France at the Paralympics

France participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, and has taken part in every edition of the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then. France was the host country of the 1992 Winter Paralympics.

France at the
Paralympics
IPC codeFRA
NPCFrench Paralympic and Sports Committee
Websitefrance-paralympique.fr
Medals
Gold
399
Silver
338
Bronze
398
Total
1,135
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

French athletes have won a total of 1,148 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 385 is gold, placing France fourth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Among its most successful competitors is swimmer Béatrice Hess, winner of 20 gold medals.

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1960 Summer Paralympics33179
1964 Summer Paralympics4251111
1968 Summer Paralympics13109325
1972 Summer Paralympics1085337
1976 Summer Paralympics232114588
1980 Summer Paralympics282631858
1984 Summer Paralympics7169451856
1988 Summer Paralympics4744491405
1992 Summer Paralympics3636341064
1996 Summer Paralympics352931956
2000 Summer Paralympics302828867
2004 Summer Paralympics182630749
2008 Summer Paralympics1221195212
2012 Summer Paralympics819184516
2016 Summer Paralympics95142812

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1976 Winter Paralympics20358
1980 Winter Paralympics11139
1984 Winter Paralympics42068
1988 Winter Paralympics553137
1992 Winter Paralympics649196
1994 Winter Paralympics14611314
1998 Winter Paralympics5982210
2002 Winter Paralympics21161913
2006 Winter Paralympics726154
2010 Winter Paralympics141610
2014 Winter Paralympics534135
2018 Winter Paralympics785204

Multi-medalists

Multiple medalists

This is a list of French athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals.

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Béatrice Hess Swimming 1984 - 20046F205025
2Assia El Hannouni Athletics 2004 - 20123F82010
3Pascal Pinard Swimming 1992 - 20044M75618
4Claude Issorat Athletics 1992 - 20044M74213
5Mustapha Badid Athletics 1984 - 19964M6118
6Robert Citerne Wheelchair fencing 1988 - 20047M4239

Multi medals in a single Games

This is a list of French athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single Games. Ordered categorically by gold medals earned, sports then year.

No. Athlete Sport Year Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Pascal Pinard Swimming 1992M5128
2Assia El Hannouni Athletics 2004F4004
3Mustapha Badid Athletics 1988M4105
4Claude Issorat Athletics 1996M3014

Multi medals in a single event

This is a list of French athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single event at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Robert Citerne Wheelchair fencing Team épée1988-20047M3205
2Charles Tolle Athletics 4x400m relay1996-20002M2002

Most appearances

This is a list of French athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympic Games. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes who were under 15 years of age or over 40 years of age are in bold.

No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Robert Citerne Wheelchair fencing 19611988 - 2004 (7)27 - 43M4239
2Béatrice Hess Swimming 19611984 - 2004 (6)22 - 42F205025
3Vincent Boury Table tennis 19691996 - 2012 (5)30 - 43M1214
Pierre Fairbank Athletics 19712000 - 2016 (5)29 - 45M1247
Thu Kamkasomphou Table tennis 19672000 - 2016 (5)33 - 49F2248

See also

References

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