Sporting event delegation
France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It is the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992 .[ 1]
Medalists
Medals by gender
Gender
Total
Male
14
19
21
54
Female
3
8
3
14
Mixed
2
1
4
7
Total
19
28
28
75
Medals by day
Day
Total
29 August
1
2
0
3
30 August
1
3
2
6
31 August
1
1
6
8
1 September
3
3
3
9
2 September
5
1
2
8
3 September
0
2
2
4
4 September
4
5
3
12
5 September
2
5
4
11
6 September
0
2
2
4
7 September
2
3
4
9
8 September
0
1
0
1
Total
19
28
28
75
Competitors
Archery
As the host nation, France entered six athletes.[ 3]
Men
Women
Mixed
Athletics
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
Men
Women
Field events
Men
Women
Badminton
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
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
David Toupé
Singles WH1
Yang (CHN ) L (14–21, 12–21)
Wandschneider (GER ) L (12–21, 17–21)
—
3
Did not advance
Thomas Jakobs
Singles WH2
Kim (KOR ) L (24–22, 8–21, 8–21)
Levi (ISR ) W (21–12, 21–10)
—
2
Did not advance
Lucas Mazur
Singles SL4
Oliveira (BRA ) W (21–9, 21–7)
Dhillon (IND ) W (21–7, 21–16)
—
1 Q
—
Setiawan (INA ) W (21–13, 21–8)
Yathiraj (IND ) W (21–9, 21–13)
Méril Loquette
Singles SU5
Nugroho (INA ) L (13–21, 13–21)
Cheah (MAS ) L (10–21, 16–21)
Mróz (POL ) W (15–21, 21–19, 21–14)
3
Did not advance
Charles Noakes
Singles SH6
Tavares (BRA ) W (21–19, 21–16)
Lin (CHN ) W (21–15, 21–17)
Shephard (GBR ) W (21–17, 21–17)
1 Q
Bye
Tavares (BRA ) W (21–18, 22–20)
Coombs (GBR ) W (21–19, 21–13)
Thomas Jakobs David Toupé
Doubles WH1–2
Matsumoto /Nagashima (JPN ) L (21–15, 18–21, 20–22)
Jeong /Yu (KOR ) L (15–21, 15–21)
Choi /Kim (KOR ) L (18–21, 21–13, 15–21)
3
Did not advance
Women
Mixed
The French men's blind football team qualified for the games as hosts.[ 4]
Summary
Team roster
Coach: Toussaint Akpweh
The following is the France squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[ 5]
Group stage
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Boccia
As host nation, France directly qualifies three males, three females and one gender-free slots. Aurélie Aubert , Aurélien Fabre , Sonia Heckel , Fayçal Meguenni and Jules Menard have all qualified to compete.
Men
Women
Mixed
Cycling
Mathieu Bosredon , Anne-Sophie Centis , Elie de Carvalho , Dorian Foulon , Joseph Fritsch , Heïdi Gaugain , Florian Jouanny , Alexandre Léauté , Kévin Le Cunff , Gatien Le Rousseau , Alexandre Lloveras , Marie Patouillet , Thomas Peyroton-Dartet , Johan Quaile , Loïc Vergnaud and Anaïs Vincent have all qualified to compete.
Road
Men
Women
Mixed
Track
Men
Women
Mixed
Qualification Legend: QB = Final bronze medal; QG = Final gold medal; QF = Final
Equestrian
As host nation, France directly qualifies a team of four athletes.[ 6]
Individual
Team
Goalball
Summary
Men's tournament
The French men's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.[ 7]
Team roster
Coach: Vivien Fournier Dit Chabert
The following is the France squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[ 8]
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Seventh place match
Women's tournament
The French women's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.[ 7]
Team roster
Coach: Anthony Puaud
The following is the France squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[ 9]
Group stage
Source:
Paris 2024 [ 10] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Quarter-finals
Seventh place match
Judo
As host nation, France directly qualifies seven male and two female judoka.
Men
Women
Paracanoeing
France earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg , Germany; and 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged , Hungary.
