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. 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 Coxl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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French National Olympic And Sports Committee
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all of France's overseas departments and territories except French Polynesia. History The French Olympic Committee was established in 1894 in Paris. In 1972, by the merging with the National Sports Committee, has changed its name to the ''French National Olympic and Sports Committee''. List of presidents This is following list of presidents: Presidents of French Olympic Committee Presidents of National Sports Committee Presidents of French National Olympic and Sports Committee Member federations The French National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and three ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaston Mercier
Gaston Antoine Mercier (5 June 1932 – 4 July 1974) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Paris in 1932 and rowed for Société d'Encouragement du Sport Nautique based in Nogent-sur-Marne. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the French boat that won the gold medal in the coxed pair event, with Raymond Salles and Bernard Malivoire as his team members. Four years later, he won the bronze medal with the French boat in the coxless four competition, teamed up with René Guissart, Yves Delacour, and Guy Guillabert. At the 1960 Games, he was part of the French boat that finished fourth in the eight event. At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Mercier won a bronze medal with the eight. Mercier died of a heart attack on 4 July 1974 while riding his bike in Bussières, Saône-et-Loire Bussières () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the regi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil (; 8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987) was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. He stated before the 1961 Tour that he would gain the yellow jersey on day one and wear it all through the tour, a tall order with two previous winners in the field— Charly Gaul and Federico Bahamontes—but he did it.Anquetil took the yellow jersey after the second half-stage (time trial) of the first day, Darrigade having won the first half-stage. His victories in stage races such as the Tour were built on an exceptional ability to ride alone against the clock in individual time trial stages, which lent him the name "Monsieur Chrono". He won eight Grand Tours in his career, which was a record when he retired and has only since been surpassed by Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault. Early life Anquetil was the son of a builder in Mont-Saint-Aignan, in the hills above Rouen in Normandy, north ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Louis Gantois
Louis Gantois (15 November 1929 – 26 February 2011) was a French sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Gantois also won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as M ... with a silver in the K-1 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events. References * *Louis Gantois' profile at Sports Reference.com Mention of Louis Gantois' death [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph Ventaja
Joseph Ventaja (4 February 1930 – 11 August 2003) was a French boxer who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom .... 1952 Olympic results Below are the results of Joseph Ventaja who competed for France as a featherweight at the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament in Helsinki: * Round of 32: defeated Yuri Sokolov (Soviet Union) on points, 2-1 * Round of 16: defeated Sydney Greave (Pakistan) on points, 3-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated Edson Brown (United States) on points, 3-0 * Semifinal: lost to Sergio Caprari (Italy) on points, 1-2 (was awarded bronze medal) Pro career Ventaja began his career as a professional in 1956 and won his first 11 fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gilbert Bozon
Gilbert Bozon (19 March 1935 – 21 July 2007) was a French swimmer and Olympic medalist. Career Bozon was born in Troyes. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a silver medal in 100 m backstroke."1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 30, 2008) See also *World record progression 200 metres backstroke
This is a history of the progression of the world record for the 200-meter backstroke event. It is a listing o ...
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Jacques Guissart
Jean-Jacques Guissart (5 August 1927 – 14 September 2008) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event. References External links * 1927 births 2008 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roger Gautier
Roger Gautier (11 July 1922 – 1 March 2011) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... .
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Marc Bouissou
Marc Émile Bouissou (6 April 1931 – 23 November 2018) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ... event. References 1931 births 2018 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Blondiaux
Pierre Auguste Blondiaux (23 January 1922 – 14 April 2003) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless four event. References 1922 births 2003 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guy Lefrant
Guy Lefrant (1923–1993) was a French equestrian. He won a silver medal in individual eventing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won a bronze medal in team eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Jack le Goff Jack Louis Joseph Marie Le Goff (April 8, 1931 in Alençon, Orne, France – July 24, 2009 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France) was a French equestrian, best known as the coach of the American three-day eventing team from 1970 to 1984. He ... and Jéhan Le Roy. References External links * 1923 births 1993 deaths French male equestrians French show jumping riders Olympic equestrians of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{France-equestria ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mady Moreau
Marie-Madeleine Cécile Moreau (1 May 1928 – 10 June 1995) was a French diver. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal for France at the 1952 Summer Olympics, making her the first, and as of 2018, only French medallist in diving. Biography Moreau was born in Hanoi, French Indochina. She died in Chuelles, France, at the age of 67. Moreau was a member of L'Isle-Adam Beach Club and competed frequently in L'Isle-Adam. Career Along with the Olympics, Moreau competed in several diving championships. She competed at the Monte Carlo 1947 European Aquatics Championships in the 3-metre springboard. Moreau earned 100.43 points, placing first to win the gold medal at the age of nineteen. Moreau also competed in the Vienna 1950 European Aquatics Championships in the same event. She won the gold medal for the second championship in a row. She beat her previous score, earning 155.58 points. 1948 Summer Games Moreau made her Olympic debut in London at the 1948 Su ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |