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France participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, and has taken part in every edition of the Summer and Winter Paralympics since then. France was the host country of the 1992 Winter Paralympics.
French athletes have won a total of 1,008 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 340 gold, placing France fourth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.
Among its most successful competitors is swimmer Béatrice Hess, winner of 20 gold medals.
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Medal tallies[edit]
Summer Paralympics[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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| 1960 Summer Paralympics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9th |
| 1964 Summer Paralympics | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11th |
| 1968 Summer Paralympics | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 5th |
| 1972 Summer Paralympics | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 7th |
| 1976 Summer Paralympics | 23 | 21 | 14 | 58 | 8th |
| 1980 Summer Paralympics | 28 | 26 | 31 | 85 | 8th |
| 1984 Summer Paralympics | 71 | 69 | 45 | 185 | 6th |
| 1988 Summer Paralympics | 47 | 44 | 49 | 140 | 5th |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | 36 | 36 | 34 | 106 | 4th |
| 1996 Summer Paralympics | 35 | 29 | 31 | 95 | 6th |
| 2000 Summer Paralympics | 30 | 28 | 28 | 86 | 7th |
| 2004 Summer Paralympics | 18 | 26 | 30 | 74 | 9th |
| 2008 Summer Paralympics | 12 | 21 | 19 | 52 | 12th |
Winter Paralympics[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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| 1976 Winter Paralympics | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8th |
| 1980 Winter Paralympics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9th |
| 1984 Winter Paralympics | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8th |
| 1984 Winter Paralympics | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7th |
| 1992 Winter Paralympics | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6th |
| 1994 Winter Paralympics | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 4th |
| 1998 Winter Paralympics | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 10th |
| 2002 Winter Paralympics | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 13th |
| 2006 Winter Paralympics | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 4th |
| 2010 Winter Paralympics | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10th |
See also[edit]
Source[edit]
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