The National Order of the Legion of Honour, formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour, is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained by all later French governments and regimes.
Virginie Claire Désirée Marie Hériot was a French yachtswoman who won in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 8 Metre Aile VI.
Émilie Fer is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2016.
Luc Kangny Abalo is a French handball player who plays for Zeekstar Tokyo.
A synchronized swimming competition was held at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships, in Perth, Western Australia between 8 and 17 January 1998.
Myriam Lignot is a French synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in duet together with Virginie Dedieu, and placed fourth in the team competition.
Hugues Obry is a retired French fencer and current coach. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Christine "Kiki" Caron is a French former backstroke swimmer. She won the silver medal in 100 m backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She also participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics where she was the first woman to carry the French flag at the opening ceremony. During her swimming career she won 29 national swimming titles. Her elder sister Annie was also a swimmer and competed at the 1960 Olympics.
Laure Thibaud is a French former synchronized swimmer.
Brigitte Deydier is a retired French judoka who is an officer of the Legion of Honour. She chaired the France Sport Association from 2001 to 2004 and is general director of the 2018 Ryder Cup.
Nicolas Le Goff is a French professional volleyball player. He is a member of the France national team, the 2020 Olympic Champion, 2015 European Champion, and a two–time World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Montpellier Volley.
Trévor Clévenot is a French professional volleyball player. He is a member of the France national team, a gold medallist at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and a two–time World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Jastrzębski Węgiel.
The National Recognition Medal for Victims of Terrorism is a national medal of France awarded to French victims of terrorism. Established by presidential decree on July 12, 2016, it may be awarded to French or foreign nationals who are victims of terrorism in France or abroad. The medal may be awarded to a retroactive date of January 1, 2006. The medal was created to give a proper recognition to the sacrifice of terrorism victims while still maintaining the award criterion of existing national honours such as the Legion of Honor. In Spain there is a similar honour known as the Royal Order of Civil Recognition for Victims of Terrorism.
Charlotte and Laura Tremble, are French synchronized swimmers.
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