France competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in Berlin, Germany. 201 competitors, 190 men and 11 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports. It was notable for an incident during the opening ceremonies. During the March of the Nations (when each national team with its flag parades on the field), the entire French team gave a straight-arm salute as it passed the box of Adolf Hitler (head of state of the host country for that Olympics, Germany). The French flag was also dipped in such a way as to drag it in the dirt in front of Hitlers box. There was a storm of protest in France after the incident was reported there, and accusations were made that the French Olympic committee was pro-Nazi. The committee stated that the salute (resembling the salute of Germany's ruling Nazi party) was an 'Olympic salute', and that dipping the colors was a tradition. The incident is recorded in Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 film ''

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''.

Medalists

Gold

* Jean Despeaux – Boxing, Men's Middleweight * Roger Michelot – Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight *

Robert Charpentier Robert Charpentier (4 April 1916 – 28 October 1966) was a French racing cyclist who won three gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1937 he turned professional and rode in the 1947 Tour de France The 1947 Tour de France was the 3 ...

, Jean Goujon, Guy Lapébie, and Roger-Jean Le Nizerhy – Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit *

– Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race *

, Robert Dorgebray, and Guy Lapébie – Cycling, Men's Team Road Race * Louis Hostin – Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight *

Emile Poilvé Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

– Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight

Silver

* Henri Eberhardt – Canoeing, Men's F1 10.000m Folding Kayak Singles * Pierre Georget – Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial * Guy Lapébie – Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race *

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, Daniel Gillois, and

André Jousseaume André Jousseaume (27 July 1894 in Yvré-l'Évêque - 26 May 1960 in Chantilly) was a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and another gold medal at the ...

– Equestrian, Dressage Team * Edward Gardère – Fencing, Men's Foil Individual * René Bondoux, René Bougnol, Jaques Coutrot, André Gardère, Edward Gardère, and René Lemoine – Fencing, Men's Foil Team

Bronze

* Louis Chaillot – Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch) * Pierre Georget and

Georges Maton Georges Arnould Maton (26 October 1913 – 6 July 1998) was a French cyclist. He won a bronze medal in Men's Tandem at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as t ...

– Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem *

Georges Buchard Georges Buchard (21 December 1893 – 22 January 1987) was a French fencer. He won medals in the épée competition at four Olympic Games. References External links * 1893 births 1987 deaths People from Harfleur French male ép ...

Philippe Cattiau Philippe Cattiau (28 July 1892 – 18 February 1962) was a French épée and foil fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936. He was born in Saint-Malo in Brittany. A stadium in the Paris suburb of ...

, Henri Dulieux,

Michel Pécheux Michel Pécheux (24 May 1911 – 29 August 1985) was a French fencer. Pécheux competed in the Men's Team Épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal for France. He was a team gold medalist at London in 1948 ...

, Bernard Schmetz, and Paul Wormser – Fencing, Men's Épée Team * Marceau Fourcade,

Georges Tapie Georges Tapie (19 February 1910 – 2 January 1964) was a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (Germ ...

, and Noël Vandernotte – Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs * Marcel Chauvigné, Marcel Cosmat,

Fernand Vandernotte Fernand Auguste Henri Marius Vandernotte (12 July 1902 – 20 January 1990) was a French rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tillières. He was the elder brother of Marcel Vandernotte ...

Marcel Vandernotte Marcel Henri Vandernotte (29 July 1909 – 15 December 1993) was a French rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Nantes. He was the younger brother of Fernand Vandernotte and the uncle o ...

, and Noël Vandernotte – Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours *

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– Shooting, Men's Free Pistol

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1936. ; Individual road race *

* Guy Lapébie * Robert Dorgebray * Jean Goujon ; Team road race *

* Guy Lapébie * Robert Dorgebray * Jean Goujon ;

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* Louis Chaillot ; Time trial * Pierre Georget ; Tandem * Pierre Georget *

; Team pursuit *

* Jean Goujon * Guy Lapébie * Roger Le Nizerhy

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented France in 1936. ; Men's foil * Edward Gardère * André Gardère * René Lemoine ; Men's team foil * André Gardère, Edward Gardère, René Lemoine, René Bondoux, Jacques Coutrot, René Bougnol ; Men's épée *

* Henri Dulieux ; Men's team épée *

, Bernard Schmetz,

, Henri Dulieux, Paul Wormser ; Men's sabre * Marcel Faure * Edward Gardère *

Jean Piot Jean Piot (10 May 1890 – 15 December 1961) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an internation ...

; Men's team sabre * Marcel Faure,

Maurice Gramain Maurice Gramain (6 August 1911 – 26 March 1996) was a French sabre fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an in ...

, Edward Gardère,

, Roger Barisien, André Gardère ; Women's foil *

Agathe Turgis Agathe Turgis (19 January 1892 – 20 August 1980) was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially know ...

Marguerite Reuche Marguerite Reuche (13 November 1900 – 18 January 1978) was a French fencer. She competed in the individual women's foil competition at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936 ...

* Andrée Boisson

Field hockey

Men's team competition

*Preliminary Round (Group C) ** Lost to the Netherlands (1–3) ** Defeated Switzerland (1–0) ** Drew with Belgium (2–2) *Semi Finals ** Lost to India (0–10) *Final ** Lost to the Netherlands (3–4) → Fourth Place

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1936. * André Chrétien *

Béchir Bouazzat Béchir Bouazzat (5 October 1908 – 12 April 1944) was a French modern pentathlete of Tunisian descent. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often ab ...

* Paul Lavanga

Rowing

France had 19 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936. ; Men's single sculls *

Henri Banos Henri Banos (7 November 1913 – 15 February 1969) was a French rower. He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the G ...

; Men's double sculls *

André Giriat André Giriat (20 August 1905 – 11 July 1967) was a French rower. He had his best achievements in coxed pairs, together with Anselme Brusa and coxswain Pierre Brunet, winning the national title in 1927 and 1931, the European title in 1931, ...

Robert Jacquet Robert Jacquet (6 April 1906 – 7 September 1970) was a French rower. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ...

; Men's coxed pair *

* Marceau Fourcade * Noël Vandernotte (cox) ; Men's coxed four *

* Jean Cosmat * Marcel Chauvigné * Noël Vandernotte (cox) ;

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Émile Lecuirot Émile Lecuirot (23 May 1907 – 28 January 1988) was a French rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalit ...

* Louis Devillié * Henri Souharce *

Alphonse Bouton Alphonse Bouton (15 April 1908 – 27 April 1989) was a French rower. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make ...

* Camille Becanne *

Bernard Batillat Bernard Paulin Batillat (24 January 1908 – 4 September 1997) was a French rower. Batillat was born in 1908 in Coullons.See talk page for details He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest ...

* Jean Cottez * Marcel Charletoux *

Claude Lowenstein Claude Lowenstein (26 October 1921 – 22 November 2010) was a French coxswain. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabit ...

(cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented France in 1936.

won a bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event. ;

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Élie Monnier Élie Monnier (24 June 1908 – 12 May 1941) was a French sports shooter. He competed in the 25 m pistol event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Ga ...

* Édouard Lambert ;

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* Marcel Bonin *

René Koch René Koch (1 February 1895 – 5 January 1978) was a French sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m pistol event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the ...

; 50 m rifle, prone *

Jacques Mazoyer Jacques Mazoyer (12 May 1910 – 11 October 2003) was a French sports shooter. He competed at the 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an internatio ...

* Raymond Durand * Marcel Fitoussi

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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