56.699||26
|-
|align=left| Frédérick Nicolas
|9.350||8.750||9.500||9.225||9.500||9.537||55.862|| 33
|-
|align=left|Thierry Aymes
|align=left rowspan=1|Floor
|9.750
|colspan=5
|9.750
|=4
|-
|align=left|Patrice Casimir
|align=left rowspan=2|Pommel horse
|rowspan=2
|9.762
|colspan=4 rowspan=2
|9.762
|4
|-
|align=left|Eric Poujade
|9.350
|9.350
|7
|}
;Women
;;Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=8|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left| Isabelle Severino
|align=left rowspan=8|Team
|9.425||9.487||9.687||9.700
|9.037||9.500||9.650||9.687
|76.173||26 Q
|-
|align=left| Elvire Teza
|9.362||9.400||9.737||9.712
|8.750||9.662||9.587||9.587
|75.797||33 Q
|-
|align=left| Ludivine Furnon
|9.537||9.600||9.587||9.525
|8.750||9.025||9.750||9.650
|75.474||35 Q
|-
|align=left| Emilie Volle
|9.287||9.387||9.612||9.500
|9.050||9.550|||9.412||9.537
|75.335||36
|-
|align=left|Cécile Canqueteau
|9.150||9.425||9.187||9.475
|8.700||9.337||9.487||9.700
|74.461||45
|-
|align=left| Orélie Troscompt
|9.125||9.350||colspan=4
|9.275||9.312
|37.062||99
|-
|align=left| Laure Gély
|colspan=2 ||9.537||9.275
|8.550||9.200||colspan=2
|36.562||100
|-
|align=left|Total||colspan=2|94.060||colspan=2|96.072||colspan=2|91.536||colspan=2|96.047||377.715||8
|}
;;Individual finals
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Isabelle Severino
|align=left rowspan=3|All-around
|9.562 ||9.675 ||9.587 ||9.700 || 38.524 || 13
|-
|align=left|Elvire Teza
|9.493 ||9.687 ||9.687 ||9.587 ||38.454 || 16
|-
|align=left|Ludivine Furnon
|9.606 ||9.425 ||9.462 ||9.750 ||38.243 ||19
|}
Rhythmic
;Individual
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=6|Preliminaries
!colspan=6|Semifinal
!colspan=6|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Rope
!Ball
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Score
!Rank
!Rope
!Ball
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Score
!Rank
!Rope
!Ball
!Clubs
!Ribbon
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Eva Serrano
|align=left|All-around
|9.516
|9.600
|9.466
|9.566
|38.148
|7 Q
|9.666
|9.700
|9.566
|9.683
|38.615
|8 Q
|9.683
|9.700
|9.700
|9.733
|38.666
|7
|}
;Group
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminaries
!colspan=4|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|Apparatus
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!5 balls
!3 Balls<br />2 Ropes
!Score
!Rank
!5 balls
!3 Balls<br />2 Ropes
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Charlotte Camboulives<br>Caroline Chimot<br>Sylvie Didone<br>Audrey Grosclaude<br>Frederique Lehon<br>Nadia Mimoun
|align=left|All-around
|19.200
|19.033
|38.233
|5 Q
|19.149
|19.050
|38.199
|4
|}
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster
- Eric Amalou
- Grégory Anquetil
- Stéphane Cordinier
- Yohan Delattre
- Christian Gaudin
- Stéphane Joulin
- Guéric Kervadec
- Denis Lathoud
- Pascal Mahé
- Bruno Martini
- Gaël Monthurel
- Raoul Prandi
- Jackson Richardson
- Philippe Schaaf
- Stéphane Stoecklin
- Frédéric Volle
;Preliminary round
----
----
----
----
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal game
Judo
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Franck Chambilly
|align=left|–60 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|<br />L
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Larbi Benboudaoud
|align=left|–65 kg
|
|<br />L
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Christophe Gagliano
|align=left|–71 kg
|
|<br />L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|
|-
|align=left|Djamel Bouras
|align=left|–78 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|colspan=3
|<br />W
|
|-
|align=left|Darcel Yandzi
|align=left|–86 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|Did not advance
|
|<br />L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Stéphane Traineau
|align=left|–95 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=3
|<br />W
|
|-
|align=left|David Douillet
|align=left|+95 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|colspan=3
|<br />W
|
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Sarah Nichilo-Rosso
|align=left|–48 kg
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|Did not advance
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|=5
|-
|align=left|Marie-Claire Restoux
|align=left|–52 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|colspan=3
|<br />W
|
|-
|align=left|Magali Baton
|align=left|–56 kg
|<br />L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Cathérine Fleury-Vachon
|align=left|–61 kg
