France has competed at every celebration of the modern Olympic Games, although the participation at the 1904 Games is questionable, with Albert Corey's appearance being credited by different sources to either the United States or France.
France has hosted the Games on five occasions:
- 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
- 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix
- 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
- 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
- 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville
French athletes have won 671 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with fencing and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. France has won an additional 94 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, mostly in alpine skiing.
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“Springtime for Hitler and Germany,
Winter for France and Poland.”
—Mel Brooks (b. 1926)
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