France at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

France at the
1976 Winter Olympics

IOC code| FRA
NOC| French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Innsbruck
Competitors| 35 (29 men, 6 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers| Danièle Debernard, Alpine Skiing
Medals
Ranked 16th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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France had athletes compete in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Danièle Debernard | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Patrice Pellat-Finet | Downhill  |  | 1:48.34  | 16
Philippe Hardy | Giant Slalom  | 1:51.20  | 34  | 1:49.23  | 26  | 3:40.43  | 27
Philippe Barroso | 1:50.23  | 31  | 1:48.26  | 22  | 3:38.49  | 25
Claude Perrot | 1:49.48  | 28  | 1:53.36  | 31  | 3:42.84  | 29
Alain Navillod | 1:47.15  | 11  | 1:47.18  | 17  | 3:34.33  | 15
Claude Perrot | Slalom  | DNF  | - | - | - | DNF  | -
Philippe Hardy | DNF  | - | - | - | DNF  | -
Roland Roche | 1:03.53  | 19  | 1:06.78  | 15  | 2:10.31  | 15
Gérard Bonnevie | 1:03.51  | 18  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Fabienne Serrat | Downhill  |  | 1:51.34  | 21
Michèle Jacot |  | 1:49.98  | 17
Jacqueline Rouvier |  | 1:48.58  | 6
Danièle Debernard |  | 1:48.48  | 5
Michèle Jacot | Giant Slalom  |  | 1:31.44  | 13
Patricia Emonet |  | 1:31.21  | 11
Jacqueline Rouvier |  | 1:30.79  | 10
Danièle Debernard |  | 1:29.95  |
Fabienne Serrat | Slalom  | DNF  | - | - | - | DNF  | -
Michèle Jacot | 50.00  | 18  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Patricia Emonet | 47.47  | 5  | DNF  | - | DNF  | -
Danièle Debernard | 46.86  | 3  | 45.38  | 5  | 1:32.24  | 4

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Time  | Penalties  | Adjusted time 1 | Rank

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20 km  | Aimé Gruet-Masson | 1'18:35.81  | 9  | 1'27:35.81  | 42
Jean-Claude Viry | 1'18:09.51  | 7  | 1'25:09.51  | 33
René Arpin | 1'13:50.92  | 9  | 1'22:50.92  | 22

1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes  | Race

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Misses 2 | Time  | Rank
René Arpin
Yvon Mougel
Marius Falguy
Jean-Claude Viry | 5  | 2'07:34.42  | 7

2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Sled  | Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
FRA-1  | Gérard Christaud-Pipola
Michel Lemarchand | Two-man  | 57.43  | 12  | 57.73  | 16  | 57.78  | 14  | 58.08  | 18  | 3:51.02  | 15
FRA-2  | Alain Roy
Serge Hissung | Two-man  | 57.58  | 14  | 57.43  | 11  | 57.58  | 11  | 57.95  | 15  | 3:50.54  | 13
Sled  | Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
FRA-1  | Gérard Christaud-Pipola
Alain Roy
André Belle
Serge Hissung | Four-man  | 55.75  | 11  | 55.66  | 9  | 56.43  | 10  | 57.06  | 10  | 3:44.90  | 10

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
15 km  | Gérard Verguet | 50:29.28  | 62
Roland Jeannerod | 50:18.27  | 61
Daniel Drezet | 48:56.97  | 51
Jean-Paul Pierrat | 46:35.64  | 18
30 km  | Michel Thierry | 1'44:25.33  | 61
Pierre Salvi | 1'41:06.69  | 54
Yves Blondeau | 1'38:20.86  | 43
Jean-Paul Vandel | 1'37:11.67  | 37
50 km  | Roland Jeannerod | DNF  | -
Pierre Salvi | DNF  | -
Jean-Paul Vandel | 2'47:45.20  | 29
Jean-Paul Pierrat | 2'44:03.31  | 11

Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Daniel Drezet
Jean-Paul Vandel
Yves Blondeau
Jean-Paul Pierrat | 2'13:05.26  | 11

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | CF  | SP  | FS  | Points  | Places  | Rank

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Jean-Christophe Simond | 18  | 16  | 15  | 159.44  | 137  | 15

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Women
Athlete  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Marie-Thérèse Bonnet | 44.947  | 17  | 44.966  | 17  | 44.888  | 19  | 45.009  | 18  | 2:59.810  | 17

## Nordic combined

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Events:

* normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
* 15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete  | Event  | Ski Jumping  | Cross-country  | Total

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Distance 1  | Distance 2  | Points  | Rank  | Time  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Jacques Gaillard | Individual  | 71.0  | 72.0  | 181.0  | 27  | 52:08.87  | 182.90  | 24  | 363.90  | 25

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
500 m  | Emmanuel Michon | 40.91  | 19
1000 m  | Richard Tourne | 1:26.75  | 27
Emmanuel Michon | 1:22.99  | 17
1500 m  | Richard Tourne | 2:06.43  | 20

## See also

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* France at the 1976 Winter Paralympics

## References

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database
* Olympic Winter Games 1976, full results by sports-reference.com

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