France at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

France at the
1960 Summer Olympics

IOC code| FRA
NOC| French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Rome
Competitors| 238 (210 men and 28 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer| Christian d'Oriola
Medals
Ranked 25th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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France at the 1960 Olympic Opening Ceremony, headed by the flag bearer Christian d'Oriola

France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only (and, to date, the last) in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.[1]

## Medalists[edit]

### Silver[edit]

* Michel Jazy — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
* Robert Dumontois, Jean Klein, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, and Guy Nosbaum — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours

### Bronze[edit]

* Abdoulaye Seye — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* Guy Lefrant, Jack Le Goff, and Jehan Le Roy — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
* René Schiermeyer — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight

## Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 36 competitors, 7 women and 29 men, in 25 athletics events.[2]

### Women's athletics[edit]

Women's 100 metres
Catherine Capdevielle

Women's 200 metres
Catherine Capdevielle

Women's 800 metres
Maryvonne Dupureur
Nicole Goullieux

Women's 80 metres hurdles
Denise Laborie-Guénard
Simone Brièrre

Women's high jump
Florence Pétry-Amiel

Women's long jump
Madeleine Thétu

### Men's athletics[edit]

Men's 100 metres
Jocelyn Delecour
Abdoulaye Sèye
Claude Piquemal

Men's 200 metres
Abdoulaye Sèye – Bronze
Paul Genevay
Jocelyn Delecour

Men's 800 metres
Pierre-Yvon Lenoir

Men's 1500 metres
Michel Jazy – Silver
Michel Bernard

Men's 5000 metres
Michel Bernard
Hamoud Ameur

Men's 10,000 metres
Robert Bogey
Hamoud Ameur
Hamida Addèche

Men's marathon
Alain Mimoun
Paul Genève

Men's 110 metres hurdles
Edmond Roudnitska
Marcel Duriez
Jacques Déprez

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Guy Texereau

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Jocelyn Delecour, Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal, Abdoulaye Sèye

Men's 20 kilometres walk
Henri Delerue

Men's 50 kilometres walk
Jacques Arnoux

Men's high jump
Mahamat Idriss
Maurice Fournier

Men's pole vault
Victor Sillon

Men's long jump
Christian Collardot
Ali Brakchi

Men's triple jump
Éric Battista
Pierre William

Men's discus throw
Pierre Alard

Men's hammer throw
Guy Husson

Men's javelin throw
Michel Macquet
Léon Syrovatski

## Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The French men's basketball team had 12 players.[3]

Team
Roger Antoine, Philippe Baillet, Christian Baltzer, Louis Bertorelle, Jean-Paul Beugnot, Jérôme Christ, Jean Degros, Max Dorigo, Henri Grange, Bernard Mayeur, Robert Monclar, Henri Villecourt

## Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had eight male competitors in eight boxing events.[4]

Flyweight (51 kg)
Antoine Porcel

Bantamweight (54 kg)
Jean Parra

Featherweight
André Iuncker

Lightweight (60 kg)
Jacques Cotot

Welterweight (67 kg)
Jean Josselin

Light middleweight (71 kg)
Souleymane Diallo

Middleweight (75 kg)
Yoland Levèque

Heavyweight (+81 kg)
Joseph Syoz

## Canoeing[edit]

Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 9 competitors, 1 woman and 8 men, in 4 canoeing and kayaking events.[5]

Women's K-1 500 metres
Gabrielle Lutz

Men's K-1 1000 metres
Michel Meyer

Men's K-1 4 × 500 metres
Henri Amazouze, Jean Houde, Pierre Derivery, Jean Friquet, Fredy Grosheny

Men's C-2 1000 metres
Georges Turlier, Michel Picard

## Cycling[edit]

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 14 men compete in six cycling events.

Individual road race
Jacques Gestraut
Roland Lacombe
François Hamon
Raymond Reaux

Team time trial
Henri Duez, François Hamon, Roland Lacombe, Jacques Simon

Sprint
Antoine Pellegrina
André Gruchet

1000m time trial
Michel Scob

Tandem
Roland Surrugue, Michel Scob

Team pursuit
Marcel Delattre, Jacques Suire, Guy Claud, Michel Nédélec

## Diving[edit]

Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 4 competitors, 1 woman and 3 men, in 4 diving events.[6]

Women's 3 metre springboard
Nicole Péllissard

Women's 10 metre platform
Nicole Péllissard

Men's 3 metre springboard
Georges Senecot
Christian Pire

Men's 10 metre platform
Henri Rouquet

## Equestrian[edit]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 7 male competitors in 4 equestrianism events.[7]

Men's three-day events, Individual and Team
Jack Le Goff
Guy Lefrant
Jéhan Le Roy
Pierre Durand Sr.

