France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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, weightlifting, 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
Gold
- David Smétanine, swimming, men's 100m freestyle S4: 1:24.47[2]
- Arnaud Assoumani, athletics, men's long jump F46: 7.23m (WR)[3]
- Thu Kamkasomphou, women's table tennis, class 8[4]
- Christophe Durand, men's table tennis, class 4/5[5]
- Vincent Boury, men's table tennis, class 2[6]
- Laurent Thirionet, men's cycling, road time trial: 38'00"31[7]
- Laurent François, fencing, men's individual sabre, category B[8]
- Stéphane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz, tennis, men's double, open[9]
- David Smétanine, swimming, men's 50m freestyle S4[10]
- Florian Merrien, Yan Guilhem and Jean-Philippe Robin, table tennis, men's team, class 3[11]
- Assia El'Hannouni, athletics, women's 200m, T12[12]
- Assia El'Hannouni, athletics, women's 400m, T12[13]
Silver
- Sandrine Aurières-Martinet, judo, women's -52 kg[14]
- Cyril Jonard, judo, men's -81 kg[15]
- David Smétanine, swimming, men's 50m backstroke S4: 48.66[16][17]
- David Smétanine, swimming, men's 200m freestyle S4: 3:04.47[18][19]
- Assia El'Hannouni, athletics, women's 800m sprint T13/12: 2:04.96 (WR)[20][21]
- Marie-Amélie Le Fur, athletics, women's long jump F44: 944[22][23]
- Raphaël Voltz, shooting, men's mixed R5 10m rifle prone SH2: 705.1[24][25]
- Jean-Philippe Robin, men's table tennis, class 3[26]
- Raphaël Voltz, shooting, men's mixed R4-10m air rifle standing SH2: 598[27]
- Elodie Lorandi, swimming, women's 200m individual medley SM10: 2:39.28[28]
- Stéphane Molliens, men's table tennis, class 2[29]
- Laurent François, fencing, men's individual foil, category B[30]
- Damien Séguin, sailing, men's 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR)[31]
- Bruno Jourdren, Hervé Larhant and Nicolas Vimont-Vicary, sailing, men's 3-Person Keelboat (Sonar)[32]
- David Mercier, cycling, men's individual road race, LC 1/LC 2/CP 4[33]
- Rachel Lardière, swimming, women's 100m breaststroke SB5[34]
- Vincent Boury, Damien Mennella, Jean-François Ducay and Stéphane Molliens, table tennis, men's team, classes 1/2[35]
- Fabrice Meunier, archery, men's individual recurve, standing[36]
- Nantenin Keita, athletics, women's 200m T13[37]
- Marie-Amélie Le Fur, athletics, women's 100m T44[38]
- Assia El'Hannouni, athletics, women's 1500m T13[39]
Bronze
- Angélique Quessandier, judo, women's -63 kg[40]
- Gautier Trésor Makunda, athletics, men's 100m T11: 11'46[41][42]
- Olivier Cugnon de Sevricourt, judo, men's -90 kg[43]
- Julien Taurines, judo, men's +100 kg[44]
- Djamel Mastouri, athletics, men's 800m T37: 2:03.04[45]
- Souhad Ghazouani, powerlifting, women's -48 kg: 112,5 kg[46]
- Alain Quittet, men's cycling, handbike time trial: ?[47]
- Florence Gravellier, tennis, women's singles, open[48]
- Florence Gravellier and Arlette Racineux, tennis, women's doubles, open[49]
- Olivier Donval and John Saccomandi, cycling, men's individual road race B&VI 1-3[50]
- François Sérignat, Stéphane Messi and Alain Pichon, table tennis, men's team, classes 6-8[51]
- Jérémie Rousseau, Christophe Rozier and Gilles de la Bourdonnaye, table tennis, men's team, classes 9-10[52]
- Marie-Christine Fillou, Stéphanie Mariage, Fanny Bertrand and Isabelle Lafaye, table tennis, women's team, classes 1-5[53]
- Thu Kamkasomphou, Claire Mairie, Audrey le Morvan and Anne Barneoud, table tennis, women's team, classes 6-10[54]
- Jean-Pierre Talatini, athletics, men's javelin throw F33/34/52[55]
- Trésor Makunda, Pasquale Gallo, Stéphane Bozzolo and Ronan Pallier, athletics, men's 4x100m relay T11-13[56]
- Christophe Durand, Emeric Martin and Maxime Thomas, table tennis, men's team, classes 4/5[57]
- Julien Casoli, Pierre Fairbank, Alain Fuss and Denis Lemeunier, athletics, men's 4x400m relay, T53/54[58]
- Nantenin Keita, athletics, women's 400m T13[59]
Athletics
France had twenty-six competitors in athletics.[60]
Sailing
French athletes competed in the following events in sailing[61]:
- Single-Person Keelboat - 2.4mR
- Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar
Swimming
France had twelve competitors in swimming.[62]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "La France vise une soixantaine de médailles", Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2008
- ^ "Jeux Paralympiques: deux médailles françaises lors de la première journée", AFP, September 7, 2008
- ^ "Assoumani roi de la longueur", France 2, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, September 11, 2008
- ^ "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, September 11, 2008
- ^ "Results - Thursday 11 September", BBC
- ^ "Thirionet décroche l'or", L'Equipe, September 12, 2008
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ "Jeux Paralympiques: deux médailles françaises lors de la première journée", AFP, September 7, 2008
- ^ "JO - Paralympiques - Une journée argentée", L'Equipe, September 8, 2008
- ^ "JO - Paralympiques - Une journée argentée", L'Equipe, September 8, 2008
- ^ "Results - Monday 8 September", BBC
- ^ "Paralympiques - Les Français en demi-teinte", Le petit journal, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Paralympiques - Les Français en demi-teinte", Le petit journal, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Paralympiques - Les Français en demi-teinte", Le petit journal, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Paralympiques - Les Français en demi-teinte", Le petit journal, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, September 11, 2008
- ^ "Results - Thursday 11 September", BBC
- ^ "Results - Thursday 11 September", BBC
- ^ "Results - Thursday 11 September", BBC
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ "JO - Paralympiques - Une journée argentée", L'Equipe, September 8, 2008
- ^ "Paralympiques - Les Français en demi-teinte", Le petit journal, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Results - Tuesday 9 September", BBC
- ^ "Assoumani roi de la longueur", France 2, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Assoumani roi de la longueur", France 2, September 10, 2008
- ^ "Thirionet décroche l'or", L'Equipe, September 12, 2008
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ List of French medallists, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
- ^ "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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