France at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

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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
Competitors97 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
28
Silver
26
Bronze
31
Total
85
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg GoldJ. M. Chapuis Archery Men's short metric round paraplegic
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Andre Havard Athletics Men's 80m CP C
Gold medal icon.svg GoldB. Pierre Athletics Men's long jump CP D
Gold medal icon.svg GoldOnfroy Athletics Women's 60m CP C
Gold medal icon.svg GoldD. Dosimont Athletics Women's 60m CP D
Gold medal icon.svg GoldOnfroy Athletics Women's 400m CP C
Gold medal icon.svg GoldD. Dosimont Athletics Women's 400m CP D
Gold medal icon.svg GoldOnfroy Athletics Women's long jump CP C
Gold medal icon.svg GoldD. Dosimont Athletics Women's long jump CP D
Gold medal icon.svg GoldD. Dosimont Athletics Women's shot put CP D
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Joel Guillon Shooting Men's air pistol amputee
Gold medal icon.svg GoldB. Perry Swimming Men's 50m backstroke F1
Gold medal icon.svg GoldB. Perry Swimming Men's 2x25m individual medley F1
Gold medal icon.svg GoldM. H. Allard Swimming Women's 50m backstroke F
Gold medal icon.svg GoldM. H. Allard Swimming Women's 3x50m individual medley F
Gold medal icon.svg GoldChorrihons Weightlifting Men's lightweight -65kg amputee
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bernard Barberet Weightlifting Men's middleweight -75kg amputee
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jean Grandsire Weightlifting Men's middleweight -75kg paraplegic
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Benamar Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual 1C-3
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Christian Lachaud Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual 4-5
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMen's team Wheelchair fencing Men's épée team
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Arthur Bellance Wheelchair fencing Men's foil individual 4-5
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMen's team Wheelchair fencing Men's foil team
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Christian Lachaud Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre individual 4-5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jean-Claude Coralie
Andre Hennaert
Christian Lachaud
Aimé Planchon
Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre team
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Josette Bourgain Wheelchair fencing Women's foil individual 4-5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Josette Bourgain
Therese Lemoine
Monique Siclis
Wheelchair fencing Women's foil team
Silver medal icon.svg SilverDuvivier Athletics Men's 80m CP D
Silver medal icon.svg SilverJ. Alexandre Athletics Men's 1500m F
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Leon Sur Athletics Men's javelin throw D
Silver medal icon.svg SilverC. Petitot Athletics Women's 60m 4
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Veronique Rochette Athletics Women's 400m CP C
Silver medal icon.svg SilverRoyet Athletics Women's 400m CP D
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Veronique Rochette Athletics Women's long jump CP C
Silver medal icon.svg SilverRoyet Athletics Women's long jump CP D
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMen's relay team Swimming Men's 3x50m freestyle relay E1-F1
Silver medal icon.svg SilverMen's relay team Swimming Men's 3x100m medley relay CP D
Silver medal icon.svg SilverM. H. Allard Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke F
Silver medal icon.svg SilverM. H. Allard Swimming Women's 50m freestyle F
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Isabelle Duranceau Swimming Women's 100m butterfly E
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Isabelle Duranceau Swimming Women's 100m freestyle E
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Isabelle Duranceau Swimming Women's 4x50m individual medley E
Silver medal icon.svg SilverP. Chassagne Swimming Men's singles D
Silver medal icon.svg SilverR. Andre
Maguy Ramousse
Table tennis Women's teams 3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Joseph Ponnier Weightlifting Men's featherweight -57kg paraplegic
Silver medal icon.svg SilverB. Dersigneri Weightlifting Men's lightweight -65kg amputee
Silver medal icon.svg SilverJ. Chauvel Weightlifting Men's light-heavyweight -85kg amputee
Silver medal icon.svg SilverN. Clemente Weightlifting Men's heavyweight +85kg paraplegic
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Andre Hennaert Wheelchair fencing Men's foil individual 2-3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Alain Siclis Wheelchair fencing Men's foil novice individual
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aimé Planchon Wheelchair fencing Men's sabre individual 4-5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Therese Lemoine Wheelchair fencing Women's foil individual 2-3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Monique Siclis Wheelchair fencing Women's foil individual 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeG. Lafont Archery Men's double FITA round tetraplegic
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeJ. Thion Archery Men's short metric round paraplegic
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marie-Francoise Hybois Archery Women's double FITA round amputee
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeDuvivier Athletics Men's 800m CP D
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeP. Morel Athletics Men's javelin throw 5
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeRoyet Athletics Women's 60m CP D
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bernard Pique Shooting Mixed air rifle standing 2-5
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Perry Swimming Men's 50m breaststroke F1
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeG. Betega Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke 5
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Jaillet Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke 6
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeB. Jaillet Swimming Men's 100m butterfly 6
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeT. Godineau Swimming Men's 100m freestyle 5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze David Foppolo Swimming Men's 2x25m individual medley F1
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMen's relay team Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay 1A-6
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Isabelle Duranceau Swimming Women's 100m backstroke E
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Isabelle Duranceau Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke E
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeM. Crespeau Swimming Women's 4x50m individual medley 4
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeWomen's relay team Swimming Women's 3x100m medley relay CP D
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daniel Jeannin Table tennis Men's singles 1C
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeG. Caillon
Michel Peeters
Table tennis Men's teams 2
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Andre Hennaert
Daniel Jeannin
Table tennis Men's teams 3
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeR. Andre Table tennis Women's singles 3
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeN. Kabous Table tennis Women's singles C
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jean-Michel Barberane Weightlifting Men's light-featherweight -51kg paraplegic
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gerard Houdmond Weightlifting Men's light-heavyweight -85kg paraplegic
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeJ. L. Dury Weightlifting Men's heavyweight +85kg amputee
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Arthur Bellance Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Benamar Wheelchair fencing Men's foil individual 2-3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aimé Planchon Wheelchair fencing Men's foil individual 4-5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jean-Claude Coralie Wheelchair fencing Men's foil novice individual
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jean-Pierre Leroux Wheelchair fencing Mixed foil individual 1C

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References

  1. "France - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-14.