France at the 1980 Summer Olympics

France at the Olympic Games

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At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 121 (98 men and 23 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Rank: 8		 Gold
6		 Silver
5		 Bronze
3		 Total
14
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France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.[1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

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

Men's 200 metres

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

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:49.6
  • Semifinals — 1:47.3
  • Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 1:48.5
  • Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 1:49.6
  • Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

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

Men's Marathon

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Heat — 3:05.4
  • Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

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

Men's Triple Jump

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

Men's Pole Vault

  • Qualification — 5.35 m
  • Final — 5.65 m (→ 4th place)
  • Qualification — 5.40 m
  • Final — 5.60 m (→ 5th place)
  • Qualification — 5.40 m
  • Final — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 metres

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

Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.60
  • Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 13.18
  • Semifinal — 13.54 (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • 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)

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

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

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

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats — DNS
  • Heats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance)
  • Heats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Final — 55,66 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Final — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Final — 3.49,19 (→ 5th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Final — 57,88 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

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

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "France at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1980/. Retrieved 2011-04-21.