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Ninja Warrior France is the first season of Ninja Warrior format in France. The show was taped at Vieux Port de Cannes in Cannes and premiered on July 8, 2016 on TF1. Denis Brogniart, Christophe Beaugrand and Sandrine Quétier would debut as hosts and commentators this season.

The competitor who would complete Mount Midoriyama and achieve total victory would receive a cash prize of €100,000 and a car.

The Qualification Heats[]

The Heats were run over in 3 episodes. In each heat, out of the 50 competitors, the 15 best competitors would advance to the semifinal.

Heat 1[]

Obstacles[]

Quintuple Steps (Les Cinq Paliers)
Mini Silk Slider (La Tyrolienne)
Bridge of Blades (Les Hélices)
Ring to Cargo (Le Grand Saut)
Ring Toss (Les Anneaux)
Warped Wall (Le Mur Incliné)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Jean Tezenas du Montcel (26) Start Up Project Manager Clear (01:32.90)
2nd Clément Dumais (23) Pro Freerunner Clear (02:10.30)
3rd Jules Daviaud (28) Sports Coach Clear (02:10.70)
4th Antoine Dupré Clear (02:55.30)
5th Antoine Rizzo (24) Real Estate Agent Clear (03:20.30)
6th Thomas Hubener (27) Cirque du Soleil Performer Clear (03:22.30)
7th Clément Cano Clear (03:44.20)
8th Loïc Giorgi (32) Acrobatic Comedian Clear (04:15.60)
9th Mehdi Dergaoui (27) Sports Coach Clear (04:28.70)
10th Merwan Rahmi (25) Physical Education Teacher Clear (04:44.60)
11th Laura Mété (27) Pole Dancing Instructor 6. Warped Wall (03:28.00) First woman to advance to the semifinals.
12th Nicolas Mathieux (22) Pro Freerunner 5. Ring Toss (01:11.52)
13th Léopold Hurbin (22) Pro Freerunner 5. Ring Toss (01:34.00)
14th Stephen Manas (23) Art Agent 5. Ring Toss (01:42.90)
15th Paul Roux 5. Ring Toss (02:06.20)

Heat 2[]

Obstacles[]

Quintuple Steps (Les Cinq Paliers)
Curtain Slider (Les Pendrillons)
Spinning Log (La Poutre Infernale)
Cones to Cargo (Le Grand Saut)
Double Tilt Ladder (Les Échelles)
Warped Wall (Le Mur Incliné)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Bassa Mawem (31) Climbing Champion Clear (02:34.20)
2nd Mickaël Mawem (25) Climbing Champion Clear (03:05.20)
3rd Loïc Die (36) Ski Patrol Worker Clear (03:20.70)
4th Rémi Fantino (30) Dental Surgeon Clear (03:24.50)
5th Sébastien Lequertier (26) Student Clear (03:44.30)
6th Gaël Lemoigne 6. Warped Wall (06:46.41)
7th Geoffrey Genevriez (26) Security Guard 6. Warped Wall (04:40.23)
8th Pierre Berthoumieux 5. Double Tilt Ladder (02:19.43)
9th Ludovic Yu-Yeng (45) Health Care Aide 5. Double Tilt Ladder (02:21.20)
10th Teheiura Teahui (38) Cook 5. Double Tilt Ladder (02:34.40)
11th Yacine Benyahia 5. Double Tilt Ladder (03:03.00)
12th Marie-Émilie Montagut (31) Sports Coach 5. Double Tilt Ladder (03:11.00) Second woman to advance to the semifinals.
13th Kamel Asloum (40) Brahim Asloum's Brother 5. Double Tilt Ladder (04:24.26)
14th Valentin Dubois (24) Cultural Facilitator 4. Cones to Cargo (01:12.23)
15th Thomas Garcia (27) Rural Police Officer 4. Cones to Cargo (01:24.10)

Heat 3[]

Obstacles[]

Quintuple Steps (Les Cinq Paliers)
Log Grip (Le Cylindre Aérien)
Balance Bridge (Les Ponts à Bascule)
Rope Swing to Cargo (Le Grand Saut)
Spin Cycle (Les Cônes Suspendus)
Warped Wall (Le Mur Incliné)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Jonathan Dumont (20) Self-employed Clear (03:27.20)
2nd Steve Bernard Clear (03:51.00)
3rd Guillaume Roybon Clear (04:11.60)
4th Jérémie Halluin Clear (04:26.30)
5th Rémy Giusti Clear (04:27.40)
6th Charlotte Dequevauviller (25) Stuntwoman Clear (04:34.80) Third woman to advance to the semifinals. First woman to clear a heats course.
7th Philippe Scofield (33) Children's Educator Clear (04:43.20)
8th Arthur Desprez (28) Pro Horseback Rider Clear (04:46.30)
9th Morgan Jarno (35) Military Clear (04:46.60)
10th Garry Chauviat (25) Model Clear (04:53.90)
11th Elsa Ponzo (19) Student in Sports Science Clear (05:51.30) Fourth woman to advance to the semifinals. Second woman to clear a heats course.
12th Stéphane Rodrigues 6. Warped Wall (04:15.60)
13th Jonathan Pastore 6. Warped Wall (05:15.04)
14th Davy Botelho (29) Juggling Bartender 6. Warped Wall (06:33.00)
15th Maxime Haddad 5. Spin Cycle (02:15.16)

The Semi-final[]

The Semi-final was run over in 1 episode. Out of the 45 competitors, the 20 best competitors would advance to the final.

Obstacles[]

Quintuple Steps (Les Cinq Paliers)
UFO Slider (La Soucoupe Volante)
Spinning Log (La Poutre Infernale)
Giant Cycle (La Grande Roue)
Swinging Frames (Les Cadres à Bascule)
Warped Wall (Le Mur Incliné)
Floating Chains (Les Lianes de Fer)
Spinning Bridge (Le Boulier)
Chimney Climb (La Cheminée de l'Extrême)

Results[]

Place Name Heat

Placing

Heat Profile Result Notes
1st Clément Dumais (23) 2nd 1 Pro Freerunner Clear (01:58.70)
2nd Bassa Mawem (25) 2nd 2 Climbing Champion Clear (02:17.50)
3rd Valentin Dubois (24) 14th 2 Cultural Facilitator Clear (02:18.00)
4th Thomas Hubener (27) 6th 1 Cirque du Soleil Performer Clear (02:19.10)
5th Sébastien Lequertier (26) 5th 2 Student Clear (02:28.30)
6th Loïc Die (36) 3rd 2 Ski Patrol Worker Clear (02:30.50)
7th Loïc Giorgi (32) 8th 1 Acrobatic Comedian Clear (02:32.90)
8th Jean Tezenas du Montcel 1st 1 Start Up Project Manager Clear (02:43.50)
9th Léopold Hurbin (22) 13th 1 Pro Freerunner Clear (02:52.60)
10th Nicolas Mathieux (22) 12th 1 Pro Freerunner Clear (03:05.40)
11th Steve Bernard "Tigerland" (26) 2nd 3 Stuntman Clear (03:05.80)
12th Merwan Rahmi (25) 10th 1 Physical Education Teacher Clear (03:14.60)
13th Gaël Lemoigne 6th 2 Clear (03:22.60)
14th Charlotte Dequevauviller (25) 6th 3 Stuntwoman Clear (04:54.20) First woman to advance to The Finals. First woman to clear a semifinals course.
15th Philippe Scofield (33) 7th 3 Children's Educator Clear (06:32.30)
16th Antoine Rizzo (24) 5th 1 Real Estate Agent Clear (09:02.30) Lost a lot of time on the Swinging Frames.
17th Mickaël Mawem (25) 2nd 2 Climbing Champion 8. Spinning Bridge (01:31.24)
18th Stephen Manas (23) 14th 1 Art Agent 8. Spinning Bridge (02:46.50)
19th Mehdi Dergaoui (27) 9th 1 Sports Coach 8. Spinning Bridge (03:53.42)
20th Geoffrey Genevriez (26) 7th 2 Security Guard 8. Spinning Bridge (04:04.52)

Results of the Other Semi-finalists[]

Name Heat

Placing

Heat Profile Result Notes
Davy Botelho (29) 14th 3 Juggling Bartender 3. Spinning Log
Rémi Fantino (30) 4th 2 Dental Surgeon 7. Floating Chains
Laura Mété (27) 11th 1 Pole Dancing Instructor 5. Swinging Frames
Garry Chauviat (25) 10th 3 Model 5. Swinging Frames
Thomas Garcia (27) 15th 2 Rural Police Officer 5. Swinging Frames Digest.
Clément Cano 7th 1 5. Swinging Frames Digest
? 5. Swinging Frames Digest
Marie-Émilie Montagut (31) 12th 2 Sports Coach 6. Warped Wall
Yacine Benyahia 11 2 ? 6. Warped Wall Digest
? 7. Floating Chains Digest. Foot touched the water.
? 7. Floating Chains Digest.
? 7. Floating Chains Digest.
Elsa Ponzo (19) 11th 2 Student in Sports Science 3. Spinning Log
Teheiura Teahui (38) 10th 2 Cook 3. Spinning Log

The Finals[]

The remaining 20 participants from the previous semi-final took part in the final. They were to fight for the title of the first French "Ninja Warrior" and a cash prize.

Stage 1[]

Obstacles[]

Quintuple Steps (Les Cinq Paliers)
Downhill Pipe Drop (Le Vol Plané)
Bridge of Blades (Les Hélices)
Jump Hang (Le Grand Saut)
Cycle Road (La Piste Cyclable)
Warped Wall (Le Mur Incliné)
Arm Rings (Le Chemin de Fer)
Jumping Spider (L'Homme-Araignée)
Invisible Ladder (L'Ascenseur de l'Extrême)
Time limit: 240 seconds (4 minutes)

Results[]

Name SF

Placing

Profile Result Notes
Thomas Hubener (27) 4th Cirque du Soleil Performer Clear (38.4 seconds left)
Valentin Dubois (24) 3rd Cultural Facilitator Clear (3.3 seconds left)
Clément Dumais (23) 1st Pro Freerunner 8. Jumping Spider
Nicolas Mathieux (22) 10th Pro Freerunner 8. Jumping Spider Digest.
Léopold Hurbin (22) 9th Pro Freerunner 8. Jumping Spider
Jean Tezenas du Montcel (26) 8th Start Up Project Manager 8. Jumping Spider
Bassa Mawem (31) 2nd Climbing Champion 8. Jumping Spider
Antoine Rizzo (24) 16th Real Estate Agent 8. Jumping Spider Digest.
Steve Bernard "Tigerland" (26) 11th Stuntman 8. Jumping Spider Digest.
Gaël Lemoigne 13th 7. Arm Rings
Philippe Scofield (33) 15th Children's Educator 7. Arm Rings Time Out.
Loïc Die (36) 6th Ski Patrol Worker 4. Jump Hang
Loïc Giorgi (32) 7th Acrobatic Comedian 4. Jump Hang Digest.
Sébastien Lequertier (26) 5th Student 4. Jump Hang Digest.
Jules Daviaud (28) Sports Coach 4. Jump Hang Digest. Alternate for Mickaël Mawem.
Charlotte Dequevauviller 14th 2. Downhill Pipe Drop
Geoffrey Genevriez (26) 20th Security Guard 2. Downhill Pipe Drop Foot touched the water.
Mehdi Dergaoui (27) 19th Sports Coach 2. Downhill Pipe Drop
Merwan Rahmi (24) 12th Physical Education Teacher 2. Downhill Pipe Drop Digest. Foot touched the water
Stephen Manas 18th Unknown
Mickaël Mawem (25) 17th Climbing Champion Withdrew Injury.

Stage 2[]

Obstacles[]

Timed
Rope Jungle (La Jungle)
Doorknob Grasper (Les Poignes de Fer)
Salmon Ladder (L'Échelle d'Hercule)
Unstable Bridge (Les Ponts Flottants)
Wall Lift (Les Parois de Plomb)
Time limit: 120 seconds (2 minutes).
Untimed
Floating Boards (Les Planches Suspendues)
Cliffhanger (Le Mur des Titans)
Flying Bar (L'Ultime Envol)

Results[]

Name Profile Result Notes
Valentin Dubois 8. Flying Bar Cleared the timed section with 13.6 seconds remaining. First to second cradle. Last Man Standing.
Thomas Hubener 6. Floating Boards Cleared the timed section with 38.9 seconds remaining.

Final Stage (La Tour des Héros)[]

Obstacles[]

Rope Climb (La Corde — 23 meters)
Time limit: 30 seconds.

Results[]

Name Profile Result Notes
Stage Not Attempted.
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