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France: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 48 games in 23 countries
Events: 573 distinct events in 56 sports
Participants: 5,405 (4,517 men and 888 women)
Youngest Participant: Alain Giletti (12 years, 162 days), 1952 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Henri, Baron de Castex (66 years, 9 days), 1920 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret (8 medals)
| Rk | Games | Flag Bearer | Participants | Men | Women | Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Summer | Tony Estanguet | 309 | 188 | 121 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 40 | Alain Bernard (3 medals) |
| 2 | 2006 Winter | Bruno Mingeon | 82 | 50 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Vincent Defrasne and Florence Baverel-Robert (2 medals) |
| 3 | 2004 Summer | Jackson Richardson | 308 | 195 | 113 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 | Laure Manaudou (3 medals) |
| 4 | 2002 Winter | Carole Montillet-Carles | 114 | 87 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Raphaël Poirée (2 medals) |
| 5 | 2000 Summer | David Douillet | 336 | 211 | 125 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 | Florian Rousseau (3 medals) |
| 6 | 1998 Winter | Philippe Candeloro | 106 | 75 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 athletes with 1 medal |
| 7 | 1996 Summer | Marie-José Pérec | 299 | 197 | 102 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 6 athletes with 2 medals |
| 8 | 1994 Winter | Anne Briand-Bouthiaux | 98 | 68 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Anne Briand-Bouthiaux (2 medals) | |
| 9 | 1992 Summer | Jean-François Lamour | 339 | 241 | 98 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 | Jean-François Lamour (2 medals) |
| 10 | 1992 Winter | Fabrice Guy | 109 | 79 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 athletes with 1 medal |
| 11 | 1988 Summer | Philippe Riboud | 266 | 192 | 74 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | Philippe Riboud and Pierre Durand, Jr. (2 medals) |
| 12 | 1988 Winter | Catherine Quittet | 68 | 53 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Franck Piccard (2 medals) | |
| 13 | 1984 Summer | Angelo Parisi | 238 | 189 | 49 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 14 | 1984 Winter | Yvon Mougel | 32 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Perrine Pelen (2 medals) | |
| 15 | 1980 Summer | 121 | 98 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 16 | 1980 Winter | Fabienne Serrat | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Perrine Pelen (1 medal) | ||
| 17 | 1976 Summer | Daniel Morelon | 206 | 177 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Bernard Talvard (2 medals) |
| 18 | 1976 Winter | Danièle Debernard | 35 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Danièle Debernard (1 medal) | ||
| 19 | 1972 Summer | Jean-Claude Magnan | 227 | 197 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Christian Noël (2 medals) |
| 20 | 1972 Winter | Patrick Pera | 40 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 21 | 1968 Summer | Kiki Caron | 200 | 169 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Pierre Trentin (3 medals) |
| 22 | 1968 Winter | Gilbert Poirot | 75 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Jean-Claude Killy (3 medals) |
| 23 | 1964 Summer | Michel Macquet | 138 | 118 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 24 | 1964 Winter | Alain Calmat | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Christine Goitschel and Marielle Goitschel (2 medals) | |
| 25 | 1960 Summer | Christian d'Oriola | 237 | 209 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 26 | 1960 Winter | Benoît Carrara | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 27 | 1956 Summer | Jean Debuf | 137 | 119 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 28 | 1956 Winter | James Couttet | 32 | 25 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| 29 | 1956 Equestrian | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 30 | 1952 Summer | Ignace Heinrich | 245 | 214 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 31 | 1952 Winter | Alain Giletti | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Jacqueline du Bief (1 medal) | ||
| 32 | 1948 Summer | Jean Séphériadès | 283 | 247 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 | Micheline Ostermeyer (3 medals) |
| 33 | 1948 Winter | James Couttet | 36 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Henri Oreiller (3 medals) |
| 34 | 1936 Summer | Jules Noël | 201 | 190 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | Robert Charpentier and Guy Lapébie (3 medals) |
| 35 | 1936 Winter | Jacques Faure | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Émile Allais (1 medal) | ||
| 36 | 1932 Summer | Jules Noël | 65 | 63 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 athletes with 2 medals |
| 37 | 1932 Winter | George Torchon | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Andrée Brunet-Joly and Pierre Brunet (1 medal) | ||
| 38 | 1928 Summer | 231 | 199 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | Lucien Gaudin (3 medals) | |
| 39 | 1928 Winter | Jean Thorailler | 38 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Andrée Brunet-Joly and Pierre Brunet (1 medal) | ||
| 40 | 1924 Summer | Géo André | 319 | 299 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 | Roger Ducret (5 medals) |
| 41 | 1924 Winter | Camille Mandrillon | 43 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 42 | 1920 Summer | Émile Écuyer | 303 | 296 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 41 | Julien Brulé (5 medals) |
| 43 | 1912 Summer | 109 | 108 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Jean Cariou (3 medals) | |
| 44 | 1908 Summer | 208 | 208 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 45 | 1906 Summer | 56 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 40 | Léon Moreaux (5 medals) | |
| 46 | 1904 Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Albert Coray (2 medals) | |||
| 47 | 1900 Summer | 724 | 712 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 42 | 37 | 107 | Achille Paroche (4 medals) | |
| 48 | 1896 Summer | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Léon Flameng and Paul Masson (3 medals) |