France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

France at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code FRA
NPC French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website www.handisport.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 126 in 17 sports
Flag bearer Michaël Jeremiasz
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
9 5 14 28
Summer Paralympics appearances

France is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Archery

Eric Pereira earned France a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. He qualified the country in the compound men’s open event. Brigitte Duboc earned France a second spot, with her performance in the recurve women’s open event.[4]

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, France qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[5][6]

Equestrian

The country earned an individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[7]

Paracanoeing

France earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Agnès Lacheux earned the spot for France after finishing sixth in the women's KL1 event. Cindy Moreau earned a second spot for France after finishing third in the women's KL3 event.[8][9]

Rowing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. France qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the TA Mixed Double Sculls event with a third-place finish in a time of 04:06.080.[10][11] France qualified a second boat with an eighth-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:32.590, thirteen seconds behind first-place finisher, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560.[12]

Sailing

France qualified a boat for two of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Places were earned in the solo 2.4mR event and a crew also qualified for the three-person Sonar class.[13]

Shooting

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. France earned a spot at this competition in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of Tanguy De La Forest. In the R7 – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men SH1, Didier Richard gave France their second spot.[14][15][16]

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Christophe Tanche in the R3 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event.[15][17]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Cédric Fèvre-Chevalier earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R6 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event.[15][18]

Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Charles Rozoy earned France a spot after winning silver in the Men's 100m Butterfly S8.[19][20]

Wheelchair basketball

The France women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[21]

As hosts, Brazil got to chose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not chose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.[22]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 288 138 +150 8 Quarter-finals
2  Netherlands 4 3 1 300 148 +152 7
3  China 4 2 2 212 187 +25 6
4  France 4 1 3 178 266 −88 5
5  Algeria 4 0 4 93 332 −239 4 9th/10th place playoff
Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Wheelchair rugby

France qualified for the Rio Paralympics. They were scheduled to open play in Rio against the United States on September 14. Their second game was scheduled to be against Japan on September 15. Their final game of group play as against Sweden on September 16.[23] France entered the tournament ranked number seven in the world.[24]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 165 142 +23 6 Semi-finals
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 163 155 +8 4
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 145 151 −6 2 Fifth place Match
4  France 3 0 0 3 141 166 −25 0 Seventh place Match
Source: Rio2016

Wheelchair tennis

France qualified four competitors in the men's single event, Frederic Cattaneo, Stephane Houdet, Michael Jeremiasz and Nicolas Peifer. France qualified two players in the women's singles event. Charlotte Famin qualified via the standard route. Charlotte Famin earned her slot via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships - Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rowing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "(TAMix2x) TA Mixed Double Sculls - Finall". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "(LTAMix4+) LTA Mixed Coxed Four - Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition". Rio 2016 Official Website. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Swimming QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Daily Medallists". International Paralympic Committee. July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Wheechair Basketball Canada. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Groups drawn for wheelchair basketball at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  23. ↑ "IWRF News : Rio 2016 Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Schedule Announced". www.iwrf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  24. ↑ "IWRF Rankings". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  25. ↑ "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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