The Games of the XXII Summer Olympics , held from July 19 to August 3, 1980 in Moscow , were attended by 121 French athletes (98 men and 23 women).
| France at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | Fra | |||
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee Official site | |||
| Olympic Games in Moscow | ||||
| Athletes | 121 in 13 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | did not have | |||
| Medals Place 8 | Gold 6 | Silver five | Bronze 3 | Total 14 |
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The French partially supported the boycott of the Moscow Olympics , initiated by the United States , and acted not under their national, but under the Olympic flag . In addition, the French delegation did not attend the opening ceremony (along with Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, San Marino and Switzerland).
Despite the fact that at the 1980 Olympics the French delegation was the smallest in the last 10 summer Olympics, starting with the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles , the French performed very well in the overall medal standings, winning 6 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze awards. For comparison, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, 227 French athletes won only 2 gold, the same amount of gold was counted by the French 4 years later at the Olympics in Montreal , where France was represented by 206 athletes. It should be noted that the relatively small number of the French delegation at the Moscow Olympics is due to the fact that the French, like many other teams that partially supported the boycott, did not send a single team in team sports.
The French won all of their 6 gold awards in 2 sports - fencing and judo . The greatest success was achieved by the 21-year-old fencer Pascal Tranke-Auchan , who won both the personal foil championship and the team as part of her team. 2 awards are also on the account of judoka Angelo Parisi (gold and silver), fencers Pascal Jolyot (gold and silver) and Philippe Ribot (gold and bronze).
Personal gold Tranke-Auchan and the team gold of the French foil fencers became the only awards of French women at the Moscow Olympics. The remaining 12 awards were won by men.
Angelo Parisi , defeating July 27, 1980 in the heavyweight category, became the first judoist from France to win Olympic gold. On August 1, judoka Thierry Re brought France a second gold.
The youngest French athlete at the Moscow Olympics was swimmer Frederick Delcourt (born February 14, 1964 ). He specialized in backstroke and, as part of the French national team, took 5th place in the final of the combined relay 4 × 100 m. At distances of 100 and 200 meters on the back Delcourt failed to break into the final. The oldest French athlete was rower Didier Galle (born August 14, 1945 ).
Content
All Medals (14)
Gold (6)
| Gold | ||
| No. | Athletes | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Thierry Re | Judo (men up to 60 kg) |
| 2 | Angelo Parisi | Judo (men over 95 kg) |
| 3 | Pascal Trenke Aschen | Fencing (women, foil, personal championship) |
| four | Didier Flaman Pascal Joliot Bruno boshri Philip Bonnen Frederick Parsley | Fencing (men, foil, team championship) |
| five | Philippe Ribou Patrick Pico Hubert Garda Philippe Boiss Michelle Saless | Fencing (men, epee, team championship) |
| 6 | Pascal Trenke Aschen Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin Isabelle Begar Veronique Brookier Christine Musjo | Fencing (Women, Rapier, Team Championship) |
Silver (5)
| Silver | ||
| No. | Athletes | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Alain Leba | Kayaking and canoeing (men, single kayak, 1000 m) |
| 2 | Java Kaar | Cycling Track (Men, 1000m Sprint) |
| 3 | Alain Bondu | Cycling track (men, individual pursuit at 4000 m) |
| four | Pascal Joliot | Fencing (men, foil, personal championship) |
| five | Angelo Parisi | Judo (men, absolute superiority) |
Bronze (3)
| Bronze | ||
| No. | Athletes | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Bernard Chuluyan | Judo (men up to 78 kg) |
| 2 | Philippe Ribou | Fencing (men, epee, individual championship) |
| 3 | Antoine Richard Ehrmann Panzo Patrick Barre Pascal Barre | Athletics (men, relay 4x100 m) |
Competition Results
Rowing
In the next round from each race were several of the best crews (depending on discipline). 6 strongest crews reached the final A, another 6 crews who dropped out in the semifinals distributed their places in the final B.
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Advance check | Qualifying race | Semifinal | The final | Summary a place | ||||||||
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| Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Time | A place | ||||
| loners | Didier Galle | one | 8: 04.41 | four | one | 7: 32.81 | four | completed the presentation | ||||||
Interesting Facts
- A native of the Italian Arpino judoka Angelo Parisi in 1972 at the Olympics in Munich, played for the UK team and won bronze in the absolute championship. In 1975, Parisi changed his citizenship to French for family reasons and at the Moscow Olympics became not only the first French Olympic judo champion, but also the first and only Frenchman to win 2 medals in judo at one Olympics. In the foreseeable future, no one will be able to repeat this achievement, since the championship in the absolute weight category was excluded from the Olympic judo program after 1984 .