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'''Mahmudali Chehregani''' (also known as Mahmudali Chohraganli) is an ethnic Azeri born in [[Shabistar]], [[Iran]], in 1958 and is the founder (1995) and leader of the [[South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement]] (SANAM), a nationalist political group designed to represent the interests of Iran's estimated 12 to 23.5<ref name="CIA Iran"> [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html#People "Iran: People"] - ''CIA: The World Factbook'' (retrieved [[7 June]] [[2006]]).</ref><ref name="Amnesty International">[http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/document.do?id=ENGMDE130742006 "Iran"] - ''Amnesty International report on Iran and Azerbaijanis'' (retrieved [[30 July]] [[2006]]).</ref><ref name="ISBNShaffer"> ''Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity'', 'The Azerbaijani Population' by Brenda Shaffer, pp. 221-225. The MIT Press (2003), ISBN 0-262-19477-5 (retrieved [[10 June]] [[2006]])</ref> <ref name="Encyclopedia of Orient">[http://i-cias.com/e.o/iran_4.htm "Encyclopedia Orient Iran"] - 'Encyclopedia Orient'' (retrieved [[18 Aug]] [[2006]]).</ref> million [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] minority. Chehregani was a professor of linguistics at Tabriz University.<ref name="hrw">[http://www.hrw.org/reports/1997/iran/Iran-06.htm Human Rights Watch. Iran. Religious And Ethnic Minorities: Discrimination in Law And Practice. 1997 report.]</ref>
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'''[[France]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]''' is represented by the [[National Olympic Committee of France]] ([[French language|French]]: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français).
Chehregani was arrested by agents of the Iran's Ministry of Intelligence in December 1999, effectively preventing him registering as a candidate for the Majles (Parliament) election within the specified time. He was tried by a Revolutionary Court on charges including smuggling shampoo, and sentenced on 18 February 2000 to six months' imprisonment. [[Amnesty International]] believed that "he has been imprisoned to suppress the non-violent expression of his conscientiously held beliefs, and as such was a prisoner of conscience".<ref>[http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGMDE130112000 Amnesty International. Iran: Health concern/Unfair trial - Dr Mahmudali Chehregani]</ref>.
 
==Medals==
Note the filer of the Amnesty report claims: ''Dr Mahmudali Chehregani reportedly suffered a stroke in 1996, and is now said to be partially paralysed and to have lost the sight in his right eye.'', yet Chehregani recently appeared on television interview and was neither blind nor paralyzed. <ref> [http://negahi.com/misc/amouii.htm] Transcript of part of Chohraghanli 18 hour multi-part interview with Gunaz TV. Ali Amoui. </ref><ref>[http://www.gamoh.org/img/turk/mohsun.jpg][http://www.gamoh.org/img/turk/istanbul7.jpg][http://www.gamoh.org/img/turk/istanbul4.jpg] some photos of Chehregani after leaving Iran </ref>.
France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall.
===Gold===
* [[Benoit Peschier]] &mdash; Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
* [[Tony Estanguet]] &mdash; Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
* [[Julien Absalon]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike
* [[Arnaud Boiteau]], [[Didier Courrèges]], [[Cedric Lyard]], [[Jean Teulere]], and [[Nicolas Touzaint]] &mdash; Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
* [[Brice Guyart]] &mdash; Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
* [[Eric Boisse]], [[Fabrice Jeannet]], [[Jerome Jeannet]], and [[Hugues Obry]] &mdash; Fencing, Men's Épée Team
* [[Julien Pillet]], [[Damien Touya]], and [[Gael Touya]] &mdash; Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
* [[Emilie Lepennec]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars
* [[Adrien Hardy]] and [[Sebastien Vieilledent]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
* [[Laure Manaudou]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
* [[Faustine Merret]] &mdash; Sailing, Women's Mistral
 
