France was the host nation of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. France is one of five countries to have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. There were 573 athletes that competed at this edition, becoming the nation's largest delegation since the 1900 Olympics, which were also held in Paris. They won 64 medals, including 16 gold medals. As a result, France finished fifth in the medal table, marking their first top-five finish since the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Two days before the opening ceremony, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the French Alps would host the 2030 Winter Olympics, returning the Winter Olympics to its birthplace after 38 years. The opening ceremony will take place on 1 February 2030.
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The French Olympic Committee officialized the list of competitors on 8 July 2024.
As the host nation, France received a direct quota place in the men's and women's individual and team events as well as the mixed team event. The athletes were named on 28 June 2024.
As the host nation, France received a direct quota place both in the women's duet and the eight-member mixed team events. The teams were named on 18 May 2024, and the alternates were named on 6 July 2024.
French track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024 either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking with a maximum of 3 athletes per event. France qualified a team for the mixed marathon walk relay through a top-ten finish at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships. France qualified its relays through the 2024 World Athletics Relays. The final selection of athletes was made on 7 July 2024.
Combined events â Women's heptathlon
Delphine Delrue and Thom Gicquel qualified for the mixed doubles tournament through their BWF World Ranking, as did Anne Tran and Margot Lambert for the women's doubles tournament. Lucas Corvée and Ronan Labar were supposed to be the French pair in the men's doubles tournament after their results at the 2024 European Championships, but an error by the Badminton World Federation in the rankings qualification resulted in the Popov brothers qualifying instead. Corvée and Labar qualified through an appeal after the ranking calculation error. As the host nation, France had two singles quotas, and Toma Junior Popov and Qi Xuefei were selected following their performance at the 2024 European Championships.
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The French men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
The French women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
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The French men's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics with a top three finish at the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary.
The team was announced on 8 June 2024.
The French women's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
The team was announced on 8 June 2024.
France entered eight boxers, four men and four women, into the Olympic tournament. The 2019 World bronze medalist and 2020 Olympian in men's flyweight Billal Bennama, 2016 Olympic silver medalist and two-time Olympian in men's lightweight Sofiane Oumiha, and 2016 Olympic women's lightweight champion Estelle Mossely, along with four rookies (Traoré, Lkhadiri, Zidani, and Michel), secured the spots on the host nation's squad in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or finishing in the top two, at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. Additionally, Djamili Aboudou Moindze qualified in men's super heavyweight by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
As the host nation, France is automatically received a quota place each for the B-Boys and B-Girls events. Dany Dann (Dany) secured a direct spot on the host nation's team by winning the B-boy final battle at the 2023 European Games in Nowy SÃÂ cz, Poland. Athletes qualified through their performance at the 2024 Olympic qualifier series.
France qualified four boats for the slalom competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain. The selection of athletes was announced on 12 October 2023.
As the host nation, France received one quota in both the men's and women's kayak cross events. The selection of athletes was announced on 12 October 2023. Angèle Hug and Boris Neveu earned additional quotas with top three finishes at the ICF Kayak Cross Global Qualification Competition in Prague.
French canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. The first athletes were named on 15 May 2024.
<small>Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)</small>
In the women's individual time trial, France obtained one quota with a top 10 finish at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, while the other two quotas were obtained in men's and women's road race events, as the host nation allocation quotas. The women's team was announced on 18 May 2024, and the men's team was announced on 8 July 2024.
France obtained spots for men's and women's sprint, keirin, team pursuit, madison, and omnium events following the conclusion of the final UCI Olympic rankings. The sprint and keirin team was announced on 3 May 2024. The rest of the team was announced on 28 June 2024.
<small>Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final</small>
France qualified a full squad of mountain bikers through the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.
France qualified one athlete per gender through its host country quota. Anthony Jeanjean and Laury Perez were selected following their performances at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.
French riders secured four quota places (three men's and one women's) through the allocations of the final Olympic BMX ranking. The selection of riders was announced on 5 June 2024. Arthur Pilard and Tessa Martinez were designated as the replacement athletes.
As the host nation, France received four men's and four women's spots in each of the synchronized diving events. Jules Bouyer and Gwendal Bisch secured a spot for the men's 3 m springboard through their performance at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. The divers were named on 28 May 2024 by the French federation.
As the host nation, France automatically entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions at the Games. The team was named on 6 July 2024.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position</small>
France entered a full-squad of 18 fencers (nine per gender), and one alternate per weapon. Each weapon qualified for the games by placing amongst the four highest ranked worldwide team, or being the top ranked European team, at the cut-off date. Fencers were named through four selections.
As the host nation, the French men's national field hockey team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French women's national field hockey team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French men's football team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French women's football team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
France qualified four golfers through the Olympic rankings.
