1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (France)
FRA
7th | 3 | 5 |
France took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of 200 athletes (169 men and 31 women) in 107 competitions in 16 sports. The most successful athlete was the cyclist Pierre Trentin , he won three medals, including two golds. His tandem partner Daniel Morelon also won two gold medals. With a total of 15 medal successes, the nation took sixth place in the medal table. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the swimmer Kiki Caron .
Participants by sport
Boxing
Men
fencing
Men
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Women |
Soccer
Men
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- Quarter finals
- goal
- 1 Guy Delhumeau
- 19 Henri Ribul
- Defense
- 2 Dario Grava
- 3 Bernard Goueffic
- 4 Jean Lempereur
- 6 Michel Verhoeve
- 7 Gilbert Planté
- 11 Jean-Louis Hodoul
- midfield
- 5 Freddy Zix
- 8 Michel Delafosse
- 9 Jean-Michel Larqué
- 10 Alain Laurier
- 12 Daniel Perrigaud
- 14 Daniel Horlaville
- 18 Gérard Hallet
- Storm
Weightlifting
Men
hockey
Men
- 10th place
- Bernard Arlin
- Patrick Burtschell
- Jean-Paul Capelle
- Marc Chapon
- Georges Corbel
- Richard Dodrieux
- Georges Grain
- Stéphane Joinau
- Jean-Claude Merkes
- Alain Pascarel
- Jean-Paul Petit
- Charles Pous
- Jean-Paul Sauthier
- Albert Vanpoulle
- Gilles Verrier
- Philippe Vignon
- Claude Windal
- Michel Windal
canoe
Men
- Jean Boudehen
- Bernard Bouffinier
- Jean-Pierre Cordebois
- Albert Mayer
- Jean-François Millot
- Claude Picard
athletics
Modern pentathlon
Men
- Bronze team
- Jean-Pierre Giudicelli
- Raoul Gueguen
- Lucien Guiguet
Cycling
Men
- Stéphan Abrahamian
- Jean-Pierre Boulard
- Robert Bouloux
- Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
- Bernard Darmet
- Daniel Ducreux
- Claude le Chatellier
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Daniel Morelon
- Gold sprint
- Gold tandem sprint 2000 m
- Jack Mourioux
- Jean-Pierre Paranteau
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Daniel Rébillard
- Gold single pursuit 4000 m
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Pierre Trentin
- Bronze sprint
- Gold 1000 m time trial
- Gold tandem sprint 2000 m
- Alain Van Lancker
- Alain Vasseur
horse riding
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Jean-Jacques Guyon
- Gold eventing individual
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Janou Lefebvre
- Silver jumping team
- André le Goupil
-
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
- Silver jumping team
- Jean-Louis Martin
-
Marcel Rozier
- Silver jumping team
- Jean Sarrazin
Wrestling
Men
- André Gaudinot
- Guy Marchand
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Daniel Robin
- Silver welterweight Greco-Roman
- Silver Welterweight Freestyle
- Raymond Uytterhaeghe
rowing
Men
- Michel Beissière
- Roger Chatelain
- Jean-Pierre Drivet
- Yannick Fave
- Yves Fraisse
- Jean Freslon
- Jean-Pierre Grimaud
- Roger Jouy
- Jean le Goff
- Richard Lippi
- Yvon Petit
- Jean-Marc Porte
- Patrick Sellier
- André Sloth
- Joseph Szostak
- Gilbert Vallanchon
- Patrick van den Brouck
shoot
- Pierre Candelo
- Michel Carrega
- Jean-Paul Faber
- Jean-Luc Loret
- Paul Musso
- André Noël
- Alain Plante
- Louis Vignaud
swim
Men
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Women |
sailing
- Michel Alexandre
- Pierre Blanchard
- Pierre Brétéché
- Michel Briand
- Gilles Buck
- Bertrand Cheret
- Philippe Soria
- Roger Tiriau
- Bruno Trouble
do gymnastics
Men |
Women |
Web links
- French Olympic team from 1968 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )