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French Gendarmerie officer exam with 3 events: fitness scoring and grade calculator

National Gendarmerie · Officers · 3 events · Order of August 5, 2022 · mark out of 20

The 3 events and their full scale, and a calculator that scores your results with the same scale. Copied from the official document (Journal officiel (no. 0184, text no. 4), 08/10/2022).

3 eventsOfficial source cited
The events

What is measured, and what it's worth

Three markers per event: half the score, three quarters and the top. Each event's full scale unfolds below, copied from the document.

50 m swim

seconds

In the source: “natation 50 mètres nage libre”

Men
  • 41.7 s10/20
  • 33.1 s15/20
  • 29.6 s20/20
Women
  • 54.1 s10/20
  • 42.7 s15/20
  • 36.2 s20/20
See the full scale · 50 m swim
Scale: 50 m swim
GradeMenWomen
2029.6 s36.2 s
1930.2 s37.2 s
1830.8 s38.4 s
1731.6 s39.7 s
1632.3 s41.1 s
1533.1 s42.7 s
1435.1 s44.5 s
1336.5 s46.5 s
1238.0 s48.8 s
1139.7 s51.3 s
1041.7 s54.1 s
943.9 s57.2 s
846.4 s60.8 s
749.1 s64.7 s
652.3 s69.1 s
556.0 s74.0 s
459.8 s79.6 s
364.2 s85.8 s
269.3 s92.7 s
174.9 s100.5 s

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 74.9 s (men), 100.5 s (women), the document gives no grade.

Copied from “Arrêté du 5 août 2022 relatif aux concours de recrutement d'officiers de gendarmerie — Annexe VII — NOR : IOMJ2220087A” (Journal officiel (no. 0184, text no. 4), 08/10/2022).

3,000 m run

time

In the source: “course de 3 000 mètres”

Men
  • 13:1210/20
  • 11:3615/20
  • 10:2920/20
Women
  • 17:3710/20
  • 14:4915/20
  • 12:5820/20
See the full scale · 3,000 m run
Scale: 3,000 m run
GradeMenWomen
2010:2912:58
1910:4113:16
1810:5313:37
1711:0613:59
1611:2114:23
1511:3614:49
1411:5315:17
1312:1015:48
1212:2916:21
1112:5016:58
1013:1217:37
913:3618:19
814:0219:06
714:2919:56
614:5920:51
515:3021:40
416:0522:54
316:4224:04
217:2225:19
118:0526:42

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 18:05 (men), 26:42 (women), the document gives no grade.

Copied from “Arrêté du 5 août 2022 relatif aux concours de recrutement d'officiers de gendarmerie — Annexe VII — NOR : IOMJ2220087A” (Journal officiel (no. 0184, text no. 4), 08/10/2022).

Front plank + pull-ups or push-ups

combined event

In the source: “épreuve notée sur 20 : gainage ventral (/10) et tractions ou appuis faciaux (/10)”

See the full scale · Front plank + pull-ups or push-ups
Scale: Front plank
Scale: Front plank
GradeMenWomen
10190 s180 s
9170 s160 s
8150 s140 s
7130 s120 s
6110 s105 s
5100 s95 s
490 s85 s
370 s65 s
250 s45 s
130 s25 s

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 30 s (men), 25 s (women), the document gives no grade.

Scale: Pull-ups or push-ups · Pull-ups
Scale: Pull-ups or push-ups · Pull-ups
GradeMenWomen
10125
910—
894
78—
673
56—
452
34—
231
12—

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 2 (men), 1 (women): 0.

Scale: Pull-ups or push-ups · Push-ups (10 cm block)
Scale: Pull-ups or push-ups · Push-ups (10 cm block)
GradeMenWomen
106050
95646
85242
74838
64434
54030
43224
32418
21612
1107

Between two steps, the grade is that of the lower step, as the document says. Below 10 (men), 7 (women), the document gives no grade.

Copied from “Arrêté du 5 août 2022 relatif aux concours de recrutement d'officiers de gendarmerie — Annexe VII — NOR : IOMJ2220087A” (Journal officiel (no. 0184, text no. 4), 08/10/2022).

The total

The average of the events

Each event is logged, measured by you. The front plank and the pull-ups or push-ups form a single event marked out of 20 (10 + 10). Between two steps, the mark is that of the lower step, as the annex states.

Elimination mark: an average of 7, according to the officer exams page, updated in July 2026, read on 10/26/2026.

Weight of the sports test, semi-direct officer entry: 10

Weight of the sports test, category A officer entry: 3

Weight of the sports test, entry for armed forces officers: 3

What this page doesn't say

Because the source doesn't say it

  • the version consolidated on 2 October 2025: Légifrance refused access;
  • whether articles 28 to 32 set an eliminating grade per event: it is not ruled out;
  • what happens below a grade of 1 in swimming, the 3,000 m, the plank and the push-ups.

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Source
Document
Arrêté du 5 août 2022 relatif aux concours de recrutement d'officiers de gendarmerie — Annexe VII — NOR : IOMJ2220087A
Publisher
Journal officiel (no. 0184, text no. 4)
Published
08/10/2022
Read by Varko
10/26/2026
Link
www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/article_jo/JORFARTI000046165170
What the document says
« 30'' | 2 | 10 | 18'05" | 1'14"9 || 1 || 25'' | (vide) | 7 | 26'42" | 1'40"5 »
« Un minimum de deux tractions pour les hommes et d'une traction pour les femmes est requis. »

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