Paul-Henri Nargeolet (French pronunciation: [pɔl ɑ̃ʁi naʁʒɔlɛ]; 2 March 1946 – 18 June 2023): 1 was a French deep sea explorer and Titanic expert. Known as "Mr. Titanic", Nargeolet was one of five people who died aboard the submersible Titan when it imploded on 18 June 2023 near the wreck of the Titanic.
Dorian Coninx (born 28 January 1994) is a French triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rayan Helal (born 21 January 1999) is a French racing cyclist. He rode in the men's sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Laura Tarantola (born 8 June 1994) is a French rower. At the 2018 European Rowing Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she won the silver medal in light weight skiffs. In the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, she won a gold medal in the women's lightweight single sculls event.
Steven Da Costa, sometimes written as Steven Dacosta (born 23 January 1997) is a French karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018, 2021 and 2023). He is also a three-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships (2016, 2019 and 2023).
Axel Clerget (born 28 February 1987) is a French judoka. He is the 2017 European silver medalist in the –90 kg division.
Mathieu Bozzetto (born 16 November 1973) is a professional snowboarder from France. His specialties are the parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom.
Julien Francis Bontemps (born 1 June 1979 in Épinal, Vosges) is a male windsurfer from France, who won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is married to Irina Konstantinova, an Olympic windsurfer.
Pascal Gentil (born 15 May 1973 in Paris) is a French taekwondo practitioner. A three-time winner of the European Championships, four-time World Cup Champion and Olympic bronze medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pascal Gentil is the most decorated taekwondo practitioner in French taekwondo history.
The S Class International Olympic Referee Dr. Mohamed Riad Ibrahim was the Referee in the Final Match of Pascal Gentil in the 2004 Summer Olympic in Athens, and in this Match Pascal Gentil Won the bronze medal.
Captain of the French taekwondo team, Pascal Gentil won his third European title in October 2005 in Riga giving the French team a second position among the European countries behind Turkey with 6 medals including 3 titles. The ranking is the same as for the Athens Games with 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) as France finished as 2nd best European country behind Greece (host country).
To prepare for the Olympics, the French Taekwondo Federation set up training centres by grouping together in different locations the best French athletes according to weight categories. Pascal Gentil is a member of Institut National des Sports et de l'Éducation Physique France Training Centre where he trains an average of 20 hours per week together with the best French taekwondo practitioners.
He was selected for the Beijing Games to snatch the gold medal. His opponent for the selection was Mickaël Borot who obtained the French quota in the category by winning the Olympic qualification tournament in Manchester in 2007.However, during a training session on the 25 July 2008, Pascal sustained an injury (a rupture of the plantar aponeurosis). Mickaël Borot was officially appointed the representative on 6 August by the FFTDA （French Taekwondo Federation. The event lead to a crisis week for French taekwondo as Mickaël Borot criticised the French Taekwondo Federation and Pascal Gentil.On 5 February 2009 he announced to the press that he would give up his sport career in taekwondo after the French Championships in Lyon on 7 February. In Lyon, he obtained his 14th French Champion title after defeating Mickaël Borot in the final.
Tony Ramoin (born 23 December 1988 in Cannes) is a French snowboarder and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in snowboard cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics.