France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:FRA
Country:France
Year:2020
Games:Summer Paralympics
Flagcaption:Flag of France
Npcname:French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:61
Sports:13
Flagbearer:Sandrine Martinet
Stéphane Houdet
Gold:11
Silver:15
Bronze:29
Appearances:auto

France competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1]

Paris will host the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and due to that a French segment featured in the closing ceremony.

Medalists

See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.

MedalNameSportEventDate
26 August
27 August
28 August
30 August

Guide: Corentin Ermenault
31 August
31 August
1 September

3 September

25 August
26 August
27 August
27 August
28 August
28 August
29 August
1 September
30 August
31 August
1 September


2 September


Guide: Corentin Ermenault
25 August
25 August
27 August
27 August
27 August

Guide: Céline Bousrez
28 August
28 August

Pilot: François Pervis
28 August
28 August
28 August
28 August
29 August




29 August
29 August
29 August



29 August
29 August
31 August
31 August

1 September

1 September

1 September
2 September
2 September

Guide: Corentin Ermenault

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. |-|align=left|Daniel Lelou|align=left rowspan=2|Men's individual compound|680|23|
L 137-141|colspan=5|Did not advance|-|align=left|Éric Pereira|655|34|
L 136-138|colspan=5|Did not advance|-|align=left|Guillaume Toucoullet|align=left|Men's individual recurve|620|7|
L 1-4|colspan=5|Did not advance|-|align=left|Julie Chupin|align=left|Women's individual compound|682|8||
W 145-138|
L 139-141|colspan=3|Did not advance|}

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track
AthleteEventHeatsSemi-finalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Timothée Adolphe100m T1111.121 Q11.061 Q10.90
400m T11did not advance
Nicolas Brignone100m T5315.816did not advance
align=left rowspan=3Julien Casoli400m T5447.993did not advance
800m T541:35.384 q1:39.628
1500m T543:03.483 Q2:51.697
Pierre Fairbank100m T5315.093 Q15.415
Rédouane Hennouni-Bouzidi1500m T384:05.954
Dimitri Jozwicki100m T3811.302 Q11.524
Charles-Antoine Kouakou400m T2048.852 Q47.63
Louis Radius1500m T384:17.197
Trésor Makunda400m T1151.992 Q51.74
Men's field
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Arnaud AssoumaniLong jump T476.898
Valentin BertrandLong jump T375.808
align=left rowspan=2Thierry CiboneJavelin throw F3425.699
Shot put F3410.348
Ronan PallierLong jump T116.15
Dimitri PavadéLong jump T647.39
Women's track
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Mandy François-Elie100m T3713.482 Q13.514
200m T3727.431 Q27.34
Angelina Lanza200m T47DNSDid not advance
Nantenin Keita400m T1357.401 Q57.174
Women's field
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Gloria AgblemagnonShot put F2012.628
Manon GenestLong jump T374.404
Angelina LanzaLong jump T475.178
Marie-Amélie Le Furalign=left rowspan=2Long jump T646.11
Typhaine Soldé4.609

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification.

Men
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
David ToupéSingles WH1
L (6–21, 12–21)

L (11–21, 13–21)
3did not advance
Thomas JakobsSingles WH2
L (10–21, 8–21)

L (9–21, 5–21)
3did not advance
Lucas MazurSingles SL4
W (21–3, 21–7)

W (21–3, 21–7)

W (21–15, 21–17)
1 Q
W (21–16, 16–21, 21–18)

W (15–21, 21–17, 21–15)
Méril LoquetteSingles SU5
W (21–16, 21–17)

L (10–21, 10–21)

L (14–21, 8–21)
3did not advance
Thomas Jakobs
David Toupé
Doubles WH1–WH2
L (11–21, 19–21)

L (11–21, 13–21)
3did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Faustine NoëlSingles SL4
L (18–21, 13–21)

L (12–21, 6–21)
3did not advance
Lénaïg Morin
Faustine Noël
Doubles SL3–SU5
W (21–12, 22–20)

L (9–21, 10–21)
2 Q
L (9–21, 15–21)

L (16–21, 18–21)
4
Mixed

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
OpponentRankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
align=left rowspan=3Samir van der Bekenalign=left rowspan=3Individual BC3
L 0-5
3Did not advance

L 3-4

W 4-2
align=left rowspan=4Rodrigue Brenek
Sonia Heckel
Samir van der Beken
align=left rowspan=4Pairs BC3
W 4-2
5Did not advance

W 4-3

L 1-7

W 7-0

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Raphael BeaugilletMen's road time trial B1:01:23.329
Dorian FoulonMen's road race C4-5DNF
align=left rowspan=2Florian JouannyMen's road race H1-21:49:36
Men's road time trial H232:41.62
align=left rowspan=2Alexandre LéautéMen's road race C1-32:11:06
Men's road time trial C237:07.16
align=left rowspan=2Kévin Le CunffMen's road race C4-52:14:49
Men's road time trial C543:51.875
align=left rowspan=2Alexandre LloverasMen's road race B3:06:14
Men's road time trial B41:54.02
align=left rowspan=2Riadh TarsimMen's road race H32:48:047
Men's road time trial H345:26.7710
align=left rowspan=2Loïc VergnaudMen's road race H52:24:30
Men's road time trial H539:15.16
align=left rowspan=2Katell AlençonWomen's road race C4-5DNF
Women's road time trial C444:18.595
align=left rowspan=2Elise MarcWomen's road race C1-31:17:4210
Women's road time trial C1-329:18.3112
align=left rowspan=2Marie PatouilletWomen's road race C4-52:23:49
Women's road time trial C541:09.244
Florian Jouanny
Riadh Tarsim
Loïc Vergnaud
Mixed relay H1-553:03

Track

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Rank
Raphael BeaugilletMen's time trial B1:00.472
align=left rowspan=2Dorian FoulonMen's individual pursuit C54:18.274 WR1 Q
W 4:20.757
Men's time trial C4-51:05.3486
align=left rowspan=2Alexandre LéautéMen's individual pursuit C23:31.817 WR1 Q
W 3:31.478 WR
Men's time trial C1-31:05.031
align=left rowspan=2Kévin Le CunffMen's individual pursuit C54:22.2574 q
L 4:27.997
4
Men's time trial C4-51:06.3578
Alexandre LloverasMen's individual pursuit B4:05.2634 q
L 4:08.126
4
align=left rowspan=2Marie PatouilletWomen's individual pursuit C53:38.0883 q
W 3:39.233
Women's time trial C4-536.6834
Dorian Foulon
Alexandre Léauté
Kévin Le Cunff
Mixed team sprint C1-550.3444 q
L 49.567
4

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Céline Gerny, Anne-Frédérique Royon, Vladimir Vinchon and Chiara Zenati have all qualified to compete at the Paralympics.

Football 5-a-side

See main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Team roster
Group A--------
Seventh place match

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage
round 1
Repechage
round 2
Final /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nathan PetitMen's -81kg
W 10-00

L 00-10
Did not advance
W 10-00

L 00-11
=5
Helios LatchoumanayaMen's -90kg
W 10-00

L 00-01

W 10-00
Sandrine MartinetWomen's -48kg
W 10-00

W 10-00

L 01-10

Paracanoeing

See main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Nelia Barbosa, Rémy Boulle and Eddie Potdevin have qualified to compete at the Paralympics in the paracanoe.[2]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rémy BoulléMen's KL151.726248.645148.917
Eddie PotdevinMen's VL353.2161 FA53.0556
Nélia BarbosaWomen's KL352.2341 FA51.558

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. France qualified three boats for each of the rowing classes into the Paralympic regatta. All of them qualified after successfully entering the top seven for women's single sculls events and top eight for mixed events at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[3]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nathalie BenoitWomen's single sculls11:41.752 R10:56.231 FA11:28.44
Perle Bouge
Christophe Lavigne
Mixed double sculls6 R8:27.494 FB9:10.859
Margot Boulet
Antoine Jesel
Erika Sauzeau
Rémy Taranto
Robin Le Barreau (cox)
Mixed coxed four7:26.212 R7:06.02 1 FA7:27.04

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

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. France entered eight shooters, all male, into the Paralympic competition.[4]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
David AuclairMixed P3 – 25m pistol SH1
Christophe TancheMixed R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Kevin LiotMixed R4 – 10m air rifle standing SH2
Alain QuittetMixed R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2
Tanguy de la Forest
Cédric Fèvre-ChevalierMixed R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1
Didier RichardMen's R7 – 50 m rifle three position
Vincent FagnonMixed R9 – 50m rifle prone SH2

