France At The 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français). 308 competitors, 195 men and 113 women, took part in 193 events in 27 sports.
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“The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Hast thou not dragged Diana from her car,
And driven the hamadryad from the wood
To seek a shelter in some happier star?
Hast thou not torn the naiad from her flood,
The elfin from the green grass, and from me
The summer dream beneath the tamarind tree?”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)