|
|<br />L
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|<br />L
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Alice Dubois
|align=left|–61 kg
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=3
|<br />L
|=5
|-
|align=left|Estha Essombe
|align=left|–72 kg
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan=3
|<br />L
|=5
|-
|align=left|Christine Cicot
|align=left|+72 kg
|
|<br />L
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|
|}
Modern pentathlon
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Riding<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(show jumping)</span>
!colspan=3|Fencing<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(épée one touch)</span>
!colspan=3|Shooting<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(10 m air pistol)</span>
!colspan=3|Swimming<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(200 m freestyle)</span>
!colspan=3|Running<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(3000 m cross-country)</span>
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!MP Points
!Wins
!Rank
!MP Points
!Points
!Rank
!MP Points
!Time
!Rank
!MP Points
!Time
!Rank
!MP Points
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Sebastien Deleigne
|align=left rowspan=2|Individual
|1:24.73
|23
|926
|13
|24
|730
|178
|=11
|1072
|3:29.52
|26
|1196
|13:26.607
|21
|1147
|5071
|26
|-
|align=left|Christophe Ruer
|1:21.85
|16
|965
|15
|=18
|790
|177
|=14
|1060
|3:16.26
|4
|1304
|12:54.137
|10
|1244
|5363
|12
|}
Rowing
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Michel Andrieux<br />Jean-Christophe Rolland
|align=left|Coxless pair
|6:35.75
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|6:49.15
|2 FA
|6:22.15
|
|-
|align=left|Frédéric Kowal<br />Samuel Barathay
|align=left|Double sculls
| 6:44.01
|1 Q
|colspan=2
| 6:32.86
|1 FA
|6:19.85
|
|-
|align=left|Bertrand Vecten<br />Olivier Moncelet<br />Daniel Fauché<br />Gilles Bosquet
|align=left|Coxless four
|6:18.70
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|6:09.58
|1 FA
|6:07.03
|
|-
|align=left|Yves Lamarque<br />Vincent Lepvraud<br />Sébastien Vieilledent<br />Fabrice Leclerc
|align=left|Quadruple sculls
|6:12.69
|4 R
|5:51.82
|3 Q
|6:03.74
|5 FB
|6:00.48
|12
|-
|align=left|Stéphane Barré<br />Xavier Dorfman<br />Stéphane Guerinot<br />Henri-Pierre Dall'acqua
|align=left|Lwt coxless four
|6:26.84
|6 R
|5:59.95
|3 Q
|6:15.75
|4 FB
|6:02.39
|7
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Céline Garcia
|align=left|Single sculls
|8:10.22
|4 R
|8:32.58
|2 Q
| 8:13.37
|5 FB
|7:33.30
|10
|-
|align=left|Christine Gossé<br />Hélène Cortin
|align=left|Coxless pair
|7:31.91
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|7:30.21
|1 FA
|7:03.82
|
|-
|align=left|Myriam Lamolle<br />Catherine Muller
|align=left|Lwt double sculls
|7:36.75
|5 R
|7:03.27
|3 Q
|7:20.11
|5 FB
|7:09.95
|10
|}
<small>Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinal A/B; SC/D=Semifinal C/D; R=Repechage</small>
Sailing
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jean-Max de Chavigny
|align=left|Mistral
|7
|5
|<s>10</s>
|1
|<s>14</s>
|5
|2
|7
|19
|colspan=2
|37
|5
|-
|align=left|Philippe Presti
|align=left|Finn
|6
|13
|<s>19</s>
|3
|13
|15
|6
|<s>19</s>
|18
|13
|
|87
|15
|-
|align=left|Jean-François Berthet<br/>Gwenaël Berthet
|align=left|470
|16
|6
|9
|<s>28</s>
|15
|<s>23</s>
|3
|2
|17
|3
|1
|72
|6
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Maud Herbert
|align=left|Mistral
|8
|1
|<s>17</s>
|8
|1
|9
|<s>11</s>
|10
|9
|colspan=2
|46
|8
|-
|align=left|Florence Le Brun<br/>Annabel Chaulvin
|align=left|470
|13
|13
|<s>PMS</s>
|12
|7
|5
|<s>19</s>
|14
|13
|11
|10
|98
|15
|}
;Open
;;Fleet racing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Guillaume Florent
|align=left|Laser
|7
|17
|14
|12
|<s>25</s>
|21
|21
|8
|14
|22
|<s>DSQ</s>
|136
|15
|-
|align=left|Frédéric le Peutrec<br/>Franck Citeau
|align=left|Tornado
|8
|1
|3
|7
|8
|4
|5
|<s>11</s>
|4
|6
|<s>9</s>
|46
|6
|}
;;Mixed racing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=12|Fleet racing
!colspan=4|Match racing
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=10|Race
!colspan=2|Total
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!Points
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Marc Bouet<br />Sylvain Chtounder<br />Gildas Morvan
|align=left|Soling
|11
|<s>DSQ</s>
|6
|<s>17</s>
|9
|13
|10
|7
|3
|10
|69
|11
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|11
|}
Shooting
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jean-Pierre Amat
