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.
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | france-paralympique |
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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 Paralympics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
 1964 Summer Paralympics | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
 1968 Summer Paralympics | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 5 |
 1972 Summer Paralympics | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1976 Summer Paralympics | 23 | 21 | 14 | 58 | 8 |
 1980 Summer Paralympics | 28 | 26 | 31 | 85 | 8 |
  1984 Summer Paralympics | 71 | 69 | 45 | 185 | 6 |
 1988 Summer Paralympics | 47 | 44 | 49 | 140 | 5 |
 1992 Summer Paralympics | 36 | 36 | 34 | 106 | 4 |
| 1996 Summer Paralympics | 35 | 29 | 31 | 95 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 Summer Paralympics | 30 | 28 | 28 | 86 | 7 |
 2004 Summer Paralympics | 18 | 26 | 30 | 74 | 9 |
 2008 Summer Paralympics | 12 | 21 | 19 | 52 | 12 |
| 2012 Summer Paralympics | 8 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 16 |
 2016 Summer Paralympics | 9 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 12 |
Winter Paralympics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1976 Winter Paralympics | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
 1980 Winter Paralympics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
 1984 Winter Paralympics | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 1988 Winter Paralympics | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| 1992 Winter Paralympics | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| 1994 Winter Paralympics | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 4 |
| 1998 Winter Paralympics | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 10 |
| 2002 Winter Paralympics | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 13 |
| 2006 Winter Paralympics | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| 2010 Winter Paralympics | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
 2014 Winter Paralympics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| 2018 Winter Paralympics | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Béatrice Hess |  Swimming | 1984 - 2004 | 6 | F | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Assia El Hannouni |  Athletics | 2004 - 2012 | 3 | F | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Pascal Pinard | Swimming | 1992 - 2004 | 4 | M | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Claude Issorat | Athletics | 1992 - 2004 | 4 | M | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | 1984 - 1996 | 4 | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Robert Citerne |  Wheelchair fencing | 1988 - 2004 | 7 | M | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Pinard | Swimming | 1992 | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Assia El Hannouni | Athletics | 2004 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | 1988 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Claude Issorat | Athletics | 1996 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Citerne | Wheelchair fencing | Team épée | 1988-2004 | 7 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Charles Tolle | Athletics | 4x400m relay | 1996-2000 | 2 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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| 1 | Robert Citerne | Wheelchair fencing | 1961 | 1988 - 2004 (7) | 27 - 43 | M | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Béatrice Hess | Swimming | 1961 | 1984 - 2004 (6) | 22 - 42 | F | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | Vincent Boury |  Table tennis | 1969 | 1996 - 2012 (5) | 30 - 43 | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Fairbank | Athletics | 1971 | 2000 - 2016 (5) | 29 - 45 | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Thu Kamkasomphou | Table tennis | 1967 | 2000 - 2016 (5) | 33 - 49 | F | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
See also
References
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