France at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

France at the
1928 Summer Olympics

IOC code| FRA
NOC| French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors| 255 in 17 sports
Flag bearer | Jean Thorailler
Medals
Ranked 7th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports.[1] At the beginning of the games there was an incident where a French coach was physically assaulted by a Stadium gatekeeper who refused him entry. It boiled over to a point where the entire French team did not participate in the Parade of Nations, and conversations were made to pull out of the games completely. However, the issue was resolved and France went on to compete.[2]

## Medalists

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Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Boughera El Ouafi | Athletics | Men's marathon | August 5
Gold | Roger Beaufrand | Cycling | Men's sprint | August 6
Gold | Lucien Gaudin | Fencing | Men's épée | August 7
Men's foil | August 1
Gold | Donatien Bouché, Carl de la Sablière,
André Derrien, Virginie Hériot,
André Lesauvage, Jean Lesieur | Sailing | 8 m class | August 9
Gold | Roger François | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | July 29
Silver | Jules Ladoumègue | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | August 2
Silver | Armand Apell | Boxing | Men's flyweight | August 11
Silver | Charles Marion | Equestrian | Individual dressage | August 11
Silver | Pierre Bertran de Balanda | Equestrian | Individual jumping | August 12
Silver | Georges Buchard | Fencing | Men's épée | August 7
Silver | Gaston Amson, René Barbier,
Georges Buchard, Émile Cornic,
Bernard Schmetz | Fencing | Men's team épée | August 5
Silver | Philippe Cattiau, Roger Ducret,
André Gaboriaud, Lucien Gaudin,
Raymond Flacher, André Labatut | Fencing | Men's team foil | July 30
Silver | Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle,
Henri Préaux | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | August 10
Silver | Louis Hostin | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg | July 29
Silver | Charles Pacôme | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | August 1
Bronze | Claude Ménard | Athletics | Men's high jump | July 29
Bronze | France men's national water polo team

* Émile Bulteel
* Henri Cuvelier
* Paul Dujardin
* Jules Keignaert
* Henri Padou
* Ernest Rogez
* Albert Thévenon
* Achille Tribouillet
* Albert Vandeplancke

| Water polo | August 11
Bronze | Fernand Arnout | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | July 28
Bronze | Henri Lefèbvre | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light heavyweight | August 1
Bronze | Edmond Dame | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | August 1

## Aquatics

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### Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Four divers, 3 men and 1 woman, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. None of the French divers placed in the top 3 in their preliminary round groups to advance to the final; 3 out of the 5 opportunities, they came in 4th to just miss qualification.

Diver  | Event  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Score  | Rank  | Points  | Score  | Rank
Armand Billard | Men's 3 metre springboard | 37  | 101.44  | 7  | did not advance
Maurice Lepage | 21  | 132.52  | 4  | did not advance
Armand Billard | Men's 10 metre platform | 25  | 67.96  | 5  | did not advance
Eugène Lenormand | 24  | 74.12  | 4  | did not advance
Renée Cretet-Flavier | Women's 10 metre platform | 17.5  | 27.60  | 4  | did not advance

### Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

13 swimmers, 7 women and 6 men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport (having not competed in swimming in 1896 or 1904). The women's relay was the only swimmer or team to advance to an event final, placing 5th in a repeat of their 1924 performance. Pélégry had been a member of the 1924 relay as well. Stoffel, Klein, and Zeibig were other swimmers who had competed in 1924.

Swimmer  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Gustave Klein | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:05.8  | 3  | did not advance
Anne Dupire | Women's 100 m freestyle | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Claire Horrent | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Marguerite Ledoux | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Albert Vandeplancke | Men's 400 m freestyle | 5:20.0  | 3 q | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Marguerite Ledoux | Women's 400 m freestyle | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Georgina Roty | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Jean Taris | Men's 1500 m freestyle | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Émile Zeibig | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:20.0  | 3  | did not advance
William Rozier | Men's 200 m breaststroke | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Léon Tallon | 3:05.0  | 3  | did not advance
Alice Stoffel | Women's 200 m breaststroke | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Anne Dupire (F)  | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | —  | 5:42.4  | 3 Q | 5:32.0  | 5
Claire Horrent (SF, F)
Marguerite Ledoux (SF, F)
Bienna Pélégry (SF, F)
Georgina Roty (SF)
Gustave Klein | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | —  | 10:31.4  | 3  | did not advance
Jean Taris
Philippe Tisson
Albert Vandeplancke

### Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

France, the defending gold medalist, competed in the men's water polo tournament for the fifth time. The French squad won its first two matches before being defeated by Hungary in the semifinals. Due to misunderstanding of the Bergvall system under which the tournament was meant to be played, France then faced Great Britain, the United States, and Argentina (winning all three games). The match against Great Britain is treated as the bronze medal match here.

