| France at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | france-paralympique |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 116 in 12 sports |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
France competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 116 competitors from France won 140 medals including 46 gold, 44 silver and 50 bronze and finished 5th in the medal table. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | Men's 200m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Gold | Farid Amarouche | Athletics | Men's 400m 4 |
| Gold | Farid Amarouche | Athletics | Men's 1500m 4 |
| Gold | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | Men's 1500m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Gold | Farid Amarouche | Athletics | Men's 5000m 4 |
| Gold | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | Men's 5000m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Gold | Jean Francois Poitevin | Athletics | Men's 10000m 4 |
| Gold | Jean Francois Poitevin | Athletics | Men's marathon 4 |
| Gold | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | Men's marathon A1-3/A9/L1-2 |
| Gold | Michel Bapte | Athletics | Men's long jump C7 |
| Gold | Rudi van den Abbeele | Athletics | Men's pentathlon 5-6 |
| Gold | Martine Prieur | Athletics | Women's 100m 5-6 |
| Gold | Valerie Deconde | Athletics | Women's 400m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Gold | Martine Prieur | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 5-6 |
| Gold | Tristan Mouric | Cycling | Men's 50 km LC2 |
| Gold | Francisco Trujillo | Cycling | Men's 70 km LC4 |
| Gold | Michel Abalain | Powerlifting | Men's -67.5 kg coed |
| Gold | Bernard Barberet | Powerlifting | Men's -90 kg |
| Gold | Eric Ghysel | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | David Foppolo | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A5 |
| Gold | Eric Ghysel | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | David Foppolo | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke A5 |
| Gold | Bernard Micorec | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke 5 |
| Gold | Bernard Micorec | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke 5 |
| Gold | Eric Richard | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke A5 |
| Gold | David Foppolo | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly A5 |
| Gold | David Foppolo | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A5 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m freestyle relay A1-A8 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m medley relay A1-A8 |
| Gold | Genevieve Pairoux | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle L1 |
| Gold | Agnes Beraudias | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle L5 |
| Gold | Beatrice Pierre | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke L1 |
| Gold | Helene Binet | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke C6 |
| Gold | Genevieve Pairoux | Swimming | Women's 25m breaststroke L1 |
| Gold | Michel Peeters | Table tennis | Men's singles 2 |
| Gold | Claude Chedeau | Table tennis | Men's singles TT open |
| Gold | Guy Tisserant | Table tennis | Men's singles TT2 |
| Gold | Michel Gauducheau Guy Tisserant | Table tennis | Men's teams TT2 |
| Gold | Bernadette Darvand | Table tennis | Women's singles TT6 |
| Gold | Robert Citerne | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée 4-6 |
| Gold | Arthur Bellance | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil 4-6 |
| Gold | Arthur Bellance Andre Hennaert Yvon Pacault | Wheelchair fencing | Men's team foil |
| Gold | Pascal Durand Andre Hennaert Yvon Pacault | Wheelchair fencing | Men's team sabre |
| Gold | Jannick Seveno | Wheelchair fencing | Women's épée 1C-3 |
| Gold | Murielle Desmarets | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil 1C-3 |
| Gold | Sabbah Aoutar Murielle Desmarets Therese Lemoine Jannick Seveno | Wheelchair fencing | Women's team foil |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Mustapha Badid | Athletics | Men's 100m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Michel Bapte | Athletics | Men's 100m C7 |
| Silver | Farid Amarouche | Athletics | Men's 800m 4 |
| Silver | Jean Francois Poitevin | Athletics | Men's 1500m 4 |
| Silver | Jean Francois Poitevin | Athletics | Men's 5000m 4 |
| Silver | Michel Pavon | Athletics | Men's 5000m B2 |
| Silver | Farid Amarouche | Athletics | Men's 10000m 4 |
| Silver | Farid Amarouche | Athletics | Men's marathon 4 |
| Silver | Philippe Couprie | Athletics | Men's marathon A1-3/A9/L1-2 |
| Silver | Paul Collet | Athletics | Men's marathon B2 |
| Silver | Valerie Deconde | Athletics | Women's 100m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Valerie Deconde | Athletics | Women's 200m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Florence Gossiaux | Athletics | Women's 800m 1C |
| Silver | Rene Duchemin | Judo | Men's -65 kg |
| Silver | Guy Dumarquez | Shooting | Men's air pistol standing LSH2 |
| Silver | Bernard Micorec | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 5 |
| Silver | Eric Richard | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A5 |
| Silver | Emmanuel Lacroix | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A8 |
| Silver | Claude Badie | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C3 |
| Silver | Bernard Micorec | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle 5 |
| Silver | Mohamed Ait Aissa | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke 3 |
| Silver | Eric Richard | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke A5 |
| Silver | Robert Gallais | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A4 |
