France competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

266 competitors, 192 men and 74 women, took part in 167 events in 23 sports.

[2] In France's fourth appearance in modern Olympic archery, no individual archer made it past the quarterfinal.

Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Women's Marathon Women's Javelin Throw Women's Heptathlon Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg) Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg) Men's Light Welterweight (— 63.5 kg) Men's Welterweight (— 67 kg) Sixteen cyclists, twelve men and four women, represented France in 1988.

19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented France in 1988.