France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
competed at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
,
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nati ...
. In partial support of the
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its allies later ...
, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
Gold
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Thierry Rey
Thierry Rey (born June 1, 1959) is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''extra lightweight (60 kg) division'' at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
* Pascale Hachin-Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
* Philippe Bonnin,
Bruno Boscherie
Bruno Boscherie (born 22 February 1951 in Carpentras) is a French Fencing, fencer who took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
Boscherie was trained by Ernest Revenu in Melun, along with teammates Daniel Revenu, Bern ...
,
Didier Flament
Didier Flament (born 4 January 1951) is a French fencing, fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil (fencing), foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
References
External links ...
Patrick Picot
Patrick Picot (born 22 September 1951) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was also the vice-president of the French Fencing Federation
The French Fencing Federation (french: Fédération ...
Christine Muzio
Christine Muzio (10 May 1951 – 29 November 2018) was a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics ...
Hermann Panzo
Hermann Panzo (February 8, 1958 – July 30, 1999 in Fort de France, Martinique) was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion.
In 1977, he won the gold medal of the 100 metres in the jun ...
Hermann Panzo
Hermann Panzo (February 8, 1958 – July 30, 1999 in Fort de France, Martinique) was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion.
In 1977, he won the gold medal of the 100 metres in the jun ...
** Heat — 10.53
** Quarterfinals — 10.29
** Semifinals — 10.45
** Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place)
* Antoine Richard
** Heat — 10.51
** Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
* Pascal Barré
** Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
* José Marajo
** Heat — 1:49.6
** Semifinals — 1:47.3
** Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place)
* Roger Milhau
** Heat — 1:48.5
** Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance)
* Philippe Dupont
** Heat — 1:49.6
** Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
* José Marajo
** Heat — 3:43.9
** Semifinals — 3:39.6
** Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place)
* Alex Gonzalez
** Heat — 3:44.6
** Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
* Jean-Michel Charbonnel
** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
* Jacques Fellice, Robert Froissart, Didier Dubois, and
Francis Demarthon
Francis Demarthon (born 8 August 1950) is a French former sprinter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Specializing in the 400 metres, his personal best was 45.89 seconds. He won the event at the 1979 Mediterranean Games and won a bronze m ...
** Heat — 3:05.4
** Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
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Gérard Lelièvre
Gérard Lelièvre (born 13 November 1949 in Laval, Mayenne) is a retired male race walker from France, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Ga ...
** Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
* Francis Agbo
** Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
* Philippe Deroche
** Qualification — 7.90 m
** Final — 7.77 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Triple Jump
* Christian Valetudie
** Qualification — 16.43 m
** Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Pole Vault
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Philippe Houvion
Philippe Houvion (born 5 October 1957 in Briey) is a retired French pole vaulter. On 17 July 1980 in Paris, Houvion jumped 5.77 metres, beating the world record of Thierry Vigneron by two centimetres. The record only lasted until 30 July 1980, whe ...
** Qualification — 5.35 m
** Final — 5.65 m (→ 4th place)
* Jean-Michel Bellot
** Qualification — 5.40 m
** Final — 5.60 m (→ 5th place)
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Thierry Vigneron
Thierry Vigneron (born 9 March 1960 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a retired French pole vaulter. In the 1980s, he was among the world's leading pole vaulters. He broke the world record in the event four times and was the last man to hold ...
** Qualification — 5.40 m
** Final — 5.45 m (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 metres
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Chantal Réga
Chantal Réga (born August 7, 1955, in Nîmes) is a retired track and field sprinter and hurdler from France, best known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 400 m hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. Th ...
** Heat — 11.53
** Quarterfinals — 11.40
** Semifinals — 11.36
** Final — 11.32 (→ 7th place)
* Emma Sulter
** Heat — 11.56
** Quarterfinals — 11.48
** Semifinals — 11.63 (→ did not advance)
* Laureen Beckles
** Heat — 11.59
** Quarterfinals — 11.54
** Semifinals — 11.70 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
* Laurence Elloy
** Heat — 13.60
** Semifinal — 13.33 (→ did not advance)
* Laurence Le Beau
** Heat — 13.18
** Semifinal — 13.54 (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon
* Florence Picaut — 4424 points (→ 9th place)
*# 100 metres — 13.75s
*# Shot Put — 13.24m
*# High Jump — 1.80m
*# Long Jump — 5.83m
*# 800 metres — 2:16.70
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Ali Ben Maghenia
** First Round — Bye
** Second Round — Defeated Pushkardhoj Shahi (Nepal) walk-over
** Third Round — Lost to
John Siryakibbe
John Siryakibbe (25 December 1962) is a retired boxer, who represented Uganda at two Summer Olympics.
Siryakibbe was just 17 years old when he competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, after receiving a bye in the first round of the bantam ...
(Uganda) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
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Daniel Londas
Daniel Londas (born 17 May 1954 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a French former boxer who competed for France in the men's featherweight competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. After a first-round bye, he was eliminated in the secon ...
** First Round — Bye
** Second Round — Lost to
Viktor Rybakov
Viktor Grigorievich Rybakov (russian: Виктор Григорьевич Рыбаков) (born May 28, 1956 in Magadan) is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an Olympian. He won ...
Marc Madiot
Marc Madiot (born 16 April 1959) is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Retired from racing in 1994, he is now be ...
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
Didier Flament
Didier Flament (born 4 January 1951) is a French fencing, fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil (fencing), foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
References
External links ...
Didier Flament
Didier Flament (born 4 January 1951) is a French fencing, fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil (fencing), foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
References
External links ...
Bruno Boscherie
Bruno Boscherie (born 22 February 1951 in Carpentras) is a French Fencing, fencer who took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
Boscherie was trained by Ernest Revenu in Melun, along with teammates Daniel Revenu, Bern ...
Patrick Picot
Patrick Picot (born 22 September 1951) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was also the vice-president of the French Fencing Federation
The French Fencing Federation (french: Fédération ...
Patrick Picot
Patrick Picot (born 22 September 1951) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was also the vice-president of the French Fencing Federation
The French Fencing Federation (french: Fédération ...
Jean-François Lamour
Jean-François Lamour (born February 2, 1956, in Paris) is a French former fencer and current politician and cabinet minister. During his fencing career, Lamour achieved various athletic accomplishments, notably qualifying for the 1987 world c ...
Christine Muzio
Christine Muzio (10 May 1951 – 29 November 2018) was a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics ...
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
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Paul Four
Paul Four (born 13 February 1956) is a French former modern pentathlete who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Olympics, he placed 12th in the modern pentathlon, with a total of 5196 points.
At the 19 ...
— 5.196 pts (→ 12th place)
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Joël Bouzou
Joël Bouzou (born 30 October 1955) is a former French athlete and World Champion of modern pentathlon in 1987. Bouzou is the President of the World Olympians Association.
Biography
Sports career
Bouzou grew up in Auch, in a sporting famil ...
Men's 100m Freestyle
* René Ecuyer
** Heats — 52,09
** Semi-Finals — 51,62
** Final — 52,01 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Mark Lazzaro
** Heats — DNS
* Paskal Laget
** Heats — 1.56,01 (→ did not advance)
* Fabien Noël
** Heats — 1.53,25 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* Xavier Savin
** Final — 55,66 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Fabien Noël, Mark Lazzaro, Dominique Petit, and Paskal Laget
** Final — 7.36,08 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
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Frédéric Delcourt
Frédéric Delcourt (born February 14, 1964) is a French former competition swimmer and Olympic silver medalist.
Delcourt was born in Nord, France.
He competed in three events for France at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia, includin ...
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – In ...
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...