France at the Olympic Opening Ceremony 1960

France competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only (and, to date, the last) in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.

Medalists

Silver

Michel Jazy Michel Jazy (born 13 June 1936) is a French former middle-distance runner and long-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as two golds (in 1962 and 1966) and one silver (in 1966) at the Europ ...

— Athletics, Men's 1500 metres * Robert Dumontois, Jean Klein,

Claude Martin Major-General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was a French army officer who served in the French and later British East India companies in colonial India. Martin rose to the rank of major-general in the British East India C ...

, Jacques Morel, and

Guy Nosbaum Guy Nosbaum (10 May 1930 – 12 August 1996) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and was born in Corbeil Corbeil may refer to: Places * Corbeil, Ontario, Canada * Corbei ...

— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours

Bronze

Abdoulaye Seye Abdoulaye Seye (30 July 1934 – 13 October 2011) was a Senegalese sprinter. He competed for France at the 1960 Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events and won a bronze medal in the 200 m. Although Senegal had received its indepe ...

— Athletics, Men's 200 metres *

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 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 Jehan Le Roy — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition *

René Schiermeyer René Schiermeyer (born 27 September 1938 in Mulhouse) is a French former wrestler who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an int ...

— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight

Athletics

France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25 athletics events.

Women's athletics

; Women's 100 metres :

Catherine Capdevielle Catherine Capdevielle (born 2 September 1938) is a retired French sprinter. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in various sprint events and finished fifth in the 100 m in 1960. She won a bronze medal in the 100 m at the 1959 Summer Univers ...

; Women's 200 metres :

; Women's 800 metres : Maryvonne Dupureur : Nicole Goullieux ; Women's 80 metres hurdles :

Denise Laborie-Guénard Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, a municipalit ...

Simone Brièrre Simone Brièrre (born 14 June 1937) is a French hurdler. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Oly ...

; Women's high jump :

Florence Pétry-Amiel Florence Pétry-Amiel (born 29 September 1942, at Soustons, country), is a former French athlete who specialized in the High Jump. Biography Florence-Petry Amiel was ninth in the High Jump competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome. Sh ...

; Women's long jump : Madeleine Thétu

Men's athletics

; Men's 100 metres : Jocelyn Delecour : Abdoulaye Sèye : Claude Piquemal ; Men's 200 metres : Abdoulaye Sèye – Bronze :

Paul Genevay Paul Louis Marcel Genevay (21 January 1939 – 11 March 2022) was a French sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1964. He failed to reach the final in three ...

: Jocelyn Delecour ; Men's 800 metres :

Pierre-Yvon Lenoir Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (8 August 1936 – 25 November 2015) was a French middle distance runner who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olym ...

; Men's 1500 metres :

– Silver : Michel Bernard ; Men's 5000 metres : Michel Bernard : Hamoud Ameur ; Men's 10,000 metres : Robert Bogey : Hamoud Ameur : Hamida Addèche ; Men's marathon :

Alain Mimoun Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha (1 January 1921 – 27 June 2013), was an Algerian-born French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon ...

Paul Genève Paul Genève (30 July 1925 – 3 December 2017) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of t ...

; Men's 110 metres hurdles :

Edmond Roudnitska Edmond Roudnitska (1905–1996) was a French master perfumer and author. He is known for creating perfumes such as Dior's Eau Sauvage and Diorissimo, and Rochas's Femme. Many of his creations are still in production. He was the father of perfu ...

Marcel Duriez Marcel Duriez (20 June 1940 – 2 February 2023) was a French hurdler. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Duriez died in Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmo ...

: Jacques Déprez ; Men's 3000 metres steeplechase :

Guy Texereau Guy Texereau (14 May 1935 – 28 April 2001) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of ...

; Men's 4 × 100 metres relay : Jocelyn Delecour,

, Claude Piquemal, Abdoulaye Sèye ; Men's 20 kilometres walk :

Henri Delerue Henri Delerue (14 November 1939 – 9 January 2016) is a French racewalker. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of ...

; Men's 50 kilometres walk : Jacques Arnoux ; Men's high jump :

Mahamat Idriss Mahamat Idriss (ne ''Koundja Ouya'', 17 July 1942 – 3 October 1987) was a Chadian high jumper. He was born in Fort-Lamy, Chad, French Equatorial Africa. Career Before the Chadian independency on 11 August 1960 he competed for France, winning th ...

: Maurice Fournier ; Men's pole vault : Victor Sillon ; Men's long jump : Christian Collardot : Ali Brakchi ; Men's triple jump : Éric Battista : Pierre William ; Men's discus throw : Pierre Alard ; Men's hammer throw :

Guy Husson Guy Husson (born March 2, 1931) is a retired French track and field athlete known primarily for the hammer throw. He was born in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France. He represented his native country in three Olympics from 1956 to 1964. He wa ...

; Men's javelin throw : Michel Macquet : Léon Syrovatski

Basketball

The French men's basketball team had 12 players. ; Team :

Roger Antoine Roger Antoine (28 June 1929 – 11 August 2003) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), ...

, Philippe Baillet,

Christian Baltzer Christian Baltzer (born 5 July 1936) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known ...

, Louis Bertorelle,

Jean-Paul Beugnot Jean-Paul Beugnot (25 June 1931 – 7 February 2001) was a French professional basketball player and coach. Standing at 2.07 m (6' 9 ") tall, Beugnot played at the power forward and center positions. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, ...

Jérôme Christ Jérôme Christ (born 4 April 1938) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Oly ...

Jean Degros Jean Degros (born 18 November 1939) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olym ...

, Max Dorigo,

Henri Grange Henri Grange (born 14 September 1934) is a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially know ...

, Bernard Mayeur,

Robert Monclar Robert Monclar (13 August 1930 – 4 December 2012) was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Gioc ...

, Henri Villecourt

Boxing

France had eight male competitors in eight boxing events. ; Flyweight (51 kg) : Antoine Porcel ; Bantamweight (54 kg) : Jean Parra ; Featherweight :

André Iuncker André Iuncker (29 July 1933 – 23 April 2020) was a French boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games o ...

; Lightweight (60 kg) :

Jacques Cotot Jacques Cotot (born 11 August 1940) is a French boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpi ...

; Welterweight (67 kg) : Jean Josselin ; Light middleweight (71 kg) : Souleymane Diallo ; Middleweight (75 kg) :

Yoland Levèque Yoland Levèque (17 April 1937 – 28 October 2011) was a French professional boxer who competed from 1960 to 1970 and held the European super-welterweight title in 1966. As an amateur, he competed in the middleweight event at the 1960 Summ ...

; Heavyweight (+81 kg) :

Joseph Syoz Joseph Syoz (18 January 1937 – 13 January 2013) was a French boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games o ...

Canoeing

France had 9 competitors, 1 woman and 8 men, in 4

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and

kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits fac ...

events. ; Women's K-1 500 metres :

Gabrielle Lutz Gabrielle Lutz (4 February 1935 – 3 August 2011) was a French sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s. She was born in Mulhouse. Lutz competed in the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title ...

; Men's K-1 1000 metres :

Michel Meyer Michel Meyer (born 3 December 1936) is a French sprint canoeist, born in Paris, who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956 ...

; Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres : Henri Amazouze, Jean Houde, Pierre Derivery, Jean Friquet, Fredy Grosheny ; Men's C-2 1000 metres : Georges Turlier, Michel Picard

Cycling

France had 14 men compete in six cycling events. ; Individual road race : Jacques Gestraut :

Roland Lacombe Roland Lacombe (11 July 1938 – 24 November 2011) was a French cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and 100 km team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960 ...

François Hamon François Hamon (born 20 January 1939) is a French former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially kno ...

: Raymond Reaux ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

Henri Duez Henri Duez (born 18 December 1937) is a retired French cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and finished in seventh place. He won the Route de France in 1959 and Volta a Catalunya in 1961. In 1965 h ...

, Jacques Simon ;

Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace *Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automotive and motorcycle *Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, ...

: Antoine Pellegrina :

André Gruchet André Gruchet (17 April 1933 – 3 May 2015) was a French track cycle sport, cyclist who won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1959 World Championships.

; 1000m time trial :

Michel Scob Michel Scob (né Scobeltzine; (Russian: Скобельцын); 26 April 1935 – 7 September 1995) was a French cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and tandem events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the older brother of French f ...

; Tandem : Roland Surrugue,

; Team pursuit :

Marcel Delattre Marcel Delattre (born 17 November 1939) is a former French cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olymp ...

Jacques Suire Jacques Suire (born 18 February 1943) is a former French cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sp ...

, Guy Claud, Michel Nédélec

Diving

France had 4 competitors, 1 woman and 3 men, in 4 diving events. ; Women's 3 metre springboard : Nicole Péllissard ; Women's 10 metre platform : Nicole Péllissard ; Men's 3 metre springboard : Georges Senecot :

Christian Pire Christian Pire (1 September 1930 – 13 June 2000) was a French diver. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of ...

; Men's 10 metre platform : Henri Rouquet

Equestrian

France had 7 male competitors in 4

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events. ; Men's three-day events, Individual and Team :

Jéhan Le Roy Jéhan Le Roy (5 November 1923 – 17 August 1992) was a French equestrian, born in Dieppe. He won a bronze medal in team eventing (also known as horse trials) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Guy Lefrant and Jack le Goff ...

: Pierre Durand Sr. ; Mixed jumping events, Individual and Team :

Bernard de Fombelle Bernard de Fombelle (9 January 1924 – 14 July 1987) was a French equestrian. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the G ...

: Max Fresson : Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola

Fencing

France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8 fencing events. ; Men's foil : Roger Closset : Christian d'Oriola :

Jean-Claude Magnan Jean-Claude Magnan (born 4 June 1941 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and a medalist in three successive Olympics. He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in M ...

; Men's team foil :

Jacky Courtillat Jacky Courtillat (born 8 January 1943) is a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games The 1963 Mediterranean Games, officially known as ...

, Guy Barrabino, Claude Netter, Christian d'Oriola ; Men's épée : Yves Dreyfus :

Armand Mouyal Armand Mouyal (13 October 1925 – 15 July 1988) was a French epee world champion fencer. Early and personal life Born in Oran, French Algeria, Mouyal was Jewish. Fencing career Mouyal began fencing in the early 1950s. National champio ...

: Jack Guittet ; Men's team épée :

, Yves Dreyfus, Claude Brodin, Christian d'Oriola, Jack Guittet,

Gérard Lefranc Gérard Lefranc (born 7 May 1935) is a French fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, ...

; Men's sabre :

Claude Arabo Claude Arabo (3 October 1937 – 2 July 2013) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the individual sabre event at the 1963 Mediterranean Games The 1963 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the IV Mediterranean Games, and commo ...

Jacques Roulot Jacques Roulot (18 November 1933 – 15 February 2002) was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1955, where he won a silve ...

Jacques Lefèvre Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

; Men's team sabre : Marcel Parent,

Claude Gamot Claude Gamot (born 11 June 1933) is a French sabre fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. References External links

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; Women's foil : Catherine Delbarre : Régine Veronnet :

Monique Leroux Monique Leroux (17 August 1938 – 11 February 1985) was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), official ...

; Women's team foil :

, Régine Veronnet, Françoise Mailliard,

Renée Garilhe Renée Garilhe (15 June 1923 – 6 July 1991) was a French fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in both women's individual foil and foil team events at the 1950 W ...

, Catherine Delbarre

Football

The French men's

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team had 17 players. ; Team : Ahmed Arab, Marcel Artélésa,

Raymond Baratto Raymond Baratto (born 23 January 1934 in Amnéville, Moselle, France) is a former French footballer. He was part of France's squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics. Football career * Stade de Reims (1955–1961) (28 matches and 2 goals in Division 1 ...

, Pierre Bodin, Jean-Baptiste Bordas,

Claude Dubaële Claude Dubaële (born 19 January 1940) is a French former professional football player and coach. He played for Stade Reims, Rennes, Angers SCO, Lille OSC and Le Mans. He was also part of France's squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics. After reti ...

Gérard Coinçon Gérard Coinçon (born 18 March 1939) is a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ...

, André Giamarchi, Gines Gonzales, Marcel Loncle, François Philippe, Louis Polonia, Yvon Quédec,

Charles Samoy Charles Samoy (born 30 April 1939) is a former French football player and manager. As a player, Samoy played for AC Denain, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing, Le Havre and Lille, and participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it ...

, Max Samper, Jacques Stamm, Jean Wettstein

Gymnastics

France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14 gymnastics events. ; Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam :

Jacqueline Dieudonné Jacqueline Dieudonné (born 30 June 1933) is a French former gymnast. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the ...

: Anne-Marie Demortière : Renée Hugon : Paulette le Raer : Monique Rossi :

Danièle Sicot-Coulon Danièle Sicot-Coulon (born 24 March 1935) is a French gymnast. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII ...

; Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse : Robert Caymaris : Bernard Fauqueux : Jean Jaillard :

Mohamed Lazhari Mohamed Lazhari-Yamani (born 12 April 1938) is a former Algerian gymnast who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome for France and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( j ...