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. France have qualified three swimmers to compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method & six swimmer via MQS.[5] [6]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
align=left rowspan=3Laurent Chardard100m freestyle S61:07.695 Q1:07.607
100m backstroke S61:20.587 Q1:19.007
50m butterfly S632.765 Q32.294
align=left rowspan=3Ugo Didier400m freestyle S94:15.232 Q4:11.33
100m backstroke S91:03.324 Q1:02.204
200m individual medley SM92:20.863 Q
align=left rowspan=2Nathan Maillet200m freestyle S142:04.4416Did not advance
100m backstroke S141:08.0518Did not advance
align=left rowspan=4Florent Marais400m freestyle S104:17.786 Q
100m backstroke S101:01.925 Q1:01.30
100m butterfly S1059.238 Q57.864
200m individual medley SM102:27.759Did not advance
align=left rowspan=5Alex Portal50m freestyle S1325.0311Did not advance
400m freestyle S134:11.073 Q4:06.09
100m breaststroke SB131:12.149Did not advance
100m butterfly S1357.604 Q57.134
200m individual medley SM132:12.053 Q2:09.92
align=left rowspan=3David Smetanine50m freestyle S442.6812Did not advance
100m freestyle S41:32.527 Q1:29.476
200m freestyle S43:14.098 Q3:14.818
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
align=left rowspan=3Emeline Pierre50m freestyle S1029.1111Did not advance
100m freestyle S101:04.3910Did not advance
100m backstroke S101:13.528
Anaëlle Roulet100m backstroke S101:10.835
align=left rowspan=4Claire Supiot100m freestyle S91:07.3113Did not advance
400m freestyle S95:00.2811Did not advance
100m butterfly S81:18.948 Q1:16.678
200m individual medley SM92:55.5615Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. France entered eleven athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Fabien Lamirault & Thu Kamkasomphou qualified from the 2019 ITTF European Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden and nine other athletes qualified via World Ranking allocation.[7]

Men
AthleteEventGroup stageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fabien LamiraultIndividual C2
W 3-1

W 3-0
1 Q
W 3-0

W 3-1

W 3-2
Stéphane Molliens
W 3-2

W 3-0
1 Q
L 1-3
Did not advance
Florian MerrienIndividual C3
W 3-2

W 3-0
1 Q
W 3-0

L 2-3
Did not advance
Maxime ThomasIndividual C4
Nicolas Savant-AiraIndividual C5
Thomas Bouvaisalign=left rowspan=2Individual C8
Clement Berthier
Matéo BohéasIndividual C10
Lucas Edouard CreangeIndividual C11
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Isabelle LafayeIndividual C1-2
Anne BarnéoudIndividual C7
Thu KamkasomphouIndividual C8
Léa FerneyIndividual C11

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. France qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them are confirmed to compete after entered top six in world ranking.

AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage
round 1
Repechage
round 2
Final /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bopha KongMen's –61 kg
L 10-20
Did not advance
W 37-24

W 29-26

L 23-33
=5
Laura SchielWomen's +58 kg
L
Did not advance
L
Did not advance

Wheelchair rugby

See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

France national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games for the games by finishing top two at the 2020 Qualification Tournament in Richmond, Canada.

Team roster
Group stage--------
Fifth place Match

Wheelchair tennis

See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. France qualified seven players entries for wheelchair tennis. Six of them qualified by the world rankings, while one of them qualified by received the bipartite commission invitation allocation quotas.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Frédéric CattaneoMen's singles
Stephane Houdet
Gaetan Menguy
Nicolas Peifer
Charlotte FairbankWomen's singles
Emmanuelle Mörch

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 October 2020. Official Selections at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (in French). France Paralympique.
  2. Web site: 8 June 2021. Three new selections for Tokyo (in French). France Paralympique.
  3. Web site: 2019 World Rowing Championships . 15 October 2018 . www.worldrowing.com . 9 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 27 July 2021. Tokyo 2021 - Paralympic selection (in French). Federation Francaise de Tir.
  5. Web site: 15 September 2019. Medallists by Event. International Paralympic Committee.
  6. Web site: 14 October 2019. World Championships Slot Allocation Method. International Paralympic Committee.
  7. Web site: 2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar. 16 March 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.