France at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

France at the
1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code| FRA
NOC| French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors| 137 (119 men and 18 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer| Jean Debuf
Medals
Ranked 11th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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### Gold

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* Alain Mimoun -- Athletics, Men's Marathon
* Michel Rousseau -- Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
* Arnaud Geyre, Maurice Moucheraud, and Michel Vermeulin -- Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
* Christian d'Oriola -- Fencing, Men's Foil Individual

### Silver

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* Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud -- Canoeing, Men's C2 10,000m Canadian Pairs
* René Bianchi, Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, and Michel Vermeulin -- Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
* Arnaud Geyre -- Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
* Bernard Baudoux, Roger Closset, René Coicaud, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, and Claude Netter -- Fencing, Men's Foil Team

### Bronze

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* René Libeer -- Boxing, Men's Flyweight
* Gilbert Chapron -- Boxing, Men's Middleweight
* Daniel Dagallier, Yves Dreyfus, Armand Mouyal, Claude Nigon, and René Queyroux -- Fencing, Men's Épée Team
* Renée Garilhe -- Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
* Yves Delacour, Guy Guillabert, René Guissart, and Gaston Mercier -- Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
* Jean Debuf -- Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's 110m Hurdles

* Jean-Claude Bernard
* Heat — 14.7s
* Semifinals — 14.6s (→ did not advance)
* Edmond Roudnitska
* Heat — 14.3s
* Semifinals — 14.9s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

* Alain Mimoun -- 2:25:00 (→ Gold Medal)

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sprint

* Michel Rousseau -- Gold Medal

Time trial

* Renzo Colzi -- 1:15.1 (→ 16th place)

Tandem

* André Gruchet
Robert Vidal -- 5th place

Team pursuit

* Jean Graczyk
Jean-Claude Lecante
Michel Vermeulin
René Bianchi -- 4:39.4 (→  Silver Medal)

Team time trial

* Arnaud Geyre
Maurice Moucheraud
Michel Vermeulin -- 22 points (→  Gold Medal)

Individual time trial

* Arnaud Geyre -- 5:23:16 (→  Silver Medal)
* Maurice Moucheraud -- 5:23:40 (→ 8th place)
* Michel Vermeulin -- 5:23:40 (→ 12th place)
* René Abadie -- 5:27:28 (→ 27th place)

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Women's 10m Platform

* Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand
* Preliminary Round -- 50.02
* Final -- 78.80 (→ 4th place)

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented France in 1956.

Men's foil

* Christian d'Oriola
* Claude Netter
* Jacques Lataste

Men's team foil

* Claude Netter, Bernard Baudoux, Jacques Lataste, Roger Closset, Christian d'Oriola, René Coicaud

Men's épée

* René Queyroux
* Armand Mouyal
* Daniel Dagallier

Men's team épée

* Armand Mouyal, Claude Nigon, Daniel Dagallier, Yves Dreyfus, René Queyroux

Men's sabre

* Jacques Lefèvre
* Jacques Roulot
* Claude Gamot

Men's team sabre

* Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, Bernard Morel, Jacques Roulot

Women's foil

* Renée Garilhe
* Catherine Delbarre
* Régine Veronnet

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented France in 1956.

Individual

* Jean-Claude Hamel

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

France had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's coxless four

* René Guissart
* Yves Delacour
* Gaston Mercier
* Guy Guillabert

Men's eight

* Santé Marcuzzi
* Émile Clerc
* Richard Duc
* Maurice Bas
* Édouard Leguery
* Jean-Jacques Vignon
* Maurice Houdayer
* René Massiasse
* Jacques Vilcoq

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented France in 1956.

25 m pistol

* Charles des Jammonières

50 m pistol

* Charles des Jammonières

50 m rifle, three positions

* Jacques Mazoyer
* Maurice Racca

50 m rifle, prone

* Jacques Mazoyer
* Maurice Racca

Trap

* Robert Pignard
* Michel Prévost

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "France at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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