France competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 266 competitors, 192 men and 74 women, took part in 167 events in 23 sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In France's fourth appearance in modern Olympic archery, no individual archer made it past the quarterfinal. The women's team made it to the final, placing last there to finish 8th overall, while the men's team was eliminated in the semifinal. Women's Individual Competition: Catherine Pellen — quarterfinal, 14th place Nathalie Hibon — preliminary round, 28th place Marie-Josée Bazin — preliminary round, 47th place Men's Individual Competition: Olivier Heck — 1/8 final, 19th place Thierry Venant — preliminary round, 37th place Claude Franclet — preliminary round, 64th place Women's Team Competition: Pellen, Hibon, and Bazin — final, 8th place Men's Team Competition: Heck, Venant, and Franclet — semifinal, 10th place Athletics Men's 10.000 metres Jean-Louis Prianon First Round — 28:08.38 Final — 27:36.43 (→ 4th place) Paul Arpin First Round — 28:25.56 Final — 27:39.36 (→ 7th place) Men's 3.000m Steeplechase Raymond Pannier Heat — 8:30.94 Semi Final — 8:19.39 Final — 8:23.80 (→ 12th place) Bruno Le Stum Heat — 8:36.95 Semi Final — 8:26.69 (→ did not advance) Men's Javelin Throw Charlus Bertimon Qualification — 70.84m (→ did not advance) Stéphane Laporte Qualification — 69.40m (→ did not advance) Pascal Lefèvre Qualification — 76.42m (→ did not advance) Men's Discus Throw Patrick Journoud Qualifying Heat — 58.94m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump Norbert Brige Qualification — 8.05m Final — 7.97m (→ 7th place) Men's Decathlon Christian Plaziat — 8272 points (→ 5th place) 100 metres — 10.83s Long Jump — 7.62m Shot Put — 13.58m High Jump — 2.12m 400 metres — 48.34s 110m Hurdles — 14.18s Discus Throw — 43.06m Pole Vault — 4.90m Javelin Throw — 52.18m 1.500 metres — 4:34.07s Alain Blondel — 8268 points (→ 6th place) 100 metres — 11.02s Long Jump — 7.43m Shot Put — 12.92m High Jump — 1.97m 400 metres — 47.44s 110m Hurdles — 14.40s Discus Throw — 41.20m Pole Vault — 5.20m Javelin Throw — 57.46m 1.500 metres — 4:16.64s Men's 20 km Walk Martial Fesselier Final — 1:22:43 (→ 16th place) Thierry Toutain Final — 1:22:55 (→ 18th place) Men's 50 km Walk Alain Lemercier Final — 3'50:28 (→ 16th place) Jean-Marie Neff Final