Jocelyn de Grandis (born 23 November 1980, in

Besançon Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...

) is a French

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

. De Grandis competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in men's individual archery. Despite being ranked as number 11 beforehand, he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 51st overall. Later De Grandis was a member of the 10th-place French men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Previously he competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, where he placed 29th.Olympic results

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1980 births Living people French male archers Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for France Sportspeople from Besançon 21st-century French people {{france-archery-bio-stub