===Silver===
Chehregani went on hunger strike on 19 May, in protest at his unfair trial. He was transferred to the prison hospital on 23 July, suffering from internal bleeding, and subsequently released from Tabriz prison on 27 July 2000, after six months in detention, when his condition had stabilised.<ref>[http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGMDE130262000 Amnesty International. Iran: Further Information on Health concern/unfair trial]</ref> Iran lifted a travel ban on Chehregani in 2002, allowing him to meet with high-level government figures in Turkey and the USA. Since 2002 he lives in exile in the [[USA]].
* [[Jérome Thomas]] &mdash; Boxing, Men's Flyweight
* [[Arnaud Tournant]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial Men
* [[Laura Flessel]] &mdash; Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
* [[Frederique Jossinet]] &mdash; Judo, Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
* [[Frederic Dufour]] and [[Pascal Touron]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
* [[Malia Metella]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 50m Freestyle
* [[Laure Manaudou]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
* [[Amélie Mauresmo]] &mdash; Tennis, Women's Singles
* [[Myriam Baverel]] &mdash; Taekwondo, Women's over 67 kg
 
===Bronze===
Chehregani has so far not been able to bring evidence that he has a PhD from Tehran University. On his website he claims that he received a degree from Tehran University, yet another biography claims that he received his doctorate from Baku university. <ref> [http://tabriz.supersized.org/archives/73-unknown.html] Parviz Zare' Shahmarsi. On the situation of the Turkish language in Iran. From 1988 to 1996. </ref>. In an interview with HRW organizations he alleges that he is a doctor, but so far Mr. Chohraqanli has not shown that he indeed obtained a PhD from Tehran University.
* [[Naman Keita]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
* [[Christine Arron]], [[Sylviane Felix]], [[Muriel Hurtis]], and [[Veronique Mang]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay
* [[Fabien Lefevre]] &mdash; Canoeing, Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles
* [[Mickael Bourgain]], [[Laurant Gane]], and [[Arnaud Tournant]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's Team Sprint
* [[Maureen Nisima]] &mdash; Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
* [[Sarah Daninthe]], [[Laura Flessel]], [[Hajnalka Kiraly Picot]], and [[Maureen Nisima]] &mdash; Fencing, Women's Épée Team
* [[Hugues Duboscq]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
* [[Solenne Figues]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
* [[Laure Manaudou]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
* [[Pascal Gentil]] &mdash; Taekwondo, Men's over 80 kg
* [[Anna Gomis]] &mdash; Wrestling, Women's Freestyle (55 kg)
* [[Lise Legrand]] &mdash; Wrestling, Women's Freestyle (63 kg)
* [[Pascal Rambeau]] and [[Xavier Rohart]] &mdash; Sailing, Men's Star
 
==Results by event==
== Political views ==
===[[Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Archery]]===
Dr. Chehregani's campaign focused on issues of cultural discrimination. He expressed concern that Azeri language and culture was in danger of vanishing. He demanded recognition for Azeris as Iranians, not Persians, and called for the teaching of the Azeri language instead of Arabic as a second language in schools in Azeri areas<ref name="hrw"/>, as guaranteed under Article 15 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which permits the use of regional languages in the media and in schools when used in addition to Persian.<ref>[http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGMDE130112000 Amnesty International. Iran: Health concern/Unfair trial - Dr Mahmudali Chehregani]</ref>. Yet regional languages are used in Iranian Media and Chehreganli claims to have specialized in teaching the Turkish language at Tehran University, which contradict his claims. Furthurmore, the Iranian government does not claim minorities to be Persians, and the supreme leader of Iran himself is Azeri.
'''Men's individual:'''
* [[Franck Fisseux]] - 38th place
* [[Jocelyn de Grandis]] - 51st place
* [[Thomas Naglieri]] - 60th place
 
'''Women's individual:'''
In his speech in Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, DC, Chehregani declared the goals of his movement as follows:
* [[Alexandra Fouace]] - 34th place
* [[Berangere Schuh]] - 43rd place
* [[Aurore Trayan]] - 59th place
 
'''Men's team:'''
"We support the territorial integrity of Iran and do not seek unification with Republic of Azerbaijan or Turkey. We do not want to live under the Islamic regime; we want democracy in Iran. We envision Iran in a federalist form that respects the rights of Azerbaijani Turks." <ref>[http://www.csis.org/media/csis/events/020808.pdf CSIS Caucasus Project Meeting Notes. Azerbaijani Turks of Iran: Will They Lead a Revolution Again? Dr. Mahmoudali Chehregani.] August 8, 2002</ref>
* Jocelyn de Grandis, Franck Fisseux, and Thomas Naglieri - 10th place
 