Summary

Key:

* FT – After full time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
France men's | Men's tournament |  Spain
W 4–0  |  Malta
W 16–0  |  Hungary
L 3–5  |  Great Britain
W 8–1  |

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Team roster

Head coach:

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Age  | Caps  | Club  | Tournament
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|  | Émile Bulteel | 3 August 1906 | 22 | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 5 | 0
|  | Henri Cuvelier |  |  | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 6 | 2
| GK | Paul Dujardin | 10 May 1894 | 34 | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 6 | 0
|  | Jules Keignaert | 15 June 1907 | 21 | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 3 | 0
|  | Henri Padou | 15 May 1898 | 30 | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 6 | 3
|  | Ernest Rogez |  |  | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 1 | 0
|  | Albert Thévenon | 16 September 1901 | 26 | ? |  Libellule | 4 | 0
|  | Achille Tribouillet |  |  | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 6 | 1
|  | Albert Vandeplancke | 1912 |  | ? |  EN Tourcoing | 5 | 0

Round of 16

4 August 1928 | OR p. 810 | Spain | 0-4 |  France | Amsterdam
Referees:
E. Speisegger (HUN)

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Scoring by half: 0–2, 0–2

Quarterfinals

6 August 1928 | OR p. 812 | Malta | 0-16 |  France | Amsterdam
Referees:
A. Delahaye (BEL)

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Scoring by half: 0–8, 0–8

Semifinals

7 August 1928 | OR p. 813 | Hungary | 5-3  |  France | Amsterdam
Referees:
A. Delahaye (BEL)

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Scoring by half: 1–1, 4–2

Bronze medal match

11 August 1928 | OR p. 814 | France | 8-1  |  Great Britain | Amsterdam
Referees:
A. Delahaye (BEL)

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Scoring by half: 4–1, 4–0

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

50 athletes, 41 men and 9 women, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's 7th appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The French athletics team won 3 medals, one of each color. Boughera El Ouafi won the gold medal in the men's marathon, France's first gold medal in the sport since 1920. Jules Ladoumègue took silver in the men's 1500 metres. Claude Ménard earned bronze in the men's high jump.

Track and road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Gilbert Auvergne | Men's 100 metres | 11.1  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
André Cerbonney | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
André Dufau | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
André Mourlon | 11.3  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Georgette Gagneux | Women's 100 metres | —  | 13.0  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
Yolande Plancke | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
Marguerite Radideau | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Lucienne Velu | 13.5  | 4  | did not advance
André Cerbonney | Men's 200 metres | 22.1  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
Maurice Degrelle | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Jérôme Mannaert | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
André Mourlon | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Georges Dupont | Men's 400 metres | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Joseph Jackson | 50.6  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
René Féger | 51.4  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 2 Q | 49.6  | 5  | did not advance
Georges Krotoff | 50.5  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Georges Baraton | Men's 800 metres | —  | 2:03.4  | 1 Q | DNS | – | did not advance
René Féger | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Jean Keller | 1:59.0  | 1 Q | 1:56.0  | 3 Q | 1:57.0  | 8
Séra Martin | 1:58.8  | 1 Q | 1:53.0  | 3 Q | 1:54.6  | 6
Sébastienne Guyot | Women's 800 metres | —  | Unknown  | 7  | did not advance
Marcelle Neveu | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Jean Keller | Men's 1500 metres | —  | 4:02.7  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 11
Jules Ladoumègue | Unknown  | 2 Q | 3:53.8  |
Séra Martin | Unknown  | 8  | did not advance
Seghir Beddari | Men's 5000 metres | —  | Unknown  | 9  | did not advance
Lucien Duquesne | Unknown  | 8  | did not advance
Roger Pelé | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Seghir Beddari | Men's 10,000 metres | —  | Unknown  | 16
Henri Lauvaux | DNF | –
Robert Marchal | Unknown  | 11
Robert Marchand | Men's 110 metres hurdles | —  | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Gabriel Sempé | 15.0  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
André Adelheim | Men's 400 metres hurdles | —  | 59.2  | 4  | did not advance
Pierre Arnaudin | DNF | – | did not advance
Édouard Max-Robert | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Roger Viel | 56.2  | 1 Q | 57.6  | 4  | did not advance
Henri Dartigues | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | —  | Unknown  | 3 Q | 9:40.0  | 5
Lucien Duquesne | 9:58.9  | 2 Q | 9:40.5  | 6
Gilbert Auvergne | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | —  | 41.8  | 1 Q | 42.0  | 4
André Cerbonney
André Dufau
André Mourlon
Georgette Gagneux | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | —  | 51.0  | 3 Q | 49.6  | 4
Yolande Plancke
Marguerite Radideau
Lucienne Velu
Georges Dupont | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | —  | 3:23.0  | 2 Q | 3:19.4  | 6
René Féger
Joseph Jackson
Georges Krotoff
Marcel Denis | Men's marathon | —  | 2:51:15  | 28
Boughera El Ouafi | 2:32:57  |
Jean Gérault | 2:46:08  | 23
Guillaume Tell | 2:51:18  | 29

