France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.


Medalists


Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events


Basketball


Boxing


Canoeing


Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948. ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, Individual road race * José Beyaert * Alain Moineau * Jacques Dupont (cyclist), Jacques Dupont * René Rouffeteau ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race, Team road race * José Beyaert * Alain Moineau * Jacques Dupont (cyclist), Jacques Dupont * René Rouffeteau ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, Sprint * Jacques Bellenger ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial, Time trial * Jacques Dupont (cyclist), Jacques Dupont ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem, Tandem * René Faye * Gaston Dron ;Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, Team pursuit * Charles Coste * Serge Blusson * Fernand Decanali * Pierre Adam


Diving


Equestrian


Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948. ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, Men's foil * Jéhan Buhan * Christian d'Oriola * René Bougnol ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil, Men's team foil * André Bonin, Jéhan Buhan, Jacques Lataste, René Bougnol, Christian d'Oriola, Adrien Rommel ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée, Men's épée * Henri Guérin (fencer), Henri Guérin * Henri Lepage (fencer), Henri Lepage * Marcel Desprets ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée, Men's team épée * Henri Guérin (fencer), Henri Guérin, Henri Lepage (fencer), Henri Lepage, Marcel Desprets, Michel Pécheux, Édouard Artigas, Maurice Huet ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre, Men's sabre * Jacques Lefèvre (fencer), Jacques Lefèvre * Jean Levavasseur * Maurice Gramain ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, Men's team sabre * Jean-François Tournon, Jacques Parent (fencer), Jacques Parent, Maurice Gramain, Jacques Lefèvre (fencer), Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Georges Lévêcque ;Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's foil, Women's foil * Renée Garilhe * Louisette Malherbaud * Françoise Gouny


Football


Gymnastics


Hockey


Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948. * André Lacroix (pentathlete), André Lacroix * Louis Pichon * Christian Palant


Rowing

France had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing (sport), rowing events in 1948. ; Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls, Men's single sculls * Jean Séphériadès ; Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls, Men's double sculls * Jacques Maillet * Christian Guilbert ; Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair, Men's coxless pair * Paul Rothley * Paul Heitz ; Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair, Men's coxed pair * Ampelio Sartor * Aristide Sartor * Roger Crezen (cox) ; Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, Men's coxed four * Jean-Paul Pieddeloup * René Lotti * Gaston Maquat * Jean-Pierre Souche * Marcel Boigegrain (cox) ; Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, Men's eight * Pierre Fauveau * Pierre Sauvestre * Alphonse Bouton * Erik Aschehoug * Jean Bocahut * René Boucher (rower), René Boucher * Pierre Clergerie * Roger Lebranchu * Robert Léon (cox)


Sailing


Shooting

Twelve shooters represented France in 1948. ;Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol, 25 metre pistol * Charles des Jammonières * R. Bouillet * Didier Hesse ;Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol, 50 metre pistol * Jacques Mazoyer * Marcel Bonin (sport shooter), Marcel Bonin * R. Stéphan ;Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions, 300 metre rifle * Jean Fournier (sport shooter), Jean Fournier * Édouard Rouland * Stéphane Lesceux ;Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone, 50 metre rifle * Georges Gauthier-Lafond * Lucien Genot * M. Bouchez


Swimming


Water polo


Weightlifting


Wrestling


Art competitions


References


External links


Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics France at the Summer Olympics by year, 1948 1948 in French sport, Summer Olympics