France at the 1964 Winter Olympics

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At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck
Competitors	24 (15 men, 9 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Alain Calmat, Figure Skating
Medals Rank: 5	Gold 3	Silver 4	Bronze 0	Total 7
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France competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Bonlieu, FrançoisFrançois Bonlieu	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
1 Gold	Goitschel, MarielleMarielle Goitschel	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
1 Gold	Goitschel, ChristineChristine Goitschel	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
2 Silver	Lacroix, LéoLéo Lacroix	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill
2 Silver	Goitschel, ChristineChristine Goitschel	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
2 Silver	Goitschel, MarielleMarielle Goitschel	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
2 Silver	Calmat, AlainAlain Calmat	Figure skating	Men's singles

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Jean-Claude Killy	Downhill	2:32.96	42
François Bonlieu		2:21.71	15
Guy Périllat		2:19.79	6
Léo Lacroix		2:18.90	02 !
Léo Lacroix	Giant Slalom	1:51.26	11
Guy Périllat		1:50.75	10
Jean-Claude Killy		1:48.92	5
François Bonlieu		1:46.71	01 !

Men's slalom

Athlete	Qualifying				Final
	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Jean-Claude Killy	55.79	29	53.79	1 QF	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Michel Arpin	54.07	13 QF	–	–	1:11.16	7	1:01.75	4	2:12.91	4
Guy Périllat	52.33	3 QF	–	–	1:17.00	28	59.33	1	2:16.33	12
François Bonlieu	51.23	1 QF	–	–	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marielle Goitschel	Downhill					2:00.77	10
Annie Famose						1:59.86	9
Christine Terraillon						1:59.66	8
Madeleine Bochatay						1:59.11	6
Madeleine Bochatay	Giant Slalom					DNF	–
Annie Famose						1:53.89	5
Christine Goitschel						1:53.11	02 !
Marielle Goitschel						1:52.24	01 !
Annie Famose	Slalom	45.13	7	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Cécile Prince		44.76	5	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Christine Goitschel		43.85	2	46.01	1	1:29.86	01 !
Marielle Goitschel		43.09	1	47.68	3	1:30.77	02 !

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 1	Rank
20 km	Paul Romand	1'22:51.2	8	1'38:51.2	32

¹Two minutes added per miss.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Claude Legrand	56:05.8	37
	Roger Pires	54:38.5	23
	Victor Arbez	54:04.0	20
	Félix Mathieu	54:02.2	19
30 km	Claude Legrand	1'38:40.5	25
	Félix Mathieu	1'38:24.5	23
	Roger Pires	1'37:45.5	21
	Victor Arbez	1'36:50.5	20

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Victor Arbez Félix Mathieu Roger Pires Paul Romand	2'26:31.4	6

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Philippe Pélissier	21	21	1573.8	189	23
Robert Dureville	14	19	1660.0	148	17
Alain Calmat	3	5	1876.5	22	02 !

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Geneviève Burdel	29	27	1542.0	255	29
Nicole Hassler	5	4	1887.7	38	4

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	André Kouprianoff	42.5	26
	Raymond Fonvieille	41.4	10
1500 m	Raymond Fonvieille	2:22.6	43
	André Kouprianoff	2:15.8	22
10,000 m	André Kouprianoff	17:17.4	27

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Françoise Lucas	48.9	18
1000 m	Françoise Lucas	1:41.3	19
1500 m	Françoise Lucas	2:36.4	22

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1964, full results by sports-reference.com