1952 Winter Olympics / Participant (France)
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France participated in the VI. 1952 Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital Oslo with a delegation of 26 athletes in five disciplines, including 20 men and 6 women. The figure skater Jacqueline du Bief won the only bronze medal in France at these games.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the figure skater Alain Giletti .
Participants by sport
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Men, twos
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Robert Guillard , Joseph Chatelus (FRA-1)
- 17th place (5: 55.31 min)
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André Robin , Henri Rivière (FRA-2)
- 5th place (5: 31.98 min)
Men, foursome
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André Robin , Joseph Chatelus , Louis Saint-Calbre , Henri Rivière
- 11th place (5: 20.74 min)
figure skating
Men
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Alain Giletti
- 7th place (163,233)
Women
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Jacqueline du Bief
- Bronze (158,000)
Alpine skiing
Men
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James Couttet
- Downhill: 11th place (2: 38.7 min)
- Giant Slalom: 14th place (2: 34.9 min)
- Slalom: 6th place (2: 02.8 min)
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Guy de Huertas
- Downhill: 35th place (2: 54.4 min)
- Giant Slalom: 15th place (2: 35.1 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Firmin Mattis
- Slalom: 12th place (2: 06.0 min)
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Henri Oreiller
- Downhill: 14th place (2: 41.5 min)
- Giant Slalom: 16th place (2: 35.3 min)
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Maurice Sanglard
- Downhill: 25th place (2: 45.4 min)
- Giant Slalom: 23rd place (2: 38.0 min)
- Slalom: 20th place (2: 10.0 min)
Women
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Marysette Agnel
- Downhill: 22nd place (1: 56.8 min)
- Giant Slalom: 19th place (2: 18.0 min)
- Slalom: 7th place (2: 15.6 min)
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Andrée Bermond
- Departure: 30th place (2: 03.1 min)
- Giant Slalom: 13th place (2: 15.2 min)
- Slalom: disqualified in the preliminary run
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Jacqueline Martel
- Departure: disqualified
- Giant slalom: 11th place (2: 14.3 min)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Benoît Carrara
- 18 km: race not finished
- 50 km: 11th place (3:55:16 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:31:11 h)
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René Mandrillon
- 18 km: 18th place (1:06:48 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:31:11 h)
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Gerard Perrier
- 18 km: 24th place (1:09:17 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:31:11 h)
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Jacques Perrier
- 18 km: 18th place (1:10:33 h)
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Gervais Gindre
- 18 km: 28th place (4:39:31 h)
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Jean Mermet
- 4 × 10 km relay: 4th place (2:31:11 h)
Women
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Michèle Angirany
- 10 km: 18th place (54:56 min)
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Josette Bear
- 10 km: 15th place (51:43 min)
Ski jumping
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André Monnier
- Normal hill: 36th place (182.5)
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Robert Rey
- Normal hill: 38th place (181.5)
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Henri Thiollière
- Normal hill: 43rd place (142.5)
Web links
- France at the 1952 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )