France competed at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Guy Drut — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles * Hubert Parot,

Michel Roche Michel Roche (8 September 1939 – 11 June 2004) was an equestrian from France and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the French team at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Int ...

Marc Roguet Marc Roguet (born 29 March 1933) is an equestrian from France and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the French team at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant o ...

and

Marcel Rozier Marcel Rozier (born 22 March 1936) is an equestrian from France and Olympic champion. He also owns the renowned ''Espace Rozier'' equestrian center in Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne. He collaborated with the perfume company ''Chez Marionnaud' ...

— Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition

Silver

Daniel Morelon Daniel Morelon (born 24 July 1944) is a retired French racing cyclist who was active between 1963 and 1980. He is a triple Olympic champion, eight times world champion, and a knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon was a police officer before b ...

— Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) *

Brigitte Dumont Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (25 April 1944 – 29 November 2018) was a French fencer. She won silver medals in the women's individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games and in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Eve ...

Brigitte Gaudin-Latrille Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (born 15 April 1958) is a French fencer. She won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the women's team foil events at three different Olympic Games. She also won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1979 Medi ...

Claudie Josland Claudette Herbster-Josland (born 28 March 1946) is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Medi ...

Christine Muzio Christine Muzio (10 May 1951 – 29 November 2018) was a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics ...

, and Véronique Trinquet — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition *

Daniel Senet Daniel Senet (born June 26, 1953 in Amiens) is a French weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Bernard Talvard ≠ Bernard Talvard (born 8 October 1947) is a French fencing, fencer. He won three bronze medals in the foil (fencing), foil events at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the Fencing at the 1975 Mediterran ...

— Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition * Daniel Revenu,

Frédéric Pietruszka Frédéric Pietruszka (born 13 May 1954) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. He was president of the French Fencing Fe ...

, Christian Noël,

Didier Flament Didier Flament (born 4 January 1951) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internation ...

, and

Bernard Talvard ≠ Bernard Talvard (born 8 October 1947) is a French fencing, fencer. He won three bronze medals in the foil (fencing), foil events at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the Fencing at the 1975 Mediterran ...

— Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition *

Henri Boerio Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montm ...

— Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar *

Patrick Vial Patrick Vial (born 24 December 1946 in Paris) is a French judoka and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Right ...

— Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (70 kg)

Archery

In France's second appearance in modern Olympic archery, one woman and one man represented the nation. Albert Le Tyrant posted France's best placing since

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

. Women's Individual Competition: * Marie-Christine Ventrillon – 2298 points (→ 17th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Albert Le Tyrant – 2408 points (→ 12th place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres *

José Marajo José Marajo (born 10 August 1954 in Paris) is a former middle distance runner from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ter ...

** Heat — 1:49.60 (→ did not advance) * Marcel Philippe ** Heat — 1:50.81 (→ did not advance) * Roqui Sanchez ** Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres *

Jacques Boxberger Jacques "Jacky" Boxberger (16 April 1949 – 9 August 2001) was a track and field athlete from France who specialized in long-distance races. He was the great hope of French middle distance running, breaking the junior world record in the 1500 me ...

** Heat — 13:36.94 (→ did not advance) *

Jean-Marie Conrath Jean-Marie Conrath is a French Olympic long-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 5000 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Ri ...

** Heat — 13:34.39 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres *

Jean-Paul Gomez Jean-Paul Gomez (born 8 May 1945) is a French long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...

** Heat — 28:10.52 ** Final — 28:24.07 (→ 9th place) * Lucien Rault ** Heat — 29:40.76 (→ did not advance) * Pierre Levisse ** Heat — 32:07.84 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Hurdles *

Jean-Pierre Perrinelle Jean-Pierre Perrinelle (6 July 1949 – 30 August 2014) was a French hurdler. He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenan ...

** Heats — 50.78s ** Semi Final — 50.82s (→ did not advance) *

Jean-Claude Nallet Jean-Claude Nallet (13 March 1947 – 19 August 2023) was a French sprinter that competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 400 m hurdles and reached the final in the relay. He w ...

** Heats — 50.77s ** Semi Final — 50.82s (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Fernand Kolbeck ** Final — 2:22:56 (→ 34th place) Men's 4x100 metres Relay * Jean-Claude Amoureux,

Joseph Arame Joseph Arame (born 29 August 1948 in Le Moule, Guadeloupe) is a former French sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. He was 5 times French 200 metres champion, as well as Indoor 200m champion in 1982. He was a European cup semi-final win ...

, Lucien Sainte-Rose, and Dominique Chauvelot ** Heat — 39.71s ** Semi Final — 39.33s ** Final — 39.16s (→ 7th place) Men's Long Jump * Jacques Rousseau ** Qualification — 7.82m ** Final — 8.00m (→ 4th place) *

Philippe Deroche Philippe Deroche (born 11 September 1954) is a French athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, ...

** Qualification — 7.38m (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump *

Paul Poaniewa Paul Poaniewa (born 8 November 1953) is a retired French athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters ...

** Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance) *

Jacques Aletti Jacques Aletti (born 18 March 1955) is a French athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into for ...

** Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance) Men's Pole Vault * François Tracanelli ** Qualifying Round — 5.10m ** Final — no mark (→ no ranking) Men's 20 km Race Walk *

Gérard Lelièvre Gérard Lelièvre (born 13 November 1949 in Laval, Mayenne Mayenne () is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the ...

— 1:29:53 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200 metres * Chantal Réga ** Round 1 — 23.54 ** Round 2 — 23.22 ** Semifinals — 23.00 ** Final — 23.09 (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * José Leroy *# First Round — Lost to Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY), KO-1

Canoeing

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1976. ; Individual road race *

Jean-René Bernaudeau Jean-René Bernaudeau (born 8 July 1956) is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally from 1978 to 1988. Bernaudeau currently works as the general manager for UCI ProTeam . In 1982, he said that dope controls in cycling wer ...

— 4:47:23.0 (→ 7th place) *

Christian Jourdan Christian Jourdan (born 31 December 1954) is a former French racing cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and rode in eleven Grand Tours In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three ma ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) * Francis Duteil — did not finish (→ no ranking) *

René Bittinger René Bittinger (born 9 October 1954, in Villé) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1979 :Ambert :Tour de France: ::Winner stage 1 ;198 ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

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 ( ...

* Claude Buchon * Loic Gautier * Jean-Paul Maho * Jean-Michel Richeux ;

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— Silver Medal ; 1000m time trial * Eric Vermeulen — 1:07.846 (→ 5th place) ; Individual pursuit *

Jean-Jacques Rebière Jean-Jacques Rebière (born 17 November 1952) is a French former cyclist. He competed in the individual and team pursuit events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Socia ...

— 12th place ; Team pursuit * Paul Bonno * Jean-Marcel Brouzes *

Pierre Trentin Pierre Trentin (born 15 May 1944) is a retired French cyclist who was active between 1961 and 1984. He was most successful in sprint track events, in which he won two gold and two bronze Olympic medals, as well as 11 medals at world championshi ...

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented France in 1976. ; Men's foil *

* Christian Noël ; Men's team foil * Daniel Revenu, Christian Noël,

; Men's épée *

Philippe Boisse Philippe Boisse (born 18 March 1955) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the individual épée at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver in the team épée in 1984. He is cur ...

Philippe Riboud Philippe Riboud (born 9 April 1957) is a French fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at three Olympic Games. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in the individual épée event winning gold medal in 1979 and a silv ...

Jacques La Degaillerie 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 épée *

François Jeanne François Jeanne (13 November 1943 – 30 January 2011) was a French fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games The 1971 Mediterranean Games, officially known as ...

; Men's sabre * Patrick Quivrin *

Régis Bonissent Régis Bonissent (born 2 May 1948) is a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultur ...

Philippe Bena Philippe Bena (14 January 1952 – 4 December 2012) was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economi ...

; Men's team sabre *

Bernard Dumont Bernard Dumont (January 15, 1927 – September 25, 1974) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Dumont was born near Lévis, Quebec. He served as ...

, Patrick Quivrin ; Women's foil *

Brigitte Gapais-Dumont Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (25 April 1944 – 29 November 2018) was a French fencer. She won silver medals in the women's individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games and in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Ev ...

Claudie Herbster-Josland Claudette Herbster-Josland (born 28 March 1946) is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Med ...

* Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin ; Women's team foil * Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin,

, Véronique Trinquet,

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1976. ;Individual * Alain Cortes * Claude Guiguet *

Michel Gueguen Michel Gueguen (born 27 February 1951) is a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into forc ...

;Team * Alain Cortes * Claude Guiguet * Michel Gueguen

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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