France competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 136 athletes, 106 men and 30 women. French competitors won 74 medals, 18 gold, 26 silver and 30 bronze to finish 9th in the medal table.
|- |align=left|Charles Est |align=left rowspan=2|Men's individual W2 |572 |22 |<br />W 139-138 |<br />L 149-157 |colspan=4|did not advance |- |align=left|Stephane Gilbert |602 |11 |<br />L 138-139 |colspan=5|did not advance |- |align=left|Olivier Hatem |align=left|Men's individual W1 |628 |4 |colspan=2|Bye |<br />L 102-93 |colspan=4|did not advance |- |align=left|Eddy Gobbato |align=left|Men's individual standing |574 |17 |<br />L 136-143 |colspan=5|did not advance |- |align=left|Olivier Hatem<br/> Eddy Gobbato<br/> Stephane Gilbert |align=left|Men's team |1804 |7 |N/A |<br/> L 197-197 * |colspan=4|did not advance
In the men's round of 16 against Italy, a zero score was recorded due to the infringement of IPC rules in which the French team lost and Italy went onto the quarterfinals against the United States.
The men's football 5-a-side team didn't win any medals: they were 5th out of 6 teams.