France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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IPC code | FRA | ||||||||
NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee | ||||||||
Website | www |
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in Beijing | |||||||||
Competitors | 119 in 13 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer | Assia El'Hannouni | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 12th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
France sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. France sent 119 athletes, who competed in 13 sports: athletics, rowing, cycling, equestrian, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting, judo, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, shooting, archery and sailing. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was Assia El'Hannouni, who won four gold medals at the Athens Paralympics.
France had twenty-six competitors in athletics.
French athletes competed in the following events in sailing:
France had twelve competitors in swimming.