France at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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France competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the twenty-first time that the nation had competed, having missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics. France competed under the IOC country code FRA.

Medals

Gold

• Sebastien Flute - archery, men's individual

Results by event

Archery

In France's fifth appearance in modern Olympic archery, the individual archers went 7-3 in head-to-head competition, buoyed by Sebastien Flute's 5-0 record as he advanced to the final and won the gold medal. It was the first medal the French had won in modern Olympic archery. Both teams won the first two rounds before being defeated in the semifinals. They also both lost their bronze medal matches.

Women's individual:

• Severine Bonal - round of 16, 9th place (1-1)
• Nathalie Hibon - round of 32, 22nd place (0-1)
• Christine Gabillard - ranking round, 41st place (0-0)

Men's individual:

• Sebastien Flute - final, gold medal (5-0)
• Bruno Felipe - round of 32, 21st place (0-1)
• Michael Taupin - ranking round, 56th place (0-0)

Women's team:

• Bonal, Hibon, and Gabillard - bronze medal match, 4th place (2-2)

Men's team:

• Flute, Felipe, and Taupin - bronze medal match, 4th place (2-2)