Qualification Legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to non-medal final; SF – Qualify to semifinal
Paratriathlon
Men
Women
Powerlifting
Alex Adélaïde , Rafik Arabat , Axel Bourlon and Souhad Ghazouani have all qualified to compete.
Rowing
French rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade , Serbia; and 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne , Switzerland.
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); R =Repechage
Shooting
As host nation, France entered nine 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 July 15, 2024.[ 11]
Men
Women
Mixed
Sitting volleyball
Summary
Men's tournament
France men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.[ 12]
Team roster
Group play
Seventh place match
Women's tournament
France women's sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.[ 12]
Team roster
Swimming
As the host nation, France secured fourteen quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines and Paralympic qualification ranking.
Men
Women
Mixed
Table tennis
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
Women
Mixed
Taekwondo
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.
Wheelchair basketball
Summary
Men's tournament
France men's has qualified to compete by virtue of their top four results at the 2024 IWBF Men's Repechage in Antibes , France.
Team roster
The following is the France roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics[ 13]
France men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2024 Summer Paralympics roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Franck Bornerand
Assistant coach(es)
Steve Caine
Legend
Age - describes age on 29 August 2024
Preliminary round
Source:
Paris 2024 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Bercy Arena , Paris
Attendance: 12.726
Referees: Krunoslav Peić
Bercy Arena , Paris
Attendance: 12.778
Referees: Gustavo Mathias
Bercy Arena , Paris
Attendance: 12.721
Referees: Cristian Colombatti
Quarterfinal
Bercy Arena , Paris
Attendance: 12,652
Referees: Blaine Krapljanov
Classification qualifying
Bercy Arena , Paris
Attendance: 11.470
Referees: Gustavo Mathias
Seventh place match
Bercy Arena , Paris
Attendance: 12.527
Referees: Blaine Krapljanov
Wheelchair fencing
Clémence Delavoipiere , Cécile Demaude , Ludovic Lemoine , Yohan Peter , Damien Tokatlian , Maxime Valet and Brianna Vide had all qualified to compete.
Men
Women
Wheelchair rugby
French wheelchair rugby team qualified as host.[ 14]
Summary
Team roster
Group stage
5th to 8th semifinals
Fifth place final
Wheelchair tennis
Frédéric Cattanéo , Ksénia Chasteau , Pauline Déroulède , Stéphane Houdet , Guilhem Laget , Gaëtan Menguy and Emmanuelle Mörch have all qualified to compete.
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Frédéric Cattanéo
Men's singles
ter Hofte (NED ) W 6–4, 6–2
Fernández (ARG ) L 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Stéphane Houdet
Bye
Ward (GBR ) W 6–2, 6–1
Sanada (JPN ) W 6–2, 7–5
de la Puente (ESP ) L 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Did not advance
Guilhem Laget
Bartram (GBR ) L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Gaëtan Menguy
Borhan (MAS ) W 6–1, 6–2
Gérard (BEL ) W 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Spaargaren (NED ) L 4–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Frédéric Cattanéo Stéphane Houdet
Men's doubles
—
Bye
Berdichevsky /Lysov (ISR ) W 6–2, 6–1
Carneiro /Rodrigues (BRA ) W 6–3, 6–0
Hewett /Reid (GBR ) L 4–6, 3–6
Bronze medal match Caverzaschi /de la Puente (ESP ) L 6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
4
Guilhem Laget Gaëtan Menguy
—
Dong /Ji (CHN ) L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Ksénia Chasteau
Women's singles
—
Benichi (MAR ) W 6–0, 6–1
Kamiji (JPN ) L 6–7(4–7) , 0–6
Did not advance
Pauline Déroulède
—
Bernal (COL ) L 3–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Charlotte Fairbank
—
Shuker (GBR ) L 4–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Emmanuelle Mörch
—
Ohtani (JPN ) L 0–6, 0–6
Did not advance
Ksénia Chasteau Pauline Déroulède
Women's doubles
—
Bernal /Rodríguez (COL ) L 2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Did not advance
Charlotte Fairbank Emmanuelle Mörch
—
Montjane /Venter (RSA ) L 6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Did not advance
See also
References