France at the 2000 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 336 competitors, 211 men and 125 women, took part in 196 events in 28 sports.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Boxing | Light Flyweight | |||
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | |||
| Cycling | Men's Keirin | |||
| , Laurent Gané, Arnaud Tournant | Cycling | Men's team sprint | ||
| Cycling | Women's track time trial | |||
| Cycling | Women's sprint | |||
| Cycling | Men's cross-country | |||
| , Brice Guyart, Patrice Lhotellier, Lionel Plumenail | Fencing | Men's team foil | ||
| Judo | Men's +100 kg | |||
| Judo | Women's 63 kg | |||
| Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | |||
| , Jean-Christophe Rolland | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | ||
| , Xavier Dorfman, Yves Hocdé, Laurent Porchier | Rowing | Men's coxless four | ||
| Basketball | Men's competition | |||
| Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | |||
| Cycling | Men's sprint | |||
| Cycling | Women's individual pursuit | |||
| Fencing | Men's épée | |||
| , Hugues Obry, Éric Srecki | Fencing | Men's team épée | ||
| Fencing | Men's sabre | |||
| , Julien Pillet, Cédric Séguin, Damien Touya | Fencing | Men's team sabre | ||
| Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | |||
| Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | |||
| Judo | Men's 66 kg | |||
| Judo | Women's 78 kg | |||
| Shooting | Women's trap | |||
| Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | |||
| Boxing | Flyweight | |||
| Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | |||
| Cycling | Women's road time trial | |||
| Fencing | Women's épée | |||
| Judo | Men's 90 kg | |||
| Judo | Men's 100 kg | |||
| , Pascal Touron | Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls | ||
| , Myriam Lignot | Synchronized swimming | Women's duet | ||
| , Jean-Philippe Gatien | Table tennis | Men's doubles | ||
| Tennis | Men's singles | |||
| Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
Archery
performed better in 2000 than he had in 1996, but still couldn't match the gold medal he had won in 1992. Jocelyn de Grandis was the only other French archer to win a match.Men
Women
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Combined events
;Decathlon;Heptathlon
Badminton
Men's singles
Women's singles
Basketball
;Men's team Roster- Jim Bilba
- Yann Bonato
- Makan Dioumassi
- Fabien Dubos
- Laurent Foirest
- Thierry Gadou
- David Gauthier
- Cyril Julian
- Crawford Palmer
- Laurent Pluvy
- Antoine Rigaudeau
- Stéphane Risacher
- Dwayne Scholten
- Laurent Sciarra
- Moustapha Sonko
- Frédéric Weis
- Nicole Antibe
- Lucienne Berthieu
- Johanna Boutet
- Sabine Falcoz
- Isabelle Fijalkowski
- Edwige Lawson
- Sandra Le Drean
- Nathalie Lesdema
- Isabelle Marcin
- Catherine Melain
- Laëtitia Moussard
- Audrey Sauret
- Laure Savasta
- Yannick Souvré
- Dominique Tonnerre
- Stéphanie Vivenot
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Cycling
Cross Country
Road Cycling
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Road race | 3:06:37 | 26 |
| Magali le Floc'h | Road race | 3:06:31 | 6 |
| Catherine Marsal | Road race | 3:11:04 | 39 |
| Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli | Time trial | 42:52 | |
| Catherine Marsal | Time trial | 44:27 | 13 |
Track Cycling
;Sprint;Pursuit
;Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Arnaud Tournant | Men's time trial | 1:03.023 | 5 |
| Felicia Ballanger | Women's time trial | 34.140 OR | |
| Magali Faure-Humbert | Women's time trial | 35.766 | 11 |
;Points race
;Keirin
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Frédéric Magné | Keirin | 2 Q | align=center | 3 Q | 6 |
| Florian Rousseau | Keirin | 5 R | 2 Q | 3 Q |
;Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Christophe Capelle | Men's points race | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Marion Clignet | Women's points race | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Christophe Capelle Robert Sassone | Madison | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Diving
France entered nine diving events and had two top 10 finishes.;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
Sixteen fencers, eleven men and five women, represented France in 2000.;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
Men
;Team;Individual events
Women
;Team;Individual events
Handball
;Men's roster- Grégory Anquetil
- Cédric Burdet
- Patrick Cazal
- Didier Dinart
- Jérôme Fernandez
- Christian Gaudin
- Bertrand Gille
- Guillaume Gille
- Olivier Girault
- Andrej Golic
- Stéphane Joulin
- Guéric Kervadec
- Bernard Latchimy
- Bruno Martini
- Thierry Omeyer
- Stéphane Plantin
- Laurent Puigségur
- Jackson Richardson
- Marc Wiltberger
- Valérie Nicolas
- Marie-Annick Dezert
- Joanne Dudziak
- Sonia Cendier
- Estelle Vogein
- Leïla Lejeune
- Sandrine Mariot-Delerce
- Nodjialem Myarao
- Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland
- Christelle Joseph-Mathieu
- Raphaëlle Tervel
- Stéphanie Cano
- Isabelle Wendling
- Chantal Maio
- Stéphanie Ludwig
- Melinda Szabo
- Myriam Korfanty
- Nathalie Selembarom
- Leïsa Lerus
Judo
Men's Competition
Women's Competition
Modern pentathlon
Rhythmic gymnastics
;Individual;Team
Rowing
Men
Women
Sailing
France competed in six of the Sailing events at the Sydney Olympics.;Individual events
;Men's Soling
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
;Men;Women
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
;Singles;Doubles
Taekwondo
Tennis
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Trampolining
Triathlon
France's competitors at the first Olympic triathlon included twins Beatrice Mouthon and Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys. Isabelle was one of the three French triathletes to place in the top eight.| Athlete | Event | Swim | Bike | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Stephan Bignet | Men's | 18:01.59 | 59:36.10 | 33:34.46 | 1:51:12.15 | 31 |
| Carl Blasco | Men's | 18:06.19 | 59:18.21 | 32:53.62 | 1:50:18.02 | 19 |
| Olivier Marceau | Men's | 18:11.69 | 58:12.40 | 32:53.94 | 1:49:18.03 | 7 |
| Christine Hocq | Women's | 19:43.78 | 1:05:33.90 | 37:44.22 | 2:03:01.90 | 8 |
| Beatrice Mouthon | Women's | 21:15.48 | 1:09:03.90 | 40:48.70 | 2:11:08.08 | 35 |
| Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys | Women's | 19:48.98 | 1:05:28.50 | 37:35.93 | 2:02:53.41 | 7 |
Weightlifting
MenWomen