France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Maurice Huet, Michel Pécheux, Marcel Desprets, Edouard Artigas, Henri Guerin, and Henri Lepage — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Jehan Buhan — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Adrian Rommel, Christian d'Oriola, Andre Bonin, Jacques Lataste, Jehan Buhan, and René Bougnol — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Shot Put
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Discus
- Jose Beyaert - Cycling Road Race
- Jacques Dupont - Cycling 1km Time Trial
- Fernand Decanali, Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, Charles Coste — Cycling, Team Pursuit
- Bernard Chevalier - Equestrian, Individual 3-Day Event
- André Jousseaume, Jean Saint-Fort Paillard, Maurice Buret — Equestrian, Team Dressage
Silver
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
- Jean Kerebel, Francis Scewetta, Robert Chef D'Hotel, Jacques Lunis — Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay
- Ignace Heinrich — Men's Decathlon
- Basketball, Men's Competition
- André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Individual Dressage
- Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Bronze
- Marcel Hansenne — Athletics, Men's 800m
- Micheline Ostermeyer — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Jacqueline Mazeas — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Robert Boutigny — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10,000m
- Henri Eberhardt — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000m
- José Beyaert, Jacques Dupont, Alain Moineau - Cycling Team Road Race
- Gaston Dron, René Faye — Cycling Men's Tandem Sprint
- Jean-François d'Orgeix — Equestrian, Individual Jumping
- Georges Vallerrey — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Joseph Bernardo, René Cornu, Henri Padou, Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Charles Kouyos — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (-62kg)
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.
- Jean-François Tournon, Jacques Parent, Maurice Gramain, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Georges Lévêcque
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented France in 1948.
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- ^ "France at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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