France competed at the
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
in
Nagano,
Japan
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Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men
;Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
;Men
;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
;Women
;Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
:
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
:
2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
:
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
:
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Men
;Women
;Pairs
;Ice Dancing
Freestyle skiing
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Preliminary round - Group B
Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.
Consolation round - 11th place match
Leading scorers
*Team roster
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François Gravel
François Gravel (born October 4, 1951) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.
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Cristobal Huet
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Fabrice Lhenry
Fabrice Lhenry (born June 29, 1972) is a French former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus.
Lhenry played the majority of his career in France with a visit to the Germany (19 ...
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Serge Poudrier
Serge Poudrier (born 22 April 1966) is a Canadian-born French former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1992, the 1994 and the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commo ...
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Denis Perez
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Jean-Philippe Lemoine
Jean-Philippe Lemoine (born 11 September 1964) is a French former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, offic ...
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Serge Djelloul
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Karl Dewolf
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Jean-Christophe Filippin
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Grégory Dubois
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Philippe Bozon
Philippe Bozon (born November 30, 1966) is a former French professional ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1991–92 and 1994-95 seasons. He is the first of only seven French-bor ...
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Christian Pouget
Christian Pouget (born January 11, 1966 in Gap, France) is a retired French professional ice hockey player.
Achievements
Olympic career
Pouget competed in three Olympics representing France - 1988, 1992, and 1998
1998 was designated a ...
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Stéphane Barin
Stéphane Barin (born 8 January 1971) is a French former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1992, 1994, 1998 and the 2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and ...
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Bob Ouellet
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Jonathan Zwikel
Jonathan Zwikel (born 16 July 1975) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. He is the son-in-law of Luc Tardif and brother-in-law of Luc Tardif Jr.
Luc Tar ...
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Anthony Mortas
Anthony Mortas (born 13 February 1974) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs
*France totals do not include st ...
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Arnaud Briand
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Richard Aimonetto
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Pierre Allard
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Maurice Rozenthal
Maurice Rozenthal (born 20 June 1975) is a French former professional ice hockey player.
Personal
Rozenthal is Jewish, and is the identical twin brother of François Rozenthal, who is also a French ice hockey player.
Ice hockey career
He has be ...
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François Rozenthal
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Laurent Gras
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Roger Dubé
*Head coach:
Jimmy Tibbets
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Men's Team
Four participants per team.
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 5 km cross-country skiing
Short track speed skating
;Men
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
;Men's giant slalom
;Men's halfpipe
;Women's giant slalom
;Women's halfpipe
Speed skating
;Men
References
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
Winter Olympics