| Silver | Emmanuel Lacroix | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A8 |
| Silver | Claude Badie | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C3 |
| Silver | Claude Badie | Swimming | Men's 200m backstroke C3 |
| Silver | Eric Ghysel | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke B2 |
| Silver | Eric Fleury | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke L4 |
| Silver | Patrick Moyses | Swimming | Men's 25m butterfly 3 |
| Silver | Eric Richard | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly A5 |
| Silver | Claude Dupin | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly L5 |
| Silver | Bernard Micorec | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley 5 |
| Silver | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay T/P open |
| Silver | Beatrice Pierre | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle L1 |
| Silver | Helene Binet | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C6 |
| Silver | Goislaine Cristallo | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle L5 |
| Silver | Guy Tisserant | Table tennis | Men's singles 1A-4 |
| Silver | Marc Piras | Table tennis | Men's singles TT4 |
| Silver | Thierry Garofalo Marc Piras | Table tennis | Men's teams TT5 |
| Silver | Women's team | Table tennis | Women's teams TT6 |
| Silver | Arthur Bellance Serge Besseiche Robert Citerne | Wheelchair fencing | Men's team épée |
| Silver | Pascal Durand | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre 1C-3 |
| Silver | Yvon Pacault | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre 4-6 |
| Silver | Therese Lemoine | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil 4-6 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Lucien Courtillon Jean-Michel Favre Daniel Lelou | Archery | Men's double FITA round team open |
| Bronze | Philippe Couprie | Athletics | Men's 800m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | Jean-Yves Arvier | Athletics | Men's 800m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Bronze | Michel Pavon | Athletics | Men's 800m B2 |
| Bronze | Philippe Couprie | Athletics | Men's 1500m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | Michel Pavon | Athletics | Men's 1500m B2 |
| Bronze | Jean-Yves Arvier | Athletics | Men's 10000m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Bronze | Rudi van den Abbeele | Athletics | Men's discus throw 5 |
| Bronze | Eric Laderval | Athletics | Men's javelin throw L5 |
| Bronze | Valerie Deconde | Athletics | Women's 800m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | Martine Prieur | Athletics | Women's discus throw 5 |
| Bronze | Pascal Thevenon | Cycling | Men's 70 km LC4 |
| Bronze | Daniel Fourcade | Judo | Men's -86 kg |
| Bronze | Serge Pittard | Shooting | Men's air rifle 3 positions 2-6 |
| Bronze | Marie Therese Pichon | Shooting | Women's air pistol standing LSH2 |
| Bronze | Marie Chantel Barberaud Pierre Guivarch Philippe Michoux | Shooting | Mixed air pistol team open |
| Bronze | Michel Pelon Nicole Petit Serge Pittard | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone team 2-6 |
| Bronze | Franck Maille | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle L1 |
| Bronze | Pascal Auclair | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 4 |
| Bronze | Michael Boucherie | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A4 |
| Bronze | Franck Maille | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle L1 |
| Bronze | Franck Maille | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke L1 |
| Bronze | Jean Marc Durieux | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke 2 |
| Bronze | Herve Prisset | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke 5 |
| Bronze | Franck Maille | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke L1 |
| Bronze | Pascal Auclair | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly 4 |
| Bronze | Bernard Micorec | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly 5 |
| Bronze | Emmanuel Lacroix | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A8 |
| Bronze | Eric Ghysel | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B2 |
| Bronze | Pascal Auclair | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley 4 |
| Bronze | Eric Richard | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A5 |
| Bronze | Eric Ghysel | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B2 |
| Bronze | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay A-L |
| Bronze | Isabelle Duranceau | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle A8 |
| Bronze | Genevieve Pairoux | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke L1 |
| Bronze | Yvonne Lumineau | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C4 |
| Bronze | Isabelle Duranceau | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke A8 |
| Bronze | Isabelle Duranceau | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly A8 |
| Bronze | Isabelle Duranceau | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley A8 |
| Bronze | Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay A-L |
| Bronze | Daniel Jeannin | Table tennis | Men's singles 1C |
| Bronze | Michel Gauducheau | Table tennis | Men's singles TT2 |
| Bronze | Dominique Hainault | Weightlifting | Men's -65 kg |
| Bronze | Jean Grandsire | Weightlifting | Men's -75 kg |
| Bronze | Edmond Haddad | Weightlifting | Men's +95 kg |
| Bronze | Men's basketball team | Wheelchair basketball | Men's tournament |
| Bronze | Andre Hennaert | Wheelchair fencing | Men's foil 1C-3 |
| Bronze | Andre Hennaert | Wheelchair fencing | Men's sabre 1C-3 |
| Bronze | Jannick Seveno | Wheelchair fencing | Women's foil 1C-3 |
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