France competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 136 athletes, 106 men and 30 women. French competitors won 74 medals, 18 gold, 26 silver and 30 bronze to finish 9th in the medal table.
Medallists
Sports
Archery
Men
|-
|align=left|Charles Est
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's individual W2
|572
|22
|W 139-138
|L 149-157
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-
|align=left|Stephane Gilbert
|602
|11
|L 138-139
|colspan=5|did not advance
|-
|align=left|Olivier Hatem
|align=left|Men's individual W1
|628
|4
|colspan=2|Bye
|L 102-93
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-
|align=left|Eddy Gobbato
|align=left|Men's individual standing
|574
|17
|L 136-143
|colspan=5|did not advance
|-
|align=left|Olivier Hatem Eddy Gobbato Stephane Gilbert
|align=left|Men's team
|1804
|7
|N/A
| L 197-197 *
|colspan=4|did not advance
|}
In the men's round of 16 against Italy, a zero score was recorded due to the infringement of IPC rules in which the French team lost and Italy went onto the quarterfinals against the United States.
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Cycling
Men's road
Men's track
Equestrian
Football 5-a-side
The men's football 5-a-side team didn't win any medals: they were 5th out of 6 teams.
Players
Philippe Amaouche
Marc Bolivard
Bouchaib El Boukhari
Odile Gerfaut
Abderrahim Maya
Cedric Moreau
Sebastien Munos
Frederic Villeroux
Results
Judo
Men
KG – Kiken-gachi – win by withdrawal
FG – Fusen-gachi – win by default
Women
Powerlifting
Sailing
Shooting
Men
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Men
– Kwong Kam Shing was disqualified after the excessive use of prohibited solvents on rackets; due to this, Christophe Durand was awarded the bronze medal.