Highlights
France participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, and have competed in every Games since. They have won 965 Paralympic medals, placing them fourth on the all-time medal table. Their most successful Games were in 1992 in Barcelona, where they won 106 medals ranking them fourth overall. One of their most successful athletes is swimmer Béatrice HESS, who has won 20 gold medals. The 1992 Winter Paralympic Games were held in Tignes and Albertville, France.
Anthem: Title
La Marseillaise
Anthem: Year of Induction
1795
Anthem: Composer
Words and music Claude-Joseph ROUGET de LISLE.
Official NPC name
France
NPC President's name
Mr. Gerard MASSON
NPC General Secretary's name
Mr. Yves FOUCAULT
IPC Member's Name
Bernard BOURIGEAUD (Co-opted Member)
Year of first appearance in an Paralympic Games
1960
Number of appearances in Paralympic Games
14, including London 2012
Summary of Paralympic Games Appearances
| Medals per sport | ||||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Archery | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| Athletics | 66 | 77 | 63 | 206 |
| Cycling | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| Dartchery | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| Lawn Bowls | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Powerlifting | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
| Swimming | 117 | 102 | 100 | 319 |
| Table Tennis | 32 | 39 | 39 | 110 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Wheelchair fencing | 63 | 45 | 35 | 143 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Total | 330 | 323 | 312 | 965 |
| Medals per year | ||||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1960 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1964 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1968 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 1972 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 1976 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 58 |
| 1980 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 85 |
| 1984 | 71 | 69 | 45 | 185 |
| 1988 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 141 |
| 1992 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 106 |
| 1996 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 95 |
| 2000 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 86 |
| 2004 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 74 |
| 2008 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 52 |
| Total | 330 | 323 | 312 | 965 |
