| France at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | http://www.franceolympique.com/ |
| in Gwangju, South Korea 3 – 14 July 2015 | |
| Competitors | 224 in 16 sports |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances | |
France participated at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Judo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Football | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Golf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Dimodi Laurence Épée | Fencing | Women's Epee Individual | 4 July |
| Gold | Samah Hawa Camara | Judo | Women's -78 kg | 4 July |
| Gold | Yannick Borel | Fencing | Men's Epee Individual | 5 July |
| Gold | Jéromine Mpah Njanga | Fencing | Women's Foil Individual | 5 July |
| Gold | Maximilien Chastanet | Fencing | Men's Foil Individual | 6 July |
| Gold |
| Fencing | Men's Sabre Team | 7 July |
| Gold |
| Fencing | Women's Epee Team | 7 July |
| Gold |
| Fencing | Men's Epee Team | 8 July |
| Gold |
| Shooting | Men's 50m Rifle Prone Team | 8 July |
| Gold |
| Fencing | Men's Foil Team | 9 July |
| Gold | Jean Quiquampoix | Shooting | Men's 25m Standard Pistol | 9 July |
| Gold |
| Shooting | Men's 25m Standard Pistol Team | 9 July |
| Gold |
| Football | Women's Football | 12 July |
| Silver | Clément Delvert | Judo | Men's -100 kg | 4 July |
| Silver | Virgile Marchal | Fencing | Men's Epee Individual | 5 July |
| Silver | Alexandre Mariac | Judo | Men's -66 kg | 6 July |
| Silver |
| Fencing | Women's Foil Team | 8 July |
| Silver | Bastien Auzeil | Athletics | Men's Decathlon | 9 July |
| Silver |
| Shooting | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team | 10 July |
| Silver | Nicolas Platret | Golf | Men's Individual | 11 July |
| Silver |
| Golf | Men's Team | 11 July |
| Silver | Torann Maizeroi | Taekwondo | Men's -74 kg lightweight | 11 July |
| Bronze | Nabil Zalagh | Judo | Men's +100 kg Heavyweight | 4 July |
| Bronze | Jonathan Allardon | Judo | Men's -81 kg Welterweight | 5 July |
| Bronze | Margaux Pinot | Judo | Women's -70 kg Middleweight | 5 July |
| Bronze | Jean Quiquampoix | Shooting | Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | 8 July |
| Bronze |
| Fencing | Women's Sabre Team | 9 July |
| Bronze |
| Table tennis | Men's Team | 9 July |
| Bronze | Alexis Raynaud | Shooting | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 10 July |
| Bronze | Lucas Poullain | Tennis | Men's Singles | 11 July |
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