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The modern Olympic Games were founded by French historian Pierre de Coubertin. France has competed in every edition (both Summer and Winter), with the possible exception of the 1904 Games (as sources disagree about whether athlete Albert Corey competed for the United States or France [1] [2]).
Used for Olympic Athletes from Russia competing as neutral athletes due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. [16] ROC: ROC from the abbreviation for Russian Olympic Committee: 2020–2022: Used for Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics following the sanctions due to the state-sponsored doping ...
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This is a list of track and field athletes of France who participated in the Summer Olympics. This category should only be used for Olympians of France participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians of France should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
This list includes athletes who have won six or more Olympic medals over their sporting career. It includes top-three placings in the 1896 Olympic Games and 1900 Olympic Games, before medals were actually awarded for those placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included.
The French Olympic Committee fielded a strong number of 573 athletes, becoming the nation's largest delegation since the 1900 Olympics, held in Paris. It ended with 64 medals, 16 being gold, and finished in the top 5 positions for the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Athletes from Kuwait competed as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) at the 2016 Games. ROT. Owing to the refugee crisis, a refugee team was formed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. It consists of athletes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Syria, who have fled their home countries and cannot compete under the home NOC.
Classification: People: By occupation: Sportspeople by sport: Athletes: By nationality: French Also: France : People : By occupation : Sportspeople by sport : Athletes This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics , comprising track and field , road running , cross country running and racewalking .