Mixed jumping events, Individual and Team
Bernard de Fombelle
Max Fresson
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola

## Fencing[edit]

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, in 8 fencing events.

Men's foil
Roger Closset
Christian d'Oriola
Jean-Claude Magnan

Men's team foil
Jacky Courtillat, Jean-Claude Magnan, Guy Barrabino, Claude Netter, Christian d'Oriola

Men's épée
Yves Dreyfus
Armand Mouyal
Jack Guittet

Men's team épée
Armand Mouyal, Yves Dreyfus, Claude Brodin, Christian d'Oriola, Jack Guittet, Gérard Lefranc

Men's sabre
Claude Arabo
Jacques Roulot
Jacques Lefèvre

Men's team sabre
Marcel Parent, Claude Gamot, Jacques Lefèvre, Jacques Roulot, Claude Arabo

Women's foil
Catherine Delbarre
Régine Veronnet
Monique Leroux

Women's team foil
Monique Leroux, Régine Veronnet, Françoise Mailliard, Renée Garilhe, Catherine Delbarre

## Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The French men's football team had 17 players.[8]

Team
Ahmed Arab, Marcel Artélésa, Raymond Baratto, Pierre Bodin, Jean-Baptiste Bordas, Claude Dubaële, Gérard Coinçon, André Giamarchi, Gines Gonzales, Marcel Loncle, François Philippe, Louis Polonia, Yvon Quédec, Charles Samoy, Max Samper, Jacques Stamm, Jean Wettstein

## Gymnastics[edit]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 12 competitors, 6 women and 6 men, in 14 gymnastics events.[9]

Women's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Uneven bars, Balance beam
Jacqueline Dieudonné
Anne-Marie Demortière
Renée Hugon
Paulette le Raer
Monique Rossi
Danièle Sicot-Coulon

Men's events – Team all-around, Individual all-around, Floor, Vault, Parallel bars, Horizontal bar, Rings, Pommel horse
Robert Caymaris
Bernard Fauqueux
Jean Jaillard
Mohamed Lazhari
Michel Mathiot
Daniel Touche

## Hockey[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The French men's hockey team had 16 players.[10]

Team
Yvan Bia, Roger Bignon, Jacques Bonnet, Pierre Court, Jean Desmasures, Maurice Dobigny, Claude Dugardin, Claude Leroy, Diran Manoukian, Ido Marang, Jacques Mauchien, Gérard Poulain, Philippe Reynaud, Albert Vanpoulle, Claude Windal, Jean-Pierre Windal

## Modern pentathlon[edit]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had three male competitors in two modern pentathlon events.

Individual
André Bernard
Christian Beauvalet
Étienne Jalenques

Team
André Bernard, Christian Beauvalet, Étienne Jalenques

## Rowing[edit]

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 16 male competitors in three rowing events.[11]

Men's double sculls – 4th place
René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau

Men's coxed four – 2nd place ( Silver medal)
Robert Dumontois, Claude Martin, Jacques Morel, Guy Nosbaum, Jean Klein

Men's eight – 4th place
Christian Puibaraud, Jean-Pierre Bellet, Émile Clerc, Jean Ledoux, Gaston Mercier, Bernard Meynadier, Joseph Moroni, Michel Viaud, Alain Bouffard

## Sailing[edit]

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had 11 male competitors in five sailing events.[12]

Finn – 1-person Finn (dinghy)
Yves-Louis Pinaud

Flying Dutchman – 2-person Flying Dutchman (dinghy)
Jean-Claude Cornu (helmsman), Daniel Gouffier

Star – 2-person Star (keelboat)
Georges Pisani (helmsman), Noël Desaubliaux

Dragon – 3-person Dragon (keelboat)
Jean Peytel (helmsman), Philippe Reinhart, François Thierry-Mieg

5.5 Metre – 3-person 5.5 Metre (keelboat)
Jacques Baptiste Lebrun (helmsman), Pierre Buret, Louis Chauvot

## Shooting[edit]

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

France had seven men participate in five shooting events.

25 m pistol
Jacques Decaux
Jean Renaux

50 m pistol
Serge Hubert

50 m rifle, three positions
Pierre Guy
Georges Wahler

50 m rifle, prone
Pierre Guy
Georges Wahler

Trap
Claude Foussier
Marcel Otto-Bruc

## Swimming[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Water polo[edit]

Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting[edit]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling[edit]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

## See also[edit]

* France at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

## References[edit]

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Basketball at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Equestrianism at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Canoeing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Diving at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Equestrianism at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
8. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Football at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
9. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Gymnastics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
10. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Hockey at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
11. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
12. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Sailing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

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