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Charles Alzieu | Men's long jump | 6.70  | 27  | did not advance
Jacques Flouret | 6.64  | 28  | did not advance
André Cherrier | Men's high jump | 1.83  | 1  | 1.88  | 7
Pierre Lewden | 1.83  | 1  | 1.88  | 7
Claude Ménard | 1.83  | 1  | 1.91  |
Hélène Bons | Women's high jump | 1.40  | 1  | 1.45  | 11
Évelyne Cloupet | 1.40  | 1  | 1.40  | 14
Lucienne Laudré | 1.40  | 1  | 1.45  | 11
Pierre Ramadier | Men's pole vault | NM | – | did not advance
Robert Vintousky | NM | – | did not advance
Édouard Duhour | Men's shot put | 13.72  | 11  | did not advance
Raoul Paoli | 12.68  | 18  | did not advance
Jules Noël | Men's discus throw | 40.23  | 22  | did not advance
Raoul Paoli | 36.82  | 29  | did not advance
Lucienne Velu | Women's discus throw | 31.29  | 10  | did not advance
Emmanuel Degland | Men's javelin throw | 52.82  | 24  | did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Eight boxers, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. France was one of 7 nations to have the maximum numbers of boxers, one per weight class. Apell won the French boxing team's only medal, a silver in the flyweight. Galataud also advanced to the semifinals, but lost there and in the bronze medal bout to finish 4th.

Boxer  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / Bronze match

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Armand Apell | Men's flyweight | Bye  |  Frankie Martin (CAN)
W points  |  Cuthbert Taylor (GBR)
W points  |  Baddie Lebanon (RSA)
W points  |  Antal Kocsis (HUN)
L points  |
Ernest Mignard | Men's bantamweight | Bye  |  John Garland (GBR)
L points  | did not advance  | 9
Georges Boireau | Men's featherweight |  Rolf Gustafsson (SWE)
W points  |  Ricardt Madsen (DEN)
W points  |  Víctor Peralta (ARG)
L points  | did not advance  | 5
Georges Carcagne | Men's lightweight |  Kazys Markevičius (LTU)
W points  |  Jorge Díaz (CHI)
L points  | did not advance  | 9
Robert Galataud | Men's welterweight | Bye  |  František Nekolný (TCH)
W points  |  Johan Hellström (FIN)
W points  |  Ted Morgan (NZL)
L points  |  Raymond Smillie (CAN)
L points  | 4
Robert Galataud | Men's middleweight | Bye  |  Michel Langlet (ARG)
L points  | did not advance  | 9
Robert Fouquet | Men's light heavyweight | —  |  Juozas Vinča (LTU)
L points  | did not advance  | 9
Georges Gardebois | Men's heavyweight | —  | Bye  |  Michael Michaelsen (DEN)
L points  | did not advance  | 5

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport. Roger Beaufrand won France's only cycling medal in 1928, the gold medal in the sprint.

### Road cycling

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Cyclist  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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André Aumerle | Men's road race | 5:07:12  | 8
Louis Bessière | 5:15:14  | 22
René Brossy | 5:46:06  | 52
Octave Dayen | 5:15:54  | 23
André Aumerle | Men's team road race | 15:38:20  | 7
Louis Bessière
René Brossy
Octave Dayen

### Track cycling

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Time trial
Cyclist  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Octave Dayen | Men's time trial | 1:16.0  | 4

Match races
Cyclist  | Event  | 1st Round  | Repechage 1  | Repechage Final  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / Bronze match

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Time | Rank  | Time | Rank  | Time | Rank  | Time | Rank  | Time | Rank  | Time | Rank
Roger Beaufrand | Men's sprint | Unknown  | 1 Q | Bye  | 13.4  | 1 Q | 13.2  | 1 Q | 13.2  |
Hubert Guyard | Men's tandem | Unknown  | 2  | —  | did not advance
Henri Lemoine
André Aumerle | Men's team pursuit | Unknown  | 1 Q | —  | Unknown  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 2  | Unknown  | 2 (4th)
René Brossy
Octave Dayen
André Trantoul

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Nine equestrians, the maximum possible, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Charles Marion (dressage) and Pierre Bertran de Balanda (jumping) won individual silver medals.

### Dressage

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Equestrian  | Horse  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Pierre Danloux | Rempart | Dressage | 187.10  | 23
Charles Marion | Linon | 231.00  |
Robert Wallon | Clough-banck | 224.08  | 7
Pierre Danloux | Rempart | Team dressage | 642.18  | 4
Charles Marion | Linon
Robert Wallon | Clough-banck

### Eventing

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Equestrian  | Horse  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Henri Pernot du Breuil | Titania | Eventing | 1511.70  | 28
François Denis de Rivoyre | Nistos | 1831.32  | 18
E. M. Longin Spindler | Poupée | DNF | –
Henri Pernot du Breuil | Titania | Team eventing | 3343.02  | 9
François Denis de Rivoyre | Nistos
E. M. Longin Spindler | Poupée

### Jumping

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Equestrian  | Horse  | Event  | Final  | Re-Ride 1  | Re-Ride 2

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Pierre Bertran de Balanda | Papillon | Jumping | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  |
Pierre Clavé | Le Trouvère | 8  | 26  | did not advance
Jacques Couderc de Fonlongue | Valangerville | 4  | 17  | did not advance
Pierre Bertran de Balanda | Papillon | Team jumping | 12  | 5  | —
Pierre Clavé | Le Trouvère
Jacques Couderc de Fonlongue | Valangerville

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport. French fencers won two gold medals and three silvers, the most successful nation in the sport for the second consecutive Games. Lucien Gaudin and Georges Buchard took the top two places in the men's individual épée, with Buchard also part of the silver-medal winning men's épée team. Roger Ducret, the star of 1924 with five medals, was part of that épée team for his only medal in 1928. Gaudin won another gold medal in the men's individual foil, as well as competing on the silver-medal men's foil team. The French women, just as in 1924, all failed to reach the final.

Fencer  | Event  | Round 1  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Georges Buchard | Men's épée | 7 wins  | 1 Q | 6 wins  | 3 Q | 6 wins  | 1 Q | 7 wins  |
Lucien Gaudin | 9 wins  | 1 Q | 9 wins  | 1 Q | 6 wins  | 1 Q | 8 wins  |
Armand Massard | 6 wins  | 2 Q | 7 wins  | 4 Q | 4 wins  | 6  | did not advance
Gaston Amson | Men's team épée | 2–0  | 1 Q | 2–0  | 1 Q | 3–0  | 1 Q | 2–1  |
René Barbier
Georges Buchard
Émile Cornic
Bernard Schmetz
Philippe Cattiau | Men's foil | —  | 6 wins  | 1 Q | 4 wins  | 3 Q | 7 wins  | 5
Roger Ducret | 7 wins  | 1 Q | 5 wins  | 2 Q | 3 wins  | 9
Lucien Gaudin | 5 wins  | 1 Q | 7 wins  | 1 Q | 9 wins  |
Oda Mahaut | Women's foil | —  | 1 win  | 7  | did not advance
Lucie Prost | 4 wins  | 2 Q | 2 wins  | 7  | did not advance
Marguerite Reuche | 1 win  | 7  | did not advance
Philippe Cattiau | Men's team foil | 3–0  | 1 Q | 3–0  | 1 Q | 1–0  | 1 Q | 1–1–1  |
Roger Ducret
Raymond Flacher
André Gaboriaud
Lucien Gaudin
André Labatut
Roger Ducret | Men's sabre | —  | 3 wins  | 2 Q | 5 wins  | 4 Q | 5 wins  | 8
Raoul Fristeau | 3 wins  | 3 Q | 3 wins  | 6  | did not advance
Jean Lacroix | 2 wins  | 3 Q | 3 wins  | 4 Q | 2 wins  | 10
Roger Ducret | Men's team sabre | —  | 1–0  | 1 Q | 1–2  | 3  | did not advance
Raoul Fristeau
Jean Lacroix
Paul Oziol de Pignol
Jean Piot
Maurice Taillandier

