France at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 315 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. 315 competitors, 279 men and 36 women, took part in 134 events in 20 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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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 Discuss
- Jose Beyaert - Cycling Road Race
- Jacques Dupont - Cycling 1km Time Trial
- Cycling Team Pursuit
- Bernard Chevalier - Individual 3-Day Event
- Team Dressage
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Silver
- Christian d'Oriola — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
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Bronze
- Jose Beyaert, Jacques Dupont, Alain Moineau - Cycling Team Road Race
- Cycling Men's Tandem Sprint
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1948.
- Jean-François Tournon, Jacques Parent, Maurice Gramain, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Georges Lévêcque
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "France at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1948/. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
