France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports. Medalists Gold Thierry Rey — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Heavyweight Pascale Hachin-Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Philippe Bonnin, Bruno Boscherie, Didier Flament, Pascal Jolyot and Frédéric Pietruszka — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition Philippe Boisse, Philippe Riboud, Patrick Picot, Hubert Gardas and Michel Salesse — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition Isabelle Bégard, Véronique Brouquier, Pascale Hachin-Trinquet, Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille and Christine Muzio — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition Silver Alain Lebas — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000 metres Kayak Singles Yavé Cahard — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Sprint (Scratch) Alain Bondue — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit Pascal Jolyot — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Open Class Bronze Bernard Tchoullouyan — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg) Philippe Riboud — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Antoine Richard, Hermann Panzo, Patrick Barré and Pascal Barré — Athletics, Men's 4x100 metres Relay Athletics Men's 100 metres Hermann Panzo Heat — 10.53 Quarterfinals — 10.29 Semifinals — 10.45 Final — 10.49 (→ 8th place) Antoine Richard Heat — 10.51 Quarterfinals — 10.45 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres Pascal Barré Heat — did not start (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres José Marajo Heat — 1:49.6 Semifinals — 1:47.3 Final — 1:47.3 (→ 7th place) Roger Milhau Heat — 1:48.5 Semifinals — 1:48.1 (→ did not advance) Philippe Dupont Heat — 1:49.6 Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance) Men's 1,500 metres José Marajo Heat — 3:43.9 Semifinals — 3:39.6 Final — 3:41.5 (→ 7th place) Alex Gonzalez Heat — 3:44.6 Semifinals — 3:44.7 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon Jean-Michel Charbonnel Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 4x400 metres Relay Jacques Fellice, Robert Froissart, Didier Dubois, and Francis Demarthon Heat — 3:05.4 Final — 3:04.8 (→ 4th place) Men's 50 km Walk Gérard Lelièvre Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's High Jump Francis Agbo Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump Philippe Deroche Qualification — 7.90 m Final — 7.77 m (→ 10th place) Men's Triple Jump Christian Valetudie Qualification — 16.43