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Summary
Team  | Event  | Prelim.  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
France men's | Men's tournament | Bye  |  Italy
L 4–3  | did not advance  | 9

Men's tournament

France competed in men's football for the fifth time in 1928. The team lost its first match against Italy, 4–3, and were eliminated from the single-elimination tournament.

Team roster

Head coach:  Peter Farmer

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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\-  | 3MF | Maurice Banide |  (1905-05-19)19 May 1905 (aged 23)  |  |  RC Strasbourg
\-  | 4FW | Charles Bardot |  (1904-04-07)7 April 1904 (aged 24)  |  |  AS Cannes
\-  | 2DF | Marcel Bertrand | 1899  |  |  Club Français
\-  | 3MF | Juste Brouzes |  (1894-01-18)18 January 1894 (aged 34)  |  |  Red Star
\-  | 2DF | Jacques Canthelou |  (1904-03-29)29 March 1904 (aged 24)  |  |  FC Rouen
\-  | 3MF | Augustin Chantrel |  (1906-11-11)11 November 1906 (aged 21)  |  |  Red Star
\-  | 3MF | Robert Dauphin |  (1905-02-05)5 February 1905 (aged 23)  |  |  Stade Français
\-  | 4FW | Jules Dewaquez |  (1899-03-09)9 March 1899 (aged 29)  |  |  Marseille
\-  | 3MF | Marcel Domergue |  (1901-11-16)16 November 1901 (aged 26)  |  |  Red Star
\-  | 2DF | Maurice Gourdon |  |  |  Stade Français
\-  | 1GK | Laurent Henric |  (1905-03-20)20 March 1905 (aged 23)  |  |  FC Sète
\-  | 4FW | Marcel Langiller |  (1908-06-02)2 June 1908 (aged 19)  |  |  CA Paris
\-  | 3MF | Lucien Laurent |  (1907-12-10)10 December 1907 (aged 20)  |  |  CA Paris
\-  | 3MF | Jacques Mairesse |  (1905-02-27)27 February 1905 (aged 23)  |  |  FC Sète
\-  | 3MF | Hervé Marc |  |  |  Stade Rennais FC
\-  | 4FW | Jules Monsallier |  (1907-01-23)23 January 1907 (aged 21)  |  |  Red Star Olympique
\-  | 4FW | Paul Nicolas |  (1899-11-04)4 November 1899 (aged 28)  |  |  Red Star
\-  | 3MF | Henri Pavillard |  (1905-08-15)15 August 1905 (aged 22)  |  |  Stade Français
\-  | 1GK | Alex Thépot |  (1906-07-30)30 July 1906 (aged 21)  |  |  FEC Levallois
\-  | 3MF | Alexandre Villaplane |  (1905-09-12)12 September 1905 (aged 22)  |  |  SC Nîmes
\-  | 3MF | Jacques Wild | 1905  |  |  Stade Français
\-  | 2DF | Urbain Wallet |  (1899-07-04)4 July 1899 (aged 28)  |  |  Amiens AC

Round of 16

29 May 1928

14:00

Italy | 4–3|  France

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Rosetti 19'
Levratto 39'
Banchero 43'
Baloncieri 60' | Report | Brouzes 15', 17'
Dauphin 61'

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

Attendance: 2,509

Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL)

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

### Artistic gymnastics

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Twenty gymnasts, 8 men and 12 women, competed for France in 1928. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport, having not competed in gymnastics only in 1904. France was one of 5 nation's to send women to the first Olympic women's gymnastics competition. The French men's team placed 4th of 11, while the women's team finished 5th of 5. None of the individual gymnasts won any medals; it was the first time since 1896 that France had competed in gymnastics but not won any medals. André Lemoine came closest, with a fourth-place finish in the parallel bars.

