France at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
France competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Medalists
Archery
Men
Women
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Cycling
Men's road
Men's track
Women's road
Equestrian
Individual
Team
* Indicates that score counts in team total
France has qualified for the football 5-a-side tournament.
The following is the France squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[ 1]
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Brazil (BRA)
3
2
1
0
5
0
+5
7
Qualified for the medal round
2
France (FRA)
3
1
2
0
1
0
+1
5
3
China (CHN)
3
1
1
1
4
1
+3
4
Qualified for the classification round
4
Turkey (TUR)
3
0
0
3
0
9
−9
0
Semi-finals
Gold medal match
Judo
Men
Women
Powerlifting
Men
Rowing
Sailing
* Due to a lack of wind Race 11 was cancelled
Shooting
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
The French table tennis competitors failed to win a gold medal in men's, women's and teams' events for the first time since 1980 : they won two silvers and three bronze medals. However, they had the second most players compete since 2004 .
Men
Women
Teams
Wheelchair basketball
Men's tournament
France qualified for the men's team event in wheelchair basketball by finishing second at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship .[ 2] [ 3] Competing athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower scores representing a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[ 4]
Group B
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
Germany
4
4
0
254
158
+96
8
Quarter-finals
United States
4
3
1
246
176
+70
7
China
4
2
2
240
204
+36
6
Mexico
4
1
3
157
230
−73
5
France
4
0
4
132
261
−129
4
Eliminated
9th/10th place match
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
United States (USA)
3
3
0
0
190
136
+54
6
Semifinals
Japan (JPN)
3
2
0
1
164
159
+5
4
Great Britain (GBR)
3
1
0
2
140
157
−17
2
Eliminated
France (FRA)
3
0
0
3
150
192
−42
0
5th–8th place semi-finals
7th/8th place match
Wheelchair tennis
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Stéphane Houdet
Men's singles
Khlongrua (THA ) W 6–1, 6–0
Pommê (BRA ) W 6–2, 6–1
Egberink (NED ) W 6–2, 6–2
Fernandez (ARG ) W 6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Scheffers (NED ) W 6–3, 6–2
Kunieda (JPN ) L 4–6, 2–6
Michaël Jeremiasz
Perez (CHI ) W 6–0, 6–0
Rydberg (USA ) W 7–6, 6–1
Ammerlaan (NED ) W 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Kunieda (JPN ) L 0–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Nicolas Peifer
Adewale (NGR ) W 6–0, 6–1
Jaroszewski (POL ) W 6–1, 6–1
Gérard (BEL ) L 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Did not advance
Frederic Cattaneo
Dissanayaka (SRI ) W 6–4, 6–0
Maripa (RSA ) W 6–1, 6–4
Scheffers (NED ) L 0–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz
Men's doubles
—
Bye
Jewitt ,Phillipson (GBR ) W 6–0, 6–2
Kunieda ,Saida (JPN ) W 6–3, 6–1
Olsson ,Vikström (SWE ) L 1–6, 6–7
Bronze-medal match Ammerlaan ,Vink (NED ) W 6–0, 6–0
Nicolas Peifer Frederic Cattaneo
—
Bye
Legner ,Mossier (AUT ) W 6–0, 6–2
McCarroll ,Reid (GBR ) W 7–6, 6–4
Ammerlaan ,Vink (NED ) W 6–3, 6–2
Olsson ,Vikström (SWE ) L 1–6, 2–6
Christine Schoenn
Women's singles
—
Ellerbrock (GER ) L 3–6, 1–6
Did not advance
See also
Notes
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