'''Women's team:'''
However, Chehreganli has several times explained his objective was to separate Azerbaijan from Iran. <ref> [http://www.niacouncil.org/pressreleases/press074.asp]. AZERI SEPARATIST MEETS POLICY MAKERS IN WASHINGTON By Reza Breakstone </ref> Chehregani has previously affirmed many times that federalism is an excuse for separatism and that he is a separatist<ref> [http://negahi.com/misc/amouii.htm] Transcript of part of Chehregani 18 hour multi-part interview with Gunaz TV. Ali Amoui. </ref>
* Alexandra Fouace, Berangere Schuh, and Aurore Trayan - 4th place
 
===[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]===
Chehregani used the word Fars Kupaklari (Persian Dogs) to refer to Persian Iranians on CNN Turk. <ref> [http://politic.iran-emrooz.de/more.php?id=P1572_0_11_0] Mazdak Bamdadan. 4th of December. 2003. religious intolerance, blind nationalism and the nightmare of Iranian disintegration </ref>
'''Men's 100 metres:'''
* [[Ronald Pognon]] - Semifinal, 10.32 s (did not advance)
* [[Eddy de Lepine]] - Round 2, DNS (did not advance)
* [[Issa Aime Nthepe]] - Round 1, 10.67 s (did not advance)
 
'''Women's 100 metres:'''
He and a group of Azerbaijani nationalists wrote a letter to Khatami asking him to limit the birth of Kurds in Iran and has called Kurds in Western Azerbaijan guests of Azerbaijanis<ref> [http://politic.iran-emrooz.de/more.php?id=P1572_0_11_0] Mazdak Bamdadan. 4th of December. 2003. religious intolerance, blind nationalism and the nightmare of Iranian disintegration </ref><ref> [http://mergewer.blogsky.com/?PostID=28] Mahmud Nozhatzadeh. The movement of Azerbaijan. Democratic or Separatist strategists. 28 November 2002. </ref> <ref> [http://www.ana.azerblog.com/?p=453] letter of 64 Azerbaijani writers, students and intellectuals addressing Iranian President Mohammad Khatami. Letter was sent on the July 05 1998</ref>. . He considers Kurds who predate Turkic speakers in the area to be guests in Azerbaijan and has reduced the numbers of Kurds in his statistics and has recently claimed <ref> [http://politic.iran-emrooz.de/more.php?id=P1572_0_11_0] Mazdak Bamdadan. 4th of December. 2003. religious intolerance, blind nationalism and the nightmare of Iranian disintegration </ref>
* [[Christine Arron]] - Semifinal, 11.21 s (did not advance)
''There are 500,000 Kurdish immigrants in Southern Azerbaijan. If they behave normally, there will be no problems, otherwise they will have to leave the same way as they came''.<ref> See [http://www.gamoh.org/muraciet/bakida5.html] Chehregani's own website </ref>
* [[Veronique Mang]] - Round 2, 11.39 s (did not advance)
 
'''Men's 110 metre hurdles:'''
He and His group has also advocated the invasion of Northern Iraq by Turkey and considers Mosul and Kirkuk to be ancient ''Turkish lands'' under Kurdish occupation. <ref> [http://politic.iran-emrooz.de/more.php?id=P1572_0_11_0] Mazdak Bamdadan. 4th of December. 2003. religious intolerance, blind nationalism and the nightmare of Iranian disintegration </ref><ref>[http://medlem.spray.se/oyan/xeberler/kerkuk.htm] Hossein Tork Ellali, Gamoh Spoke Person. The Turkish Army should enter Iraq. </ref><ref> [http://www.gamoh.org/arxiv/kerkuk.html] The Turkish Army Should Enter Iraq </ref>
* [[Ladji Doucoure]] - Final, 13.76 s (8th place)
 
'''Women's 100 metre hurdles:'''
He and His group also has set its aim on non-Azeri inhabited areas, specially areas inhabited by various ethnic groups including Kurds, Talysh and other Iranians. <ref> [http://www.gamoh.org/img/anayurdu_bg.jpg] Map from Gamoh's website compare to reliable maps like the one from BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/06/iran_maps/html/default.stm] </ref>
* [[Reina Flor Okori]] - Semifinal, 12.81 s (did not advance)
* [[Linda Ferga-Khodadin]] - Round 1, 13.02 s (did not advance)
* [[Nicole Ramalalanirina]] - Round 1, 13.07 s (did not advance)
 
