France at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 245 in 18 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 7 |
Gold 6 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 18 |
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France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Jean Laudet and Georges Turlier — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
- Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Christian d'Oriola — Foil, Men's Individual
- Jehan Buhan, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, and Adrian Rommel — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Bernard Malivoire, Gaston Mercier, and Raymond Salles — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Jean Boiteux — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
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Silver
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
- Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
- Mady Moreau — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jacques Guissart — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Gilbert Bozon — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
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Bronze
- Joseph Ventaja — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Louis Gantois — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Jacques Anquetil, Claude Rouer, and Alfred Tonello — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- André Jousseaume — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Jean Laroyenne, Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Maurice Piot, and Jean-François Tournon — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Joseph Bernardo, Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente, and Alexandre Jany — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Roland Bezamat Bronze
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group D)
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- Defeated Egypt (92-64)
- Defeated Cuba (58-42)
- Defeated Chile (52-43)
- Final Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Uruguay (58-56)
- Lost to Argentina (52-61)
- Lost to Bulgaria (58-67)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (44-59)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Bulgaria (44-58) → 8th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Jacques Anquetil — 5:11:19.0 (→ 12th place)
- Alfred Tonello — 5:11:20.0 (→ 13th place)
- Claude Rouer — 5:16:19.1 (→ 23rd place)
- Roland Bezamat — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
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- Final — 1:14.7 (→ 9th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Franck Le Normand — 11th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
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- Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Great Britain (→ 4th place)
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 59.52 points (→ 26th place)
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- Preliminary Round — 57.79 points (→ 30th place)
Women's 10m Platform
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- Preliminary Round — 43.59 points
- Final — 69.08 points (→ 4th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented France in 1952.
- Jacques Lefèvre, Jean Laroyenne, Maurice Piot, Jean Levavasseur, Bernard Morel, Jean-François Tournon
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "France at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/summer/1952/. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
[edit] External links
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