1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (France)

FRA

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France took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with a delegation of 245 athletes (214 men and 31 women) in 131 competitions in 18 sports. With six gold, silver and bronze medals each, France took 7th place in the medal table. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Ignace Heinrich .

Participants by sport

basketball

Men

• 8th place

• Squad
• André Buffière
• André Chavet
• René Chocat
• Robert Crost
• Jacques Dessemme
• Louis Devoti
• Robert Guillin
• Roger Haudegand
• Robert Monclar
• Jean Perniceni
• Bernard Planque
• Jean-Pierre Salignon
• André Vacheresse

Boxing

Men

• Claude Arnaiz
• Ali Belkacem
• Abdel Amid Boutefnouchet
• Seraphin Ferrer
• Jean Lansiaux
• Antoine Martin
• André Queillé
• Omar Tebakka
• Joseph Ventaja

  Bronze featherweight

• René Weissmann

fencing

Men René Bougnol Jéhan Buhan Gold Foil Team Daniel Dagallier Christian d'Oriola Gold foil single Gold Foil Team Jean Laroyenne Bronze saber crew Jacques Lataste Gold Foil Team Jacques Lefèvre Bronze saber crew Jean Levavasseur Bronze saber crew Bernard Morel Bronze saber crew Armand Mouyal Jean-Pierre Muller Claude Netter Gold Foil Team Claude Nigon Jacques Noël Gold Foil Team Maurice Piot Bronze saber crew Adrien Rommel Gold Foil Team Gérard Rousset Jean-François Tournon Bronze saber crew

Women Odette Drand Renée Garilhe Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau

Soccer

Men

• Preliminary round

• Squad
• Jacques Barreau
• Lucien Bochard
• Jacques Bohée
• Roger Colliot
• Léonce Deprez
• Jean-Claude Druart
• Albert Eloy
• Michel Leblond
• Bernard Lefèvre
• Celestin Oliver
• René Persillon
• Without any effort
• Jean-Guy Astresses
• René Bliard
• M. Braucheil
• Paul Carrier
• J. Demaria
• Joseph Ibanez
• Mustapha Zitouni

Weightlifting

Men

• Jean Debuf
• André Dochy
• Georges Firmin
• Max Heral
• Marcel Thévenet

hockey

Men

• Quarterfinals / Consolation Round

• Squad
• Bernard Boone
• Roger Capelle
• Jean Desmasures
• Jean-François Dubessay
• Claude Hauet
• Jean Hauet
• Michel Lacroix
• Robert Lucas
• Diran Manoukian
• Florio Martel
• André Meyer
• Philippe Reynaud
• Jacques Thieffry
• Jean Zizine

canoe

Men Robert Boutigny Pierre Derivery Georges Dransart Louis Gantois Bronze kayak single 1000 meters Maurice Graffen Josy Koelsch Georges Kunz Jean Laudet Gold Canadier Twos 10,000 meters Armand Loreau Jean Molle Marcel Renaud Georges Turlier Gold Canadier Twos 10,000 meters

Women Eva Marion

athletics

Men Ould Lamine Abdallah Ben Ahmed Abdelkrim Étienne Bally Robert Bart Ahmed Ben Labidi Claude Bénard Lionel Billas René Bonino Jacques Boulanger Henry Brault Georges Breitman Yves Camus Louis Chevalier Georges Mitio Jacques Degats René Djian Jacques Dohen Patrick El Mabrouk Paul Faucher Hugues Frayer Marcel Gerdil Pierre Gillet Jean-Pierre Goudeau Lucien Guillier Ignace Heinrich Claude Hubert André Lebrun Pierre Legrain Raymond Lesage Malik M'Baye Émile Maggi Jean Maissant Jean-Paul Martin du Gard Alain Mimoun Silver 5000 meters Silver 10,000 meters André Osterberger André Paris Alain Porthault Pierre Prat Edmond Roudnitska Jean Schlegel Jean Strunc Jean Thureau Jean Vernier

Women Yvonne Curtet Alberte de Campou Éliane Dudal Colette Elloy Claudie Flament Marcelle Gabarrus Suzanne Glotin Denise Laborie-Guénard Anne-Marie Lousteau Yvette Monginou Paulette Veste

Modern pentathlon

Men

• Bertrand de Montaudoüin
• André Lacroix
• Christian Palant

Cycling

Men

• Henri Andrieux
• Jacques Anquetil

  Bronze road racing team

• Roland Bezamat

  Bronze road racing team

• Claude Brugerolles
• Jean-Marie Joubert
• Franck Le Normand
• Pierre Michel
• Claude Rouer

  Bronze road racing team

• Alfred Tonello

  Bronze road racing team

• Robert Vidal

horse riding

• Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola

  Gold jumping singles

• Guy Lefrant

  Silver eventing individual

• André Jousseaume

  Bronze dressage singles

• Jean, Marquis d'Orgeix
• Charles-Philbert, Baron de Couët de Lorry
• André de la Simone
• Jean Peitevin de Saint André
• Bertrand Pernot du Breuil
• Jean Saint-Fort Paillard

Wrestling

Men

• Roger Bielle
• André Brunaud
• René Chesneau
• Edmond Faure
• Maurice Faure
• Charles Kouyos
• Jean-Baptiste Leclerc
• Antoine Merle
• Marcel Sigiran
• André Verdaine

rowing

Men

• Pierre Blondiaux

  Silver foursome without a helmsman

• Marc Bouissou

  Silver foursome without a helmsman

• Henri Butel
• Roger Gautier

  Silver foursome without a helmsman

• Achille Giovannoni
• André Goursolle
• Jean-Jacques Guissart
• René Guissart

  Silver foursome without a helmsman

• Jacques Maillet
• Bernard Malivoire

  Gold twos with helmsman

• Claude Martin
• Gaston Mercier

  Gold twos with helmsman

• Didier Moureau
• Guy Nosbaum
• Raymond Salles

  Gold twos with helmsman

• Jean-Pierre Souche
• Robert Texier

shoot

Men

• Ludovic Heraud
• Paul Konsler
• Claude Lagarde
• André Martin
• Jacques Mazoyer
• Albert Planchon
• Jean-Albin Régis
• André Taupin
• Roger Tauvel

swim

Men Jo Bernardo Bronze 4 x 200 m freestyle Jean Boiteux Gold 400 m freestyle Bronze 4 x 200 m freestyle Gilbert Bozon Silver 100 m back Aldo Eminent Bronze 4 x 200 m freestyle Alex Jany Bronze 4 x 200 m freestyle Pierre Joly dit Dumesnil Maurice Lusien René Million Michel Vandamme Lucien Zins

Women Josette Arène Ginette Jany-Sendral Odette Lusien Maryse Morandini Gaby Tanguy Colette Thomas

sailing

• Jacques Allard
• Noël Calone
• Edouard Chabert
• Jean-Louis Dauris
• Marcel de Kerviler
• Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie
• Guy le Mouroux
• Jacques Lebrun
• Jean Roux-Delimal

do gymnastics

Men Raymond Badin René Changeat Marcel de Wolf Raymond Dot Georges Floquet Jean Guillou Michel Mathiot André Weingand

Women Ginette Durand Colette Fanara Colette Hué Madeleine Jouffroy Alexandra Lemoine Liliane Montagne Irène Pittelioen Jeanette Vogelbacher

Diving

Men Henri Goosen Raymond Mulinghausen

Women Mady Moreau Silver jumping Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand

Web links

• French Olympic team from 1952 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )