France at the 1952 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.[1]

France at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Helsinki
Competitors245 (214 men and 31 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Ignace Heinrich
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

  • Jean Laudet and Georges Turlier Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
  • Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola Equestrian, Jumping Individual
  • Christian d'Oriola Foil, Men's Individual
  • Jehan Buhan, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, and Adrien Rommel Fencing, Men's Foil Team
  • Bernard Malivoire, Gaston Mercier, and Raymond Salles Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
  • Jean Boiteux Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle

Silver

  • Alain Mimoun Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
  • Alain Mimoun Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
  • Madeleine Moreau Diving, Women's Springboard
  • Guy Lefrant Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
  • Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jean-Jacques Guissart Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
  • Gilbert Bozon Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke

Bronze

  • Joseph Ventaja Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Louis Gantois Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
  • Jacques Anquetil, Claude Rouer, Alfred Tonello and Roland Bezamat Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
  • André Jousseaume Equestrian, Dressage Individual
  • Jean Laroyenne, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Maurice Piot, and Jean-François Tournon Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
  • Joseph Bernardo, Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente, and Alexandre Jany Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Main Round (Group D)
    • Defeated Egypt (92-64)
    • Defeated Cuba (58-42)
    • Defeated Chile (52-43)
  • Final Round (Group A)
    • Defeated Uruguay (58-56)
    • Lost to Argentina (52-61)
    • Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)
  • Classification Matches
    • 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59)
    • 7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place
  • Team Roster
    • Roger Haudegand
    • Bernard Planque
    • Robert Monclar
    • René Chocat
    • Jean Perniceni
    • Louis Devoti
    • Robert Guillin
    • Robert Crost
    • Jacques Dessemme
    • André Buffière
    • André Vacheresse
    • Jean-Paul Beugnot

Boxing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

  • Jacques Anquetil 5:11:19.0 (→ 12th place)
  • Alfred Tonello 5:11:20.0 (→ 13th place)
  • Claude Rouer 5:16:19.1 (→ 23rd place)
  • Roland Bezamat did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Henri Andrieux
    • Final 1:14.7 (→ 9th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

  • Franck Le Normand 11th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

  • Claude Brugerolles, Henri Andrieux, Jean-Marie Joubert, and Pierre Michel
    • Bronze Medal Match Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Raymond Mulinghausen
    • Preliminary Round 59.52 points (→ 26th place)
  • Henri Goosen
    • Preliminary Round 57.79 points (→ 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Nicolle Pellissard
    • Preliminary Round 43.59 points
    • Final 69.08 points (→ 4th place)

Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
  • René Bougnol
  • Claude Nigon
  • Armand Mouyal
Men's team épée
  • Jean-Pierre Muller, Armand Mouyal, Daniel Dagallier, René Bougnol, Gérard Rousset, Claude Nigon
Men's sabre
  • Jacques Lefèvre
  • Jean Levavasseur
  • Jean-François Tournon
Men's team sabre
  • Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Laroyenne, Maurice Piot, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Jean-François Tournon
Women's foil
  • Renée Garilhe
  • Lylian Lecomte-Guyonneau
  • Odette Drand

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1952.

Individual
  • André Lacroix
  • Bertrand de Montaudoin
  • Christian Palant
Team
  • André Lacroix
  • Bertrand de Montaudoin
  • Christian Palant

Rowing

France had 17 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's single sculls
  • Henri Butel
Men's double sculls
  • Jacques Maillet
  • Achille Giovannoni
Men's coxless pair
  • Jean-Pierre Souche
  • René Guissart
Men's coxed pair
  • Raymond Salles
  • Gaston Mercier
  • Bernard Malivoire (cox)
Men's coxless four
  • Pierre Blondiaux
  • Jean-Jacques Guissart
  • Marc Bouissou
  • Roger Gautier
Men's coxed four
  • André Goursolle
  • Robert Texier
  • Guy Nosbaum
  • Claude Martin
  • Didier Moureau (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented France in 1952.

25 m pistol
  • Ludovic Heraud
  • André Martin
50 m pistol
  • André Martin
  • Roger Tauvel
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Jacques Mazoyer
  • Paul Konsler
50 m rifle, prone
  • Jacques Mazoyer
  • Paul Konsler
100m running deer
  • Jean-Albin Régis
  • Albert Planchon
Trap
  • André Taupin
  • Claude Lagarde

Swimming

References

  1. "France at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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