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air rifle
|591
|6 Q
|102.1
|1
|693.1
|
|-
|align=left|Franck Badiou
|588
|=18
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Michel Bury
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle prone
|592
|=30
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Roger Chassat
|590
|=39
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jean-Pierre Amat
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle three positions
|1175 OR
|=1 Q
|98.9
|3
|1273.9 OR
|
|-
|align=left|Roger Chassat
|1156
|=35
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Franck Dumoulin
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air pistol
|573
|=36
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Gérard Fernandez
|579
|=12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Franck Dumoulin
|align=left rowspan=1|25 m rapid fire pistol
|575
|=21
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Franck Dumoulin
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m air pistol
|560
|=11
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Gérard Fernandez
|553
|=28
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Christophe Vicard
|align=left rowspan=1|Trap
|117
|=37
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jean-Paul Gros
|align=left rowspan=2|Double trap
|135
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Marc Mennessier
|131
|=17
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Franck Durbesson
|align=left rowspan=1|Skeet
|121
|=9
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Valérie Bellenoue
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m air rifle
|395
|3
|101.6
|4
|496.6
|4
|-
|align=left|Carole Couesnon
|384
|=41
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Muriel Bernard
|align=left rowspan=1|Double trap
|98
|14
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Swimming
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Christophe Kalfayan
|align=left|50 m freestyle
|22.83
|14 FB
|22.96
|=14
|-
|align=left|Nicolas Gruson
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|50.71
|23
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Christophe Bordeau
|align=left|200 m freestyle
|1:52.17
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Yann deFabrique
|align=left|400 m freestyle
|3:55.42
|14 FB
|3:56.46
|15
|-
|align=left|1500 m freestyle
|15:40.49
|17
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Franck Schott
|align=left|100 m backstroke
|55.77
|7 FA
|55.76
|8
|-
|align=left|Vladimir Latocha
|align=left|100 m breaststroke
|1:02.80
|17 FB
|1:02.28
|9
|-
|align=left|Jean-Christophe Sarnin
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m breaststroke
|2:15.27
|9 FB
|2:16.26
|14
|-
|align=left|Stéphan Perrot
|2:18.58
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Franck Esposito
|align=left|100 m butterfly
| 53.77
|12 FB
|54.02
|14
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|200 m butterfly
|1:58.79
|7 FA
|1:58.10 NR
|4
|-
|align=left|David Abrard
|2:03.17
|16 FB
|2:01.25
|15
|-
|align=left|Xavier Marchand
|align=left|200 m individual medley
|2:03.17
|8 FA
|2:04.29
|8
|-
|align=left|Ludovic Depickère<br/>Nicolas Gruson<br/>Peirrick Chavatte<br/>Frédéric Lefevre
|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|3:21.79
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Yann deFabrique<br/>Lionel Poirot<br/>Bruno Orsoni<br/>Christophe Bordeau
|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay
|7:22.98
|6 FA
|7:24.85
|8
|-
|align=left|Franck Schott<br>Vladimir Latocha<br>Franck Esposito<br>Nicolas Gruson
|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay
|3:42.94
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
<small>Key:FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)</small>
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Casey Legler
|align=left|50 m freestyle
|26.52
|=29
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Solenne Figuès
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|56.90
|20
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|200 m freestyle
|2:02.74
|14 FB
|2:01.47
|12
|-
|align=left|Laetitia Choux
|align=left|400 m freestyle
|4:21.39
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Hélène Ricardo
|align=left|100 m backstroke
|1:04.03
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|200 m backstroke
|2:14.18
|=10 FB
|2:16.29
|15
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Karine Brémond
|align=left|100 m breaststroke
