France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

France at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
France at the; 2024 Summer Paralympics
	Flag of France
IPC code	FRA
NPC	French Paralympic and Sports Committee
in Paris, France; August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Competitors	152 in 16 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It will be the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992.^[1]

Competitors[edit]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	4	4	8
Athletics	6	3	9
Badminton	5	2	7
Blind football	9	—	9
Boccia	3	3	6
Goalball	6	6	12
Judo	8	8	16
Paracanoeing	2	2	4
Rowing	3	4	7
Shooting	2	1	7
Sitting volleyball	12	12	24
Swimming	3	0	3
Table tennis	13	6	19
Taekwondo	1	2	3
Wheelchair fencing	3	3	6
Wheelchair rugby	TBD	TBD	12
Total	80	55	152

Archery[edit]

As the host nation, France entered eight athletes in all event by virtue of their host nation's allocation and 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Individual W1			—
	Individual compound
	Individual recurve
	Individual recurve

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Individual W1			—
	Individual compound
	Individual compound
	Individual recurve

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Team W1
	Team compound
	Team recurve

Athletics[edit]

As the host nation, track and field athletes from France achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
DQ = Disqualified
PR = Paralympic Record
AR = Area (or continental) Record
NR = National Record
SB = Season's Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	Men's 400 m T11
	Men's 400 m T11
	Men's 400 m T20
	Women's 400 m T13

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
	Men's long jump T37
	Men's long jump T47
	Men's shot put F63
	Women's long jump T37
	Women's shot put F20

Badminton[edit]

As the host nation, France has qualified seven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
David Toupé	Singles WH1
Thomas Jakobs	Singles WH2
Lucas Mazur	Singles SL4
Meril Loquette	Singles SU5
Charles Noakes	Singles SH6
Thomas Jakobs David Toupé	Doubles WH1–2

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Faustine Noël	Singles SL4
Maud Lefort	Singles SU5

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël	Doubles SL3–SU5

Boccia[edit]

As host nation, France directly qualifies three males, three females and one gender-free slots.

Cycling[edit]

As the host nation, France entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.^[3]

Equestrian[edit]

As host nation, France directly qualifies a team of four athletes.^[4]

Team

Athlete	Horse	Event	Individual score	Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	TT	Score	Rank
	See above	Team

Football 5-a-side[edit]

French men's blind football team qualified for the games as host.^[5]

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
France men's	Men's tournament

Goalball[edit]

French men's and women's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.^[6]

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
France men's	Men's tournament
France women's	Women's tournament

Judo[edit]

As host nation, France directly qualifies eight male and eight female judoka.

Paracanoeing[edit]

As host nation, France directly qualifies up to two male and two female canoeists in kayak and va'a events.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's KL1
	Women's VL3
	Women's KL3

Paratriathlon[edit]

Powerlifting[edit]

Rowing[edit]

French rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	PR1 women's single sculls
	PR3 mixed double sculls
	PR3 mixed coxed four

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

Shooting[edit]

As host nation, France entered seven para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	R1 – 10 metre air rifle standing SH1
	R1 – 10 metre air rifle standing SH1

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	P2 – 10 metre air pistol SH1

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2
	R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2
	R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1
	R9 – 50 m rifle prone SH2

Sitting volleyball[edit]

France men's and women's Sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.^[8]

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
France men's	Men's tournament
France women's	Women's tournament

Swimming[edit]

As the host nation, France secured three quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	Men's 50 m butterfly S6
	Men's 100 m butterfly S13
	Men's 200 m individual medley SM9

Table tennis[edit]

As the host nation, France entered nineteen athletes for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fabien Lamirault	Individual C2
Julien Michaud	Individual C2
Florian Merrien	Individual C3
Sylvain Noël	Individual C3
Maxime Thomas	Individual C4
Emeric Martin	Individual C4
Esteban Herrault	Individual C6
Stéphane Messi	Individual C7
Kevin Dourbecker	Individual C7
Thomas Bouvais	Individual C8
Lucas Didier	Individual C9
Matéo Bohéas	Individual C10
Lucas Créange	Individual C11

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Flora Vautier	Individual C4
Alexandra Saint-Pierre	Individual C5
Morgen Caillaud	Individual C6
Thu Kamkasomphou	Individual C8
Lucie Hautière	Individual C8
Léa Ferney	Individual C11

Taekwondo[edit]

As the host nation, France entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class.

Athlete	Event	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bopha Kong	Men's –58 kg
Sophie Caverzan	Women's –57 kg
Djélika Diallo	Women's –65 kg

Wheelchair basketball[edit]

Wheelchair fencing[edit]

As host nation, France qualifies up to three male and three female fencers.

Wheelchair rugby[edit]

French Wheelchair rugby team qualified as host.^[9]

Summary

Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mixed team

References[edit]

^ Mainguy, Marie (2021-06-02). "The Paralympic Games of Paris 2024". Paris 2024. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
^ "Para Equestrian - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 20 January 2023.
^ "France and Turkey reach Blind Football European Championship final on penalties". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
^ Figueiredo, Pedro (2022-12-15). "Goalball: Four tickets granted to Paris 2024". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "France Sitting Volleyball team - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
^ "French Wheelchair rugby team". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[1] Mainguy, Marie (2021-06-02). "The Paralympic Games of Paris 2024". Paris 2024. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[2] "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.

[3] "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.

[4] "Para Equestrian - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 20 January 2023.

[5] "France and Turkey reach Blind Football European Championship final on penalties". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[6] Figueiredo, Pedro (2022-12-15). "Goalball: Four tickets granted to Paris 2024". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[7] "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[8] "France Sitting Volleyball team - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[9] "French Wheelchair rugby team". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

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