France at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

France at the
1948 Summer Olympics

IOC code| FRA
NOC| French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in London
Competitors| 316 (279 men and 37 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer| Jean Séphériadès
Medals
Ranked 3rd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.[1]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Micheline Ostermeyer | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 30 July
Gold | André Bonin
René Bougnol
Jehan Buhan
Christian d'Oriola
Jacques Lataste
Adrien Rommel | Fencing | Men's team foil | 31 July
Gold | Micheline Ostermeyer | Athletics | Women's shot put | 4 August
Gold | Jehan Buhan | Fencing | Men's foil | 4 August
Gold | Édouard Artigas
Marcel Desprets
Henri Guérin
Maurice Huet
Henri Lepage
Michel Pécheux | Fencing | Men's team épée | 6 August
Gold | Pierre Adam
Serge Blusson
Charles Coste
Fernand Decanali | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | 9 August
Gold | Maurice Buret
André Jousseaume
Jean Saint-Fort Paillard | Equestrian | Team dressage | 9 August
Gold | Jacques Dupont | Cycling | Men's track time trial | 11 August
Gold | José Beyaert | Cycling | Men's individual road race | 13 August
Gold | Bernard Chevallier | Equestrian | Individual eventing | 13 August
Silver | Alain Mimoun | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 30 July
Silver | Christian d'Oriola | Fencing | Men's foil | 4 August
Silver | Ignace Heinrich | Athletics | Men's decathlon | 6 August
Silver | Robert Chef d'Hôtel
Jean Kerebel
Jacques Lunis
Francis Schewetta | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 7 August
Silver | André Jousseaume | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August
Silver | France men's national basketball team

* André Barrais
* Michel Bonnevie
* André Buffière
* René Chocat
* René Dérency
* Maurice Desaymonnet
* André Even
* Maurice Girardot
* Fernand Guillou
* Raymond Offner
* Jacques Perrier
* Yvan Quénin
* Lucien Rebuffic
* Pierre Thiolon

| Basketball | Men's tournament  | 14 August
Bronze | Jacqueline Mazéas | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 30 July
Bronze | Jacqueline Mazéas | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 31 July
Bronze | Marcel Hansenne | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | 2 August
Bronze | Joseph Bernardo
René Cornu
Alexandre Jany
Henri Padou Jr. | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 3 August
Bronze | Georges Vallerey | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 6 August
Bronze | Micheline Ostermeyer | Athletics | Women's high jump | 7 August
Bronze | Georges Dransart
Georges Gandil | Canoeing | Men's C-2 10,000 metres | 11 August
Bronze | Gaston Dron
René Faye | Cycling | Men's tandem | 11 August
Bronze | Robert Boutigny | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 12 August
Bronze | Georges Dransart
Georges Gandil | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | 12 August
Bronze | Henri Eberhardt | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 12 August
Bronze | José Beyaert
Jacques Dupont
Alain Moineau | Cycling | Men's team road race | 13 August
Bronze | Jean-François d'Orgeix | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 14 August

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Jean-Claude Arifon | 400 m hurdles | 56.9  | 2 Q | —  | 52.3  | 4  | Did not advance
Jacques André | 54.5  | 2 Q | —  | 56.3  | 6  | Did not advance
Étienne Bally | 100 m | DNF  | Did not advance
200 m | NT  | 4  | Did not advance
Robert Chef d'Hôtel | 800 m | 1:56.2  | 2 Q | —  | 1:52.0  | 2 Q | 1:53.0  | 7
Roger Chesneau | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:27.6  | 4 Q | —  | 9:30.2  | 11
Raymond Crapet | 400 m | 49.4  | 3  | Did not advance
Yves Cros | 400 m hurdles | 55.7  | 2 Q | —  | 52.5  | 2 Q | 53.3  | 5
Hugues Frayer | 110 m hurdles | 15.5  | 2 Q | —  | NT  | 6  | Did not advance
Alexandre Guyodo | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:17.2  | 2 Q | —  | 9:13.6  | 4
Marcel Hansenne | 800 m | 1:54.6  | 1 Q | —  | 1:50.5  | 1 Q | 1:49.8  |
1500 m | 3:52.8  | 2 Q | —  | 4:02.0  | 11[2]
Henri Klein | 3:59.8  | 6  | Did not advance
Julien Lebas | 200 m | 22.0  | 1 Q | NT  | 5  | Did not advance
Jacques Lunis | 400 m | 49.3  | 1 Q | 48.9  | 6  | Did not advance
André-Jacques Marie | 110 m hurdles | 14.4  | 1 Q | —  | DNF  | Did not advance
Gaston Mayordomo | 800 m | 1:55.7  | 4 Q | —  | 1:54.3  | 4  | Did not advance
Alain Mimoun | 10,000 m | —  | 30:47.4  |
5000 m | 15:11.2  | 6  | Did not advance
Gilbert Omnès | 110 m hurdles | 15.2  | 3  | Did not advance
André Paris | 10,000 m | —  | NT  | NP
Maurice Pouzieux | 5000 m | 15:09.8  | 5  | Did not advance
Raphaël Pujazon | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:20.8  | 1 Q | —  | DNF
Ben Saïd Abdallah | 10,000 m | —  | 31:07.8  | 6
Francis Schewetta | 400 m | 48.9  | 2 Q | 49.9  | 5  | Did not advance
Joseph Stéphan | 200 m | NT  | 5  | Did not advance
René Valmy | 100 m | 10.8  | 2  | NT  | 4  | Did not advance
Jacques Vernier | 1500 m | 3:57.6  | 4  | Did not advance
5000 m | 15:29.8  | 5  | Did not advance
Julien Lebas
Marc Litaudon
Alain Porthault
René Valmy | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF  | Did not advance
Robert Chef d'Hôtel
Jean Kerebel
Jacques Lunis
Francis Schewetta | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.0  | 2 Q | —  | 3:14.8  |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Claude Bénard | High jump | 1.84  | 21  | Did not advance
Robert Bobin | Triple jump | 14.130  | 18  | Did not advance
Georges Breitman | Pole vault | 3.90  | 13  | Did not advance
Georges Damitio | Long jump | 6.980  | 12 q | 7.070  | 6
High jump | 1.87  | 1 Q | 1.95  | 5
Charles Épalle | Triple jump | 14.020  | 20  | Did not advance
Pierre Legrain | Hammer throw | 47.60  | 18  | Did not advance
Victor Sillon | Pole vault | 4.00  | 1 Q | 3.95  | 9
Pierre Sprécher | Javelin throw | 52.30  | 23  | Did not advance
Raymond Tissot | 58.19  | 14  | Did not advance

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Rosine Faugouin | 200 m | 25.9  | 2 Q | —  | 25.3  | 5  | Did not advance
Jeanine Moussier | 100 m | 12.9  | 3  | Did not advance
Yvette Monginou | 80 m hurdles | 11.7  | 1 Q | —  | 11.8  | 2 Q | 11.8  | 4
Liliane Sprécher | 200 m | 26.0  | 2 Q | —  | 25.1  | 6  | Did not advance
Jeanine Toulouse | 80 m hurdles | 12.0  | 3 Q | —  | NT  | 5  | Did not advance
Rosine Faugouin
Jeanine Moussier
Liliane Sprécher
Jeanine Toulouse | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.1  | 3  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Yvonne Chabot-Curtet | Long jump | 5.640 OR | 1 Q | 5.350  | 8
Anne-Marie Colchen | High jump | —  | 1.40  | 14
Paulette Laurent | Shot put | ?  | 11 Q | 12.030  | 10
Marguerite Martel | Long jump | 4.950  | 24  | Did not advance
Jacqueline Mazéas | Discus throw | —  | 40.47  |
Micheline Ostermeyer | High jump | —  | 1.61  |
Shot put | 13.140 OR | 1 Q | 13.750 OR |
Discus throw | —  | 41.92  |
Simone Ruas | High jump | —  | 1.50  | 9
Paulette Veste | Discus throw | —  | 36.84  | 10

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.

Individual road race

* José Beyaert
* Alain Moineau
* Jacques Dupont
* René Rouffeteau

Team road race

* José Beyaert
* Alain Moineau
* Jacques Dupont
* René Rouffeteau

Sprint

* Jacques Bellenger

Time trial

* Jacques Dupont

Tandem

* René Faye
* Gaston Dron

Team pursuit

* Charles Coste
* Serge Blusson
* Fernand Decanali
* Pierre Adam

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Points  | Rank
Roger Heinkelé | 3 m springboard | 110.78  | 14
Guy Hernandez | 102.89  | 20
Raymond Mulinghausen | 126.55  | 5
Guy Hernandez | 10 m platform | 87.46  | 20
Raymond Mulinghausen | 103.01  | 7

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Points  | Rank
Jeannette Aubert | 3 m springboard | 86.96  | 10
Mady Moreau | 89.43  | 7
Nicole Péllissard | 100.38  | 4
10 m platform | 61.07  | 6

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.

