France at the 1936 Winter Olympics

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At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch‑Partenkirchen
Competitors	28 (men) in 4 sports
Medals Rank: 10	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
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France competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	, Émile AllaisÉmile Allais	Alpine skiing	Men's combined

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom			Total
		Time	Rank	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Total points	Rank
Roland Allard	Combined	5:49.4	22	1:44.8	1:34.8	26	77.86	22
Maurice Lafforgue		5:29.4	14	1:26.6	1:27.1	10	85.83	11
Émile Allais		4:58.8	4	1:20.4	1:16.9	3	94.69	03 !

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Jean de Suarez d'Aulan Jacques Bridou	Two-man	1:32.49	17	1:25.59	12	1:28.93	10	1:27.80	16	5:54.81	14
FRA-2	Louis Bozon Émile Kleber	Two-man	1:41.99	21	1:31.92	22	1:35.09	20	1:31.07	19	6:20.07	21

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Jean de Suarez d'Aulan Jacques Bridou Jean Dauven Louis Balsan	Four-man	1:22.75	4	1:22.18	6	1:23.11	9	1:22.32	10	5:30.36	9
FRA-2	René Charlet Étienne Payot Albert Mugnier Amédée Ronzel	Four-man	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Alfred Jacomis	1'27:49	43
	Fernand Mermoud	1'26:31	37
	Léonce Cretin	1'26:11	35
	Robert Gindre	1'23:48	24

Men's 4 x 10km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Robert Gindre Fernand Mermoud Léonce Crétin Alfred Jacomis	3'03:33	9

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Group C

Top two teams advanced to semifinals

	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	0	10	0	6
Hungary	3	2	1	0	14	5	4
France	3	1	2	0	4	7	2
Belgium	3	0	3	0	4	20	0

7 February	Hungary	3-0 (0-0,1-0,2-0)	France
8 February	France	4-2 (1-0,0-1,0-0,1-1,2-0)	Belgium
9 February	Czechoslovakia	2-0 (0-0,1-0,1-0)	France

• Team Roster

• Michel Paccard
• Jacques Morisson
• Jacques Lacarrière
• Pierre Claret
• Pierre Lorin
• Marcel Couttet
• Albert Hassler
• Guy-Pierre Volpert
• Jean-Pierre Hagnauer
• Michel Delesalle
• Philippe Boyard

References

• (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936) (in German) (PDF). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht. Berlin: Reichssportverlag. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936win.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-10. 
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-10. 
• Olympic Winter Games 1936, full results by sports-reference.com