France at the 1896 Summer Olympics

The five French athletes won 2 medals between them. Tuffère appears to have entered the 100 metres but not started; some sources have André Tournois in the first heat of the 100 metres instead of Grisel.[1][2][3][4] Grisel entered the triple jump, but did not start.

Track and road events

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Adolphe Grisel	100 m	Unknown	Unknown	Did not advance
Adolphe Grisel	400 m	Unknown	Unknown	Did not advance
Frantz Reichel		Unknown	Unknown	Did not advance
Albin Lermusiaux	800 m	2:16.6	1 Q	DNS
Georges de la Nézière		Unknown	Unknown	Did not advance
Albin Lermusiaux	1500 m	n/a		4:37.0
Frantz Reichel	110 m hurdles	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Albin Lermusiaux	marathon	N/A		DNF

Field events

Athlete	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Adolphe Grisel	Discus throw	Unknown	5–9
Alexandre Tuffère	Triple jump	12.70
Adolphe Grisel	Long jump[4]	5.83	5
Alexandre Tuffère		5.98	4

Leon Flameng and Paul Masson

France dominated the cycling events, taking 4 of the 6 gold medals. Three were won by Paul Masson who won every event he entered, with Léon Flameng adding the fourth as well as a silver and a bronze. One of the two won each event that a Frenchman contested; the two gold medals won by other countries were in competitions that Masson and Flameng did not enter.

Cyclist	Event	Time / Distance	Rank
Paul Masson	Time trial	24.0
	Sprint	4:58.2
	10 km	17:54.2
Léon Flameng	Time trial	27.0	5
	Sprint	Unknown
	10 km	17:54.8
	100 km	3:08:19.2

Group of French and Greek fencers at 1896 Summer Olympics

The final sword match 1896 Summer Olympics

The French fencers were held in high regard prior to the Games; Gravelotte and Callot validated those expectations in the amateur foil competition. Each went undefeated in their pool, advancing to face each other in the final. Gravelotte won the first-to-3 bout. Surprisingly, however, Perronet lost to the Greek Leonidas Pyrgos in the only match of the masters competition.

Fencer	Event	Record		Touches		Round robin	Final	Rank
		Wins	Losses	For	Against
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte	Foil	4	0	12	7	1st Group B	Callot (FRA) W 3–1
Henri Callot		3	1	11	7	1st Group A	Gravelote (FRA) L 3–1
Henri Delaborde		1	2	5	8	3rd Group A	Did not advance	5
Joanni Perronet	Masters foil	0	1	1	3	N/A	Pyrgos (GRE) L 3–1

Grisel competed in the parallel bars in the gymnastics program. The competitions had no formal scoring, the judges merely selecting the winner and runner-up. Grisel was neither in this competition.

Lermusiaux entered the military rifle event in the shooting program. His score and placing are unknown.

Only the first initial and last name of the French tennis player in 1896 is known. He was defeated in the first round of the singles tournament.

Player	Event	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
J. Defert	Singles	Kasdaglis (GRE) L	Did not advance