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In France's fifth appearance in modern Olympic archery, the individual archers went 7-3 in head-to-head competition, buoyed by Sebastien Flute's 5-0 record as he advanced to the final and won the gold medal. It was the first medal the French had won in modern Olympic archery.
France was the host nation for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.It was the third time that France had hosted the Winter Olympic Games (after the 1924 Games in Chamonix and the 1968 Games in Grenoble), and the fifth time overall (after the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, both in Paris).
The 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics were the last games to be staged in the same year. [3] These games were the second and last two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, held five months earlier.
[2] [3] The Games were the fifth Olympic Games held in France and the country's third Winter Olympics, after the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix and the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble. This games was the first of two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe, preceding the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
France: Men's slalom C-2 details United States (USA) Scott Strausbaugh Joe Jacobi Czechoslovakia (TCH) Miroslav Šimek Jiří Rohan France (FRA) Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues: Men's slalom K-1 details: Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Italy: Sylvain Curinier France: Jochen Lettmann Germany: Women's slalom K-1 details: Elisabeth Micheler-Jones Germany ...
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in Albertville, France, from February 8 through February 23, 1992. A total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated at the Games in 57 events across 12 disciplines.
8 February – The opening ceremony for the 1992 Winter Olympics is held in Albertville. 23 February – The closing ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics is held. 5 May – Armand Césari Stadium disaster in Bastia, Corsica, when one of the terraces collapsed, killing 18 people. 4 July – Tour de France begins.
France competed in the first men's Olympic football "tournament", winning one match and losing another to earn a second place finish currently recognized as a silver medal performance. The nation was a frequent competitor from then through 1996, peaking with a gold medal win in 1984.