France at the Paralympics

France at the Paralympics
IPC code	FRA
NPC	French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.handisport.org
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 399 338 398 1,135
Summer appearances
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter appearances
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

France participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, and has taken part in every edition of the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then. France was the host country of the 1992 Winter Paralympics.

French athletes have won a total of 1,148 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 385 is gold, placing France fourth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Among its most successful competitors is swimmer Béatrice Hess, winner of 20 gold medals.

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1960 Summer Paralympics	3	3	1	7	9
1964 Summer Paralympics	4	2	5	11	11
1968 Summer Paralympics	13	10	9	32	5
1972 Summer Paralympics	10	8	5	33	7
1976 Summer Paralympics	23	21	14	58	8
1980 Summer Paralympics	28	26	31	85	8
1984 Summer Paralympics	71	69	45	185	6
1988 Summer Paralympics	47	44	49	140	5
1992 Summer Paralympics	36	36	34	106	4
1996 Summer Paralympics	35	29	31	95	6
2000 Summer Paralympics	30	28	28	86	7
2004 Summer Paralympics	18	26	30	74	9
2008 Summer Paralympics	12	21	19	52	12
2012 Summer Paralympics	8	19	18	45	16
2016 Summer Paralympics	9	5	14	28	12

Winter Paralympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1976 Winter Paralympics	2	0	3	5	8
1980 Winter Paralympics	1	1	1	3	9
1984 Winter Paralympics	4	2	0	6	8
1988 Winter Paralympics	5	5	3	13	7
1992 Winter Paralympics	6	4	9	19	6
1994 Winter Paralympics	14	6	11	31	4
1998 Winter Paralympics	5	9	8	22	10
2002 Winter Paralympics	2	11	6	19	13
2006 Winter Paralympics	7	2	6	15	4
2010 Winter Paralympics	1	4	1	6	10
2014 Winter Paralympics	5	3	4	13	5

See also

• France at the Olympics