France at the 1928 Summer Olympics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| France at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||||
| At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 255 in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 7 |
Gold 6 |
Silver 10 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 21 |
||||||||
| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 | ||||||||||||
France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Medalists
[edit] 
Gold
- Boughera El Ouafi — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Roger Beaufrand — Cycling, Men's Sprint
- Lucien Gaudin — Fencing, Men's Individual Epee
- Lucien Gaudin — Fencing, Men's Individual Foil
- Donatien Bouché, Carl de la Sablière, André Derrien, Virginie Hériot, André Lesauvage and Jean Lesieur — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class
- Roger François — Weightlifting, Middleweight
[edit] 
Silver
- Jules Ladoumegue — Athletics, Men's 1500m
- Armand Apell — Boxing, Flyweight
- Charles Marion — Equestrian, Individual dressage
- Pierre Bertran de Balanda — Equestrian, Individual jumping
- Georges Buchard — Fencing, Men's Individual Epee
- Géo Buchard, Gaston Amson, Émile Cornic, Bernard Schmetz, René Barbier &ndahs; Men's Team Epee — Fencing
- Philippe Cattiau, Roger Ducret, André Labattut, Lucien Gaudin, Raymond Flacher and André Gaboriaud — Fencing, Men's Team Foil
- Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle and Henri Préaux — Rowing, Coxed pair
- Louis Hostin — Weightlifting, Light Heavyweight
- Charles Pacôme — Wrestling, Freestyle Lightweight
[edit] 
Bronze
- Claude Ménard — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Men's Team — Water polo
- Fernand Arnout — Weightlifting, Lightweight
- Edmond Dame — Wrestling, Freestyle Heavyweight
- Henri Lefèbre — Wrestling, Freestyle Light Heavyweight
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
- Armand Apell → Silver Medal
-
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Frankie Martin (CAN), points
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Cuthbert Taylor (GBR), points
- Semifinals — Defeated Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points
- Final — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
-
- First Round — Bye
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Michael Michaelsen (DEN), points
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented France in 1928.
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water Polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "France at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1928/. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
[edit] External links
 |
This 1928 Olympics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
