France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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| IPC code | FRA | ||||||||
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 119 in 13 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Assia El'Hannouni | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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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]
- Single-Person Keelboat - 2.4mR
- Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar
Swimming
France had twelve competitors in swimming.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
- ↑ "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
- ↑ "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition", International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008
- ↑ "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
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