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André Chatelain | Men's all-around | 202.375  | 54
Jean Gounot | 216.750  | 39
Alfred Krauss | DNF | –
Jean Larrouy | 226.500  | 29
André Lemoine | 232.000  | 22
Georges Leroux | 235.750  | 17
Étienne Schmitt | 219.125  | 35
Armand Solbach | 241.625  | 11
André Chatelain | Men's team all-around | 1620.750  | 4
Jean Gounot
Alfred Krauss
Jean Larrouy
André Lemoine
Georges Leroux
Étienne Schmitt
Armand Solbach
Mathilde Bataille | Women's team all-around | 247.50  | 5
Honorine Delescluse
Louise Delescluse
Galuëlle Dhont
Valentine Héméryck
Paulette Houtéer
Georgette Meulebroeck
Renée Oger
Antonie Straeteman
Jeanne Vanoverloop
Berthe Verstraete
Geneviève Vankiersbilck
André Chatelain | Men's horizontal bar | 49.25  | 41
Jean Gounot | 54.25  | 14
Alfred Krauss | DNF | –
Jean Larrouy | 50.75  | 37
André Lemoine | 54.00  | 16
Georges Leroux | 53.25  | 25
Étienne Schmitt | 47.50  | 45
Armand Solbach | 55.50  | 9
André Chatelain | Men's parallel bars | 42.00  | 55
Jean Gounot | 42.75  | 51
Jean Larrouy | 48.25  | 36
André Lemoine | 53.75  | 4
Georges Leroux | 52.25  | 15
Étienne Schmitt | 46.50  | 41
Armand Solbach | 53.00  | 12
André Chatelain | Men's pommel horse | 38.00  | 68
Jean Gounot | 50.75  | 24
Alfred Krauss | 49.00  | 33
Jean Larrouy | 52.50  | 15
André Lemoine | 47.75  | 41
Georges Leroux | 54.75  | 6
Étienne Schmitt | 48.75  | 34
Armand Solbach | 53.00  | 14
André Chatelain | Men's rings | 49.75  | 33
Jean Gounot | 47.75  | 47
Alfred Krauss | 51.25  | 25
Jean Larrouy | 48.00  | 46
André Lemoine | 50.75  | 26
Georges Leroux | 47.50  | 49
Étienne Schmitt | 48.75  | 41
Armand Solbach | 54.25  | 8
André Chatelain | Men's vault | 23.375  | 63
Jean Gounot | 21.250  | 75
Alfred Krauss | DNF | –
Jean Larrouy | 27.000  | 21
André Lemoine | 25.750  | 37
Georges Leroux | 28.000  | 6
Étienne Schmitt | 27.625  | 10
Armand Solbach | 25.875  | 36

## Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Summary
Team  | Event  | Group Stage  | Final / BM

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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
France men's | Men's tournament |  Netherlands
L 5–0  |  Spain
W 2–1  |  Germany
L 2–0  | —  | 3  | Did not advance  | 5

### Men's tournament

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France competed in men's field hockey in 1928, the only nation to have competed in all 3 tournaments to that point. The team went 1–2 in its group, finishing 3rd in pool play and not advancing the gold or bronze medal finals.

Team roster

The following is the France roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

* Georges Arlin
* Guy Chevalier
* Pierre de Lévaque
* Félix Grimonprez
* Marcel Lachmann
* Maurice Lanet
* Roger Petit-Didier
* Henri Peuchot
* Bernard Poussineau
* Pierre Prieur
* Jacques Rivière
* Jean Robin
* Robert Salarnier
* Jacques Simon
* Charles Six
* A. Bié
* M. L. Guirard
* Paul Imbault
* H. E. J. A. Reisenthel
* J. Rémusat

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Netherlands (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 5  | Gold medal match
2  |  Germany | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 3  | +5  | 4  | Bronze medal match
3  |  France | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 2  |
4  |  Spain | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 8  | −5  | 1

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 689
(H) Hosts

| 17 May 1928
15:15

Netherlands | 5–0  |  France

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Van de Rovaart 20'
Tresling 23'
Jannink 35', 37'
Van der Veen 65' | Report |
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 5,500
Umpires:
R. Liégeois (BEL)
E. de Cindric (HUN)

* * *

| 19 May 1928
19:00

France | 2–1  |  Spain

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Rivière 38'
Grimonprez 68' | Report | B. de Chávarri 29'
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 500
Umpires:
C. Terrier (SUI)
C. Ch. Geyl (NED)

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| 22 May 1928
16:30

Germany | 2–0  |  France

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Haag 10', 28' | Report |
Old Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 300
Umpires:
R. Liégeois (BEL)
E. de Cindric (HUN)

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Three pentathletes, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. France was one of five nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon to that time.

