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France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It is the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992.

Medalists

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Competitors

Archery

As the host nation, France entered six athletes.

Men
Women
Mixed

Athletics

As the host nation, track and field athletes from France achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Track & road events
;Men
;Women
Field events
;Men
;Women

Badminton

As the host nation, France has qualified seven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Men
Women
Mixed

Blind football

The French men's blind football team qualified for the games as hosts.

Summary
Team roster
Group stage


Semi-finals
Gold medal match

Boccia

As host nation, France directly qualifies three males, three females and one gender-free slots. Aurélie Aubert, Aurélien Fabre, Sonia Heckel, Fayçal Meguenni and Jules Menard have all qualified to compete.

Men
Women
Mixed

Cycling

Mathieu Bosredon, Anne-Sophie Centis, Elie de Carvalho, Dorian Foulon, Joseph Fritsch, Heïdi Gaugain, Florian Jouanny, Alexandre Léauté, Kévin Le Cunff, Gatien Le Rousseau, Alexandre Lloveras, Marie Patouillet, Thomas Peyroton-Dartet, Johan Quaile, Loïc Vergnaud and Anaïs Vincent have all qualified to compete.

Road

Men
Women
Mixed

Track

Men
Women
Mixed

<small>Qualification Legend: QB = Final bronze medal; QG = Final gold medal; QF = Final</small>

Equestrian

As host nation, France directly qualifies a team of four athletes.

Individual
Team

Goalball

Summary

Men's tournament

The French men's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.

Team roster
Group stage


Quarter-finals
Seventh place match

Women's tournament

The French women's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.

Team roster
Group stage


Quarter-finals
Seventh place match

Judo

As host nation, France directly qualifies seven male and two female judoka.

Men
Women

Paracanoeing

France earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

<small>Qualification Legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to non-medal final; SF – Qualify to semifinal</small>

Paratriathlon

Men
Women

Powerlifting

Alex Adélaïde, Rafik Arabat, Axel Bourlon and Souhad Ghazouani have all qualified to compete.

Rowing

French rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; and 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage</small>

Shooting

As host nation, France entered nine para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.

Men
Women
Mixed

Sitting volleyball

Summary

Men's tournament

France men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.

Team roster
Group play


Seventh place match

Women's tournament

France women's sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.

Team roster
Group play


Seventh place match

Swimming

As the host nation, France secured fourteen quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines and Paralympic qualification ranking.

Men
Women
Mixed

Table tennis

As the host nation, France entered nineteen athletes for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.

Men
Women
Mixed

Taekwondo

As the host nation, France entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class.

Wheelchair basketball

Summary

Men's tournament

France men's has qualified to compete by virtue of their top four results at the 2024 IWBF Men's Repechage in Antibes, France.

Team roster<br />
Preliminary round


Quarterfinal
Classification qualifying
Seventh place match

Wheelchair fencing

Clémence Delavoipiere, Cécile Demaude, Ludovic Lemoine, Yohan Peter, Damien Tokatlian, Maxime Valet and Brianna Vide had all qualified to compete.

Men
Women

Wheelchair rugby

French wheelchair rugby team qualified as host.

Summary
Team roster
Group stage


5th to 8th semifinals
Fifth place final

Wheelchair tennis

Frédéric Cattanéo, Ksénia Chasteau, Pauline Déroulède, Stéphane Houdet, Guilhem Laget, Gaëtan Menguy and Emmanuelle Mörch have all qualified to compete.

See also

References