As the host nation, France automatically received one guaranteed place in the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events. France qualified a full women's team at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Samir Aït Saïd qualified on the rings with his results in the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series. The final selection for the women's team was made on 7 July 2024.
As the host nation, France automatically received a guaranteed place in the individual and group all-around competitions. Hélène Karbanov was named as the individual on 14 June 2024. The group competitors were named on 28 June 2024.
As the host nation, France automatically received one guaranteed place in the men's and women's trampoline events. The athletes were selected on 3 May 2024.
As the host nation, the French men's national handball team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French women's national handball team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, French judoka received fourteen quota places (seven in each gender) at their disposal for the Games. Judoka were named throughout the beginning of 2024.
Nations qualifying at least one athlete in the âÂÂ57 (âÂÂ48, âÂÂ52 & âÂÂ57), âÂÂ70 (âÂÂ57, âÂÂ63 & âÂÂ70) & +70 (âÂÂ70, âÂÂ78 & +78) weight categories for women, and at least one athlete in the âÂÂ73 (âÂÂ60, âÂÂ66 & âÂÂ73), âÂÂ90 (âÂÂ73, âÂÂ81 & âÂÂ90) & +90 (âÂÂ90, âÂÂ100 & +100) weight categories for men, would compete in the team event.
French modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places (two per gender) for Paris 2024. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Marie Oteiza, with Valentin Prades slated to compete at his third straight Games on the men's side, secured a spot each in their respective individual events by finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland. Pentathletes were named on 21 June 2024.
French rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Luzern, Switzerland. The selection was officialized on 5 June 2024.
<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage</small>
As the host nation, the French national rugby sevens team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French women's national rugby sevens team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, France automatically received a spot in every competition of the sport. Sailors were named throughout the beginning of 2024.
<small>M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated â did not advance into the medal race</small>
As the host nation, France automatically received a minimum of twelve quota places, with one in each of the individual shooting events. The final selection was announced on 21 June 2024.
France automatically had at least one athlete per event as the host nation. More skateboarders were able to qualify through the Olympic rankings. Aurélien Giraud qualified after reaching the semi finals at the Budapest qualifying event.
France qualified seven sport climbers for the Olympic Games. Bassa Mawem qualified directly for the Games by winning the 2023 European Speed Qualification Tournament in Rome, Italy; Oriane Bertone qualified directly for the Games after winning the 2023 European Qualifying Event in Laval, France; Zélia Avezou, Manon Lebon, Capucine Viglione, Paul Jenft & Sam Avezou qualified through the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.
French surfers confirmed four shortboard quota places (two male and two female) for Tahiti. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Johanne Defay secured a direct spot for her second Games, following a top-eight placement among those eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings. Meanwhile, Tahitian natives Kauli Vaast and Vahiné Fierro topped the list of eligible European surfers in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador. Joan Duru also get one additional quota with a top six result at the 2024 World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
<small>Qualification legend: R3 â Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 â Qualifies to repechage round</small>
French swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events with a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) or the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT). French swimmers that achieved the OQT were selected for the team at the France Championships in Chartres. The full list of swimmers including relayers was confirmed on 8 June 2024.
France qualified two full teams (one per gender) for the Olympic Tournament through their host country quota. Via the qualification of the teams, France had two singles players per gender and one mixed double pair. Alexis Lebrun and Jianan Yuan qualified as the highest ranked French pair in mixed doubles. The full team was announced on 21 June 2024.
Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Althéa Laurin and 2023 World champion Magda Wiet-Hénin earned additional spots by finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective division. The other two athletes were selected on 3 May 2024.
France qualified one player per gender through its host country quota. The final team was announced on 21 June 2024 amongst players having sufficient ranking to participate in the Olympic Tournament.
As the host nation, France received four quota places with two for each gender in the individual and mixed relay triathlon events. The official selection was made on 5 June 2024.
As the host, France qualified a pair for each event automatically. Alexia Richard and Lézana Placette qualified through the FIVB Olympic Rankings on 7 June 2024, leaving an extra spot for a women's French pair. A second men's pair also qualified through winning the 2024 CEV Continental Cup Final in Jà «rmala, Latvia.
As the host nation, the French men's national volleyball team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French women's national volleyball team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French men's national water polo team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, the French women's national water polo team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
As the host nation, France entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Dora Tchakounté (women's 59 kg), Marie Fegue (women's 71 kg) and Romain Imadouchène (men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings. The final weightlifter, Bernardin Kingue Matam was announced on 14 June.
France initially qualified four wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Koumba Larroque qualified for the Games with a top five finish at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. On 8 July, after a Russian athlete withdrew, the quota for the 62 kg category was adjusted, and French wrestler Ameline Douarre was also allowed to compete.