France at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

France at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code	FRA
NPC	French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website	france-paralympique.fr
in Arnhem
Competitors	97 in 8 sports
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 28 Silver 26 Bronze 31 Total 85
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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France competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. 97 competitors from France won 85 medals including 28 gold, 26 silver and 31 bronze and finished 8th in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	J. M. Chapuis	Archery	Men's short metric round paraplegic
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Andre Havard	Athletics	Men's 80m CP C
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	B. Pierre	Athletics	Men's long jump CP D
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Onfroy	Athletics	Women's 60m CP C
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	D. Dosimont	Athletics	Women's 60m CP D
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Onfroy	Athletics	Women's 400m CP C
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	D. Dosimont	Athletics	Women's 400m CP D
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Onfroy	Athletics	Women's long jump CP C
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	D. Dosimont	Athletics	Women's long jump CP D
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	D. Dosimont	Athletics	Women's shot put CP D
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Joel Guillon	Shooting	Men's air pistol amputee
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	B. Perry	Swimming	Men's 50m backstroke F1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	B. Perry	Swimming	Men's 2x25m individual medley F1
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	M. H. Allard	Swimming	Women's 50m backstroke F
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	M. H. Allard	Swimming	Women's 3x50m individual medley F
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Chorrihons	Weightlifting	Men's lightweight -65kg amputee
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Bernard Barberet	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight -75kg amputee
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Jean Grandsire	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight -75kg paraplegic
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Mohamed Benamar	Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée individual 1C-3
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Christian Lachaud	Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée individual 4-5
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Men's team	Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée team
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Arthur Bellance	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil individual 4-5
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Men's team	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil team
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Christian Lachaud	Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre individual 4-5
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Jean-Claude Coralie Andre Hennaert Christian Lachaud Aimé Planchon	Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre team
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Josette Bourgain	Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil individual 4-5
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Josette Bourgain Therese Lemoine Monique Siclis	Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil team
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Duvivier	Athletics	Men's 80m CP D
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	J. Alexandre	Athletics	Men's 1500m F
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Leon Sur	Athletics	Men's javelin throw D
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	C. Petitot	Athletics	Women's 60m 4
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Veronique Rochette	Athletics	Women's 400m CP C
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Royet	Athletics	Women's 400m CP D
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Veronique Rochette	Athletics	Women's long jump CP C
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Royet	Athletics	Women's long jump CP D
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Men's relay team	Swimming	Men's 3x50m freestyle relay E1-F1
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Men's relay team	Swimming	Men's 3x100m medley relay CP D
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	M. H. Allard	Swimming	Women's 50m breaststroke F
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	M. H. Allard	Swimming	Women's 50m freestyle F
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Isabelle Duranceau	Swimming	Women's 100m butterfly E
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Isabelle Duranceau	Swimming	Women's 100m freestyle E
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Isabelle Duranceau	Swimming	Women's 4x50m individual medley E
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	P. Chassagne	Swimming	Men's singles D
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	R. Andre Maguy Ramousse	Table tennis	Women's teams 3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Joseph Ponnier	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight -57kg paraplegic
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	B. Dersigneri	Weightlifting	Men's lightweight -65kg amputee
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	J. Chauvel	Weightlifting	Men's light-heavyweight -85kg amputee
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	N. Clemente	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight +85kg paraplegic
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Andre Hennaert	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil individual 2-3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Alain Siclis	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil novice individual
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Aimé Planchon	Wheelchair fencing	Men's sabre individual 4-5
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Therese Lemoine	Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil individual 2-3
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Monique Siclis	Wheelchair fencing	Women's foil individual 4-5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	G. Lafont	Archery	Men's double FITA round tetraplegic
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	J. Thion	Archery	Men's short metric round paraplegic
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Marie-Francoise Hybois	Archery	Women's double FITA round amputee
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Duvivier	Athletics	Men's 800m CP D
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	P. Morel	Athletics	Men's javelin throw 5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Royet	Athletics	Women's 60m CP D
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Bernard Pique	Shooting	Mixed air rifle standing 2-5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	B. Perry	Swimming	Men's 50m breaststroke F1
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	G. Betega	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke 5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	B. Jaillet	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke 6
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	B. Jaillet	Swimming	Men's 100m butterfly 6
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	T. Godineau	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle 5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	David Foppolo	Swimming	Men's 2x25m individual medley F1
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Men's relay team	Swimming	Men's 4x100m medley relay 1A-6
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Isabelle Duranceau	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke E
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Isabelle Duranceau	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke E
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	M. Crespeau	Swimming	Women's 4x50m individual medley 4
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Women's relay team	Swimming	Women's 3x100m medley relay CP D
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Daniel Jeannin	Table tennis	Men's singles 1C
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	G. Caillon Michel Peeters	Table tennis	Men's teams 2
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Andre Hennaert Daniel Jeannin	Table tennis	Men's teams 3
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	R. Andre	Table tennis	Women's singles 3
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	N. Kabous	Table tennis	Women's singles C
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jean-Michel Barberane	Weightlifting	Men's light-featherweight -51kg paraplegic
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Gerard Houdmond	Weightlifting	Men's light-heavyweight -85kg paraplegic
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	J. L. Dury	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight +85kg amputee
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Arthur Bellance	Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée individual 4-5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Mohamed Benamar	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil individual 2-3
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Aimé Planchon	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil individual 4-5
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jean-Claude Coralie	Wheelchair fencing	Men's foil novice individual
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jean-Pierre Leroux	Wheelchair fencing	Mixed foil individual 1C

See also

• France at the Paralympics
• France at the 1980 Summer Olympics