|1:11.80
|25
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|200 m breaststroke
|2:36.26
|29
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Karine Brémond
|align=left|100 m butterfly
|1:01.58
|16 FB
|1:01.20
|11
|-
|align=left|200 m butterfly
|2:13.58
|11 FB
|2:12.99
|10
|-
|align=left|Solenne Figuès<br>Jacqueline Delord<br>Casey Legler<br>Marianne Le Verge
|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|3:48.30
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Marianne Le Verge<br>Hélène Ricardo<br>Laëtitia Choux<br>Solenne Figuès
|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay
|8:18.90
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Hélène Ricardo<br>Karine Brémond<br>Cécile Jeanson<br>Solenne Figuès
|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay
|4:15.69
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
<small>Key:FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)</small>
Synchronized swimming
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Technical
!colspan=2|Free
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Virginie Dedieu<br/>Marianne Aeschbacher<br/>Myriam Lignot<br/>Celine Leveque<br/>Julie Fabre<br/>Isabelle Manable<br/>Magali Rathier<br/>Charlotte Massardier<br/>Delphine Maréchal<br/>Éva Riffet
|align=left|Team
|33.460
|5
|62.616
|5
|96.076
|5
|}
Table tennis
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Group stage
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Patrick Chila
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's singles
|<br />W 2–1
|<br />W 2–0
|<br />W 2–1
|1 Q
|<br />L 0–3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jean-Philippe Gatien
|<br />L 0–2
|<br />W 2–0
|<br />W 2–0
|2
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Patrick Chila<br/>Christophe Legout
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's doubles
|<br />L 0–2
|<br />W 2–1
|<br />W 2–0
|2
|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Damien Eloi<br/>Jean-Philippe Gatien
|<br />W 2–0
|<br />W 2–0
|<br />W 2–0
|1 Q
|
|<br />L 0–3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
|align=left|Women's singles
|<br />L 0–2
|<br />L 0–2
|<br />W 2–0
|3
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Emmanuelle Coubat<br/>Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's doubles
|<br />L 0–2
|<br />W 2–1
|
|2
|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Tennis
;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Arnaud Boetsch
|align=left rowspan=2|Singles
|<br />W 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>
|<br />L 6–7<sup>(7–9)</sup>, 6–4, 2-6
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Guillaume Raoux
|<br />L 3–6, 6–3, 2-6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Arnaud Boetsch<br/>Guillaume Raoux
|align=left|Doubles
|<br />L 2–6, 6–3, 3-6
|
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Mary Pierce
|align=left rowspan=2|Singles
|<br />W 6–3, 7–5
|<br />L 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Nathalie Tauziat
|<br />L 5–7, 2–6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mary Pierce<br/>Nathalie Tauziat
|align=left|Doubles
|
|<br />W 6–2, 3–6, 6-0
|<br />L 4–6, 3–6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Weightlifting
Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="3"|Snatch
!colspan="3"|Clean & Jerk
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-
!1
!2
!3
!1
!2
!3
|-
|width=30%|Eric Bonnel
|align=center|– 54 kg
|align=center|105.0
|align=center|110.0
|align=center|115.0
|align=center|135.0
|align=center|<s>140.0</s>
|align=center|<s>140.0</s>
|align=center|250.0
|align=center|11
|-
|width=30%|Cédric Plançon
|align=center|– 91 kg
|align=center|155.0
|align=center|<s>160.0</s>
|align=center|<s>160.0</s>
|align=center|185.0
|align=center|<s>190.0</s>
|align=center|190.0
|align=center|345.0
|align=center|19
|}
Wrestling
;Freestyle
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!Repechage 4
!Bronze semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|David Legrand
|align=left|–52 kg
|<br />W 10–0
|<br />L 0–5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|<br />L 5–12
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}
;Greco-Roman
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Semifinal
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!Repechage 4
!Bronze semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Ghani Yalouz
|align=left|–69 kg
|<br />W 8–0
|<br />W 10–0
|
|<br />W 4–1
|colspan=5
|<br />L 0–7
|
|}