'''Women's 200 metres:'''
His connection with Turkish [[Nationalist Movement Party]] is also noticeable and recently he and the leader of the Turkmen front were awarded the medal of Turkishness by MHP leader [[Devlet Bahçeli]]. On his trip Chehregani paid his respect to [[Alparslan Türkeş]], the founder of the MHP party. Chehregani also considers predominantly non-Azerbaijani provinces as Hamadan and Ghazvin and also the Kurdish parts of West Azerbaijan as part of Azerbaijan. <ref> [http://www.gamoh.org/img/anayurdu_bg.jpg] Map from Gamoh's website compare to reliable maps like the one from BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/06/iran_maps/html/default.stm] </ref>. Mr. Chehreganli in a recent interview with GunAz TV has claimed
* [[Sylviane Felix]] - Round 1: 22.94 s, Round 2: 23.08 s, Semifinal: 22.99 s
that he sees provinces which are not majority Azerbaijani such as West Azerbaijan, Qavin, Tehran, Arak and parts of Gilan and Kordestan as part of Azerbaijani territory.<ref>[http://negahi.com/misc/amouii.htm] Transcript of part of Chohraghanli 18 hour multi-part interview with Gunaz TV. Ali Amoui. </ref>
* [[Christine Arron]] - Round 1: 22.60 s, Round 2: 22.90 s, Semifinal: 23.05 s
* [[Muriel Hurtis]] - Round 1: 22.77 s, Round 2: 23.33 s
 
'''Men's 400 metres:'''
Mr. Chehregani personally denies the [[Armenian Genocide]]. <ref> [http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:LaQjmN9H8HIJ:www.gamoh.org/muraciet/dr-24avril.html+%C3%87%C3%B6hreqanl%C4%B1+ermeni+site:www.gamoh.org&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1] M. A. Çöhreqanlı. South Azerbaijan national awakening movement. </ref>. There are several anti-Armenian links in the website of his group entitled “Azeri Genocide” and “Armenian Terror”. The website [[Armenian Genocide]]<ref>For example see the following article from Justin Mcarthy http://www.gamoh.org/genocide4.html</ref> <ref>http://www.gamoh.org/en/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1080722783&archive=&cnshow=headlines&start_from=&ucat=&go=headlines Example from Ilham Aliyev, the current head of the Azerbaijani government, calling the ''Armenian Genocide'' Invented</ref>.
* [[Leslie Djhone]] - Final, 44.94 s (7th place)
 
'''Men's 400 metre hurdles:'''
== References ==
* '''[[Naman Keita]] - Final, 48.26 s (bronze medal)'''
 
'''Men's 800 metres:'''
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* [[Nicolas Aissat]] - Semifinal, 1:47.1 (did not advance)
* [[Florent Lacasse]] - Round 1, 1:46.9 (did not advance)
 
'''Women's 800 metres:'''
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* [[Elisabeth Grousselle]] - Round 1: 2:00.31, Semifinal: 2:00.21
 
'''Men's 1500 metres:'''
* [[Mehdi Baala]] - Round 1, 3:46.06 (did not advance)
* [[Mounir Yemmouni]] - Round 1, 3:51.08 (did not advance)
 
'''Women's 1500 metres:'''
* [[Maria Martins]] - Round 1: 4:05.95, Semifinal: 4:12.76
* [[Hind Dehiba]] - Round 1: 4:07.96
* [[Latifa Essarokh]] - Round 1: 4:09.08
 
'''Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:'''
* [[Bouabdallah Tahri]] - Final, 8:14.26 (7th place)
* [[Vincent Ledauphin]] - Final, 8:16.15 (10th place)
 
'''Women's 5000 metres:'''
* [[Margaret Maury]] - Round 1: 14:56.79, Final: 15:09.77 (11th place)
 
'''Men's 10000 metres:'''
* [[Ismail Sghyr]] - Final, 27:57.09 (8th place)
 
'''Men's 4x100 metre relay:'''
* Issa Aime Nthepe, Ronald Pognon, [[Frederic Krantz]], and [[David Alerte]] - Round 1, 0:38.93 (did not advance)
 
