President Hollande welcomes French Olympic and Paralympic

Paris, France – 1 December 2016
President Hollande welcomes French Olympic and
Paralympic medallists to Elysee Palace for Rio 2016
celebration
French Olympians and Paralympians who won medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
today joined the President of the French Republic, Francois Hollande, at the Elysee Palace for a special
celebration to mark Team France’s record-breaking performance at this year’s Games. Following his
attendance at the Olympic Games in Rio to meet athletes and support the Paris 2024 bid, President
Hollande also today reaffirmed the top-down, cross-party political backing for the bid.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games were the most successful ever for Team France athletes who brought
home 42 medals, including 10 Gold, across a range of sports. A total of 396 French athletes competed
in Rio – another record for Team France. The 126 French Paralympians competing at the Games also
won 28 medals, including nine Gold.
The athlete delegation at the Elysee Palace today was led by Paris 2024 Athletes’ Committee Co-Chairs
Teddy Riner (double Olympic Champion, Judo) and Marie Amelie Le Fur (triple Paralympic Champion,
Athletics).
A full list of the Olympians and Paralympians who attended can be seen in the Note to Editors section.
The following members of the Paris 2024 Bid Committee were also present to pay tribute to the
fantastic achievements of the athletes:
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Paris 2024 Co-Chairman, Bernard Lapasset
Paris 2024 CEO and Olympian, Etienne Thobois
Paris 2024 Sports Director and double Olympic medallist, Jean-Philippe Gatien
Paris 2024 Advisor and Olympic Champion, Thierry Rey
Paris 2024 Deputy CEO, Michaël Aloïsio
President of the French Republic, Francois Hollande, said:
“I would like to congratulate all of our Olympians and Paralympians for their fantastic performances at
Rio 2016. Their hunger and desire to compete at the very best of their ability for their country is a
huge inspiration to us all. Their passion, spirit and enthusiasm will continue to spur us on as we aim to
bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Paris in 2024.”
Bernard Lapasset, added:
“This wonderful celebration of elite sporting performance and Olympic values fills us with inspiration
and fuels even further our ambition to deliver a thrilling Games of passion and purpose with real
benefits for Paris, France and the rest of the world in 2024. The athletes are the heartbeat of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games and this is why we have made them the architects of the bid. We will
continue to harness their ideas, energy and drive as we fine-tune our bid plans.
“I would like to thank President Hollande for welcoming us here today. Following the President’s
attendance in Rio to visit the athletes and support our bid, this celebration is further proof of the top-
down, cross-party political commitment from the French government towards the Olympic
Movement, the Paris 2024 bid and elite sport across the country.”
Paris 2024 Athletes’ Committee Co-Chair and double Olympic Champion, Teddy Riner, said:
“It is amazing to be here at the Elysee Palace with my fellow Olympians and Paralympians for a great
celebration of our record-breaking achievements at Rio 2016. It is every athletes dream to compete at
the Olympic Games, so to compete at a home Games would be truly incredible. The Paris 2024 bid
has huge support from France’s athlete community and the national sports movement will continue
to put their collective energy into bringing the Games to Paris and delivering a spectacular celebration
of sport and Olympism in 2024.”
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The Olympians and Paralympians in attendance at today’s celebration include:
Olympians
Rowing
Jérémie AZOU – Gold
Pierre HOUIN – Gold
Thomas BAROUKH – Bronze
Thibault COLARD – Bronze