Pentathlete  | Event  | Shooting  | Swimming  | Fencing  | Running  | Equestrian  | Total

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Paul Coche | Men's individual | 23  | 33  | 7  | 35  | 21  | 119  | 29
André Crémon | 33  | 35  | 32  | 24  | 17  | 141  | 33
Charles-Jean LeVavasseur | 14  | 21  | 17  | 26  | 35  | 113  | 28

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

26 rowers, all men, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the event. Along with Italy and the United States, France was one of three nations to have a boat in each event (and the maximum number of rowers). French rowers won a single medal, the silver in the coxed pair event.

Rower  | Event  | Round 1  | Repechage 1  | Round 2  | Repechage 2  | Round 3  | Semifinals  | Final

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Vincent Saurin | Men's single sculls | 8:09.2  | 1 Q | Bye  | 8:38.2  | 1 Q | Bye  | 8:11.8  | 2  | did not advance
Robert Guelpa | Men's coxless pair | 8:31.0  | 2 R | 9:01.8  | 2  | did not advance
André Pactat
Maurice Caplain | Men's double sculls | 8:03.6  | 1 Q | Bye  | 7:01.4  | 2 R | 7:30.8  | 2  | did not advance
Paul Robineau
Armand Marcelle | Men's coxed pair | 8:41.4  | 2 R | 8:37.2  | 1 Q | 7:53.4  | 1 Q | Bye  | —  | 7:48.2  | 1 Q | 7:48.4  |
Édouard Marcelle
Henri Préaux (cox)
Albert Bonzano | Men's coxless four | 7:58.2  | 2 R | 7:52.0  | 1 Q | DNS | – | —  | did not advance
Henri Bonzano
Louis Devillié
Émile Lecuirot
Jean Ruffier des Aimés | Men's coxed four | 7:42.0  | 2 R | 7:48.8  | 1 Q | 7:50.8  | 2  | did not advance
Léon le Cornu
André Decours (cox)
Henri Gatineau
Georges Piot
Joseph Berthet | Men's eight | 6:44.8  | 2 R | 6:50.8  | 2  | did not advance
Marius Berthet
Marius Gervasoni
Édouard Jeandet
Louis Jeandet
Alphonse Margailland (cox)
Charles Massonnat
François Thonin
Joseph Vuillard

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

13 sailors, 12 men and 1 woman, represented France in 1928. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport; France was the only country to have competed in each edition of the Olympic sailing contests to that point. France had the maximum of 1 boat in each event. The French boat L'Aile VI won the 8 metre class event, claiming first place in 3 of the 7 races (despite not starting one race altogether). In the 6 metre event, Cupidon Viking was unable to finish better than 4th in any of the 4 preliminary races and did not qualify for the final 3 races. Similarly, the French dinghy sailors were unable to qualify for the final series.

Dinghy
Sailor  | Event  | Preliminary series  | Net points  | Prelim rank  | Final series  | Results  | Rank

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Charles Laverne | 12' Dinghy | 10 RET | 7  | 7 RET | 6  | 30  | 16  | did not advance
Louis Pauly

6 metre and 8 metre classes
Sailor  | Event  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | Results  | Rank

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Philippe de Rothschild (helm)  | 6 Metre | 4th  | 9th  | 4th  | 11th  | did not advance  | 2 × 4th  | 8
Henry Allard
Robert Gufflet
Pierre Moussié
Jean Pierre Rouanet
Donatien Bouché (helm)  | 8 Metre | 7th  | 1st  | DNS | 2nd  | 4th  | 1st  | 1st  | 3 × 1st  |
André Derrien
Virginie Hériot
André Lesauvage
Jean Lesieur
Carl de la Sablière

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Ten weightlifters, all men, represented France in 1928. France was one of five nations to have the maximum number of weightlifters, with two in each weight class. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. French weightlifters won a total of three medals, one of each color. Roger François set a new world record in the combined total for the 75 kg weight class, winning the event with 335 kg. Louis Hostin, the silver medalist in the 82.5 kg class, shared new Olympic records with champion El Sayed Nosseir of Egypt in two lifts, the press and the clean & jerk. Jules Meese was one of four men to share the new Olympic record in the press for the 67.5 kg class.