'''Women's 4x100 metre relay:'''
* '''[[Veronique Mang]], [[Muriel Hurtis]], [[Sylviane Félix]] and [[Christine Arron]] - Round 1: 42.98 s, Final: 42.54 s (bronze medal)'''
 
'''Men's 4x400 metre relay:'''
* [[Ahmed Douhou]], [[Ibrahima Wade]], [[Abderrahim El Haouzy]], and Leslie Djhone - Round 1, 3:04.39 (did not advance)
 
'''Men's decathlon:'''
* [[Laurent Hernu]] - 8237 points (7th place)
* [[Romain Barras]] - 8067 points (13th place)
 
'''Women's heptathlon:'''
* [[Marie Collonville]] - 6279 points (7th place)
 
'''Men's marathon:'''
* [[El Hassan Lahssini]] - 2:19:50 (36th place)
* [[Driss El Himer]] - 2:29:07 (68th place)
 
'''Women's marathon:'''
* [[Corinne Raux]] - 2:35:54 (15th place)
* [[Hafida Gadi]] - 2:50:29 (52nd place)
* [[Rakiya Maraoui Quetier]] - DNF
 
'''Men's 50 km walk:'''
* [[Eddy Riva]] - 4:00:25 (21st place)
* [[David Boulanger]] - 4:01:32 (22nd place)
* [[Denis Langlois]] - DNF
 
'''Men's long jump:'''
* [[Salim Sdiri]] - Final, 7.94 metres (12th place)
* [[Kafetien Gomis]] - Round 1, 7.99 metres (did not advance)
* [[Yann Domenech]] - Round 1, 7.73 metres (did not advance)
 
'''Women's long jump:'''
* [[Eunice Barber]] - Round 1: 6.37 metres
 
'''Men's triple jump:'''
* [[Julien Kapek]] - Final, 16.81 metres (10th place)
* [[Karl Taillepierre]] - Round 1, 15.50 metres (did not advance)
 
'''Men's pole vault:'''
* [[Romain Mesnil]] - Round 1, 5.65 metres (did not advance)
* [[Nicolas Guigon]] - Round 1, 5.30 metres (did not advance)
 
'''Women's pole vault:'''
* [[Vanessa Boslak]] - Round 1: 4.40 metres, Final: 4.40 metres (6th place)
* [[Marie Poissonnier]] - Round 1: 4.00 metres
 
'''Women's shot put:'''
* [[Laurence Manfredi]] - Round 1: 17.78 metres
 
'''Women's discus:'''
* [[Melina Robert-Michon]] - Round 1: 56.70 metres
 
'''Men's javelin:'''
* [[David Brisseault]] - Round 1, 71.86 metres (did not advance)
 
'''Women's hammer:'''
* [[Manuela Montebrun]] - Round 1: 67.90 metres
 
===[[Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Badminton]]===
'''Women's singles:'''
* [[Pi Hongyan]] - defeated in round of 32
 
'''Mixed doubles:'''
* [[Svetolav Stoyanov]] and [[Victoria Wright]] - defeated in round of 32
 
===[[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]===
France sent six boxers to Athens, mostly in the lighter weight classes. They won a silver medal. Two lost their first bouts, as the team combined for a record of 8-6. France was part of a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
 
'''Men's Light Flyweight (&ndash; 48kg)'''
* [[Redouane Asloum]]
*# Round of 32 - Lost to [[Aleksan Nalbandyan]] of [[Armenia]], 27-20
 
'''Men's Flyweight (&ndash; 51 kg)'''
* [[Jérôme Thomas]] - '''Silver Medal'''
*# Round of 32 - Defeated [[Akhil Kumar]] of [[India]], 37-16
*# Round of 16 - Defeated [[Juan Carlos Payano]] of [[Dominican Republic]], 36-17
*# Quarterfinal - Defeated [[Tulashboy Doniyorov]] of [[Uzbekistan]], 25-16
*# Semifinal - Defeated [[Fuad Aslanov]] of [[Azerbaijan]], 23-18
*# Final - Lost to [[Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano]] of [[Cuba]], 38-23
 
'''Men's Bantamweight (&ndash; 54 kg)'''
* [[Ali Hallab]]
*# Round of 32 - Lost to [[Malik Bouziane]] of [[Algeria]], 19-16
 