Men's foil

* Jéhan Buhan
* Christian d'Oriola
* René Bougnol

Men's team foil

* André Bonin, Jéhan Buhan, Jacques Lataste, René Bougnol, Christian d'Oriola, Adrien Rommel

Men's épée

* Henri Guérin
* Henri Lepage
* Marcel Desprets

Men's team épée

* Henri Guérin, Henri Lepage, Marcel Desprets, Michel Pécheux, Édouard Artigas, Maurice Huet

Men's sabre

* Jacques Lefèvre
* Jean Levavasseur
* Maurice Gramain

Men's team sabre

* Jean-François Tournon, Jacques Parent, Maurice Gramain, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Georges Lévêcque

Women's foil

* Renée Garilhe
* Louisette Malherbaud
* Françoise Gouny

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.

* André Lacroix
* Louis Pichon
* Christian Palant

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

France had 22 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's single sculls

* Jean Séphériadès

Men's double sculls

* Jacques Maillet
* Christian Guilbert

Men's coxless pair

* Paul Rothley
* Paul Heitz

Men's coxed pair

* Ampelio Sartor
* Aristide Sartor
* Roger Crezen (cox)

Men's coxed four

* Jean-Paul Pieddeloup
* René Lotti
* Gaston Maquat
* Jean-Pierre Souche
* Marcel Boigegrain (cox)

Men's eight

* Pierre Fauveau
* Pierre Sauvestre
* Alphonse Bouton
* Erik Aschehoug
* Jean Bocahut
* René Boucher
* Pierre Clergerie
* Roger Lebranchu
* Robert Léon (cox)

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Twelve shooters represented France in 1948.

25 metre pistol

* Charles des Jammonières
* R. Bouillet
* Didier Hesse

50 metre pistol

* Jacques Mazoyer
* Marcel Bonin
* R. Stéphan

300 metre rifle

* Jean Fournier
* Édouard Rouland
* Stéphane Lesceux

50 metre rifle

* Georges Gauthier-Lafond
* Lucien Genot
* M. Bouchez

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Alex Jany | 100 m freestyle | 58.1  | 1 Q*  | 57.9  | 2 Q*  | 58.3  | 5
Fernand Martinaux | 1:04.2  | 5*  | Did not advance
Henri Padou Jr. | 1:01.5  | 3*  | Did not advance
Jo Bernardo | 400 m freestyle | 5:03.8  | 19  | Did not advance
René Cornu | 5:05.2  | 21  | Did not advance
Alex Jany | 4:53.3  | 5 Q | 4:51.3  | 6 q | 4:51.4  | 6
Jo Bernardo | 1500 m freestyle | 20:34.8  | 14 Q | 20:25.5  | 9  | Did not advance
René Cornu | 21:01.6  | 22  | Did not advance
René Pirolley | 100 m backstroke | 1:11.4  | 2 Q*  | 1:12.9  | 8*  | Did not advance
Georges Vallerey | 1:07.4  | 1 Q*  | 1:08.3  | 2*  | 1:07.8  |
Lucien Zins | 1:10.9  | 4 q*  | 1:11.5  | 6  | Did not advance
Maurice Lusien | 200 m breaststroke | 2:49.5  | 11 Q | 2:51.4  | 12  | Did not advance
Artem Nakache | 2:50.4  | 12 Q | 2:59.1  | 16  | Did not advance
René Cornu
Henri Padou Jr.
Jo Bernardo
Alex Jany | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 9:08.8  | 1 Q*  | —  | 9:08.0  |

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Josette Arène | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.7  | 17  | Did not advance
Ginette Jany-Sendral | 1:12.1  | 23  | Did not advance
Gisèle Vallerey | 1:14.0  | 29  | Did not advance
Colette Thomas | 400 m freestyle | 5:32.9  | 9 Q | 5:35.3  | 9  | Did not advance
Monique Berlioux | 100 m backstroke | 1:18.8  | 10 Q | 1:20.2  | 13  | Did not advance
Ginette Jany-Sendral | 1:22.7  | 20  | Did not advance
Jacqueline Bertrand | 200 m breaststroke | 3:10.7  | 4 Q*  | 3:13.1  | 5*  | Did not advance
Josette Arène
Gisèle Vallerey
Colette Thomas
Ginette Jany-Sendral
Marie Foucher-Creteau | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:50.0  | 4 Q*  | —  | 4:49.8  | 7

*Ranks given are within the heat.

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "France at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. ^ The results of the 1500 metres final are disputed. Hansenneis listed by most sources as 11th. "1500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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