: Michel Mathiot : Daniel Touche

Hockey

The French men's hockey team had 16 players. ; Team : Yvan Bia,

Roger Bignon Roger Bignon (born 12 November 1935) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII ...

Jacques Bonnet Jacques Roger Gaston Bonnet (18 September 1938 – 22 August 1986) was a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officia ...

, Pierre Court, Jean Desmasures, Maurice Dobigny, Claude Dugardin,

Claude Leroy Claude Le Roy (born 6 February 1948) is a French association football, football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal national football team, Senegal and Ghana national football team, Gh ...

Diran Manoukian Diran Manoukian (22 March 1919 – 5 May 2020) was a French field hockey player who competed in three Olympic Games. With the French team he finished 10th in 1948, fifth in 1952 and 10th in 1960. Manoukian celebrated his 100th birthday in Marc ...

Ido Marang Ido Marang (19 December 1918 – 24 May 1970) was a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Game ...

, Jacques Mauchien, Gérard Poulain, Philippe Reynaud, Albert Vanpoulle, Claude Windal, Jean-Pierre Windal

Modern pentathlon

France had three male competitors in two

modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

events. ; Individual : André Bernard : Christian Beauvalet : Étienne Jalenques ; Team : André Bernard, Christian Beauvalet, Étienne Jalenques

Rowing

France had 16 male competitors in three rowing events. ; Men's double sculls – 4th place :

René Duhamel René Duhamel (1 February 1935 – 12 March 2007) was a French male rower. He has competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Duhamel has also competed at the inaugural World Rowing Championships held in 1962. He alo ...

Bernard Monnereau Bernard Monnereau (18 September 1935 – 24 August 2019) was a French rower. Monnereau was born in Tôtes in 1935. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in double sculls partnered with René Duhamel, where they came fourth. They won a ...

; Men's coxed four – 2nd place ( Silver medal) : Robert Dumontois,

, Jacques Morel,

, Jean Klein ; Men's eight – 4th place : Christian Puibaraud,

Jean-Pierre Bellet Jean-Pierre Bellet (born 5 June 1932) is a French rower. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map ...

, Émile Clerc, Jean Ledoux,

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'Encouragemen ...

, Bernard Meynadier, Joseph Moroni, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard

Sailing

France had 11 male competitors in five sailing events. ;

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– 1-person

Finn (dinghy) The Finn dinghy is a single-handed, cat-rigged sailboat, and a former Olympic class for men's sailing. Since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the Finn has featured in every summer Olympics, making it the longest serving dinghy ...

: Yves-Louis Pinaud ; Flying Dutchman – 2-person Flying Dutchman (dinghy) : Jean-Claude Cornu (helmsman), Daniel Gouffier ;

Star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

– 2-person

Star (keelboat) The Star is a one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was an Olympic keelboat class from 1932 through to 2012, the last year keelboats appeared at the Summer Olympics. It is sloop-rigged, with ...

: Georges Pisani (helmsman), Noël Desaubliaux ;

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

– 3-person Dragon (keelboat) :

Jean Peytel Jean Peytel (24 January 1909 – 16 August 2002) was a French sailor. He competed in the mixed two person keelboat at the 1932 and 1948 Summer Olympics. In between, he competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. His final comp ...

(helmsman), Philippe Reinhart, François Thierry-Mieg ;

5.5 Metre The International 5.5 Metre class was created to yield a racing keel boat giving a sailing experience similar to that of the International 6 Metre Class, but at a lower cost. The main class regulation is a restriction on a single quantity outpu ...

– 3-person

5.5 Metre (keelboat) The International 5.5 Metre class was created to yield a racing keel boat giving a sailing experience similar to that of the International 6 Metre Class, but at a lower cost. The main class regulation is a restriction on a single quantity outpu ...

: Jacques Baptiste Lebrun (helmsman), Pierre Buret, Louis Chauvot

Shooting

France had seven men participate in five shooting events. ;

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Jacques Decaux Jacques Decaux (9 March 1918 – 2003) was a French sports shooter. He competed in the 25 metre pistol event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of th ...

Jean Renaux Jean Renaux (25 June 1933 – 11 February 2018) was a French sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an interna ...

;

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

: Serge Hubert ; 50 m rifle, three positions :

Pierre Guy Pierre Guy (born 5 August 1931) is a French former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-s ...

: Georges Wahler ; 50 m rifle, prone :

: Georges Wahler ;

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: Claude Foussier : Marcel Otto-Bruc

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports

International Olympic Committee results database
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