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Largest city: Paris
Official languages: French (official)
National languages: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Total area: 248,429 miles² (643,427 km²)
2008 Estimated population: 64,057,790 people

France Medal Count

Gold 7
Silver 16
Bronze 17
Total 40

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Record Breakers

Archery: Women's Team (70m) Quarterfinal - Match 2: France (Berengere Schuh, Sophie Dodemont, Virginie Arnold) 218 (OR)
Swimming: Men's 4 x 100m Free Qualification - Heat 2: France (Amaury Leveaux) 47.76 (OR)
Swimming: Men's 100m Free Semifinal - Heat 1: France (Alain Bernard) 47.20 (WR)
Swimming: Women's 4 x 200m Free Qualification: France (Alena Popchanka, Celine Couderc, Camille Muffat, Coralie Balmy) 7:50.37 (OR)
Swimming: Women's 4 x 200m Free Qualification - Heat 1: France (Alena Popchanka, Celine Couderc, Camille Muffat, Coralie Balmy) 7:50.37 (OR)
Swimming: Men's 50m Free Qualification: France (Amaury Leveaux) 21.46 (OR)
Swimming: Men's 50m Free Qualification - Heat 12: France (Amaury Leveaux) 21.46 (OR)

All Medals

All Medals
Medal	Sport	Event	Athlete
Gold	Handball	Men
Silver	Boxing	Lightweight (57-60 kg)	Daouda Sow
Silver	Boxing	Featherweight (54-57 kg)	Khedafi Djelkhir
Bronze	Canoe/Kayak	Women's Kayak Doubles 500m	Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard
Gold	Cycling	Men's Cross-Country	Julien Absalon
Silver	Cycling	Men's Cross-Country	Jean Christophe Peraud
Bronze	Taekwondo	Women's Welterweight (57-67 kg)	Gwladys Patience Epangue
Bronze	Boxing	Light Welterweight (60-64 kg)	Alexis Vastine
Gold	Cycling	Women's BMX	Anne-Caroline Chausson
Silver	Cycling	Women's BMX	Laetitia le Corguille
Silver	Sailing	Men's RS:X - Windsurfer	Julien Bontemps
Bronze	Cycling	Men's Sprint	Mickael Bourgain
Silver	Track & Field	Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase	Mahiedine Mekhissi-B.
Silver	Gymnastics	Men's Horse Vault	Thomas Bouhail
Bronze	Sailing	Men's 470 - Two-Person Dinghy	Nicolas Charbonnier, Olivier Bausset,
Gold	Fencing	Men's Team Sabre	Nicolas Lopez, Boris Sanson, Julien Pillet
Bronze	Rowing	Men's Quadruple Sculls Without Coxswain	Cedric Berrest, Jonathan Coeffic, Pierre-Jean Peltier, Julien Bahain
Bronze	Sailing	Finn - Heavyweight Dinghy	Guillaume Florent
Bronze	Rowing	Men's Four Without Coxswain	Germain Chardin, Dorian Mortelette, Julien Despres, Benjamin Rondeau
Bronze	Shooting	Men's Skeet (125 Targets)	Anthony Terras
Silver	Swimming	Men's 50-Meter Freestyle	Amaury Leveaux
Bronze	Swimming	Men's 50-Meter Freestyle	Alain Bernard
Gold	Fencing	Men's Team Epee	Ulrich Robeiri, Jerome Jeannet, Fabrice Jeannet
Silver	Cycling	Men's Team Sprint	Kevin Sireau, Gregory Bauge, Arnaud Tournant
Bronze	Judo	Men's Heavyweight (Over 100 kg)	Teddy Riner
Bronze	Judo	Women's Half Heavyweight (70-78 kg)	Stephanie Possamai
Bronze	Gymnastics	Men's Individual All-Around	Benoit Caranobe
Bronze	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66-74 kg	Christophe Guenot
Gold	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 60-66 kg	Steeve Guenot
Silver	Fencing	Men's Individual Sabre	Nicolas Lopez
Silver	Weightlifting	Men's 62-69 kg	Vencelas Dabaya-Tientcheu
Silver	Judo	Women's Half Middleweight (58-63 kg)	Lucie Decosse
Silver	Canoe/Kayak	Men's Kayak Single	Fabien Lefevre
Silver	Swimming	Men's 4x100-Meter Freestyle Relay	Amaury Leveaux, Fabien Gilot, Frederick Bousquet, Alain Bernard
Silver	Fencing	Men's Individual Epee	Fabrice Jeannet
Bronze	Archery	Women's Team	Virginie Arnold, Sophie Dodemont, Berengere Schuh
Silver	Judo	Men's Half Lightweight (60-66 kg)	Benjamin Darbelet

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Overall Medal Count
Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Flag of United States	36	38	36	110
2	Flag of China	51	21	28	100
3	Flag of Russia	23	21	28	72
4	Flag of Britain	19	13	15	47
5	Flag of Australia	14	15	17	46
6	Flag of Germany	16	10	15	41
7	Flag of France	7	16	17	40
8	Flag of South Korea	13	10	8	31

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