France at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

France at the
1932 Summer Olympics

IOC code| FRA
NOC| French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Los Angeles
Competitors| 103 (97 men and 6 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer| Jules Noël
Medals
Ranked 3rd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 103 competitors, 97 men and 6 women, took part in 56 events in 13 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Further information: 1932 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1932 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Louis Chaillot, Maurice Perrin | Cycling | Men's tandem | 3 August
Gold | Xavier Lesage | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August
Gold | André Jousseaume, Xavier Lesage,
Charles Marion | Equestrian | Team dressage | 10 August
Gold | Georges Buchard, Philippe Cattiau,
Fernand Jourdant, Jean Piot,
Bernard Schmetz, Georges Tainturier | Fencing | Men's team épée | 7 August
Gold | René Bondoux, René Bougnol,
Philippe Cattiau, Edward Gardère,
René Lemoine, Jean Piot | Fencing | Men's team foil | 1 August
Gold | Jacques Lebrun | Sailing | Snowbird class | 12 August
Gold | Raymond Suvigny | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | 31 July
Gold | René Duverger | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | 30 July
Gold | Louis Hostin | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg | 30 July
Gold | Charles Pacôme | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 3 August
Silver | Louis Chaillot | Cycling | Men's sprint | 3 August
Silver | Paul Chocque, Amédée Fournier,
René Le Grevès, Henri Mouillefarine | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | 2 August
Silver | Charles Marion | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August
Silver | Georges Buchard | Fencing | Men's épée | 9 August
Silver | Jean Taris | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 10 August
Bronze | Paul Winter | Athletics | Men's discus throw | 3 August
Bronze | Charles Rampelberg | Cycling | Men's 1000 m time trial | 1 August
Bronze | Pierre Brunet, Anselme Brusa,
André Giriat | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | 13 August
Bronze | Louis François | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 7 August

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists, all men, represented France in 1932.

Individual road race

* Paul Chocque
* Amédée Fournier
* Henri Mouillefarine
* Georges Conan

Team road race

* Paul Chocque
* Amédée Fournier
* Henri Mouillefarine

Sprint

* Louis Chaillot

Time trial

* Charles Rampelberg

Tandem

* Maurice Perrin
* Louis Chaillot

Team pursuit

* Amédée Fournier
* René Le Grevès
* Henri Mouillefarine
* Paul Chocque

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Points  | Rank
Émile Poussard | 3 m springboard | 128.66  | 7

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Eleven fencers, ten men and a woman, represented France in 1932.

Men's foil

* René Bougnol
* Philippe Cattiau
* Edward Gardère

Men's team foil

* Edward Gardère, René Lemoine, René Bondoux, René Bougnol, Philippe Cattiau, Jean Piot

Men's épée

* Georges Buchard
* Bernard Schmetz
* Philippe Cattiau

Men's team épée

* Fernand Jourdant, Bernard Schmetz, Georges Tainturier, Georges Buchard, Jean Piot, Philippe Cattiau

Men's sabre

* Edward Gardère
* Jean Piot

Women's foil

* Jeanne Vical

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented France in 1932.

* Ivan Duranthon

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jean Taris | 400 m freestyle | 4:53.3  | 2 Q | 4:52.3  | 2 Q | 4:48.5  |
1500 m freestyle | 20:01.2  | 5 q | 20:04.2  | 7 Q | 20:09.7  | 6
Marcel Noual | 100 m backstroke | DSQ | Did not advance
Ulysse Cartonnet | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.8  | 4 q | 2:50.9  | 6  | Did not advance
Alfred Schoebel | 2:56.6  | 11  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Yvonne Godard | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.2  | 10 Q | 1:14.1  | 9  | Did not advance
400 m freestyle | 5:57.8  | 7 q | 6:00.1  | 3 Q | 5:54.4  | 5

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "France at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-02.

## External links

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Nations at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States

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* Canada
* China
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* Finland
* France
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