France at the Olympics |
Olympic facts about France | ||||||
NOC: | France | |||||
IOC code: |
FRA |
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Olympic debut: |
Summer: |
Athens 1896 |
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Winter: | Chamonix 1924 | |||||
Olympic participation: |
Summer: |
1896 and onwards |
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Winter: | 1924 and onwards | |||||
French Olympic Medals | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
Summer Olympics | 222 | 254 | 276 | 752 | ||
Winter Olympics | 41 | 42 | 53 | 136 | ||
Top Sports | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
1. | Fencing | 44 | 43 | 37 | 124 | |
2. | Cycling | 41 | 27 | 25 | 93 | |
3. | Alpine Skiing | 16 | 17 | 18 | 51 | |
4. | Judo | 16 | 13 | 28 | 57 | |
5. | Athletics | 14 | 27 | 30 | 71 | |
Complete list of France's medals in Olympic sports | ||||||
Notes: | ||||||
France has also won medals in cooperation with other NOCS. For a list of these medals see List of medals won by cooperating nocs. The medal count for Summer and Winter Olympics is representing medals won in competitions which in the course of time have finally become part of either the summer olympics or the winter olympics. The division between summer and winter olympic games did not exist until 1924 and in the period before this winter and summer sports were on a few occasions present at the olympics side by side. |
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These facts about France at the olympics are based on the official reports of the olympics and the games-encyclo's olympic database |