France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 316 (279 men and 37 women) in 20 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 10 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 13 |
Total 29 |
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France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Maurice Huet, Michel Pécheux, Marcel Desprets, Edouard Artigas, Henri Guerin, and Henri Lepage — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Jehan Buhan — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Adrian Rommel, Christian d'Oriola, Andre Bonin, Jacques Lataste, Jehan Buhan, and René Bougnol — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Shot Put
- Micheline Ostermeyer - Women's Discus
- Jose Beyaert - Cycling Road Race
- Jacques Dupont - Cycling 1km Time Trial
- Fernand Decanali, Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, Charles Coste — Cycling, Team Pursuit
- Bernard Chevalier - Equestrian, Individual 3-Day Event
- André Jousseaume, Jean Saint-Fort Paillard, Maurice Buret — Equestrian, Team Dressage
Silver
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10,000m
- Jean Kerebel, Francis Scewetta, Robert Chef D'Hotel, Jacques Lunis — Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay
- Ignace Heinrich — Men's Decathlon
- Basketball, Men's Competition
- André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Individual Dressage
- Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
Bronze
- Marcel Hansenne — Athletics, Men's 800m
- Micheline Ostermeyer — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Jacqueline Mazeas — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Robert Boutigny — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000m
- Georges Dransart, Georges Gandil — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10,000m
- Henri Eberhardt — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000m
- José Beyaert, Jacques Dupont, Alain Moineau - Cycling Team Road Race
- Gaston Dron, René Faye — Cycling Men's Tandem Sprint
- Jean-François d'Orgeix — Equestrian, Individual Jumping
- Georges Vallerrey — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Joseph Bernardo, René Cornu, Henri Padou, Jr., Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Charles Kouyos — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight (-62kg)
Athletics
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Basketball
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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Eleven cyclists, all men, represented France in 1948.
Diving
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Equestrian
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Fencing
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21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.
- Jean-François Tournon, Jacques Parent, Maurice Gramain, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Georges Lévêcque
Football
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Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented France in 1948.
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Twelve shooters represented France in 1948.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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Art competitions
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References
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