Lifter  | Event  | Press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Henri Baudrand | Men's −60 kg | 77.5  | 7  | 80  | 7  | 107.5  | 5  | 265  | 7
Henri Rivière | 70  | 17  | 85  | 3  | 107.5  | 5  | 260  | 10
Fernand Arnout | Men's −67.5 kg | 85  | 6  | 97.5  | 2  | 120  | 3  | 302.5  |
Jules Meese | 90 OR | 1  | 87.5  | 7  | 115  | 7  | 292.5  | 6
Roger François | Men's −75 kg | 102.5  | 2  | 102.5  | 2  | 130  | 2  | 335 WR |
Gaston le Pût | 92.5  | 4  | 95  | 5  | 125  | 4  | 312.5  | 5
Louis Hostin | Men's −82.5 kg | 100 OR | 1  | 110  | 2  | 142.5 OR | 1  | 352.5  |
Pierre Vibert | 95  | 4  | 95  | 7  | 125  | 10  | 315  | 7
Marcel Dumoulin | Men's +82.5 kg | 92.5  | 14  | 100  | 8  | 135  | 7  | 327.5  | 10
Claudius Dutriève | 97.5  | 11  | 100  | 8  | 132.5  | 9  | 330  | 9

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Thirteen wrestlers, all men, represented France in 1928. France was one of three nations (along with Belgium and Finland) to have a wrestler in each weight class. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. French wrestlers won three medals, all in freestyle: one silver and two bronze. They were France's first medals in freestyle wrestling; the nation's only previous medal was in Greco-Roman.

### Freestyle wrestling

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Wrestler  | Event  | Gold medal rounds  | Silver medal rounds  | Bronze medal rounds  | Rank

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Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Semifinals  | Final  | Semifinals  | Final
Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Michel Rozan | Men's bantamweight | —  |  Hewitt (USA)
L | did not advance  | Not qualified  | Not qualified  | 7
René Rottenfluc | Men's featherweight | Bye  |  Pihlajamäki (FIN)
L | did not advance  | Not qualified  | —  |  Minder (FIN)
L | 4
Charles Pacôme | Men's lightweight | Bye  |  Leino (FIN)
W |  Käpp (EST)
L | Did not advance  |  Nilsen (NOR)
W |  Jørgensen (DEN)
W | Already ranked  |
Jean Jourlin | Men's welterweight | Bye  |  Käsermann (SUI)
W |  Haavisto (FIN)
L | Did not advance  |  Appleton (USA)
L | Did not advance  |  Morris (AUS)
W |  Letchford (CAN)
L | 4
Henri Deniel | Men's middleweight | Bye  |  Pekkala (FIN)
L | did not advance  | Not qualified  | Not qualified  | 8
Henri Lefèbre | Men's light heavyweight | —  |  Bögli (SUI)
L | did not advance  | Not qualified  | —  |  Edwards (USA)
W |
Edmond Dame | Men's heavyweight | —  | Bye  |  Richthoff (SWE)
L | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Sihvola (FIN)
L | —  |  George (USA)
W |

### Greco-Roman wrestling

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Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Round 7  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Alphonse Aria | Men's bantamweight |  Kamel (EGY)
W Decision 1pt  |  Gozzi (ITA)
L Fall 4pts  |  Ahlfors (FIN)
L Decision 7pts  | did not advance  | —  | 11
Roger Mollet | Men's featherweight |  Malmberg (SWE)
L Fall 3pts  |  Toivola (FIN)
L Fall 6pts  | did not advance  | 14
Paul Parisel | Men's lightweight |  Janssens (BEL)
L Fall 3pts  | DNS | did not advance  | 18
Émile Poilvé | Men's middleweight |  Saenen (BEL)
L Decision 3pts  |  Papp (HUN)
L Fall 6pts  | did not advance  | —  | 13
Émile Clody | Men's light heavyweight |  Şefik (TUR)
W Decision 1pt  |  Appels (BEL)
L Fall 4pts  |  Szalay (HUN)
W Decision 5pts  | did not advance  | —  | 8
S. de Lanfranchi | Men's heavyweight |  Donati (ITA)
L Fall 3pts  |  Gehring (GER)
L Fall 6pts  | did not advance  | —  | 11

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "France at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
2. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tj4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K9gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3791,2736987 [dead link]
3. ^ 1928 Official Report.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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