Franck Dumoulin

Franck Dumoulin

Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  France
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney10 m air pistol

Franck Dumoulin (born May 13, 1973, in Denain) is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France. He became Olympic Champion in the 10 metre air pistol event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He has been World Champion in two events, winning the men's air pistol at the 1994 World Championships in Milan and the 50 metre pistol at the 1998 World Championships in Barcelona.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Results

Olympic Games

Event 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
50 metre pistol 36th
544
11th
560
12th
559
24th
550
33rd
548
33rd
541
25 metre rapid fire pistol — 21st
575
— — — —
10 metre air pistol 22nd
575
36th
573
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
590+98.9[9][10]
20th
577
24th
576
18th
577

World Championships

European Championships (since 2001)

  • 2002 European Championships (Thessalonique, Greece) :
  • 2005 European Championships (Tallinn, Estonia) :
  • 2006 European Championships (Moscow, Russia) :
  • 2007 European Championships (Deauville, France) :
  • 2007 European Championships (Grenada, Spain) :
  • 2011 European Championships (Brescia, Italy) :

World Cups (since 2001)

Personal bests

  • 10 meters air pistol : 591/600 (1998, France record)
  • 50 meters free pistol: 577/600 (1998, France record)

References

  1. ↑ Laurent Chasteaux (20 July 1996). "Franck Dumoulin, l'homme au pistolet d'or?" [Franck Dumoulin, the man with the gold gun?]. L'Humanité (in French). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Didier Romain (17 September 2000). "La main de Franck Dumoulin n'a pas tremblé Sydney" [Franck Dumoulin's hand did not shake in Sydney]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Blandine Hannion (14 August 2004). "Franck Dumoulin vise double" [Franck Dumoulin aims double]. liberation.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Euro 2011 de tir à 10 m. Pistolet : Franck Dumoulin, champion d'Europe" [Euro 2011 shooting at 10m Pistol: Franck Dumoulin, European champion]. Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Alain Goujon (11 March 2011). "Franck Dumoulin : « Je me suis surpris »" [Franck Dumoulin: “I was surprised”]. sudouest.fr (in French). Sud Ouest. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Romain Baheux (1 June 2012). "franck dumoulin remonte le temps olympique" [Frank dumoulin goes back to Olympic time]. 20 Minutes (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Arnaud Bevilacqua (22 December 2015). "Franck Dumoulin, un champion olympique dans la police" [Franck Dumoulin, an Olympic champion in the police]. la-croix.com (in French). La Croix. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Franck Dumoulin, policier et champion olympique en tir" [Franck Dumoulin, policeman and Olympic champion in shooting]. police-nationale.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Police Nationale. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Franck DUMOULIN - Olympic Shooting | France". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  10. ↑ "History | Pardini Armi". pardini.it. Pardini. Retrieved 19 August 2026. At the Sydney Olympics Pardini took a gold medal with Franck Dumoulin (compressed air pistol), a silver and a bronze in the rapid fire pistol speciality.