'''Men's Featherweight (&ndash; 57 kg)'''
* [[Khedafi Djelkhir]]
*# Round of 32 - Defeated [[Saifeddine Nejmaoui]] of [[Tunisia]], 38-13
*# Round of 16 - Lost to [[Vitali Tajbert]] of [[Germany]], 40-26
 
'''Men's Light Welterweight (&ndash; 64 kg)'''
* [[Willy Blain]]
*# Round of 32 - Defeated [[Sassi Mohamed Ali]] of [[Tunisia]], 36-14
*# Round of 16 - Defeated [[Alexandr Maletin]] of [[Russia]], 28-20
*# Quarterfinal - Lost to [[Manus Boonjumnong]] of [[Thailand]], 20-8
 
'''Men's Welterweight (&ndash; 69 kg)'''
* [[Xavier Noel]]
*# Round of 32 - Defeated [[Andre Berto]] of [[Haiti]], 36-34
*# Round of 16 - Lost to [[Viktor Polyakov]] of [[Ukraine]], 32-25
 
===[[Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Canoe/Kayak]]===
====Flatwater====
Men's C2 500 metres:
* [[Yannick Lavigne]] and [[Jose Lenoir]] - semifinal, 13th place
 
Men's C2 1000 metres:
* Yannick Lavigne and Jose Lenoir - semifinal, 11th place
 
Men's K1 500 metres:
* [[Babak Amir Tahmasseb]] - final, 7th place
 
Women's K1 500 metres:
* [[Nathalie Marie]] - semifinal, 16th place
 
Men's K1 1000 metres:
* Babak Amir Tahmasseb - semifinal, 12th place
 
Women's K2 500 metres:
* [[Anne Laure Viard]] and [[Marie Delattre]] - semifinal, 10th place
 
====Slalom====
Men's C1 slalom:
* '''[[Tony Estanguet]] - final, gold medal'''
* [[Nicolas Peschier]] - preliminary heats, 14th place
 
Men's C2 slalom:
* [[Philippe Quemerais]] and [[Yann le Pennec]] - final, 5th place
 
Men's K1 slalom:
* '''[[Benoit Peschier]] - final, gold medal'''
* '''[[Fabien LeFevre]] - final, bronze medal'''
 
Women's K1 slalom:
* [[Peggy Dickens]] - final, 4th place
 
===[[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]===
====Road cycling====
Men's road race:
* [[Thomas Voeckler]] - 20th place, 5:41:56
* [[Laurent Brochard]] - 44th place, 5:44:13
* [[Richard Virenque]] - 48th place, 5:44:13
* [[Sylvain Chavanel]] - did not finish
* [[Christophe Moreau]] - did not finish
 
Women's road race:
* [[Jeannie Longo]] - 10th place, 3:25:23
* [[Edwige Pitel]] - 32nd place, 3:28:39
* [[Sonia Huguet]] - 40th place, 3:30:30
 
Men's time trial:
* Christophe Moreau - 12th place, 59:50.28
 
Women's time trial:
* Jeannie Longo - 14th place, 33:05.72
* Edwige Pitel - 20th place, 34:02.35
 
====Track cycling====
Men's individual pursuit:
* [[Fabien Sanchez]] - first round, 6th place
 
Men's team pursuit:
* [[Matthieu Ladagnous]], [[Anthony Langella]], [[Jerome Neuville]], and Fabien Sanchez - first round, 7th place
 
Men's individual sprint:
* [[Laurent Gane]] - bronze medal match, 4th place
* [[Mickael Bourgain]] - classification 5-8, 8th place
 
Men's team sprint:
* '''Mickael Bourgain, Laurent Gane, [[Arnaud Tournant]] - bronze medal match, bronze medal'''
 
Men's time trial:
* '''Arnaud Tournant - silver medal, 1:00.896'''
* [[Francois Pervis]] - 6th place, 1:02.328
 
Men's points race:
* [[Franck Perque]] - 10th place, 43 points
 
Women's points race:
* [[Sonia Huguet]] - 12th place, 2 points
 
Men's Keirin:
* Mickael Bourgain - final, 4th place
* Laurent Gane - first repechage, no rank
 
Men's Madison:
* [[Jerome Neuville]] and [[Matthieu Ladagnous]] - did not finish
 
====Mountain biking====
Men's cross country:
* '''[[Julien Absalon]] - gold medal, 2:15:02'''
* [[Jean-Christophe Peraud]] - 11th place, 2:20:59
* [[Miguel Martinez]] - did not finish
 
Women's cross country:
* [[Laurence Leboucher]] - 8th place, 2:05:34
 
===[[Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Diving]]===
Women's 10 metre platform:
* [[Claire Febvay]] - preliminary, 33rd place
 
===[[Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]]===
* The team of [[Arnaud Boiteau]], [[Didier Courrèges]], [[Cédric Lyard]], [[Jean Teulère]] and [[Nicolas Touzaint]] won the '''gold medal''' in team eventing (after a time penalty imposed on the German athlete Bettina Hoy by the [[FEI]] Ground Jury, the competitor having crossed the start line twice).
 
===[[Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Fencing]]===
'''Men's épée individual:'''
* [[Eric Boisse]] - 4th place
* [[Fabrice Jeannet]] - defeated in quarterfinals
* [[Hugues Obry]] - defeated in round of 32
 
'''Women's épée individual:'''
* [[Laura Flessel-Colovic]] - '''silver medal'''
* [[Maureen Nisima]] - '''bronze medal'''
* [[Hajnalka Kiraly Picot]] - defeated in round of 16
 
'''Men's foil individual:'''
* [[Brice Guyart]] - '''gold medal'''
* [[Loic Attelly]] - defeated in round of 16
* [[Erwan le Pechoux]] - defeated in round of 16
 
'''Women's foil individual:'''
* [[Adeline Wuilleme]] - defeated in quarterfinals
 
'''Men's sabre individual:'''
* [[Julien Pillet]] - defeated in round of 16
* [[Gael Touya]] - defeated in round of 32
* [[Damien Touya]] - defeated in round of 32
 
'''Women's sabre individual:'''
* [[Leonore Perrus]] - defeated in quarterfinals
* [[Anne-Lise Touya]] - defeated in round of 16
* [[Cecile Argiolas]] - defeated in round of 16
 
'''Men's épée team:'''
* Fabrice Jeannet, [[Jerome Jeannet]], and Hugues Obry - '''gold medal'''
 
'''Women's épée team:'''
* Maureen Nisima, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot, and Laura Flessel-Colovic - '''bronze medal'''
 
'''Men's foil team:'''
* Loic Attelly, [[Jean-Noel Ferrari]], and Brice Guyart - 5th place
 
'''Men's sabre team:'''
* Julien Pillet, Damien Touya, and Gael Touya - '''gold medal'''
 
===[[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]]===
'''Men's artistic:''' 9th place team
* [[Pierre Yves Beny]] - advanced in one exercise
** Rings - 6th place
* [[Yann Cucherat]] - advanced in one exercise
** Parallel bars - 6th place
* [[Benoit Caranobe]] - advanced in one exercise
** All-around - 17th place
* [[Dimitri Karbanenko]] - did not advance in any exercise
* [[Florent Maree]] - did not advance in any exercise
* [[Johan Mounard]] - did not advance in any exercise
 
'''Women's artistic:''' 6th place team
* [[Émilie Le Pennec]] - advanced in two exercises
** '''Uneven bars - gold medal'''
** All-around - 14th place
* [[Marine Debauve]] - advanced in one exercise
** All-around - 7th place
* [[Coralie Chacon]] - advanced in one exercise
** Vault - 8th place
* [[Soraya Chaouch]] - did not advance in any exercise
* [[Camille Schmutz]] - did not advance in any exercise
* [[Isabelle Severino]] - did not advance in any exercise
 
'''Men's trampoline:'''
* [[David Martin]] - 8th place
 
===[[Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Handball]]===
'''Men's: 5th place'''
* Preliminary round: 5-0-0
* Quarterfinal: lost to Russia, 26-24
* Classification (5-8): defeated Spain, 29-27
* Classification (5/6): defeated Greece, 33-15
 
'''Women's: 4th place'''
* Preliminary round: 2-0-2
* Quarterfinal: defeated Hungary, 25-23
* Semifinal: lost to Korea, 32-31
* Bronze medal match: lost to Ukraine, 21-18
 
