France at the 2016 Summer Olympics

France at the
2016 Summer Olympics
France at the; 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Rio de Janeiro; 5 August 2016 – 21 August 2016
Competitors	401 in 27 sports
Flag bearer	Teddy Riner
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 10 Silver 18 Bronze 14 Total 42
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes had appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. The French Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation in Olympic history outside of when it was the host nation, with a total of 401 athletes, 232 men and 169 women, competing in all sports, except field hockey.

^ "Info L'Equipe : Teddy Riner sera le porte-drapeau français à Rio" [L'Equipe Info: Teddy Riner will be France's flag bearer in Rio] (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[1] "Info L'Equipe : Teddy Riner sera le porte-drapeau français à Rio" [L'Equipe Info: Teddy Riner will be France's flag bearer in Rio] (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

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