Guillaume RAINEAU – Bronze
Franck SOLFOROSI – Bronze
Boxing
Tony YOKA – Gold
Estelle MOSSELY – Gold
Sarah OURAHMOUNE – Silver
Sofiane OUMIHA – Silver
Souleymane CISSOKHO – Bronze
Mathieu BAUDERLIQUE – Bronze
Canoë-Kayak
Denis GARGAUD – Gold
Maxime BEAUMONT – Silver
Gauthier KLAUSS – Bronze
Matthieu PECHE – Bronze
Equestrian
Karim LAGHOUAG – Gold
Mathieu LEMOINE – Gold
Astier NICOLAS – Gold
Thibaut VALLETTE – Gold
Roger-Yves BOST – Gold
Pénélope LEPREVOST– Gold
Philippe ROZIER – Gold
Kevin STAUT – Gold
Fencing
Yannick BOREL – Gold
Gauthier GRUMIER – Gold
Daniel JERENT – Gold
Jean-Michel LUCENAY – Gold
Judo
Teddy RINER – Gold
Emilie ANDEOL – Gold
Clarisse AGBEGNENOU – Silver
Audrey TCHEUMEO – Silver
Cyrille MARET – Bronze
Sailing
Charline PICON – Gold
Hélène DEFRANCE – Bronze
Camille LECOINTRE – Bronze
Pierre LE COQ – Bronze
Athletics – Decathlon
Kévin MAYER – Silver
Athletics – Discus
Mélina ROBERT-MICHON – Silver
Athletics – Pole Vault
Renaud LAVILLENIE – Silver
Athletics – 110m Hurdles
Dimitri BASCOU – Bronze
Athletics – 200m
Christophe LEMAITRE – Bronze
Athletics – 3000m Steeplechase
Bronze Mahiedine MEKHISSI-BENABBAD – Bronze
Equestrian
Astier NICOLAS – Silver
Fencing
Jérémy CADOT – Silver
Erwann LE PECHOUX – Silver
Enzo LEFORT – Silver
Jean-Paul TONY-HELISSEY – Silver
Gauthier GRUMIER – Bronze
Handball
Camille AYGLON – Silver
Chloé BULLEUX – Silver
Blandine DANCETTE – Silver
Siraba DEMBELE – Silver
Béatrice EDWIGE – Silver
Laura GLAUSER – Silver
Tamara HORACEK – Silver
Manon HOUETTE – Silver
Alexandra LACRABERE – Silver
Laurisa LANDRE – Silver
Amandine LEYNAUD – Silver
Gnonsiane NIOMBLA – Silver
Estelle NZE MINKO – Silver
Allison PINEAU – Silver
Marie PROUVENTIER – Silver
Grâce ZAADI – Silver
Luc ABALO – Silver
Adrien DIPANDA – Silver
Ludovic FABREGAS – Silver
Vincent GERARD – Silver
Mathieu GREBILLE – Silver
Michaël GUIGOU – Silver
Luka KARABATIC – Silver
Nikola KARABATIC – Silver
Kentin MAHÉ – Silver
Timothey N'GUESSAN – Silver
Daniel NARCISSE – Silver
Olivier NYOKAS – Silver
Thierry OMEYER – Silver
Valentin PORTE – Silver
Cédric SORHAINDO – Silver
Swimming
Fabien GILOT – Silver
Florent MANAUDOU – Silver
Mehdy METELLA – Silver
William MEYNARD – Silver
Clément MIGNON – Silver
Jérémy STRAVIUS – Silver
Swimming Marathon
Marc-Antoine OLIVIER – Bronze
Modern Pentathlon
Elodie CLOUVEL – Silver
Taekwondo
Haby NIARE – Silver
Shooting
Jean QUIQUAMPOIX – Silver
Alexis RAYNAUD – Bronze
Archery
Jean-Charles VALLADONT– Silver
Cycling Track
Grégory BAUGE – Bronze
Mickaël D'ALMEIDA – Bronze
François PERVIS – Bronze
Paralympians
Athletics & Long Jump T44
Marie-Amélie LE FUR – Gold
Athletics 400m T13
Nantenin KEITA – Gold
Athletics 100m T37
Mandy FRANCOIS-ELIE – Silver
Athletics 800m and 400m T53
Pierre FAIRBANK – Silver, Bronze
Athletics 1500m T38
Louis RADIUS – Bronze
Judo 52kg B2
Sandrine MARTINET – Gold
Table Tennis class 2
Fabien LAMIRAULT – Gold
Table Tennis Team Event Class 1-2
Fabien LAMIRAUT – Gold
Stéphane MOLIENS – Gold
Jean-François DUCAY – Gold
Table Tennis Class 3
Florian MERRIEN – Bronze
TableTennis Class 4
Maxime THOMAS – Bronze
Table Tennis class 8
Thu KAMKASOMPHOU – Silver
Fencing
Romain NOBLE – Gold
Robert CITERNE – Gold
Yannick IFEBE – Gold
Fencing A-B
Damien TOKATLIAN – Bronze
Ludovic LEMOINE – Bronze
Maxime VALET – Bronze
Tennis Doubles
Stéphane HOUDET – Gold
Nicolas PEIFER – Gold
Sailing 2.4
Damien SEGUIN – Gold
Weightlifting 73kg
Souhad GHAZOUANI – Silver
Swimming 50m Freestyle S4
David SMETANINE – Silver
Swimming 100m and 400 Freestyle S10
Elodie LORANDI – Bronze
Rowing TAMix2x
Perle BOUGE – Bronze
Stéphane TARDIEU – Bronze
Triathlon PT4
Gwladys LEMOUSSU
Long Jump T45-46-47
Arnaud ASSOUMANI – Bronze
Cycling H4
Joël JEANNOT – Bronze
Canoë kayak 200m KL3
Cindy MOREAU – Bronze
For further information:
Raphaël Leclerc
Paris 2024 Bid Committee
Email: [email protected]
+33 6 73 16 88 06
Rob Fawdon
VERO Communications
[email protected]
+44 (0)7769 216 649
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