===[[Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Judo]]===
'''Men's 60 kg:'''
* [[Benjamin Darbelet]] - defeated in round of 16
 
'''Men's 66 kg:'''
* [[Larbi Benboudaoud]] - defeated in round of 32
 
'''Men's 73 kg:'''
* [[Daniel Fernandes]] - defeated in semifinals; lost repechage finals
 
'''Men's 81 kg:'''
* [[Cedric Claverie]] - defeated in round of 32
 
'''Men's 90 kg:'''
* [[Frederic Demontfaucon]] - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage round of 16
 
'''Men's 100 kg:'''
* [[Ghislain Lemaire]] - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals
 
'''Men's 100+ kg:'''
* [[Mathieu Bataille]] - defeated in round of 32
 
'''Women's 48 kg:'''
* '''[[Frédérique Josselin]] - silver medal; defeated in final'''
 
'''Women's 52 kg:'''
* [[Annabelle Euranie]] - defeated in semifinals; repechage finals
 
'''Women's 57 kg:'''
* [[Barbara Harel]] - defeated in round of 16; repechage finals
 
'''Women's 63 kg:'''
* [[Lucie Decosse]] - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals
 
'''Women's 78 kg:'''
* [[Celine Lebrun]] - defeated in semifinals; repechage finals
 
'''Women's 78+ kg:'''
* [[Eva Bisseni]] - defeated in round of 16
 
===[[Modern Pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Modern Pentathlon]]===
'''Women's'''
* [[Amelie Caze]] - 5144 pts, 11th place
* [[Blandine Lacheze]] - 4988 pts, 19th place
 
'''Men's'''
* [[Sebastien Deleigne]] - 5180 pts, 15th place
* [[Raphael Astier]] - 4932 pts, 25th place
 
===[[Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]===
* The team of [[Sébastien Vieilledent]] and [[Adrien Hardy]] won the '''gold medal''' in men's double sculls
* The team of [[Frédéric Dufour]] and [[Pascal Touron]] won the '''silver medal''' in lightweight men's double sculls
 
===[[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Sailing]]===
* [[Faustine Merret]] won the '''gold medal''' in Women's Mistral
 
===[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]===
* [[Hugues Duboscq]] won the '''bronze medal''' in the 100 m breaststroke
* [[Solenne Figues]] won the '''bronze medal''' in the 200 m freestyle
* [[Laure Manaudou]] won the '''gold medal''' in the women's 400 m freestyle, the '''silver medal''' in the women's 800 m freestyle and the '''bronze medal''' in the 100 m backstroke
* [[Malia Metella]] won the '''silver medal''' in the women's 50 m freestyle ''Metella became the first person of color to win an Olympic medal in swimming''
 
===[[Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo]]===
*[[Pascal Gentil]] won the '''bronze medal''' in men's over 80 kg
*[[Myriam Baverel]] won the '''silver medal''' in women's over 67 kg
 
===[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Tennis]]===
*[[Amélie Mauresmo]] won the '''silver medal''' in women's singles
 
===[[Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Triathlon]]===
While the French had fewer top eight triathletes in 2004 than they had in 2000, [[Frédéric Belaubre]] earned the highest individual place of any French triathlete with a fifth place finish. France's sole female triathlete was the last to finish.
 
'''Women's:'''
* [[Delphine Pelletier]] - 2:22:39.28 (44th place)
 
'''Men's:'''
* [[Frédéric Belaubre]] - 1:52:00.53 (5th place)
* [[Carl Blasco]] - 1:53:20.16 (12th place)
* [[Stephane Poulat]] - 1:53:51.35 (14th place)
 
===[[Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]]===
'''Men's beach:'''
* [[Stephane Canet]] and [[Mathieu Hamel]]
** Prelims: 1-2
** Round of 16: Did not qualify
 
'''Men's:'''
* Prelims: 2-3
* Quarterfinal: Did not qualify
 
===[[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]]===
*[[Anna Gomis]] won the '''bronze medal''' in women's freestyle 55 kg
*[[Lise Legrand]] won the '''bronze medal''' in women's freestyle 63 kg
 
==Officials==
*President: Henri Sérandour
*Secretary General: Denis Masseglia
 
 
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