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🇫🇷France at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

138
Athletes
4
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
15
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Alain MimounAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Arnaud GeyreCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
René AbadieCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Michel VermeulinCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Maurice MoucheraudCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Michel RousseauCycling Track (Cycling) Sprint, Men (Olympic)Cycling Track (Cycling)
Christian d'OriolaFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Marcel RenaudCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Georges DransartCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Arnaud GeyreCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Michel VermeulinCycling Road (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
René BianchiCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Cycling Track (Cycling)
Jean-Claude LecanteCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Cycling Track (Cycling)
Jean GraczykCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Cycling Track (Cycling)
René CoicaudFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Jacques LatasteFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Claude NetterFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Bernard BaudouxFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Roger ClossetFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Christian d'OriolaFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
René LibeerBoxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Gilbert ChapronBoxing Middleweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Armand MouyalFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Claude NigonFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
René QueyrouxFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Daniel DagallierFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Yves DreyfusFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Renée GarilheFencing Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)Fencing
Gaston MercierRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
René GuissartRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Guy GuillabertRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Yves DelacourRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Jean DebufWeightlifting Middle-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)Weightlifting

All Results by Sport

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

25thDanièle Sicot-CoulonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
47thRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=33rdMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
44thJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=47thDanièle Sicot-CoulonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=10thRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
28thJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=44thMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=50thMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=36thRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=50thJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
55thDanièle Sicot-CoulonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=32ndRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
46thJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
40thMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
41stDanièle Sicot-CoulonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
65thJacqueline DieudonnéArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
=41stJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=28thRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=28thMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=38thJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=28thMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
43rdRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=46thJean GuillouArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
41stMichel MathiotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
36thRaymond DotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
65thJacqueline DieudonnéArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
=35thDanièle Sicot-CoulonArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)

Athletics

7thMichel JazyAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
12thAlain MimounAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thRené BoninoAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thAlain DavidAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thCatherine CapdevielleAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thMicheline FluchotAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
6thJean-Claude BernardAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
5thEdmond RoudnitskaAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
AC h2 r2/4Konstantin LissenkoAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdYves CamusAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thJean-Pierre GoudeauAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Catherine CapdevielleAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thMicheline FluchotAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
3rdSimone HenryAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
-Edmond RoudnitskaAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Abdou SèyeAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thKonstantin LissenkoAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Yves CamusAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thRené BoninoAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thJocelyn DelecourAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Jacques DegatsAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thAlain DavidAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thCatherine CapdevielleAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thAngèle PicadoAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
-Marthe LambertAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thSimone HenryAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thMicheline FluchotAthletics 4 Ă— 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
3rdJacques DegatsAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Guy CuryAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Yves CamusAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdPierre HaarhoffAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdJean-Paul Martin du GardAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdJean-Pierre GoudeauAthletics 4 Ă— 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-René DjianAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thGuy CuryAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
4thAlexandre YankoffAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
6thJean-Paul Martin du GardAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thPierre HaarhoffAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thJacques DegatsAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Alain MimounAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thMarthe LambertAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
4thAngèle PicadoAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
6thRené DjianAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
18thPierre AlardAthletics Discus Throw, Men (Olympic)
13thGuy HussonAthletics Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)
11thMaurice FournierAthletics High Jump, Men (Olympic)
7thMichel MacquetAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
18thLéon SyrovatskiAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
5thMarthe LambertAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
1stAlain MimounAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
AC r1/2Victor SillonAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
14thRaymond ThomasAthletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic)
16thÉric BattistaAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)

Basketball (Basketball)

Boxing

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

Diving (Aquatics)

Fencing

-Yves DreyfusFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
6thRené QueyrouxFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
5thArmand MouyalFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
5thDaniel DagallierFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
3rdArmand MouyalFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdClaude NigonFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
-Bernard BaudouxFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdRené QueyrouxFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdDaniel DagallierFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdYves DreyfusFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
7thJacques LatasteFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Bernard BaudouxFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
1stChristian d'OriolaFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
=5thClaude NetterFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
7thRégine VeronnetFencing Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)
3rdRenée GarilheFencing Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)
5thKate DelbarreFencing Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)
2ndRené CoicaudFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndJacques LatasteFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndClaude NetterFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndBernard BaudouxFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndRoger ClossetFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndChristian d'OriolaFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
4thJacques LefèvreFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
6thJacques RoulotFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
6thClaude GamotFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Jacques LatasteFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
4thBernard MorelFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
4thJacques LefèvreFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
4thJacques RoulotFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
4thClaude GamotFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming (Aquatics)

6thJean BoiteuxSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
15thGuy MontserretSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
12thJacques CollignonSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
4thRobert ChristopheSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
=17thGérard CoignotSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
=9thGilbert BozonSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
21stGinette Jany-SendralSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
12thOdette LusienSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)
8thAldo EminenteSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
=28thAlex JanySwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
=23rdHéda FrostSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
29thGinette Jany-SendralSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
22ndOdile VouauxSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
AC r2/2Hugues BroussardSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic)
9thRené PirolleySwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic)
-Colette ThomasSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
10thGinette Jany-SendralSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
10thHéda FrostSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
10thOdile VouauxSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
10thViviane GouverneurSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
-Guy MontserretSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
9thAlex JanySwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
9thAldo EminenteSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
9thJacques CollignonSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
9thJean BoiteuxSwimming (Aquatics) 4 Ă— 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
9thJean BoiteuxSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
25thJacques CollignonSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
29thGuy MontserretSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
7thHéda FrostSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
24thViviane GouverneurSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
17thColette ThomasSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)

Weightlifting

Wrestling